The continuing security problem in Iraq could add to the mounting troubles surrounding the president's nomination of Air Force Secretary James Roche to fill the Army's top civilian leadership slot, according to defense and congressional officials.
Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John Warner, R-Va., and ranking member Carl Levin, D-Mich., Thursday urged the Pentagon to consider leasing up to 25 refueling aircraft in the near term while buying the remaining number of tankers later through traditional procurement practices.
