Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld secured a declaration from Vietnamese defense officials that Hanoi would offer more assistance in US efforts to recover remains of Americans missing since the Vietnam War, reports Associated Press news service.Rumsfeld was in Hanoi on his fourth visit to Vietnam but his first as US Defense Secretary. He told reporters that the burgeoning relationship between the two countries has “to be comfortable for both countries.”
The Air Force won’t finalize a new deal with Boeing for another 75 KC-46 tankers until some of the “deficiencies” with the refueler are resolved, new Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John D. Lamontagne told lawmakers March 4.