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Immediate Release

Secretary Mattis Travels to Vancouver and Mountain Home Air Force Base

Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis embarks Monday, Jan. 15 on a two-stop tour.
 
Secretary Mattis will begin his tour in Vancouver, Canada, where he will participate in the welcome dinner of the Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula. Discussions will focus on advancing and strengthening diplomatic efforts toward a secure, prosperous and denuclearized Korean peninsula.
 
On Tuesday, Jan. 16, the secretary will travel to Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho to visit the 366th Fighter Wing, known as the "Gunfighters."