President Trump intends to nominate Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to take on the role on a permanent basis, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced in a statement Thursday.
The Trump administration is “actively considering plans” for a significant drawdown of American troops in Afghanistan that could begin as soon as several weeks from now, according to a report.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis signed a request from the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday that will extend a deployment to the Southwest border through next year.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis recently criticized Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro as a “despot” who will ultimately “have to go” but indicated the U.S. would not use military force to make it happen.
The Pentagon released the first full-scope, agency-wide financial statement audit in its history on Friday, finding that only five defense organizations out of 18 total received a clean opinion.
After China canceled a high-level meeting for Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Beijing in October, prompting the Pentagon to cancel the trip altogether, it appeared that tensions between the two countries had taken a turn for the worse, and that economic tensions were bleeding into the military sphere.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with their Chinese counterparts Friday at the State Department.
Mattis and Pompeo signaled Tuesday that U.S. patience has run out on supporting a Saudi-led coalition in a war in Yemen.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday officially signed off on sending more U.S. troops to the nation’s southwestern border ahead of a caravan of migrants headed north from Central America.
The Pentagon announced Friday it is providing $200 million to Ukraine to strengthen its military, which is locked in low-grade war with Russia. The funds will go to additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts.
SINGAPORE — Although Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to discuss North Korea during his talks with allies and partners at an annual defense conference in Singapore, he is also expected to address the other 800-lb. gorilla in the room — China.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that whether the United States will launch further attacks against the Syrian regime will depend on whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons again.
The Pentagon announced on Thursday it was standing up a new cell to support President Trump’s activation of National Guard troops along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has avoided taking a visible role in the Trump administration since it took office last year, avoiding cameras and cable news shows.
President Trump’s best hope of draining the Green Swamp has just been nixed by his Chief of Staff, Gen. John Kelly.
The Pentagon has restarted military recruitment of people who say they want to switch sexes, despite orders from President Donald Trump to exclude transgender individuals from military service. Officials announced Monday, February 26, that they had signed a recruitment contract on February
President Trump’s proposed military parade may not take place in Washington, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson said Thursday.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday that the approximately 900 people in the U.S. under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) who have served, are serving, or have signed up to serve in the armed forces would not be deported.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday said President Trump’s idea for a military parade is a reflection of his “affection and respect” for the military.
Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) pressed Defense Secretary Jim Mattis about Afghanistan on Tuesday, arguing that success appears out of grasp.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday morning that a government shutdown that it would have a “terrible impact” on military operations.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis recently spoke out in favor of the Iran protests, stating that the United States does not have any issues with the Iranian people, only with the regime.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday met with leaders from more than 40 nations in Aqaba, Jordan, to discuss the threat from terrorist groups and to hear how the United States military could help partner militaries prevent the spread of terrorism.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday said the United States would change its military footprint in Syria, as the Islamic State loses ground.
As the Islamic State loses its safe havens in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military is looking to ensure the group does not find new ones from which they could plan and coordinate attacks on the U.S. and their allies.
Secretary of State Jim Mattis flatly denied the New York Times story that said the White House is paving the exit for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis argued this week against a new authorization for the use of military force that would place any limitations on the U.S. military’s ability to go after terrorists.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday disputed a report by NBC News that President Trump at a Pentagon meeting in July said he wanted to increase the nuclear arsenal by tenfold.
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Tuesday that the U.S. military should “stand ready” in case a military option is needed on North Korea.
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Tuesday for the first time in the 16-year war in Afghanistan, all six Afghan military corps are now on the offensive.
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary James Mattis delivered a speech at the Pentagon on Monday in honor of 9/11 victims and first responders.
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary James Mattis warned North Korea that any major threat to the U.S. or its allies would be met with a “massive military response” that would be “overwhelming” following Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test Sunday.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday slammed news reports suggesting he was breaking with the president on North Korea a day earlier.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday the U.S. is actively considering sending lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine, which is fighting Russian separatists inside its eastern border with Russia.
WASHINGTON – The Navy is putting together a broader inquiry at Pacific Fleet to examine why two destroyers have collided with merchant vessels in the 7th Fleet in two months, according to Defense Secretary James Mattis.
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Thursday said the Trump administration’s diplomatic strategy on North Korea is “gaining traction.”
President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he is not allowing transgender people to serve in the U.S. military, a reversal of former President Obama’s decision last year to let them serve.
Defense Secretary James Mattis blasted the Pentagon in a memo this week after a recent report said U.S. military officials spent $93 million over ten years on camouflage uniforms for Afghan troops that failed to properly disguise them.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis last week defended the president’s informal discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a G-20 summit dinner earlier this month, which critics framed as a “secret” second meeting with the world leader on the sidelines.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said last week that President Trump’s strategy against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is different from former President Obama’s in multiple ways, despite detractors saying little was different.
