Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell in a speech Friday morning, just days before President-elect Trump is set to return to the White House. During his four years helming the Pentagon,

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term.

It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. As of Friday, officials said they had not yet heard who will become the acting defense secretary.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and ... lethal fighting force on Earth" and told the packed crowd at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall that, "for the past four years, we've stood up to our rivals.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday ... on Earth” and told the packed crowd at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall that, “for the past four years, we’ve stood ...

Austin, the First Black Defense Secretary, Ends His Term Marred by Afghanistan but Buoyed by Ukraine WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd ... at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall that ...

Austin heralded his troops as the “most lethal fighting force on Earth” and told the packed crowd at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall that, “for the past four years, we’ve stood up to our ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and ... lethal fighting force on Earth” and told the packed crowd at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall that, “for the past four years, we’ve stood up to our rivals.

It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

Finally, there’s some accountability in the swamp. The Washington, D.C., blob loves to protect its own. It’s a slimy hierarchy based not on merit but fealty to the system and promotes its loyal servants to higher and higher ranks,

Meanwhile, Romualdez bade farewell to outgoing US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia. US Armed Forces Farewell Tribute honoring Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Jan. 17, 2025. (Photo from Amb. Romualdez ...

and we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator," Milley said in his retirement speech at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in September 2023. "We don’t take an oath to an individual. We take an ...