Mattis Signs Deployment Orders for More Troops to Afghanistan More information will be given in the next few weeks as he prepares to brief lawmakers on Sept. 6, the secretary said.
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Mattis Picks Two Navy Rear Admirals as Top Aides Defense Secretary James Mattis began his first day at the Pentagon by picking top aides and calling his counterpart in Canada...
US Mulls Sending 1,000 More Troops into Syria The White House and the Pentagon are considering a plan to speed up the campaign against ISIS by sending 1K more troops to...
Mattis: 'Annihilation Tactics' Being Used Against ISIS Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the goal is to take out ISIS militants before they can flee to neighboring countries.
Holdup on Mattis' Strategy for Afghanistan in White House: Dunford The White House reportedly is balking at Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' plan to send more troops to Afghanistan.
Mattis Allows Foreign-Flagged Ships to Bring Supplies to Puerto Rico BlDefense Secretary Jim Mattis has made relief to Puerto Rico relief a matter of national defense.
Mattis Joins Trump on Stage to Accept SecDef Nomination Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis made his first public comments as the nominee for secretary of defense.
Mattis: US-NATO Ties Getting Stronger Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said NATO was growing stronger against the Russian threat.
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Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
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