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Mattis: Military DREAMers Should Still Be Protected If DACA Expires

Jeff Schogol
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Mattis To Lawmakers: Another Shutdown Will Have ‘Terrible Ramifications’ For Military
The Long March

Mattis Explains Those Indonesian Special Forces Snakehandlers To The Defense Media

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Oct. 3, 2017.

How Is Mattis Handling The Madness Of The Trump Administration? A Quick Interview With A Pentagon Insider

Tom Ricks

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Marine Gunny Gets Medal Of Honor Nod For Actions In Vietnam

Richard Sisk, Military.com

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Sisi at the Itihadiyah Palace in Cairo, Egypt, April 20, 2017.

On The Road, Defense Secretary Mattis Is More ‘Warrior Monk’ Than ‘Mad Dog’

Vince Bzdek, The Gazette

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DoD Just Paid For A Soldier’s Gender-Reassignment Surgery. What Does It Mean For Trump’s Transgender Ban?

James Clark

Nigerien soldiers practice patrolling techniques during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, Feb. 28, 2017. Niger is one of seven African nations to host Flintlock 17.

Troops Never Left Battlespace In Niger During 2-Day Search For Missing Soldier, DoD Says

John Vandiver and Corey Dickstein, Stars and Stripes

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Man Arrested For Urinating Near White House Had A Cache Of Weapons In His Car

James Clark

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Want To Know How Mattis Got The Callsign ‘Chaos’? Here’s The Story

Adam Weinstein

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Will Trump’s Military Fetish End Up Hurting American Democracy — Or Saving It?

Jason Dempsey

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis talks with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, during a flight in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2017.

Mattis Warns Of ‘Overwhelming’ Military Response To North Korea

Alex Lockie, Business Insider

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This Retro Interview Reveals A Young Jim Mattis Before He Was ‘Mad Dog’

James Clark

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Mattis Freezes White House’s Transgender Policy, Allows Troops To Continue Serving Until Study Completed

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Watch Mattis Give US Troops In The Middle East The Ultimate Pep Talk

Jared Keller

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White House Issues Rules To Pentagon For Military Transgender Ban

David Choi, Business Insider

Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team patrol a village in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, May 29, 2012. The paratroopers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Mattis Hasn’t Decided On Number Of US Troops For Afghanistan

W.J. Hennigan, Tribune Washington Bureau

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2017.

Trump To Announce New Strategy — And Probably More Troops — For Afghanistan

W.J. Hennigan Tribune Washington Bureau

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Trump Says He Wants To Hear Afghan War Advice From Rank-And-File Soldiers Instead Of ‘Lousy’ Generals

Christopher Woody, Business Insider

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, provide enemy fire from a mountaintop during Decisive Action Rotation 16-09 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 28, 2016.

Combat Is No Place For An Identity Crisis, But That Doesn’t Mean Transgender Troops Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Serve

Zac Oja