Lloyd Austin was taken to the military medical center due to emergency issues. In two days he must lead a meeting in the Ramstein format.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on Sunday, February 11, due to bladder problems. All government leadership structures have been notified of the situation, Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder said.
According to him, on February 11 at about 14:20 Washington time, Austin security took him to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for examination due to symptoms indicating urgent bladder problems.
The Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as the White House and Congress were briefed on the situation.
“At this time, the Secretary maintains the duties and responsibilities of his office. The Deputy Secretary stands ready to assume the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense as needed. Secretary Austin arrives at the hospital in charge of classified communications systems. which is needed to carry. out his duties,” it said. in the message.
It was previously reported that Austin should personally chair a meeting of the contact group in the Ramstein format, which will take place on February 14 in Brussels.
It can be remembered that 70-year-old Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on January 1 after he felt severe pain. The Pentagon later announced that the defense secretary was being treated for prostate cancer that had been diagnosed at an early stage.
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