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Biden Chooses Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, Former CENTCOM Leader, To Be His Defense Secretary

Biden Chooses Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, Former CENTCOM Leader, To Be His Defense Secretary
U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, then commander of U.S. Central Command, briefs the media on U.S. Central Command's role in defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a press briefing Oct. 17, 2014, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz, U.S. Air Force/Released)

President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will nominate Ret. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III, a former commander of U.S. Central Command, as his secretary of defense. Austin, who would be the first Black secretary of defense if confirmed by the Senate, is likely to face a tough confirmation process over concerns for having a recently retired general leading the Pentagon, which will require a waiver for him to serve in the position. "In his more than 40 years in the…

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