What is Lloyd Austin?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Lloyd Austin | image = Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, official portrait, 2023.jpg | office = 28th [[United States Secretary of Defense]] | president = [[Joe Biden]] | deputy = [[Kathleen Hicks]] | term_start = January 22, 2021 | term_end = January 20, 2025 | predecessor = [[Mark Esper]] | successor = [[Pete Hegseth]] | order1 = | title1 = Commander of [[United States Central Command]] | president1 = [[Barack Obama]] | term_start1 = March 22, 2013 | term_end1 = March 30, 2016 | predecessor1 = [[Jim Mattis]] | successor1 = [[Joseph Votel]] | birth_name = Lloyd James Austin III | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|8|8}} | birth_place = [[Mobile, Alabama]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | education = [[United States Military Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Auburn University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[Webster University]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{army|United States}} | serviceyears = 1975–2016 | rank = [[General (United States)|General]] | commands = {{plainlist| *[[United States Central Command]] *[[Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army|Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army]] *[[United States Forces – Iraq]] *[[Multi-National Corps – Iraq]] *[[U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps|XVIII Airborne Corps]] *[[10th Mountain Division (United States)|10th Mountain Division]] *[[82nd Airborne Division|3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division]] *[[505th Parachute Infantry Regiment|2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment]]}} | battles = [[War on Terror|Global War on Terrorism]] *[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] *[[Iraq War]] | mawards = {{plainlist| *[[Defense Distinguish