Trump Announces He Will Nominate Mattis for SecDef The news came after his transition team said he hadn't yet picked a candidate despite multiple news reports identifying...
5 Things to Start Your Week from Military.com Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com.
Mattis Joins Trump on Stage to Accept SecDef Nomination Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis made his first public comments as the nominee for secretary of defense.
Gillibrand Remains Opposed to Mattis Waiver After Meeting Emerging from the closed-door meeting, Gillibrand said she will oppose the waiver, emphasizing her belief in civilian...
5 Things to Start Your Week Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com.
Experts to Senate: Mattis Should Get Waiver to Serve as SecDef Two days ahead of Mattis' SASC confirmation hearing, lawmakers met to discuss the implications of confirming Mattis.
Mattis to Face Grilling on Range of Defense Issues Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis will be tested in what is for him a new form of combat on the political war front.
Mattis at Odds With Trump on Russia, Backs Women in Combat Mattis said he would deter Russian aggression and back the policy opening of all military occupational specialties to women.
Senate Committee Approves Mattis as Next Defense Secretary The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 26-1 to approve retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as the next Secretary of Defense.
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.
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...
