Biden Says Lloyd Austin ‘Right Person for This Job’

Outgoing commander U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin makes remarks during the U.S. Central Command change of command ceremony at Macdill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fl., March 30, 2016. US Army Photo

President-elect Joe Biden called retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III “the right person for this job” as the 28th secretary of defense in an appearance Wednesday in Wilmington, Del.

Acknowledging that Austin will need a congressional waiver to serve as the civilian head of the Pentagon, Biden asked Congress to...

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/09/biden-says-lloyd-austin-right-person-for-this-job

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