Mattis Again Pushes a Diplomacy First Response to North Korea BDiplomacy must be the first option in dealing with North Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday.
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.
His Country Trained Him to Fight. Then He Turned Against It. More Like Him Are Doing the Same The number of U.S. service members and veterans who radicalize make up a tiny fraction of a percentage point of the millions...
'What Is This?': Army Enlisted Leader's Long-Promised Blue Book Underwhelms Soldiers A 23-page, hard-copy pocket version of the book summarizes some Army policies -- mostly uniform rules -- and includes service...
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Supreme Court Weighs Arguments in Lawsuit over Veterans Getting 'Benefit of Doubt' in Claims Decisions The Supreme Court must decide what Congress meant when it clarified a law that required the Court of Veterans Appeals to...
Air Force Uses B-2 Bomber for First Time in Combat Since 2017, Sending Message to Iran The bombers conducted airstrikes on five underground weapons facilities, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, and the...