Mattis: US Has to Work With Saudis for Peace in Yemen Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saudi help was vital to his efforts to jump-start peace talks on Yemen.
US Plans Changes to Exercise Foal Eagle with South Korea The Defense Department is changing up a major exercise it holds annually with South Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said...
Lethal Force Not Part of White House Authorization for Border Troops, Mattis Says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis weighed in on a late-night memo from White House Chief of Staff John Kelly.
Senators Urge Pentagon to Send Border Troops Home for Thanksgiving Two Democratic senators are calling on Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to send the troops back to their homes for the holiday.
Defense Secretary Mattis Visits Military Troops Deployed to Border Mattis called the deployment legal and justified, and said it was necessary to make sure the U border was properly secure.
SecDef Mattis to Make First Visit to US Troops Stationed at Border Defense Secretary Jim Mattis plans to visit U.S. troops stationed on the southwest border on Wednesday.
How Mattis Made the Whole Military Obsessed with 'Lethality' The U.S. military has made lethality the lone benchmark under the leadership of Defense Secretary James Mattis.
Mattis' Push for Yemen Peace Talks This Month Has Failed, UN Says Saudi-led military operations are "increasingly confining populations and cutting off exit routes."
Space Force in Jeopardy After Democrats Gain Control of House The Democrats' takeover of the House poses major challenges to current Pentagon and VA plans and budgets.
Mattis Pushes for Negotiated Cease-Fire in Yemen's Civil War "We've got to replace combat with compromise," the defense secretary said.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...