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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, sit together on stage during the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Saturday, July, 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dick Cheney, other Pentagon ex-chiefs say time over for questioning election

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Then-U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) ** FILE **

James Mattis calls for end to Trump’s ‘America first’ approach

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining issues facing prisons and jails during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP)

Lindsey Graham to James Mattis: ‘You’re missing something here, my friend’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, listens to testimony by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, before the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

Lisa Murkowski, Alaska senator, ‘struggling’ to support Trump following bold Mattis criticism

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis urged North Korea to "stand down its pursuit of nuclear weapons," warning that continued efforts by Pyongyang would force a U.S. response "that would lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

James Mattis shreds Donald Trump: ‘Three years without mature leadership’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on the importance of war games in developing stategy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The war game that never happened

By Gary Anderson

Newhouse to nominate Gen. Mattis for congressional medal

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Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, center, delivers the keynote address during the 74th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Most overrated? Mattis laughs off Trump barb at charity gala

By TOM McELROY - Associated Press

Then-U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) ** FILE **

James Mattis: I would have been less critical of Biden in book had I known of his presidential run

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in the presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Mattis arrived in Macedonia Monday, 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/Boris Grdanoski)

James Mattis: ‘Verify, then trust’ in Taliban talks

Associated Press

Acting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper waits for the arrival of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, July 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate panel sets expedited Esper confirmation hearing for defense secretary next week

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan gestures while speakings to members of the media aboard a military plane prior to his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Shanahan spoke about the US-Mexico border after visiting the El Paso, Texas area. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Patrick Shanahan overshadowed by James Mattis in defense secretary audition

By Lauren Toms, Ben Wolfgang and Lauren Meier - The Washington Times

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, second from right, answers a question from the media during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Patrick Shanahan unlikely to get permanent defense secretary position

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top administration officials say the U.S. risks falling behind rivals such as Russia and China in the space arms race. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon aims to make Trump’s Space Force ‘as small as possible’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Syria Troop Removal Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How Trump must contend with intransigent Washington elites

By Willis Krumholz

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said in a statement, "We have deep respect for Secretary Mattis' lifetime of service, and it has been a privilege to serve as his deputy secretary." (Associated Press/File)

Patrick Shanahan, acting defense secretary, succeeds James Mattis just 18 months after arrival

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks during the 2018 POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon. Outgoing Defense Secretary Mattis is quoting President Abraham Lincoln in a farewell message to defense employees, urging them to stay focused on their mission. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

James Mattis: Pentagon in ‘best possible hands’ as he departs after Donald Trump clash

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

General Mattis and the White House Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

A lesson of the James Mattis exit

By Philip Terzian

Illustration on the future trouble makers of 2019 by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Malign actors, strategic competitors

By Jed Babbin

In this Sept. 10, 2013, file photo, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump put U.S. in ‘riskier position’ by rushing to replace Mattis, incoming House chair says

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times