By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Friday issued a memorandum announcing the Immediate Actions to Counter Extremism in the military and the Establishment of the Countering Extremism Working Group (CEWG). Among the immediate actions is the
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, III By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reassured NATO allies that the U.S. would not undertake a hasty or disorderly withdrawal from Afghanistan. An agreement reached last year calls for the
General Lloyd Austin III, US CENTRAL COMMAND UNITED STATES ARMY (credit: Wikipedia)B By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At the direction of President Biden, the Department of Defense will conduct a global force posture review of U.S. military footprint, resources, strategy and missions, Secretary
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a DOD-wide “stand down” to discuss the problem of extremism in the ranks, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today. The January 6 insurrection at the nation’s Capital ripped open raw the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has directed a “zero-based review” of all Defense Department advisory committees, according to a DOD memo. General Austin directed all members of the committees to resign from the committees by Feb. 16, according
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with a Michigan National Guardsman during a visit to the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2021. (credit: DOD) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Sometimes a personal visit from the top dawg at the Pentagon
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has asked the Pentagon to assist with President Biden’s goal to vaccinate 100 million people against the coronavirus in his first 100 days in office, John F. Kirby the Department of Defense’s (DOD)
(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.
General Lloyd Austin III, US CENTRAL COMMAND UNITED STATES ARMY (credit: Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES President-elect Joe Biden plans to name Lloyd Austin, a retired U.S. Army four-star general, as his pick for secretary of defense, who would