US Defense Chief Quietly Hospitalized After Surgical Complications

Published on January 6, 2024

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since the beginning of the year due to surgical complications, the Pentagon revealed on Jan. 5—four days after the Pentagon chief was first admitted to the hospital. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that Mr. Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Jan. 1 “for complications following a recent elective medical procedure.” No details were provided about the procedure undergone by Mr. Austin or the complications that followed. Mr. Ryder only stated the defense chief “is recovering well and is expecting to resume his full duties today.” “At all times, Deputy Secretary of Defense [Kathleen Hicks] was prepared to act for and exercise the powers of the Secretary, if required,” Mr. Ryder said in a statement....

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