Joint Staff officials are beginning a sweeping review of combatant command and service priorities that could lay the groundwork for the next administration's decisions early next year on everything from Afghanistan to weapons of mass destruction, according to defense officials. The analysis is part of the military's second "comprehensive joint assessment," a little-known process piloted last fall. As part of this year's iteration, military leaders in June asked the combatant commanders and service leaders to compile a list of resource...
