With the approval of the US Senate, Lloyd Austin, the first black commander of the US Central Command, known as “Centcom”, has now become the first black Secretary of Defense.
The US Congress on Friday, January 22, 2021, confirmed the candidacy of “Lloyd Austin“, the candidate of President Joe Biden, for the post of Secretary of Defense. In the following report, you will learn more about the first black Secretary of Defense in American history.
Lloyd Austin will enter the Pentagon on Friday, February 23, 2016, after being confirmed in the US Senate as the new Secretary of Defense.
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“Lloyd James Austin III [1] ” 8 August 1953 (17 Mordad 1332) in “mobile” was born Alabama [2] and in the city, “Thomasville” Georgia grew [3] . He graduated in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree from the American military academy known as Westpoint; He also received a master’s degree in consulting education from Auburn University School of Education in 1986, and a master’s degree in business executive management from Webster University in 1989.
The first black Pentagon [4] , which is a symbolic measure first touch after entering the new work with, “Jens Stoltenberg” NATO Secretary-General was [5] , was “extremely introverted” and “sharp as a razor” (irony of high intelligence ) Describe [6] . He is said to have hated interviewing the media during his mission in Iraq and is accustomed to “addressing himself as a third party.” Austin’s mother a “Catholic [7] ” and he is still a Catholic [8] . Austin and his wife, “Charlene Denise Austin banner” 40 years of living together [9] .
Mission in the Middle East and Joint Chiefs of Staff
After graduating from West Point, Austin enlisted in the Armed Forces as a second lieutenant and was sent to Germany on his first foreign mission. He then spent several periods mission in America and March 2003 as Assistant Division Commander of the maneuver led attack on Iraq was the country [10] . Austin was the first African American general who commanded the war in Iraq was responsible [11] , because of command in Iraq attack America Medal “Silver Star” received [12] .
He commanded the 180-strong Joint Operations Force (a multinational ground force that was active, including at the beginning of the Afghan war between 2001 and 2002, then returned to the United States, where he served from September 2005 to October 2006. The US Central Command (Sentcom) headquarters at McDaul Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
Austin was promoted to brigadier general in December 2006 and became the second US military commander in Iraq in February 2008. He assumed command of the “Multinational Corps – Iraq” and operations force of about 152,000 Joint Chiefs of America as well as in all areas of the country-led coalition in Iraq be managed [13] .
From August 2009 to June 2010, he served as Joint Chiefs of Staff. Austin at the same time to the Sepahbodi promotion was, his appointment as a springboard to working life he knows and as usual, referring to himself in the third person says: “Those who have perhaps Lloyd Austin knew, gradually recognized him [14 ] .
Iraq: Opposition to full US withdrawal
Austin since the beginning of September 2010 was appointed as the commander of US forces in Iraq [15] . As America’s senior military commander in charge of all forces in the country and the remaining forces of the coalition led by America in Iraq claimed [16] . Their mission was to provide advice, training, assistance and equipment to the Iraqi Armed Forces and the Interior Ministry’s security agencies.
Sentcom Commander James Mattis (pictured back, white flag in hand) hands over the flag of US forces in Iraq to Lloyd Austin, the new commander; While Joe Biden, the first vice president of the United States, is watching
Austin apply in the new surge of 14,000 to 18,000 troops in Iraq gave [17] . He is responsible for the transition of America from “Operation Iraqi Freedom [18] ” (official name of the attack on America on Iraq) to “the dawn of a new 19 ” (the official name for the withdrawal and reduction of US forces in Iraq) and a strong role in negotiations between The US and Iraqi governments had a “strategic partnership” over the controversial agreement.
Although Austin was responsible for reducing US troops in Iraq, he opposed a complete US withdrawal from Iraq and preferred that about 10,000 troops remain in Iraq after 2011. He left Iraq in mid-December 2011 [20] .
Centcom Command, Retirement and Private Sector
On the last day of January 2012, Austin became Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army, [21] managing the budget and staffing of Army headquarters. Under his leadership, America’s Army has taken steps to reduce suicide among withdraw troops and military use of psychological treatments for personnel were reviewed to determine disability assessment [22] .
Lloyd Austin (right) swears in with his wife Charlene Dennis Banner Austin (center) as 30th Deputy Chief of Staff
Austin was given the most important responsibility before he reached the Ministry of Defense, on March 22, 2013 (April 2, 2013); After Barack Obama, the former president of America, Austin to lead the “Command Central America” (CENTCOM) introduced [23] . Austin, who was the first commander of CENTCOM black [24] , under the command of CENTCOM, “the commander of the invisible” describe, because it had no interest in talking about military matters in public [25] ; However, his appointment as Minister of Defense will clearly make him invisible.
One of Austin’s most important responsibilities as commander of US forces in the Middle East was to fight ISIS. After ISIL control the city of Mosul, Iraq, in June 2014, Austin America to fight the terrorist group responsible for operations in Iraq and Syria [26] . At least until October of that year, he insisted that the main focus of America’s military operations against Iraq should not Syria [27] .
Austin later in the meeting of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, where “John McCain” former senator and pro-war Republican, he grilled [28] , acknowledged that the program America to train Syrians to fight against the Islamic State failed [29] . He said despite a $ 500 million program to create an army of Syrian fighters, only four or five thousand people who taught America they are still at war with the Islamic State [30] .
Austin April 5, 2016 (17 March 1395) officially retired during a ceremony [31] . He almost immediately to the board of the company “Raytheon [32] “, giant military contractors joined in America [33] ; This issue was also raised in the process of his approval as Minister of Defense [34] .
Raytheon Austin addition, since September 2017 the company’s Board of Directors “Nvkvr” the largest steel producer in America, as well [35] . He May 2018 as an independent director on the board of a multinational company health care, “Tenet” has worked [36] . In addition, Austin is the director of a consulting firm and a member of the investment firm Pine Island Capital; The same company that “Anthony Blinken” option Joe Biden, Secretary of State for Enterprise America ( detail ) is a party [37] .
Nomination and certification as Minister of Defense
7 December 2020 (17 December 1399), reports that the decision of Joe Biden, elected president when America, a candidate for the office of Defense spoke sleeve [38] . Two days later, when America elected president in a note in the American Journal “Atlantic” officially explained why Austin has chosen as his defense minister [39] . Biden when Obama was first deputy sleeve, then commander of CENTCOM, met and said he trusted him after receiving numerous reports of found [40] .
Austin, like former Secretary of Defense James Mattis ( more details ), had to get permission from Congress to run for Secretary of Defense. Under the 1947 National Security Bill, US military commanders must wait at least seven years after retirement to serve in the civilian sector of government. As mentioned, Austin retired in 2016, so Congress should have made an exception for him. The same thing in America again concern about the violation of the principle of “civilian control over the army,” fueled [41] .
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Austin January 19 this year (30 January 1399) meeting the qualifications of the Senate Armed Services Committee participated [42] . Two days later, excluding sleeve design of the requirements of national security bill with 326 votes in favor and 78 1947 in the House of Representatives voted America [43] , and in the Senate with 69 votes in favor and 27 votes against, was adopted [44] . The very next day the Senate with 93 votes in favor and 2 votes against the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense confirmed sleeves for Enterprise and her first black secretary of defense on America [45] made [46] .
New Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left) takes the oath of office on Friday, February 23, 2016, at the Pentagon, in the presence of David Muir (right), Director of Services at Washington Headquarters, while Lt. Col.
Lloyd Austin’s positions on Iran
Austin had claimed in 2016 after nuclear deal Iran’s behavior has not changed [47] . He also explained his position on Iran on Tuesday, December 21, 2016. “The Biden administration’s priorities for pursuing diplomacy with Iran after returning to the 2015 nuclear deal,” he said during a review meeting before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
I hope that as we enter into that agreement, we will discuss when [the restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program] expire] and look at some broader issues that were or were not in the agreement, but I think They must be addressed. One of these issues is ballistic missiles [48] .
The new US Secretary of Defense also spoke about “Iran’s regional behavior”:
Iran remains a destabilizing element in the region. If you look at the behavior of this country, it is clear that it is doing a lot of activities that are destabilizing. He does not cooperate well with his neighbors. It is a threat to our partners in the region and the forces we have sent to the region. If Iran can one day reach nuclear capacity, all the problems we face in the region will worsen.