Department of Defense:
WASHINGTON — In the 15 months since Defense Secretary James N. Mattis assumed office, the Defense Department has made steady progress, he told the Senate Appropriations committee panel on defense on Capitol Hill today.
The secretary was joined by Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a hearing on DoD’s portion of President Donald J. Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2019.
Mattis noted that yesterday the president said the White House will withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action — also known as the Iran nuclear deal — terminating U.S. participation and re-imposing sanctions on the Iranian regime.
