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James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is an American military veteran who served as the 26th United States secretary of defense from 2017 to 2019. A retired Marine Corps four-star general, he commanded forces in the Persian Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War .
James N. Mattis served as the 26th Secretary of Defense. A native of Richland, Washington, Secretary Mattis enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at the age of 18. After graduating...
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May 4, 2024 · James Mattis (born September 8, 1950, Pullman, Washington, U.S.) is a U.S. Marine Corps general who served as head of Central Command (Centcom; 2010–13) and who was later secretary of defense (2017–18) in the cabinet of U.S. Pres. Donald Trump.
Mattis was a day away from resigning as Donald Trump’s secretary of defense, but he tends to keep his own counsel, and he did not suggest to Mullen, his friend and former commander, that he...
- Jeffrey Goldberg
Dec 20, 2018 · Gleb Garanich/Reuters. After nearly two years in the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis announced his resignation Thursday amid disagreements with President Donald Trump. Mattis has...
General Jim Mattis, US Marine Corps (Ret.), is the Davies Family Distinguished Fellow, after having served as the nation’s 26 th Secretary of Defense in the administration. In December of 2016, President Donald J. Trump nominated Mattis for Secretary of Defense and he was confirmed a month later.
May 22, 2017 · James Mattis, a Warrior in Washington. The former Marine Corps general spent four decades on the front lines. How will he lead the Department of Defense? By Dexter Filkins. May 22, 2017....
