Defense Secretary

Indo-Pacific Remains a Key Focus for Australia, US Alliance

The Indo-Pacific remains a key focus of the Australia-United States alliance, both Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin affirmed on Jan. 27. Reynolds and Austin ...

January 28, 2021BY Victoria Kelly-Clark
Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick for Pentagon Chief

The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden's pick for defense secretary, retired general Lloyd Austin, giving Biden his second Cabinet ...

January 22, 2021BY Tom Ozimek
Trump Nominates Esper to Be Defense Chief, Succeeding Mattis

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump asked the Senate on July 15 to confirm Mark Esper as the successor to former ...

July 16, 2019BY The Associated Press
Mark Esper Formally Nominated as Defense Secretary by White House

WASHINGTON―Mark Esper was formally nominated to the position of defense secretary by the White House on Monday, a ...

July 15, 2019BY Reuters
President Trump to Nominate Patrick M. Shanahan as Defense Secretary: White House

President Donald Trump intends to nominate acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan as the new Secretary of Defense, according to ...

May 9, 2019BY Venus Upadhayaya
US Defense Secretary on Unannounced Visit to Afghanistan

KABUL—U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Kabul on Sept. 7 to meet the new commander of NATO ...

September 7, 2018BY Reuters
House to Vote on If Women Should Be Required to Register for Draft

The terms of a new bill would require American women to register for the military draft. On April 27, ...

April 28, 2016BY Giuliana Manca
Pentagon Chief Takes Jab at China With Aircraft Carrier Stop

With a key Asian ally at his side, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a subtle jab at ...

November 5, 2015BY The Associated Press
Pentagon Funding New High-Tech Venture

Defense Secretary Ash Carter will announce Friday that the Pentagon is funding a new venture to develop cutting-edge ...

August 28, 2015BY The Associated Press