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Jim Mattis

generalUnited StatesUnited States4 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1950 – c. 2023

19501960197019801990200020102020War on Terrorism · 2001-2021War in the Sahel · 2011Syrian Civil War · 2011Operation Juniper Shield — February 6, 2007 · Algeria · War on TerrorismOpération Barkhane — August 1, 2014 · France · War in the SahelWar against the Islamic State — June 13, 2014 · CJTF–OIR · Syrian Civil WarBattle of Khasham — February 8, 2018 · United States · Syrian Civil War

Active service 2007–2018 — 4 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 57.

Profile

James Norman Mattis 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 general, he commanded forces in the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War.

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Battles (4)

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