Mattis to headline Reagan National Defense Forum

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is scheduled to speak at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in December, according to event organizers.

"Given today's shifting national security landscape and the challenges it creates at home and abroad, we're eager for the secretary to discuss how our defense forces can prepare to confront those challenges in the coming years," Frederick Ryan Jr., chairman of the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, said in a press release.

The forum is slated for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA, and will feature other senior national security officials.

Mattis is scheduled to provide closing remarks Dec. 1.

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