WILMINGTON–US President-elect Joe Biden named retired army general Lloyd Austin on Tuesday to be secretary of defense, who if confirmed will become the first African-American to lead the Pentagon.
“Throughout his lifetime of dedicated service — and in the many hours we’ve spent together in the White House Situation Room and with our troops overseas — General Austin has demonstrated exemplary leadership, character, and command,” Biden said in a statement.
“He is uniquely qualified to take on the challenges and crises we face in the current moment.”
The four-star general was the US commander in Iraq and then the head of the US Central Command covering over all of the Middle…
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