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Secretary of Defense James Mattis walks into Michie Stadium to give the commencement address, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in West Point, N.Y. Nine Hundred and thirty six cadets received their diplomas, most of whom will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the army. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) **FILE**

‘Mad Dog’ Mattis sleeps well, keeps others awake

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Mattis: Military solution to NKorea would be ‘tragic’

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Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, ahead of the Somalia Conference, in London, Thursday, May 11, 2017. (Prime Minister's Press Service, Pool Photo via AP)

Pentagon tries to ease Turkey’s concerns with arming Kurds

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, right, greet soldiers of the Germany's Army at the Training Range in Pabrade, some 60km.(38 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Mattis said NATO is helping provide a deterrent against potential Russian aggression in eastern Europe. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

US may send Patriot missile to Lithuania amid Moscow threat

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Mattis: US reviewing Syria safe zones but has many questions

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talks as they walk from an all Senators briefing on the situation in the Koreas, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Pentagon gets more flexibility on Iraq, Syria troops

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talks as they walk from an all Senators briefing on the situation in the Koreas, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Trump gives Pentagon more flexibility on Iraq, Syria troops

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis checks his watch as he arrives via helicopter at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, April 24, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: US general suggests Russia arming Taliban

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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis looks out over Kabul as he arrives via helicopter at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, April 24, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

James Mattis in Afghanistan to discuss war needs

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Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at his residence, the Sea Palace, in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, April 22, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

US general in Afghanistan suggests Russia arming the Taliban

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster for a day trip to a U.S. military base in Djibouti from Doha, Qatar, Sunday, April 23, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Pentagon chief visits African nation home to key US base

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis speaks with reporters after his arrival in Tel Aviv Wednesday, April 20, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool photo via AP)

Pentagon chief: US won’t reveal ‘mother of all bombs’ toll

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis arrives at the start of a week-long Middle East visit at King Salman Air Base, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool phto via AP)

Jim Mattis, U.S. defense chief, says North Korea ‘recklessly tried to provoke’

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis jokes with reporters as he sits down to brief them in their cabin aboard his plane en route to the Middle East after departing from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Monday, April 17, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool photo via AP)

US defense chief says NKorea ‘recklessly tried to provoke’

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to discuss war aims in Mideast

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Pentagon’s Mattis discussing war aims in Mideast this week

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Mattis: Defeating Islamic State still top US priority

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, left, and British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon perform a posed handshake for the media as Mattis arrives for their press conference at Lancaster House in London, Friday, March 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

US defense chief says North Korea has ‘got to be stopped’

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, joined by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Defense Department's fiscal 2018 budget. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Mattis says he welcomes approval from Congress for IS fight

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2015 file photo, Pat Shanahan, senior vice president of Airplane Programs for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, speaks at Boeing Field in Seattle. The White House announced nominees for six senior Pentagon jobs on Thursday, March 16, 2017, including Shanahan for deputy secretary of defense, in its most significant step toward surrounding Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with Trump administration picks. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

White House picks Boeing executive as Pentagon’s No. 2

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press