WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen James N. Mattis, a highly respected retired Marine four-star general, to head the Defense Department, filling in a critical national security position in the emerging Cabinet. Mattis served 44 years in the Marine Corps before he retired in 2013. He headed U.S. Central Command in his final three years… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 2nd, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Donald Trump, News | Tags: Gen James N. Mattis, news, President Elect Donald J. Trump, U.S. Defense Department | Comments Off on Trump picks retired Gen. James Mattis as defense secretary
Ashton Carter, a former senior Pentagon official said to be the top choice to succeed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, is going to have a big and thankless job ahead of him if history—and a telling congressional hearing Tuesday about the war in Syria—are any guide. Administration officials told Newsweek that President Obama sees Carter as a…
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