Beginning late on January 1, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized and in an intensive care unit, yet no one in the military chain of command seemed to know about it until January 5.

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Army Brig. Gen. Patrick Costello, commander of the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, speaks at the Land Forces Pacific, or LANPAC, symposium on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, May 15, 2024.

Beginning late on January 1, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized and in an intensive care unit, yet no one in the military chain of command seemed to know about it until January 5.