January 4, 2017 Five freshmen Congressmen (all with military backgrounds): Why we support Mattis for Defense Secretary Over the past eight years we have seen America’s standing in the world deteriorate.
December 15, 2016 Defense Secretary Ash Carter leads his final anti-ISIS conference amid uncertainty U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is convening his final war-planning conference with core members of the anti-Islamic State coalition, dogged by questions about what Donald Trump's arrival in the White House next month will mean for the future of the coalition.
December 11, 2016 U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrives in Iraq to assess Mosul fight U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has arrived in Baghdad to meet with American commanders and Iraqi leaders and to assess progress in the fight to retake the northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State group.
December 9, 2016 Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Friday made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to consult with military commanders and deliver a pre-holiday pep talk to U.S. troops.
December 8, 2016 Sen. Roger Wicker: Dear Congress, give Trump his defense pick and grant Mattis a waiver I will be among those voting for Marine Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis to be the next Secretary of Defense. President-elect Donald Trump has picked the right man for right now.
December 6, 2016 Mattis says he's 'grateful' to be nominated as defense secretary; House GOP introduces waiver language President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense said Tuesday that he was "grateful" to be nominated as House Republicans introduced a must-pass spending bill that included language designed to speed up his confirmation.
December 4, 2016 Defense Secretary Ash Carter says US, partners need to stay in Iraq after ISIS defeat The American military, along with its international partners, will need to remain in Iraq even after the expected defeat of the Islamic State group, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday.
December 2, 2016 James 'Mad Dog' Mattis: A cerebral warrior James “Mad Dog” Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Defense, has been described as “straight talking,” “cerebral,” and above all a military commander who would prefer to “win without fighting.”
December 2, 2016 Ralph Peters: What our nation would get with Gen. Mattis as Defense Secretary I’m lucky enough to know General James Mattis slightly. Just well enough to trust him unreservedly with our military and our nation’s security. The president-elect could not choose a better man to be our next Secretary of Defense. Not just because Mattis is a battle-hardened Marine with a remarkable combat record. And not just because he has a mind of remarkable clarity and is, without question, the best-read general of his generation.
November 16, 2016 Former defense secretary Melvin Laird dead at 94 Melvin Laird, a former Wisconsin congressman and U.S. defense secretary during years when President Nixon struggled to find a way to withdraw troops from an unpopular war in Vietnam, died on Wednesday, his family said.