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![Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, returns Sunday with the Corps colors and command staff at Green Ramp, Air Force Base, from 15 months Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, returns Sunday with the Corps colors and command staff at Green Ramp, Air Force Base, from 15 months](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HEJGKW/lt-gen-lloyd-j-austin-iii-commanding-general-xviii-airborne-corps-HEJGKW.jpg)
Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, returns Sunday with the Corps colors and command staff at Green Ramp, Air Force Base, from 15 months
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Gen. Lloyd Austin, defense secretary nominee, brings deep combat experience and a connection with Biden - The Washington Post
![File:U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, left, the incoming commander of U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I), accepts the command colors from U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Gen. James N. Mattis, the commander of U.S. File:U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, left, the incoming commander of U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I), accepts the command colors from U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Gen. James N. Mattis, the commander of U.S.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/U.S._Army_Gen._Lloyd_J._Austin_III%2C_left%2C_the_incoming_commander_of_U.S._Forces-Iraq_%28USF-I%29%2C_accepts_the_command_colors_from_U.S._Marine_Corps_Gen._Gen._James_N._Mattis%2C_the_commander_of_U.S._Central_Command_100901-N-TT977-288.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, left, the incoming commander of U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I), accepts the command colors from U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Gen. James N. Mattis, the commander of U.S.
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Accolades for Corporation Trustee General Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Army (Ret.) : News | Carnegie Corporation of New York
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DVIDS - Images - Farewell ceremony for Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III [Image 2 of 4]
![File:U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the commander of U.S. Central Command, delivers remarks during the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan change of command ceremony Aug. 26 140826-D-HU462-580.jpg - File:U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the commander of U.S. Central Command, delivers remarks during the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan change of command ceremony Aug. 26 140826-D-HU462-580.jpg -](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/U.S._Army_Gen._Lloyd_J._Austin_III%2C_the_commander_of_U.S._Central_Command%2C_delivers_remarks_during_the_International_Security_Assistance_Force_and_U.S._Forces-Afghanistan_change_of_command_ceremony_Aug._26_140826-D-HU462-580.jpg/1341px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the commander of U.S. Central Command, delivers remarks during the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan change of command ceremony Aug. 26 140826-D-HU462-580.jpg -
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Is Austin on Your List?': Biden's Pentagon Pick Rose Despite Barriers to Diversity - The New York Times
![File:U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, left foreground, shakes hands with Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III as Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left background, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs File:U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, left foreground, shakes hands with Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III as Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left background, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/U.S._Marine_Corps_Gen._James_N._Mattis%2C_left_foreground%2C_shakes_hands_with_Army_Gen._Lloyd_J._Austin_III_as_Secretary_of_Defense_Chuck_Hagel%2C_left_background%2C_and_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff_Army_Gen_130322-M-LU710-105.jpg/2560px-thumbnail.jpg)