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Wed. March 10, 2010

Mattis: Future Units Need Balanced Capabilities

Department of Defense
March 9, 2010

Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee and explained that such units are still configured to retain combat ...

Commander: More NATO trainers needed

Stars and Stripes
March 9, 2010

Stavridis, along with Gen. William E. Ward of US Africa Command and Joint Forces Commander Gen. James Mattis, appeared before the committee for annual ...

Statement of General James N. Mattis, USMC

United States Joint Forces Command
March 9, 2010

By considering how global trends will drive change, we draw general conclusions about the military implications. Those implications set the framework for ...

More Shell Games: Command Structure for US Prisons and Special Operations in ...

Firedoglake (blog)
March 6, 2010

It is General James Mattis, who was in the news in 2005, when he uttered these amazing words: Lt. Gen. James Mattis, who commanded Marine expeditions in ...

POINT OF VIEW/ Paul S. Giarra: US Marines for when the going gets tough

Asahi Shimbun
March 5, 2010

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Marine Lt. Gen. James Mattis--himself a legendary Marine--declared that there is "No better friend; no worse enemy" than a ...

Mattis: Get out of politics, generals!

Foreign Policy
March 1, 2010

... finally read the text of the speech Marine Gen. James Mattis delivered to the recent CNAS conference on the future of the US military officer corps. ...

Normalcy takes root in Marja after allied offensive

Los Angeles Times
February 28, 2010

On Saturday, he met Nicholson and a group that included Marine Gen. James Mattis and American novelist Steven Pressfield (author of "The Afghan Campaign," a ...

Normalcy takes root in Marjah after allied offensive

Stars and Stripes
February 28, 2010

On Saturday, he met Nicholson and a group that included Marine Gen. James Mattis and American novelist Steven Pressfield (author of "The Afghan Campaign," a ...

US Joint Forces Commander: Obsolete Thinking Worse Than Obsolete Weapons

defpro
February 22, 2010

Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of US Joint Forces Command, yesterday emphasized the role education plays in enabling military officers to adapt ...

Mattis: Obsolete Thinking Worse Than Obsolete Weapons

War On Terror News
February 20, 2010

Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of US Joint Forces Command, emphasized the role education plays in enabling military officers to adapt quickly to ...

Mattis: Obsolete Thinking Worse Than Obsolete Weapons

Department of Defense
February 19, 2010

Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of US Joint Forces Command, yesterday emphasized the role education plays in enabling military officers to adapt ...

The Marines' cultural sensitivity isn't new

Washington Post
February 18, 2010

In fact, that manual was co-authored by Marine Gen. James N. Mattis (and ultimately co-signed by Marine Gen. James Amos). Not to take anything away from Gen ...

Officer training needs overhaul, report says

ArmyTimes.com
February 17, 2010

... as well as Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, chief of US Joint Forces Command; and Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, president of the National Defense University.

Officer training needs overhaul, report says

Marine Corps Times
February 17, 2010

... as well as Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, chief of US Joint Forces Command; and Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, president of the National Defense University.

Oil Addiction: Fueling Our Enemies

Huffington Post (blog)
February 17, 2010

In the words of US Marine General James Mattis, "Unleash us from the tether of fuel." Want to reply to a comment? Hint: Click "Reply" at the bottom of the ...

Future Remotely Piloted Aircraft Will Do More Than Surveillance

National Defense Magazine
February 16, 2010

Gen. James F. Amos, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, and Gen. James Mattis, commander of Joint Forces Command, along with officials from the US ...

Pentagon Might Shift Command Responsibility for Combating WMD Spread

Global Security Newswire
February 12, 2010

Led by a Marine Corps general who has commanded troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, James Mattis, Joint Forces Command takes a primary role in training forces, ...

This time, give troops adequate equipment

Jackson Sun
January 31, 2010

For example, while driving into Iraq from Kuwait in March 2003, the Marine Commander, Gen. James Mattis, stripped down his force to the bare essentials ...

Getting war right

FCW.com (blog)
January 27, 2010

It shouldn't be need-to-know, it should be need-to-share," said US Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, commander of US Joint Forces Command, at the IDGA Network ...

MILITARY: Marines prepare for war, rising threat of roadside bombs

North County Times
January 24, 2010

That began to change under the leadership of Marine Gen. James Mattis, who headed Camp Pendleton's I Marine Expeditionary Force in 2006-07 and now overseas ...

Local author tells story of first military casualties in war on terror

North County Times
January 17, 2010

He admits that one part of the book may cause controversy --- a section in which army personnel report that Marine Gen. James Mattis refused to send rescue ...

Afghanistan: NATO Intensifies Its First Asian War

Voltaire Network
January 16, 2010

Last week it was reported that the chief of the US Joint Forces Command, Marine Corps General James Mattis, who was also NATO's Supreme Allied Commander ...

Afghanistan: NATO intensifies its first Asian War

Media Monitors Network
January 15, 2010

Last week it was reported that the chief of the US Joint Forces Command, Marine Corps General James Mattis, who was also NATO's Supreme Allied Commander ...

Afghanistan: NATO Intensifies Its First Asian War

Australia.TO
January 13, 2010

Last week it was reported that the chief of the US Joint Forces Command, Marine Corps General James Mattis, who was also NATO's Supreme Allied Commander ...

Marines in Afghanistan take some lessons from Vietnam to heart

eTaiwan News
January 13, 2010

Marine Gen. James Mattis, who led Marines into Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 and now heads the US Joint Forces Command, says "The Village" is a ...

Defense Leaders to Discuss Evolving National Strategy's Impact on Special ...

PR Web (press release)
January 8, 2010

Gen James Mattis, USMC, Commander, US Joint Forces Command will speak at the Annual SO/LIC Symposium Awards Banquet featuring awardees who have supported ...

Joint Forces chief wants to re-brand command

Defense Systems
January 8, 2010

... the organization coordinating that collaboration should reflect that idea, according to Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, US Joint Forces Command chief. ...

Marines in Afghanistan take 'The Village' to heart

Los Angeles Times
January 8, 2010

Marine Gen. James Mattis, who led Marines into Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 and now heads the US Joint Forces Command, says "The Village" is a ...

Should USJFCOM be USJCFC?

Daily Press (blog)
January 6, 2010

Gen. James Mattis, the chief of Joint Forces Command, wants the word "coalition" added to the group's title, according to a staff report from army Times. ...

Joint Forces Command chief pitches new name

NavyTimes.com
January 6, 2010

Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, US Joint Forces Command chief, late last month pitched to Defense Secretary Robert Gates a proposal to rename the Norfolk, ...

US must properly equip fighting forces

The Tennessean
January 2, 2010

For example, while driving into Iraq from Kuwait in March 2003, the Marine commander, Gen. James Mattis, stripped down his force to the bare essentials ...

EXCLUSIVE: Camp Pendleton general prepares for Afghanistan command

North County Times
December 28, 2009

That self-assessment was ratified by Gen. James Mattis, former head of Camp Pendleton's I Marine Expeditionary Force who now heads the Joint Forces Command ...

War in Afghanistan: Evolving Military Marriage between Canada and the US

Center for Research on Globalization
December 19, 2009

Established in 2006 by Generals David Petraeus and James Mattis, the COIN Center lists Canada among its key international partners. ...

CANADA: "Cheek by Jowl" with US on COIN in Afghanistan

Inter Press Service
December 15, 2009

Established in 2006 by Generals David Petraeus and James Mattis, the COIN Center lists Canada among its key international partners. ...

Retired officer's dual roles for Pentagon raise questions

USA Today
December 15, 2009

Edgington's boss, Joint Forces Command chief Gen. James Mattis, said he has no problem with mentors consulting for defense contractors, though he did not ...

Fuelling the cost of warfare

TheChronicleHerald.ca
December 13, 2009

"Unleash us from the tether of fuel," their then-commander in Iraq, Gen. James Mattis, later pleaded. As insurgency engulfed the Americans, supply convoys ...

AFG Troop Surge: "We know the magnitude of the efforts"

War On Terror News
December 11, 2009

Invoking a mantra of the command's commander, Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, Edgington added, "We will not deploy anybody who is not trained for the ...

Police Capt. Rae reunites with Gen. Mattis

Steamboat Pilot
December 11, 2009

Only now, Gen. James Mattis is one of the most honored military commanders in the world and serving as Commanding General of the US Joint Forces Command, ...

Virtual world technologies aid real world problems

Defense Systems
December 8, 2009

That mirrors the desire expressed by Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, Commander US Joint Forces Command, for simulations to be realistic enough to prepare ...

In Afghanistan, we have a plan -- but that's not the same as a strategy

Washington Post
December 5, 2009

In the latest Iraq war, some commanders -- HR McMaster, Petraeus and James Mattis to name just three -- applied the old ideas, adjusting for new technology ...