LTG Lloyd J. Austin III nominated to lead U.S. forces in Iraq.

Richard · 06-25-2010, 06:46

LTG Lloyd J. Austin III nominated to lead U.S. forces in Iraq.

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59765

LTG Austin bio

http://www.jcs.mil/biography.aspx?ID=81

Seems to be a good fit for the position.

Richard's $.02

Rumblyguts · 06-25-2010, 20:47

I was a gopher in his S-3 shop when he was commander of 2/505. Seemed like a good guy and had some good fishing stories from his recruiting days. Just for some reason you always had that feeling that he'd go up and up.

Wonder if folks still call him Darth