HE’S OUT OF UNIFORM, BUT IS THE GENERAL OUT OF AUSTIN? Former U.S. Central Commander, Army Vice Chief of Staff, Iraq Commander retired Gen. Lloyd Austin has begun pressing his case that after a 40-year military career, he’s now just another civilian in a suit.

“When I concluded my military service four years ago, I hung up my uniform for the last time and went from being Gen. Lloyd Austin to Lloyd Austin. It is an important distinction and one that I make with utmost seriousness and sincerity,” he said at his introduction yesterday as President-elect Joe Biden’s defense secretary-designate.