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Nigerian military sources said they think fighters linked to the Islamic State decided to capture and kidnap Army Sgt. La David Johnson in an ambush that killed Johnson and three other U.S. soldiers last month. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
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Army Sgt. La David Johnson may have been captured by militants before being killed in Niger: Report

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Lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to provide more information on the Niger ambush to Congress. The incident left four U.S. soldiers dead. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Senators: Still no conclusion on what happened to Sgt. La David Johnson in Niger ambush

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Mattis said during his speech Monday that the international community has already condemned North Korea with two United Nations Security Council votes imposing new sanctions. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Army chief: Jim Mattis ‘very clearly’ tasked soldiers to be ready for war with North Korea

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The Pentagon's move to shift $416 million into missile defense will help jumpstart the construction of new interceptors in Alaska to counter North Korea, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said Friday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Foreign Policy

Sen. Dan Sullivan: Alaska interceptors part of Pentagon’s $416 million boost to missile defense

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Besides Mattis and Kelly, who are both retired Marine four-stars, the generals who are close to Trump also include two still in uniform, Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and Lt. Gen H.R. McMaster, who replaced Flynn and is most famous for writing a doctoral dissertation that turned into a best-selling book on the failure of Vietnam-era generals to speak truth to power. (Illustration by Sarah Davis)
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Once-threatened generals are now driving Trump’s policy

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Jamie McIntyre is an expert on all things defense and shares his knowledge on Korea, Mattis, and more. (AP)
Foreign Policy

North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile,’ reports say

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the statements from nearly all members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff condemning racism and extremism following violence in Charlottesville, Va., were just repeating a long-held tenet of the military. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
National Security

Jim Mattis on Joint Chiefs’ Charlottesville messages: On the battlefield, ‘we are one team’

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The military service chiefs have to be especially careful not to cross a line into domestic politics. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
National Security

As the Pentagon’s top generals condemn racism, they walk a legal fine line

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The situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, and I have urged the Pentagon to consider new strategies. It's time to act creatively and aggressively so that all of America's sacrifices there since 9/11 will not have been in vain. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul)
Foreign Policy

Dana Rohrabacher: We need a new Afghanistan strategy

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Air Force Gen. Paul Selva argues that for nuclear deterrence to work in the 21st century, the U.S. may need a little less bang for the buck. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Foreign Policy

Pentagon considering ‘mini-nukes’ for maximum deterrence

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