Deploy or 'Find Something Else to Do' in Civilian Life: Mattis Secretary Mattis said boosting the overall lethality of U.S. forces is the major issue; currently, about 286,000 troops are...
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.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
![Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb 15. During his return flight home Saturday, he spoke with reporters about DoD's new "deploy or get out" policy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2018-02/mattisnato021918.jpg?itok=5mHH1RwA "Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb 15. During his return flight home Saturday, he spoke with reporters about DoD's new "deploy or get out" policy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)")
![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."")
