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Defense Secretary James Mattis

U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis arrives at the Afghan Presidential Office building with Afghan Minister of Defense, Afghan Lt. Gen. Tariq Shah Bahrami, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2018. Mattis met with Afghan and coalition members during the previously unannounced visit to the country.
Bullet Points
Mattis Reveals Number Of Afghan Military Deaths Days After Dunford Says They’re Not Releasable
Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with the National Security Advisor-designate of the United States John R. Bolton at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., March 29, 2018.
News
John Bolton And His Deputy Reportedly Keep Stabbing Mattis In The Back
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and South Korean Minister of Defence Song Young-moo visit the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea during a visit to the Joint Security Area in South Korea, Oct. 27, 2017.
Analysis
Mattis’ Claim Brazen Insider Attack In Afghanistan Won’t Have A ‘Long-Term Effect’ Is Absurd
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and South Korean Minister of Defence Song Young-moo visit the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea during a visit to the Joint Security Area in South Korea, Oct. 27, 2017.
News
Mattis: I’m Not A Democrat
Rapper Kanye West shows President Donald Trump a photograph of a hydrogen plane during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington.
Analysis
Stop What You’re Doing And Read These Stories That Got Missed In The Insane News Cycle
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News
Trump Tells ‘60 Minutes’ That Mattis ‘May Leave’ The Pentagon
Two U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets.
Military Tech
The Marines Are Finally Getting Rid Of Their Oldest, Crappiest Jet Fighters
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson delivers her the “Air Force We Need,” address during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 17, 2018.
Bullet Points
Trump Reportedly Wants To Fire The Air Force Secretary For Slow-Rolling His Space Force Idea
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Analysis
Here’s What We Actually Know About Plans For A ‘Fort Trump’ In Poland
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Bullet Points
Mattis Can’t Say If Having Women In The Infantry Will Work Or Not
Defense Secretary James Mattis updates the media on the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria during a joint press conference at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., May 19, 2017.
News
Mattis Says Syria Policy Has Not Changed After White House Changes Syria Policy
Lt. Col. K. Scott Morley, commander, Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, delivers the oath of enlistment to 35 Future Soldiers during a mass enlistment ceremony, at half-time of the Phoenix Mercury and Las Vegas Aces Women’s National Basketball Association match, July 19, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.
Bullet Points
The Army Missed Its Recruiting Goal For The First Time Since 2005
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Analysis
Afghanistan, 17 Years Later: This Is What Winning Looks Like
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News
Mattis: Afghan Forces Are Increasing Their Efforts To Stop ‘Green On Blue’ Attacks
U.S. Marines with Combat Assault Battalion, GS Platoon, 4th Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion and 1st Republic of Korea Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Battalion emerge from the waters of Dogu Beach during Korea Marine Exercise Program 17-6 (KMEP) at 1st Republic of Korea Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion Headquarters on March 16, 2017. KMEP 17-6 seeks to maximize interoperability between U.S. Marine and Republic of Korea Marine Corps ground forces, to include Tanks, Amphibious Assault Vehicles, and Reconnaissance units.
Bullet Points
Next Year’s War Games In South Korea May Or May Not Happen, Maybe
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Analysis
US Troops Will Remain In Syria Until Peace Is At Hand
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.
Bullet Points
Pentagon Spokeswoman Allegedly Used Her Staff As Her Personal Entourage