Former Defense Secretary James Mattis returns to General Dynamics’ board of directors

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Secretary of Defense James Mattis testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing to review the FY2019 budget request for the U.S. Dept. of Defense on Capitol Hill on May 9, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Former Defense Secretary James Mattis was elected to the board of directors of the defense contracting giant General Dynamics on Wednesday, the company said.

“Jim is a thoughtful, deliberate and principled leader with a proven track record of selfless service to our nation,” said Phebe Novakovic, the company’s CEO, in a statement. “We are honored to have him on our board.”

Mattis, a revered Marine with a military career spanning four decades, left the Trump administration in a shock resignation in December.

The 68-year-old retired Marine Corps general, widely viewed as a stabilizing influence within an often chaotic White House, wrote in his resignation letter that Trump had “right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours.”

Read more: Defense Secretary James Mattis is quitting because he doesn’t agree with Trump

Before Mattis became President Trump’s Defense secretary, the four-star exacting Marine Corps general led the U.S. Central Command, the combat command responsible for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Throughout his military career, Mattis was affectionately referred to as “Mad Dog” and “warrior monk.” He was known for his strategy, kinship with rank-and-file servicemembers, matter-of-factness and disdain for PowerPoint, which is recognized as the U.S. military’s signature teaching tool.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, Commander, U.S. Central Command, talks to Marines on Dec. 25, 2011, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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