Combatant Commanders To Meet in Washington With Rumsfeld, Discuss the QDR

By Jason Sherman / January 21, 2005 at 5:00 AM
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is set to host the U.S. military's combatant commanders in Washington for a series of meetings beginning Jan. 24 that will culminate on Jan. 27 with a discussion on finalizing objectives for the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review, Pentagon officials said. The four-star officers include regional commanders who oversee U.S. troops all over the world and functional commanders who oversee military transportation, experimentation and strategic weapons. Rumsfeld gathers this group of senior brass at the Pentagon three...

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