Task & Purpose

Defense Secretary James Mattis

Analysis

Afghanistan, 17 Years Later: This Is What Winning Looks Like

Jeff Schogol
News

Mattis: Afghan Forces Are Increasing Their Efforts To Stop ‘Green On Blue’ Attacks
Bullet Points

Next Year’s War Games In South Korea May Or May Not Happen, Maybe

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US Troops Will Remain In Syria Until Peace Is At Hand

Jeff Schogol

Dana White, the assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, the Joint Staff director, brief the press at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 31, 2018.

Pentagon Spokeswoman Allegedly Used Her Staff As Her Personal Entourage

Jeff Schogol

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Taliban Fighters Rout Afghan Security Forces Across Country

Jeff Schogol

Wounded warrior amputees take a group photo before participating in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 25, 2018.

Wounded Warriors Won’t Be Separated Under DoD’s Non-Deployable Policy

Jeff Schogol

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence July 20, 2017, at the Pentagon.

Does President Trump Still Listen To Mattis? Reports Say No.

Jeff Schogol

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Trump’s Pentagon Quietly Made A Change To The Stated Mission It’s Had For Two Decades

Paul Szoldra

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis briefs reporters on the U.S. air strikes on Syria on Apr. 13, 2018.

Mattis Wants To Protect Wounded Warriors. The Pentagon Hasn’t Complied Yet

Jeff Schogol

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Mattis Desperately Needs A Drink

Jared Keller

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis meets with the Minister of Defense of Indonesia Ryamizard Ryacudu during a visit to Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan. 23, 2018.

Pentagon Reporters Asked Mattis About Immigration, And It Didn’t Go Well

Jeff Schogol

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ISIS Ghouls Tried To Steal Fallen Soldiers’ Bodies In Niger. They Failed

Jeff Schogol

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division scans below during a flight near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, June 12, 2017.

Mattis: No Indication Trump Wants To Withdraw From Afghanistan

Jeff Schogol

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The Pentagon Is Finally Starting To Nix Boring Training Requirements

Jeff Schogol

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis meets with the Minister of Defense of Indonesia Ryamizard Ryacudu during a visit to Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan. 23, 2018.

War Watch, Day 4: This Syrian Aggression May Or May Not Stand, Man

Jeff Schogol

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis meets with Norwegian Minister of Defense Frank Bakke-Jensen at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Mar. 20, 2018.

Mattis: What DoD Readiness Problems? (Shush: Bad Guys Are Listening!)

Jeff Schogol

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Did Mattis Fire A Guantanamo War Court Overseer For Getting Soft On The 9/11 And USS Cole Cases?

Carol Rosenberg, Miami Herald

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Defense Secretary Mattis Has Some Questions To Answer About A Company Just Charged With ‘Massive Fraud’

Paul Szoldra

Air Force pararescuemen load simulated casualties on board a CH-47F Chinook, flown by members of U.S. Army Task Force Brawler, during a personnel recovery exercise at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, March 6, 2018.

Afghanistan Is Not A Forever War, Its Ambassador Tells T&P

Jeff Schogol