Defense Secretary James Mattis

"I don't see anything against providing women the opportunity to be able to serve in combat," Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer told Task & Purpose.

Don't believe the hype: U.S. troops have not started leaving Syria yet

The Pentagon was mostly empty on Friday as Defense Department employees took off early for their Christmas vacations. It was … Continued

President Donald Trump has decided to pull roughly half of the American troops from Afghanistan within the next several weeks, … Continued

Defense Secretary James Mattis has resigned amid President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria and media … Continued

President Donald Trump’s decision to pull all U.S. troops in Syria is the latest example of the commander in chief … Continued

The United States is preparing to rapidly withdraw all 2,000 troops in northeastern Syria as soon as Kurdish and Arab … Continued

Your friend and humble narrator is no longer assigned to the Pentagon beat. From now on, this reporter is a … Continued

THE PENTAGON –If history has taught us anything, it’s that American wars are never over by Christmas. The same can … Continued

While some critics insist that President Donald Trump should visit U.S. troops overseas, Defense Secretary James Mattis thinks it unwise. … Continued

THE PENTAGON — Any U.S. troops who assist civil authorities who come under attack by migrants will not be armed, … Continued

Defense Secretary James Mattis explained on Wednesday how “Operation Faithful Patriot” became the mission that dare not speak its name. … Continued

First Lady Melania Trump wants one of Defense Secretary James Mattis’ rivals in the National Security Council gone. Mira Ricardel, … Continued

The U.S. military has made lethality the lone benchmark to gauge everything from readiness, training, and global strategy under the … Continued

President Trump told reporters Wednesday that up to 15,000 U.S. troops could deploy to the southern border, which would be … Continued

A “Washington gaffe” is defined as telling the truth, and Defense Secretary James Mattis may have just done that when … Continued

It appears that Defense Secretary James Mattis’ archenemy is not ISIS or al-Qaeda. Instead, Mattis’ biggest nemesis is National Security … Continued

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday attempted to downplay a recent insider attack in Afghanistan that wiped out two top … Continued

Defense Secretary James Mattis has made clear that he is politically neutral after President Trump recently called him “sort of … Continued

Beloved readers: The U.S. military has been such a target rich environment for stories as of late that covering the … Continued

President Donald Trump has stoked fresh speculation that Defense Secretary James Mattis could be leaving his administration. During an interview with … Continued

President Trump is considering replacing Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson after next month’s midterm elections because he does not feel … Continued

Poland, which has had a Russian boot on its windpipe for much of its history, wants U.S. troops to build … Continued

“Clearly, the jury is out” on whether having women serve in Marine Corps and Army infantry units makes the U.S. … Continued

Monday afternoon found Defense Secretary James Mattis diving, dipping, ducking, and dodging as a gaggle of reporters pressed him on … Continued