Top U.S. military commanders are in Washington this week to meet with senior Pentagon officials about the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review. The Senior Defense Leaders’ Conference, which started yesterday and ends Jan. 11, is being hosted by Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The conference, which features program updates by regional combatant commanders, comes a month before senior leaders will present the finished QDR to Congress. Full Story