Top Senator Wants New Defense Secretary, But Misses Mattis Sen. James Inhofe said Tuesday that he wished Jim Mattis was still on the job as Defense Secretary.
Trump on Mattis: 'I Didn't Like the Job He Was Doing' Trump said he asked Mattis to hand in his resignation after growing unhappy with the former defense secretary's performance.
Trump Claims to Have Fired Mattis for Failure to End Afghan War At a Cabinet meeting, Trump said he "essentially" fired Mattis by ordering him out of the Pentagon by Jan. 1.
Mattis' Farewell Urges Troops to 'Keep The Faith' Despite Turmoil Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' farewell to the troops was pointed and brief.
Read Mattis' Farewell Message to the Troops In his farewell, Mattis quoted a telegram from President Abraham Lincoln to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
Mattis to Officially Hand Off as Defense Secretary to Shanahan at Midnight Monday The handoff will take place during a phone call, a defense official said.
Mattis Out by Jan. 1, Shanahan Named Acting Secretary of Defense President Trump announced Sunday that Defense Secretary James Mattis will be leaving the administration on January 1.
Trump Hits Back at Mattis on Value of US Alliances, Defends Syria Pullout President Donald Trump disputed outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on the worth of U.S. alliances.
Brett McGurk, US Envoy to Anti-ISIS Coalition, Resigns Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy for the global coalition to defeat Islamic State (ISIS), has resigned in the wake of President...
'Distraught' Mattis Had to Resign or Compromise Beliefs: Former SecDef Cohen Close friend Bill Cohen said the defense secretary agonized over his decision.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...