Citing QDR Talks, Shelton Delays Trip

By Dan Dupont / May 30, 2001 at 5:00 AM
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Hugh Shelton has delayed an overseas trip because of high-level Quadrennial Defense Review meetings, the Defense Department said today. Shelton was expected to skip the QDR meetings because of a scheduled trip to India, Oman and Qatar, but "delayed his departure due to commitments in Washington," the Pentagon said. "The Department of Defense is currently conducting meetings concerning the Quadrennial Defense Review, which will affect the shaping of the U.S. armed forces...

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