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Marine Corps Reserve at the age of After graduating from Central Washington University in , he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U. Marine Corps. During his more than four decades in uniform, Secretary Mattis commanded Marines at all levels, from an infantry rifle platoon to a Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Marine Forces Central Command. As a joint force commander, Secretary Mattis commanded U. Central Command. Central Command, he directed military operations of more than , soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, Marines and allied forces across the Middle East. Following his retirement from the U. Marine Corps in , Secretary Mattis served as the Davies Family Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, specializing in the study of leadership, national security, strategy, innovation, and the effective use of military force.

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