Austin breaks barrier as first Black US defense secretary
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm him on Friday in a 93-2 vote in the 100-member chamber.
US President Barack Obama sits next to Commander of Central Command Gen. Lloyd Austin III during a briefing from top military leaders while at US Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, September 17, 2014. (photo credit: LARRY DOWNING/REUTERS)ByREUTERS
