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epa05642184 A photograph made available on 22 November 2016 shows James N. Mattis (2-R), US Marine General, as he meets with US Marines in Camp Rhino, a secret base in the Afghanistan desert where US forces established their first troops 'on the ground,' on 01 December 2001, following the attacks on September 11, 2001. Mattis, also known as 'Mad Dog', has been named as US President-elect Donald Trump's top contender to fill the Secretary of Defense post in the new administration. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER