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PENTAGON Chief Says $715 Billion Defense Budget To Deter CHINA Aggression

By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES WASHINGTON  –  The Pentagon’s $715 Billion budget request balances  readiness today and future modernization that will deter rising China aggression, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.  During testimony Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Austin said the request

Senators Confirm General Austin as The First Black U.S. Defense Secretary

(credit: twitter.com/DeptofDefense)   President Joe Biden’s incoming Secretary Of Defense Lloyd Austin III By Gary Raynaldo     DIPLOMATIC   TIMES It’s official! The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted Friday to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to become America’s first Black defense secretary in charge of  the behemoth Pentagon.