Current：Home > reviewsDefense Secretary Austin hospitalized due to complications after minor procedure -FundTrack
Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized due to complications after minor procedure
NovaQuant View
Date：2025-04-08 13:38:23
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said Friday. It was the department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Ryder said Friday that it’s not clear when Austin will be released from the hospital, but said the secretary is “recovering well and is expecting to resume his full duties today.”
He said that this has been an “evolving situation,” and due to privacy and medical issues the department did not make Austin’s absence public.
In a statement, Ryder said that at all times, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks “was prepared to act for and exercise the powers of the Secretary, if required.”
Austin, 70, spent 41 years in the military, retiring as a four-star Army general in 2016.
veryGood！ (983)
Related
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia sues NCAA over eligibility limits for former JUCO players
- Woman charged with murder in disappearance of roommate, who was last seen Christmas Day 2022
- Ranked voting tabulation in pivotal Maine congressional race to begin Tuesday
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Officer responding to domestic disturbance fires weapon; woman and child are dead in Missouri suburb
- Tony Todd, Star of Candyman, Dead at 69
- Kevin Costner's dark 'Yellowstone' fate turns Beth Dutton into 'a hurricane'
- Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
- A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte
Ranking
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- US judge tosses Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal
- Ranked voting tabulation in pivotal Maine congressional race to begin Tuesday
- Bribery case adds to problems in Mississippi city with water woes and policing disputes
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- Officer responding to domestic disturbance fires weapon; woman and child are dead in Missouri suburb
- The Ravens' glaring flaw flared up vs. the Bengals. It could be their eventual undoing.
- MLB free agent predictions 2024: Where will Soto, Bregman and Alonso land?
Recommendation
Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
Louisiana lawmakers advance Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax cut bills
Officer responding to domestic disturbance fires weapon; woman and child are dead in Missouri suburb
'My husband was dying right in front of me': Groom suffers brain injury in honeymoon fall
Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
Slower winds aid firefighters battling destructive blaze in California
-
Louisiana lawmakers advance Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax cut bills
Chappell Roan Is Up For 6 Grammy Nominations—and These Facts Prove She’s Nothing Short of a Feminomenon