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US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin, arrives for the opening dinner for the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, June 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

New Cold War? U.S., China defense chiefs square off in Singapore

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks before a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 16, 2023. As the United States and China vie to establish new partnerships and expand influence with Asia-Pacific nations, the top defense officials from both nations are preparing to try to win support this weekend from their regional counterparts, diplomats and leaders at a security forum in Singapore. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Australian PM Albanese stresses need for diplomacy, guardrails in dealing with China

By David Rising - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada shake hands at the end of a joint press conference after their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. defense chief Austin calls China’s refusal to meet unfortunate during visit to Tokyo for talks

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Members of the Naval Academy's class of 2023 toss their caps in the air at the conclusion of the U.S. Naval Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Friday, May 26, 2023 in Annapolis, Md. (Jerry Jackson /The Baltimore Sun via AP)

Defense secretary tells Navy graduates they are ready to serve

By Brian Witte - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks during the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade on Commodity Programs, Credit and Crop Insurance hearing at Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democrats complain Tuberville’s hold on promotions for generals hurts national defense

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin delivers his speech during the opening of the meeting of the 'Ukraine Defense Contact Group' at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Friday, April 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Austin seeks to stem discord with allies over document leaks

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

President Joe Biden watches as a carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, Calif., during a casualty return Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Nikoui died in an attack at Afghanistan's Kabul airport, along with 12 other U.S. service members. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Despite deaths and chaos, Biden admin. has ‘no regrets’ over Afghanistan withdrawal

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2024 budget request of the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Defense Secretary Austin: ‘No regrets’ over chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Syrian army soldiers fire their weapons during a battle with rebel fighters at the Ramouseh front line, east of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Lawmakers slam Biden’s response to surging strikes by Iran-backed militias

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley, right, accompanied by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Pentagon pressed on Ukraine endgame as skepticism takes root with some lawmakers

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaks during a briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns

By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Adm. John Aquilino, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander, speaks at a news conference at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, on June 30, 2022. Adm. Aquilino said Monday, Aug. 1, that he wants to expand and strengthen its ties with New Zealand. His visit to Wellington comes as the U.S. is looking to increase its presence in the region amid deep concerns over China's growing ambitions in the Pacific. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)

Chinese military commanders refuse talks with U.S. admiral

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A U.S. MQ-9 drone is on display during an air show at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. A Russian fighter jet Tuesday, Marc 14, 2023, struck the propeller of a U.S. MQ-9 drone surveillance drone over the Black Sea, causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle in international waters, the U.S. military said, an incident that highlighted soaring U.S.-Russian tensions over Moscow's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

‘That’s U.S. property’: Pentagon races to find drone wreckage as Russia launches recovery mission

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Demonstrators wave flags during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, outside the offices of the conservative Kohelet Policy Forum think tank, which is helping spearheaded the overhaul to Israel's judiciary, in Jerusalem, Thursday, March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Netanyahu airlifted to airport after protesters block road

By Tia Goldenberg - Associated Press

United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a joint press conference with Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur at the Ministry of Defense after their meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ** FILE **

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin makes unannounced visit to Baghdad, vows continued fight against ISIS

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press