September 26, 2017 Mattis moves to refocus military training on ‘warfighting,’ after complaints on ‘senseless’ exercises Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wants to overhaul military education and training to “regain” the art of warfighting following complaints by thousands of servicemembers that their time is being wasted by hours of mandatory training, according to a new memo obtained by ӣƵ.
September 26, 2017 Mattis to Kim Jong-un: US Would 'End' North Korean Regime Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Kim Jong-un that North Korea would be destroyed in conflict with the U.S.
September 25, 2017 Trump administration to set rules for military transgender ban The White House is expected to send guidance to the Pentagon in coming days on how to implement a new administration ban on transgender people in the military, issuing a policy that will allow Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to consider a service member’s ability to deploy in deciding whether to kick them out of the military.
September 25, 2017 Mattis freezes Trump ban on transgender troops pending review Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday night that the Pentagon's current policy on transgender troops "will remain in place" while President Trump's directive banning transgender people from joining the military undergoes an expert study.
September 18, 2017 Mattis to visit US base housing nuclear-capable bombers and missiles Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will visit the only base in the United States to house nuclear-capable bombers and nuclear tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles on Wednesday.
June 29, 2017 Mattis says US 'may have pulled our troops out too rapidly' in Afghanistan Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday at the NATO defense ministerial meeting in Brussels the U.S. may have cut the number of troops in Afghanistan "too rapidly" amid a resurgent Taliban.
June 16, 2017 Afghanistan: Pentagon says no decision yet on number of troops to fight Taliban The Pentagon has not made a final decision about how many troops will be sent to Afghanistan to try and break the stalemate in that country's 16-year-long war, two senior defense officials told ӣƵ Thursday.
May 29, 2017 US using 'annihilation tactics' in final stages of ISIS fight in Mosul, Mattis says Defense Secretary James Mattis said Sunday the U.S. has switched to “annihilation tactics” against the Islamic State and is focused on completely surrounding the militants instead of moving them from place to place.
April 11, 2017 Spicer apologizes for Hitler comments White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologized late Tuesday after stating in his daily briefing that Adolf Hitler "didn't even sink to using chemical weapons."
April 10, 2017 Trump Calls Destroyer Commanders to Thank Them for Syria Strikes President Donald Trump thanked Cmdrs. Russell Caldwell and Andria Slough, commanding officers of the Ross and Porter respectively.