Army Medicine Europe - Retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III was the first black vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army and first black commander of U.S. Central Command. Learn more
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Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III becomes the 33rd Vice Chief of Staff of the Army | Article | The United States Army
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![Accolades for Corporation Trustee General Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Army (Ret.) : News | Carnegie Corporation of New York Accolades for Corporation Trustee General Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Army (Ret.) : News | Carnegie Corporation of New York](https://media.carnegie.org/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/c0/f0/c0f0b036-3986-4c66-ae74-19e8320f6761/source_-_gen_lloyd_austin_-_feat.jpg__570x380_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Accolades for Corporation Trustee General Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Army (Ret.) : News | Carnegie Corporation of New York
![Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, returns Sunday with the Corps colors and command staff at Green Ramp, Air Force Base, from 15 months Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, returns Sunday with the Corps colors and command staff at Green Ramp, Air Force Base, from 15 months](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HEJGKW/lt-gen-lloyd-j-austin-iii-commanding-general-xviii-airborne-corps-HEJGKW.jpg)
Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commanding general XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, returns Sunday with the Corps colors and command staff at Green Ramp, Air Force Base, from 15 months
![Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, United States Forces-Iraq, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Allen, stand side-by-side awaiting the final ceremony that ends the war in Iraq. End of mission ceremony Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, United States Forces-Iraq, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Allen, stand side-by-side awaiting the final ceremony that ends the war in Iraq. End of mission ceremony](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HEK35T/gen-lloyd-j-austin-iii-commander-united-states-forces-iraq-and-command-HEK35T.jpg)