Lloyd Austin's Farewell Ceremony

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Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine

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Lloyd Austin , the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine .

Austin heralded his troops as the “most lethal fighting force on Earth ” and told the packed crowd at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall that, “for the past four years , we’ve stood up to our rivals” Austin retired from the Army in 2016 only to be asked to return to the Pentagon by President Joe Biden in 2021 .

Austin created the Ukraine Defense Contact Group , a coalition of more than 50 partner nations that have sent more than $126 billion in weapons and training to Kyiv in three years .

Then Hamas launched its Oct. 7, 2023 , attacks on Israel .

Austin directed two aircraft carriers to sail immediately to the region, and in the year since, the conflict has spilled into the Red Sea .

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