Lloyd J Austin III

U.S. Secretary of Defense

Source: US DoD

28th US Secretary of Defense of the United States of America.

On January 22, 2021, Lloyd James Austin III became the 28th Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense is the primary assistant to the President on defense and is part of the National Security Council. Austin's career in the Army included 41-years of commandments.

2023 Chinese Spy Balloon

February 2023

The U.S. Department of Defense stated publicly that they had detected and were tracking a Chinese surveillance balloon that traveled from the Aleutian Islands, across Canada, and into U.S. airspace. The high altitude surveillance balloon was, as of February 2, 2023, over Montana, and being actively...