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Outgoing US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis used his last day on the job to take a dig at his soon-to-be-former boss, telling Pentagon employees to “hold fast” in tough times and quoting Abraham Lincoln for some extra motivation.
Dec 31, 2018 20:38
Patrick Shanahan will become acting defense secretary as of January 1, after President Donald Trump hastened the departure of Jim ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis over the Syria withdrawal. But who is the former Boeing executive?
Dec 24, 2018 23:10
Not willing to wait for the resigning US defense chief James Mattis to finish his term, President Donald Trump has announced that his deputy Patrick Shanahan will serve as acting defense secretary from January 1.
Dec 23, 2018 16:47
US President Donald Trump has announced that Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will retire at the end of February, confirming longstanding suspicions that the former general was on his way out of the administration.
Dec 20, 2018 22:26
Two senior US officials have publicly called for a ceasefire in Yemen. But apparently US allies are not expected to be the first to stop the violence, even if Washington has the clout to make them.
Oct 31, 2018 00:35
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said President Donald Trump has assured him of his full support, one day after Trump appeared to cast doubt over the Pentagon chief’s fate. Speaking to reporters as he flew from Washington to Ho Chi Minh City at...
Oct 16, 2018 07:15
An apparently measured and philosophical answer from Donald Trump about the job prospects of his defense secretary incited a bout of media hysteria.
Oct 14, 2018 15:08
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has called on the Pentagon to bring at least 80 percent of its key fighter jets to combat readiness. For a country always at war with someone, surprisingly few of its warplanes are kept sky-worthy.
Oct 10, 2018 04:41
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Friday to discuss prospects for peace talks with the Taliban and the deteriorating security situation ahead of upcoming elections. Mattis was...
Sep 7, 2018 11:32