Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was launched at this time from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, after having been admitted over the weekend.
Dr. John Maddox, trauma medical director, and Dr. Gregory Chesnut, Center for Prostate Disease Research of the Murtha Cancer Center director, stated in an announcement:
“Secretary Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Feb. 11 with discomfort and concern from a bladder situation associated to his December 2023 prostate most cancers surgical procedure. His situation indicated a necessity for shut monitoring by the vital care staff and supportive care. His diagnostic analysis recognized the reason for his bladder situation and it was corrected with non-surgical procedures on Feb. 12.”
The docs say the secretary remained in good situation all through his keep at Walter Reed, and as of this morning, not wanted vital care monitoring. The secretary progressed effectively and was discharged to his home at this time. He is anticipated to proceed his full restoration.
In December, Austin underwent surgical procedure at Walter Reed associated to a prostate most cancers prognosis. His docs say his prognosis “stays glorious.”
It was Sunday night time that the secretary had been admitted into the vital care unit at Walter Reed for “supportive care and shut monitoring,” his docs stated.
At the time, Austin had transferred the features and duties of the workplace of the secretary of protection to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the White House and Congress had been additionally notified.
This week, the United States will take part in one other assembly of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The first assembly of the group was in April 2022, and was spearheaded by Austin. Since then, as many as 50 nations have participated recurrently within the month-to-month conferences to work collectively to supply safety help to Ukraine.
It’s anticipated that Austin will attend this most recent digital iteration of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh stated throughout a briefing on the Pentagon at this time.
“The secretary nonetheless intends to take part within the digital Ukraine protection contact group tomorrow,” she stated. “This consists of delivering opening remarks which will likely be livestreamed and available to view on the DOD web site.”
Earlier at this time, the U.S. Senate handed a bipartisan nationwide safety supplemental request which authorizes the protection division to, amongst different issues, present army help to assist Ukraine defend itself in opposition to ongoing Russian aggression, ship safety help to Israel, and supply humanitarian help to Palestinian civilians, Singh stated.
“It can be an funding in our nation’s protection industrial base,” she added. “The United States has not supplied a presidential drawdown bundle for Ukraine since December 27, and because the president stated in his assertion earlier at this time, the cost of inaction is rising day by day.”
Singh stated that if U.S. assist to Ukraine wavers, Russia is not going to cease its battle in Ukraine, and can also be emboldened to hunt features past Ukraine’s borders.
“If we don’t stand in opposition to aggressors who invade … one other sovereign nation’s territory, the results for our nation’s nationwide safety will likely be substantial,” Singh stated. “Our allies and our adversaries are watching. And so, we welcome this bipartisan supplemental settlement and ask that the House act urgently.”
