WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2017 — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
embarked today on a trip to visit military facilities in Colorado and
California.
In a statement announcing the trip, Pentagon spokesperson
Sue Gough said Mattis will begin his tour in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where
he will meet with senior leaders of North American Aerospace Defense Command
and U.S. Northern Command. Topics of discussion will be protecting the nation,
ballistic missile defense and Northcom's role in assistance to natural
disasters, she said.
Tomorrow, Gough said, Mattis will travel to California to
visit Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, speak at the Navy Fleet
Synch Conference, and attend a Marine Corps basic training graduation at Marine
Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
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