James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is an American military officer who served as the 26th United States secretary of defense from 2017 to 2019. A retired Marine Corps four-star …

Nov 28, 2025 · James Mattis (born September 8, 1950, Pullman, Washington, U.S.) is a U.S. Marine Corps general who served as head of Central Command (Centcom; 2010–13) and who …

After graduating from Central Washington University in 1971, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. During his more than four decades in uniform, Secretary …

General Jim Mattis, US Marine Corps (Ret.), is the Davies Family Distinguished Fellow, after having served as the nation’s 26th Secretary of Defense in the administration.

James Norman Mattis is a retired four-star general of the United States Marine Corps and a former U.S. Secretary of Defense. Known for his strategic brilliance, unwavering leadership, …

Aug 19, 2025 · Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the life of James Mattis, retired general and former secretary of defense.

General James Mattis was the commander of the US Central Command from 2010 to 2013. He was responsible for military operations involving more than 200,000 US soldiers, sailors, …

James Mattis, a retired Marine Corps four-star general, served as the 26th secretary of defense. He was a member of President Donald Trump 's (R) administration.

On January 20, 2017, the same day Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President, the Senate confirmed the nomination of James Mattis to be the new Secretary of Defense, by a …

Oct 5, 2023 · James N. Mattis is currently the Davies Family Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University where he lectures and writes on domestic and international …