Rumors already are spreading about which Pentagon officials will follow Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld out the door. Fox News reports that at least two top personnel will be looking for a new venue—Pentagon comptroller Tina Jonas and intelligence chief Steve Cambone. Cambone has been a long-time Rumsfeld advisor and became the first to hold the Pentagon’s position of undersecretary for intelligence.
B-52 Stratofortress bombers marked a new first in Operation Epic Fury when some of the BUFFs flew over Iran carrying JDAM-guided gravity bombs, according to people familiar with the matter. The development signals a weakening of Iranian air defenses and a new use for the venerable bomber in the nearly…