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JAPAN AND U.S DEFENSE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY ENVIRONMENT
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- Japan and U.S defense officials to discuss regional security environment.
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit Japan.
- The two U.S officials are also expected to hold a m...
LLOYD AUSTIN GETS SENATE CONFIRMATION, BECOMES FIRST BLACK SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Highlights
• Retired General Lloyd Austin had led the US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and then went up to the US Central Command to be the first African-American secretary of defense
• He required special approval from the Senate due to a federal law that needs milita...
RETIRED GENERAL LLOYD AUSTIN LIKELY TO BE THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Highlights
• Biden on Monday said that he had made his choice and would be announcing it on Friday
• Austin was the assistant division commander of the 3rd Infantry Division in March 2003 at the time when it marched from Kuwait into Baghdad in the US invasion of Iraq...