Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis addressed his “Mad Dog” nickname at his Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary on Thursday. “That nickname was given to me by the press, and some ...

Mattis’ selection marked uncharted terrain for the Pentagon, as the retired general will be the first at the post in 65 years. He has at various points been nicknamed ‘Mad Dog’ and ...

We were the generation that started calling him "Mad Dog.'" The first story retired Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent recalled was of a time when he and then-Lt. Gen. Mattis were walking with a Marine squad ...

Retired Marine General James Mattis is nicknamed “Mad Dog” – a reference to his love of swearing and killing enemy soldiers. He has said that “it’s a hell of a lot of fun to shoot ...

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired United States Marine Corps general James Mattis November 19, 2016. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Gen. Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis is ...

James “Mad Dog” Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Defense, has been described as “straight talking,” “cerebral,” and above all a military commander who ...

It's showtime for James "Mad Dog" Mattis. Mattis, 66, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, went before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. And unlike many of ...

Behind his back, troops call him “Mad Dog Mattis,” high praise in Marine culture. “He can swear as much as any enlisted man,” a corporal said.

James Mattis, Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, still lists a modest wood-framed house in Richland, built by the government for Hanford workers, as his residence. He serves on the ...

Retired U.S. Marine Corps General James “Mad Dog” Mattis is President Donald Trump‘s Secretary of Defense. Mattis, who has only been retired for three years, was also floated as a possible ...

President Trump once gushed to the press and others about former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ job performance, highlighting the general’s punchy nickname, “Mad Dog.” On Wednesday ...