Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon after a two-day stint for a bladder matter.
He was released around 3:30 p.m. and resumed his duties, which he temporarily signed over to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, at 5 p.m., according to the Pentagon. They notified Congress, the Joint Staff, and the White House of his resumption of duties.
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