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In this Tuesday, May 1, 2018, file photo, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis answers a reporter's question during a meeting with Macedonian Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska at the Pentagon. Mattis arrived in Macedonia on Monday, Sept. 17, condemning Russian efforts to use its money and influence to build opposition to an upcoming vote that could pave the way for the country to join NATO, a move Moscow opposes. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

James Mattis condemns Russia for influence-peddling in Macedonia

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, left, and Argentina's Defense Minister Oscar Raul Aguad arrive for a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Mattis is on an official visit to several South American countries. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

U.S. to provide military security for G-20 summit in Argentina

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence, speaking Thursday at the Pentagon, announced plans to create a U.S, Space Force to ensure American dominance in space amid heightened completion and threats from China and Russia. (Associated Press)

Pence, Pentagon promise ‘Space Force’ by 2020

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, right, speaks next to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a 2018 Australia-U.S. Ministerial (AUSMIN) Consultations news conference in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Reporters’ frustration over press access at Pentagon boiling over; another media briefing scrapoed

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The relationship between President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis remains a source of intense speculation in Washington and in numerous NATO capitals. (Associated Press/File)

James Mattis, Donald Trump at NATO summit will give sign to allies

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, center, speaks during a meeting with China's Defense Minister Wei Fenghe at the Bayi Building in Beijing, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

James Mattis positive on China talks set to discuss North Korea

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Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis answers a question from a reporter during his meeting with Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Monday, March 26, 2018, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

James Mattis on the fringes of Trump administration: Report

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this June 2, 2018, file photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session of the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)

James Mattis heads to China for talks with military leaders

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Free Beacon

Defense Secretary James Mattis speaks about the National Defense Review, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington. China's expanding military and an increasingly aggressive Russia are among the U.S. military's top national security priorities, the Pentagon said Friday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

James Mattis hails Germany’s defense efforts

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary James Mattis speaks during a portrait unveiling ceremony for former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

James Mattis works to preserve defense gains amid NATO tensions

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis will be pressuring NATO members to do more on and off the battlefield. The U.S. pressure for more defense spending and support from key NATO allies is having an impact, analysts say. (Associated Press Photographs)

James Mattis meets NATO counterparts

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

"We can anticipate, at best, a bumpy road to the [negotiations]," said Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, center. He met with South Korea's National Defense Minister Song Young-moo, left, and Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera for the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense forum in Asia, in Singapore, on Sunday. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

James Mattis: North Korea sanctions could be lifted after summit

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session of the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

James Mattis warns China over ‘militarization’ of South China Sea

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with the media before the arrival of Iceland's Foreign Affairs Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson at the Pentagon, Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

James Mattis says number of Americans qualified for military service continues to drop

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, center, attends a hearing on the Department of Defense budget posture, with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, and Defense Under Secretary and Chief Financial Officer David Norquist, right, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Thursday April 26, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

James Mattis: Iranian nuke deal an ongoing debate

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this March 5, 2018, photo, boys look through an older section of the border structure from Mexicali, Mexico, alongside a newly-constructed, taller section, left, in Calexico, Calif. Congress gave President Donald Trump the $1.6 billion he sought for one year of funding of the border wall with Mexico, but he wanted a long-term wall financing commitment. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Pentagon, White House discussed shifting military funds to Trump border wall

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this June 3, 2011, file photo, the Pentagon is seen from air from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) **FILE**

Trump reinstates broad ban on transgender troops

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A 9mm case is ejected from the chamber of a Beretta M9 during a qualifying exercise for the 139th Military Police Company, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in Fort Stewart, Ga. The Army wants to replace its M9, a 9mm semi-automatic handgun adopted during the Cold War. The new gun also will replace the smaller M11. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Army picks Sig Sauer for new handgun before John Mattis takes charge at Pentagon

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis waits for a meeting with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

James Mattis pledges ‘harmony and trust’ between Pentagon, White House

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

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Donald Trump choices for defense, foreign policy face Democrat grilling

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times