WASHINGTON – Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who served in the final two years of the Obama administration, died Monday, according to a statement from his family.

Following his term as secretary, Carter left Washington D.C. for Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. “Ash was the best-prepared secretary of defense in ...

Ash Carter, former U.S. secretary of defense, addresses an audience, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at a forum called "Perspectives on National Security," at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, on ...

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who served in the post under former President Obama, has died at 68, his family announced Tuesday. Carter is survived by his wife, Stephanie, and his children ...

Ash Carter, who served as a U.S. defense secretary during the Obama administration, died late on Monday at the age of 68 after a sudden cardiac event, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.

Ash Carter dies: Defense secretary under Obama opened combat jobs to women In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women.

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who opened combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68. Carter died Monday evening after suffering a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ash Carter, who as defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in ...

Ash Carter, the former Defense secretary who oversaw sweeping personnel changes at the Pentagon, including opening all military occupations and positions to women, has died at the age of 68, his ...

Ash Carter was a brilliant fellow who devoted himself to education and public service. On the late defense intellectual, who headed the Pentagon for two years. Primary Menu ...

Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies on Capitol Hill, April 28, 2016, in Washington. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo. By Kelly Hooper 10/25/2022 09:47 AM EDT.