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Defense Secretary Austins chief of staff steps down

Wednesday, June 5

(NEW YORK) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's chief of staff is stepping down, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, five months after Austin and his top aide faced blowback for not telling the White House that he was in the hospital for treatment of prostate cancer.Officials... Read More.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austins medical procedure is over, resumed functions and duties

Saturday, May 25

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has returned home following his "non-surgical medical procedure" on Friday, and his since resumed his duties, said Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon's top spokesman.Austin underwent the two-and-a-half hour procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, during... Read More.