The Defense Department should elevate the job of overseeing Army forces in the Pacific to a four-star job, putting that official in a better position to forge partnerships with high-ranking military leaders from across the region, according a congressionally mandated assessment of DOD policies. The recommendation is included in a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies that is generally supportive of the Pentagon's new focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Senate Armed Forces Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin...
