Lloyd Austin

They`re not being effective today in terms of their maneuver forces on the ground. They are essentially stalled. And it`s had the effect of him moving forces into wood chipper.

There`s no easy or simple way to do this. No -- there`s no such thing as a no fly zone light. A no fly zone means that you`re in a conflict with Russia. So from a U.S. perspective, where, again, our position remains that we`re not going to…

A no-fly zone means that you`re in a conflict with Russia. So from a U.S. perspective, again our position remains that we`re not going to do that.

From a U.S. perspective, our president, President Biden has been clear that we would not have U.S. forces fighting in Ukraine. Having said that we`ll do everything within our power to support Ukraine in their efforts to defend their…

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tell CNN that the U.S. has seen Russia make many missteps in their invasion of Ukraine.

We just signed - just provided authorization, for us, to provide an additional billion dollars' worth of security force assistance.

The United States certainly does not stand in the way, of other countries, providing assistance.

They, I think, they envisioned that they would move rapidly, and very quickly, seize the capital city. They've not been able to do that.

I would hope that China would not support this despicable act, by Putin.

There is no such thing as a no-fly zone light. A no-fly zone means that you're in a conflict with Russia.

I joined the United States Army in the middle of the Cold War. And I have served and fought alongside NATO allies for the better part of my adult life. But I can honestly say that I have never seen the alliance, more relevant and more…

We see some of those troops, it`s closer to that border. We see them fly in more combat and support aircraft. We see them sharpen their readiness in the Black Sea. I was a soldier myself not that long ago. And I know firsthand that you…

There is still time and space for diplomacy. The United States in lockstep with our allies and partners has offered Russia a path away from crisis and toward greater security.

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The world lost one of the greatest leaders that we have ever witnessed. Alma lost a great husband and the family lost a tremendous father. And I lost a tremendous personal friend and mentor.

I agreed and continue to agree with the decision that was made to end our military presence in Afghanistan. It was the right decision.

We helped build a state, Mr. Chairman, but we could not forge a nation. The fact that the Afghan army that we and our partners trained simply melted away in many cases without firing a shot took us all by surprise.

We’re going to get everyone that we can possibly evacuate evacuated.

We do not teach critical race theory. We don`t embrace critical race theory. And I think that`s a spurious conversation.

China presents the most significant threat, going forward.

Strengthening installation resilience to hazards associated with the effects of climate change ensures that the DOD can successfully execute critical missions.

Yes, I would support a briefing by the Department to the congressional defense committees on the overall prioritization of forces in the annual GFMAP.

I absolutely support primary and secondary, yes, ma'am.

The healthy--the health, welfare, and safety of our force is of utmost important to me.