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Tag Archives: Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Document: Pentagon Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan
The following is the June 20, 2017 Pentagon submission to Congress, Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan. The report covers events during the period from Dec. 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017. Read More
Global Commitments, Trump Statements Lead to Increase in Canadian Defense Budget
Canadian soldiers storm the beach near Mayport during a UNITAS Gold amphibious assault demonstration in 2009.
Canada’s announcement to boost its defense budget by 70 percent over ten years comes after more than a decade of low spending, but also a period of intense operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere that has worn down both equipment and personnel. Read More
U.S. Conducting Dual Carrier-Ops Off Korean Peninsula Amidst Chinese Concern
F/A-18 Super Hornet flies by the flight deck of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on May 27, 2017. US Navy Photo
The U.S. Navy has begun dual-carrier operations with the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in the Sea of Japan, a service official told USNI News on Wednesday. Read More
PACOM: Carl Vinson CSG Can Defend Itself Against Anything North Korea Fires At It
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) transits the Philippine Sea while conducting a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. US Navy Photo
U.S. Pacific Command commander Adm. Harry Harris said the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group can “absolutely” defend itself against anything North Korea could shoot at it, despite media reports to the contrary. Read More
SECDEF Mattis Predicts An Extended Fight in Afghanistan
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 24, 2017. DoD Photo
In the wake of a surprise attack that killed at least 160 Afghan soldiers last week, Defense Secretary James Mattis said “the fight is going to go on” against terrorism and not just in Afghanistan. Read More
Super Hornet from USS Carl Vinson Crashes Near the Philippines, Pilot Safe
An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) on April 10, 2017. US Navy Photo
This post has been updated with additional information from U.S. Pacific Fleet.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet on approach to land on aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) crashed on Friday near the Philippines, Navy officials told USNI News. Read More
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Deployment Extended for Korea Presence Operations
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) transits the Indian Ocean on April 15, 2017. US Navy Photo
The deployment of Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group has been extended by a month so the CSG can conduct presence operations off the coast of Korea, the commander of the strike group said late Tuesday in a message to his crew. Read More
SECDEF Mattis: ‘No Specific Demand Signal’ Prompted Vinson Carrier Strike Group Move
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the South China Sea on April 8, 2017. US Navy Photo
There was no specific reason U.S. Pacific Command elected to rearrange the schedule of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and send it toward the Korean peninsula, Secretary of Defense James Mattis told reporters on Tuesday. Read More
