Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III

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Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin III is a retired U.S. Army general who later became the U.S. Secretary of Defense, known for his leadership in major Middle Eastern operations.

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instanceOf United States Secretary of Defense
human
retired U.S. Army general
appointedBy Joe Biden NERFINISHED
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Distinguished Service Medal NERFINISHED
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (United States) NERFINISHED
Silver Star
boardMemberOf Nucor NERFINISHED
Raytheon Technologies NERFINISHED
Tenet Healthcare NERFINISHED
commanded Multi-National Corps – Iraq NERFINISHED
United States Central Command NERFINISHED
United States Forces – Iraq NERFINISHED
conflict Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1953-08-08
educatedAt Auburn University NERFINISHED
United States Army Command and General Staff College NERFINISHED
United States Army War College NERFINISHED
United States Military Academy
Webster University NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Austin NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy counseling education
political science
strategic studies
givenName Lloyd NERFINISHED
hasOccupation military officer
politician
honorificSuffix III
memberOf Joint Chiefs of Staff NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank General
notableAchievement first African American United States Secretary of Defense
notableWork command of U.S. Central Command operations in the Middle East
command of U.S. forces in Iraq
officeAssumedOn 2021-01-22
partyAffiliation Independent
placeOfBirth Mobile, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld 28th United States Secretary of Defense
residence Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
serviceEnd 2016
serviceStart 1975
sexOrGender male
spouse Charlene Austin NERFINISHED

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