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Mattis Makes Appearance At IDEX Show Where Billions In Contracts Are Announced

Mattis Makes Appearance At IDEX Show Where Billions In Contracts Are Announced
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, meets with Iraqi Minister of Defense Arfan al-Hayali in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 20. Photo: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte Brantley

ABU DHABI – Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, on his first tour of the Middle East in that role, swung through the United Arab Emirates where one of the world’s largest military trade shows is being held.Mattis also is flying to Baghdad and had planned on touching down in Afghanistan during the trip, but he was kept from flying to Kabul because of weather, according to a Pentagon release. Speaking to reporters at the show, Mattis applauded the United Arab…

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