WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday,Slabu due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said Friday. It was the department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Ryder said Friday that it’s not clear when Austin will be released from the hospital, but said the secretary is “recovering well and is expecting to resume his full duties today.”
He said that this has been an “evolving situation,” and due to privacy and medical issues the department did not make Austin’s absence public.
In a statement, Ryder said that at all times, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks “was prepared to act for and exercise the powers of the Secretary, if required.”
Austin, 70, spent 41 years in the military, retiring as a four-star Army general in 2016.
2025-04-29 23:062404 view
2025-04-29 22:421463 view
2025-04-29 22:151541 view
2025-04-29 22:131204 view
2025-04-29 22:042860 view
2025-04-29 21:28423 view
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature can be full of surprises.But for the last eight sessions
Express has filed for bankruptcy and plans to close nearly 100 of its 500 retail locations, the Colu
As Americans recognize Earth Day, consumers may have noticed one effect of climate change: Higher te
