Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a successful “non-surgical” medical procedure Friday evening, requiring him to temporarily transfer power to his deputy, the Pentagon announced.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is set to undergo a scheduled medical procedure Friday evening, the Pentagon said in a statement.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a nonsurgical procedure Friday evening at Walter Reed Medical Center as a follow up from a bladder issue he had earlier this year.

Lloyd Austin set to undergo medical procedure and transfer power- months after backlash to secret treatment The announcement comes after his secret Jan. 1 treatment where he didn’t even inform ...

WASHINGTON − Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin briefly transferred his authority to his deputy Friday evening while he underwent an elective, non-surgical procedure, the Pentagon announced. The ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologized earlier this year for downplaying a previous hospitalization due to complications from a surgery to treat prostate cancer.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumed full duties last night after he was in an intensive care unit for days following complications with an elective medical procedure.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo nonsurgical procedure Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will temporarily transfer authority to his deputy for a scheduled medical procedure on Friday evening ...

The Pentagon called the procedure a “minimally invasive,” nonsurgical follow-up to previous treatment, and said the defense secretary had resumed his duties after temporarily handing them over.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to undergo a medical procedure Friday and transfer his power - after facing furious backlash for his previous treatment done in secret without evening ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will transfer power temporarily.