Wilmington/Washington — President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate retired Gen Lloyd Austin as defence secretary, according to three people familiar with the decision, making him the first African American to lead the Pentagon.
Austin has already had a career punctuated by firsts, including as the first black general to command US forces in the Middle East...
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