Trump: 'Mad Dog' Mattis Is 'Very Impressive' SecDef Candidate Retired Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis would make an excellent choice for defense secretary, President-elect Donald Trump said.
Senate Confirms Mattis as Secretary of Defense The move came after the newly President Donald Trump signed a waiver to permit him to serve as the next Defense Secretary.
Mattis Not Ready to Recommend Ground Combat Troops for Syria, Iraq Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that putting U.S. ground combat troops into Syria and Iraq is not under immediate...
Mattis Seeks to Allay Turkey on US Arming of Syrian Kurds Defense Secretary Mattis met with the Turkish prime minister on the White House decision to arm Syrian Kurds and other issues...
Officials Still Working on New Strategy for Afghanistan: Mattis Top aides have told various news outlets that roughly 3,500 to 5,000 additional U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan.
Pentagon to Release Decision on Transgender Troops by February A decision on the fate of currently serving transgender service members will be issued by late February.
Mattis to Trump: Beer, Cigarettes Work Better Than Waterboarding Retired Gen. James Mattis told Donald Trump that giving beer and cigarettes to terror suspects works better than...
President Trump: 'The Work Begins' While attending an inaugural ball, the new commander-in-chief spoke -- via video -- to troops deployed in Afghanistan.
The Most Talked About Stories This Week on Military.com Here are the stories generating the most comments this week on Military.com, along with a sampling of responses.
Mattis: Trump Empowered Commanders to 'Annihilate ISIS' The president has "delegated authority to aggressively and in a timely manner move against enemy vulnerabilities," Mattis...
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.