United States Secretary of Defense
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, a member of Raytheon’s board of directors, has only been out of active military service for four years.
The likely Pentagon chief led U.S. Central Command and would be the latest person of color to join the president-elect's Cabinet, according to reports.
When "even your own current Secretary of Defense Mark Esper breaks with you, that’s not a good week," the Fox News host said on "The View."
"We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership," the former defense secretary wrote to The Atlantic.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
“I thought I was going to do two things: to see some damage and to talk to the troops,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper told NBC News.
Mark Esper said "only 155 sailors" have tested positive for COVID-19 on the ship Capt. Brett Crozier commanded. Reportedly, Crozier has contracted the disease.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he no longer trusts Richard Spencer, the head of the Navy.
The former defense secretary had a very adverse reaction to the plan, according to a new book by his former communications director.
The president referred to his defense secretary as "Mark Esperanto," amongst other errors.
The former defense secretary unleashed a hilarious roast on the president at the annual Alfred Smith memorial dinner.