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Pentagon chief presses military to carry out a smooth transition and obey all lawful orders
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed the military to carry out a smooth transition to President-elect Donald Trump with a reminder to the force of its obligation to follow the lawful orders of the next commander in chief.
US military ready to carry out lawful orders of next Trump administration, avoid politics, Pentagon chief says
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told troops in a memo released on Thursday that the Pentagon was committed to an orderly transition to the incoming administration of Donald Trump, and that the military would not get involved in politics and was ready to carry out "all lawful orders.
Defense Secretary presses military to carry out smooth transition as Trump prepares to become next commander-in-chief
That's the bottom line of a "memorandum to the force" from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. He wrote: "As it always has, the U.S. military will stand ready to carry out the policy choices of its next Commander in Chief,
Pentagon chief directs military to conduct smooth transition to Trump
In a memo, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reminded service members of their obligation to follow the lawful orders of the next commander in chief.
Pentagon chief urges ‘calm, orderly’ Trump transition in memo to troops
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told U.S. troops that the Pentagon will make a “calm, orderly, and professional transition” to the incoming Trump administration, according to a Wednesday memo. “Our fellow citizens have elected the next President of the United States,
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