In a First, Trump Makes Surprise Visit to US Troops in Iraq

... a series of defeats last year, US troops train ... of the 14,000-strong contingent in Afghanistan, and push out Defense Secretary James Mattis ... to the treatment of US allies. Mattis had planned to ... wanted to end protracted US involvement in overseas conflicts, ...

US Military Says No Plans to Suspend More Major Exercises on Korean Peninsula

... Korea over its nuclear weapons. Defense Secretary James Mattis told a Pentagon news conference ... warned in a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week ... War. "Secretary Mattis' comment appears to be an extension of the previous US-South ...

Texas Sends 250 National Guard Troops to Mexico Border

... after Trump directed Defense Secretary James Mattis to request the use of National Guard personnel ... in four southwestern US states, including Texas. Mattis on Friday authorized ... reconnaissance, the Guard will help US Customs and Border Protection personnel ...

Nuclear Strategists Call for Bold Move: Scrap ICBM Arsenal

... to be defense secretary, General James Mattis raised questions about keeping the US ICBM force ... , in part because of ... review by the end of this year of US nuclear policy, and no ...

US Flies Bombers Over Korea as Trump Discusses Options

... -tipped missile capable of hitting the US mainland. The two US Air Force ... North. Trump, Defense Officials Discuss Options South Korean and US government officials ... . Trump was briefed by Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen ...

Trump Rebukes South Korea After North Korean Bomb Test

... . Despite Trump's tweets, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested the United ... are not shifts in official US policy. Last week, after Trump ... ," Defense Secretary James Mattis followed up by saying: "We're never out of diplomatic solutions." Secretary of ...

North Korea Warns of Nuclear War; Trump Says US Is 'Locked and Loaded'

... " threat "wasn't tough enough." US Defense Secretary James Mattis later tempered Trump's harsh ... Korea, Mattis said: "We are ready." As of late Thursday, two US officials ... down the "old path" of exchanges of shows of force and continually rising ...

US Prepared to Use Force on North Korea 'If We Must': UN Envoy

... counterpart on Wednesday, US Defense Secretary James Mattis underscored the "ironclad commitment" of the United States ... halt to the deployment of a US missile defense system in South Korea ...

As Modi Prepares for Trump Meeting, US Expected to OK India Drone Purchase

... . US Senators John Cornyn and Mark Warner wrote in March to Defense Secretary James Mattis ... and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson saying the Guardian deal would advance US ...

China Upset at 'Irresponsible Remarks' by US Defense Secretary on South China Sea

... the South China Sea by US Secretary of Defense James Mattis during a security forum over ... the weekend. Mattis accused China of having contempt for other ... offers the latest example of how the US disregards international agreements to ...