WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump announced Monday that he was tapping Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser, many outside the defense world were left scrambling to discover what they could about a man one retired lieutenant general called the "21st-century Army's preeminent warrior-thinker."
But those in defense circles, and particularly reporters who closely follow the Army, know quite a bit about McMaster. He has a long history of being open with the media and think tanks around Washington, and for both Defense News and Army Times, was a regular source of information and insight.
Below, we've collected some of the best articles from our collection of McMaster-related stories, with the most recent presented first. In some, he's the featured interview; in others, he provides background and insights. Put together, they present a look at the worldview of a man who is suddenly in the national spotlight.
Aaron Mehta was deputy editor and senior Pentagon correspondent for Defense News, covering policy, strategy and acquisition at the highest levels of the Defense Department and its international partners.
