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Mattis To Merchant Marine Graduates: ‘Do Not Celebrate Victimhood’

Jared Keller
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Vetsplaining: How Not To Talk To Civilians About Military Life
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Trump Reportedly Wants The Military To Pay For The Wall Mexico Was Supposed To Pay For

President Trump has ordered a broad ban on transgender people serving in the military.

Trump Moves To Ban Most Transgender People From The Military

David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times

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The Pentagon Is Really Ramping Up The High Quality Bullsh*t About Afghanistan

Paul Szoldra

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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

Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright, and Sgt. La David T. Johnson

Command Failures Led to Niger Ambush, Explosive Report Shows

Richard Sisk, Military.com

President Donald Trump flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, speaks during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Nov. 01, 2017.

Mattis, McMaster And North Korea: A ‘Transcript’ From The White House Meeting

Tom Ricks

An audience member uses his smartphone to record Medal of Honor recipient Navy Senior Chief Edward Byers speak at the Pentagon on March 1, 2016.

Cellphones, Tablets, Fitbits Could Be Banned From Pentagon Under Mattis Review

Corey Dickstein, Stars and Stripes

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks with a group of service members during his visit to Train Advise Assist Command East September 27, 2017.

Mattis Uses In-Flight Safety Brief To Explain ‘America First’ To Allies

Jeff Schogol

Cpl. Kurtis Lloyd with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit surveys San Clemente Island in search of a landing zone during Amphibious Squadron – Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration (PMINT) July 16, 2016.

We Asked You For The Biggest Military Stories Of 2017. Here Are The Top 21

Adam Weinstein

U.S. Army Soldiers of 101st Airborne Division 1st Battalion 1-237 Infantry stand outside the town of Badmuk ready to assault Taliban forces suspected to be hiding the town, Kunar province, Afghanistan.

Taliban ‘Red Unit’ Commandos With M4s Killed Scores Of Afghan Troops This Week

Adam Linehan

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Military Transgender Ban

Adam Weinstein

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US Army May Be Abandoning Its 7.62mm Rifle Program

Matthew Moss

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

Adam Weinstein

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US Troops Keep Dying Far From Combat. Mattis And McCain Think They Have A Solution

Jared Keller

Air Force Staff Sgt. Logan Ireland, a transgender service member, is also married to a transgender veteran.

DoD Issues Guidance To Keep Transgender Service Members In Until Early 2018

Adam Weinstein

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., escorts Secretary of Defense nominee James Mattis to the hearing room for his confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017.

Transgender Troops Get New Hope From Mattis, McCain

Adam Weinstein

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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7 Post-9/11 Generals As Characters On ‘Game Of Thrones’

Sarah Sicard