5 Things to Start Your Week Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com.
Mattis Gives White House Tentative Plan for Rapid Defeat of ISIS Defense Secretary Jim Mattis went to the White House Monday with a plan to speed up the campaign against ISIS.
Hagel's New Pentagon Portrait Features Combat Infantry Badge Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's official portrait in the Pentagon includes the Combat Infantry Badge.
Trump at Pentagon to Review New Strategy for Afghanistan President Donald Trump met at the Pentagon Thursday with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis for talks on Afghanistan and ISIS.
Kabul Airport Attacked During Mattis' Visit to Afghanistan Defense Secretary Jim Mattis condemned an attack on the Kabul airport that occurred hours after his arrival in Afghanistan.
5 Things to Start Your Week from Military.com Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com.
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.
Drill Sergeant Under Investigation After Having Soldiers Do Push-Ups Under MAGA Flag The Army has launched an investigation after a drill sergeant posted a video showing soldiers being hazed beneath a MAGA flag...
Taller Boots, Shorter Eyelashes: Air Force Releases Stricter Uniform Guidelines The new set of rules comes amid a widespread push started earlier this year by Air Force leadership to place more emphasis on...
Alabama Military Base Redesignation Ceremony Set for This Week After Hegseth Orders Renaming The base’s new namesake is Capt. Edward W. Rucker, a Missouri native who was called into service in 1916 and saw action in...
Here Are the 596 Books Being Banned by Defense Department Schools The list was released by the order of a federal judge as part of the ACLU's lawsuit against the Department of Defense...
Retired Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Leaking National Defense Info on Foreign Dating Website David Slater, after retiring from the Army, was an Air Force employee assigned to U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force...
![Secretary of Defense James Mattis hosts his first "Top 4" roundtable after arriving at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigitte Brantley)](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/news/people/2017/01/mattis-work-dunford-900.jpg?itok=JtSlZMRx "Secretary of Defense James Mattis hosts his first "Top 4" roundtable after arriving at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigitte Brantley)")
![One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-07/mil-army-training-osut-fort-benning-1800.jpg?itok=SV_PURDB "Trainees experience day of One Station Unit Training, known as the "First 100 Yards," June 27, 2025 at Sandhill, on Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright)")
