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Joint Chiefs Chairman Knew Austin Was Hospitalized and Didn't Tell the White House or the Service Chiefs
[Red State] Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General C. Q. Brown was informed the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized Tuesday but agreed to maintain the charade that Austin was working at home. Meanwhile, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, who was on vacation in Puerto Rico, was asked to assume some of Austin's duties, but she didn't know he was in the hospital until Thursday.You don't 'rat out' a brother. Related: Lloyd Austin: 2024-01-06 Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept the news quiet Lloyd Austin: 2024-01-06 US Air Force strategic bomber Rockwell B-1B Lancer crashed during landing Lloyd Austin: 2023-12-31 Top US naval commander in Mideast: Houthis showing no signs of ending attacks on ships Related: Kathleen Hicks: 2023-08-30 US military plans to unleash thousands of autonomous war robots over next two years Kathleen Hicks: 2023-04-27 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 26th, 2023 Kathleen Hicks: 2022-04-14 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 13th, 2022 Posted by: Besoeker 2024-01-08 |
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