Jan. 19, 2018

DoD Official: National Defense Strategy Will Rebuild Dominance, Enhance Deterrence

WASHINGTON — The new National Defense Strategy is aimed at restoring America’s competitive military advantage to deter Russia and China from challenging the United States, its allies or seeking to overturn the international order that has served so well since the end of World War II.

Dec. 29, 2017

Lines Blurring Between Special Ops, Conventional Forces, Mattis Says

WASHINGTON — The defense secretary said there is a blurring line that separates conventional operating forces from special operations forces and he expects general purpose forces will eventually shoulder missions once the province of their special forces brethren.

Dec. 29, 2017

Mattis Says Operations Against ISIS Will Change in 2018

WASHINGTON — The destruction of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s physical caliphate will change the way the coalition will go after the terror group, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.