Pentagon approves additional military support capabilities to Secret Service for election campaigns

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved a request to provide the Secret Service with additional military support capabilities for presidential and vice presidential candidates for the upcoming election, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh did not provide details on the type of support that would be provided but said Austin had directed U.S. Northern Command to plan and provide support to the Secret Service at various locations during the election.

(Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by Chris Reese)