The U.S. will withdraw about 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to work with Kurdish allies to counter the ...

established in 2018 by then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, said in an interview that the charges stem from an anonymous complaint against him made to the Marine Corps Inspector General. The charges ...

Former Defense Secretary James Mattis led the Pentagon under Trump before Esper. He resigned in 2019 after Trump announced he would pull U.S. forces out of Syria. Like Austin, he served in the ...

There is much to like about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s interim national defense strategic guidance document.

and former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, also a 40-year veteran and four-star general, commanded US Central Command as well before being confirmed as Trump’s first secretary of defense. The Signal ...

The Defense secretary aims to purge climate work from the Pentagon. But critics say his carve-out for weather resiliency ...

Reports that the defense secretary shared sensitive information on an unclassified messaging app are straining the limits of his credibility.

and former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, also a 40-year veteran and four-star general, commanded US Central Command as well before being confirmed as Trump’s first secretary of defense.