Austin Approves Plan To Transfer Authority In Afghanistan, Retrograde Should Be Done By End Of August

Austin Approves Plan To Transfer Authority In Afghanistan, Retrograde Should Be Done By End Of August

Eurasia Review

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By Jim Garamone

As part of the drawdown process from Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved a plan to transfer authority from Army Gen. Austin S. Miller to Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said Friday.

Miller is the commander of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan and the...

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