In a bid to give an Air Force general at least one regional combatant command and break the Navy's tradition of leadership across the Asia-Pacific Rim, Air Force leaders are lobbying the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff to nominate an airman to lead U.S. Pacific Command. Gen. T. Michael Moseley, Air Force chief of staff, is readying nominees -- as are other service chiefs -- for the post in the wake of President Bush's announcement...
