QDR Watch

The Navy has tapped Rear Adm. Kevin Donegan to lead its Quadrennial Defense Review team.

The appointment was “officially” made last week, Lt. Cmdr. Chris Servello told InsideDefense.com. Donegan, a test pilot and former wing commander who early in his career took part in the famed 1986 air strikes against Libya, will spearhead the Navy's contribution to the statutorily required review of the U.S. military enterprise, which is expected to revise the Defense Department's long-term blueprint by next February.

The director of warfare integration on the Navy Staff (N91), Donegan has held a number of key staff assignments; he has served as Navy Staff strategy and policy director, aide to the deputy chief of naval operations for plans, policy and operations, and director of operations, U.S. Central Command.

The two-star QDR representatives from the other services are Army Maj. Gen. John Rossi; Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven Kwast; and Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie.