5 Things To Start Your Week: February 19, 2018 Mattis on the "deploy-or-out" policy, the Niger ambush, AFA symposium and more.
Send Captured ISIS Fighters to Home Countries, Not Gitmo: Mattis Mattis said that allied countries of origin should take custody of ISIS foreign fighters captured in Syria.
Mattis to Fight Possible Deportation of 'Dreamers' on Active Duty Mattis said that he will fight to protect the estimated 800-900 so-called "Dreamers" currently serving.
Future Budget to Stress Lethality over Force End Strength: Mattis The next military budget will stress lethality over the size of the force.
Mattis to Meet with AfriCom Commander Ahead of Niger Ambush Report The U.S. is readying to release the potentially damning report on the Niger ambush.
Big Parade to Show Trump's 'Fondness for Military,' Mattis Says The Pentagon is working out the details on the big parade wanted by President Trump, Mattis said Wednesday.
Mattis Blasts Lawmakers for Failing to Reach Budget Deal Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said talking to Congress was a "waste of time" without a budget.
Mattis on Two-Year Budget Deal: 'We Will Spend the Money Wisely' The White House brought in Mattis to press for a budget deal that would lift caps on defense spending.
Mattis' About-Face: He Now Supports ICBMs as Part of Nuclear Triad Mattis said he was once a skeptic about maintaining ICBMs in the nuclear triad, but he has changed his mind.
Mattis: There Is No Such Thing as a 'Tactical' Nuke Defense Secretary Mattis said new low-yield nuclear weapons would be bargaining chips for arms deals.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
![Defense Secretary Mattis said he's "not going have some people deploying constantly and then other people, who seem to not pay that price, in the U.S. military."](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2018-02/jimmattis1800x1200.jpg?itok=jY_A7PaP "Defense Secretary Mattis said he's "not going have some people deploying constantly and then other people, who seem to not pay that price, in the U.S. military."")
