Pentagon says Air Force general to become next press secretary

[August 05, 2022]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday said Air Force Brigadier General Patrick Ryder will become the next Pentagon press secretary in the next few weeks.  

The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022, more than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Ryder replaces John Kirby, who earlier this summer became the White House's National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications.

Ryder currently serves as the Air Force's director of public affairs.

(Reporting by Chris Sanders; Editing by Daniel Wallis)

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