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.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
