Word: jointly
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...many in the Administration dismissed her as inexperienced. They were especially concerned that if elected, she would demand that the U.S. abandon its military bases at Clark and Subic Bay Naval Station. There appears to be little danger of that, however. In a speech last month before the joint Philippine and foreign Chambers of Commerce, Aquino promised that she would consult other nations in the region and "especially" the Filipino people before signing any new treaty. Since then, she has repeatedly maintained that she would honor the present agreement until it expires in 1991, and between now and then keep...
...down on confusing lines of command, the commission would strengthen the role of the ten theater commanders who actually control the troops in the field by making them report to the Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The theater commands are now unified in name only. For example, the Commander-in-Chief Pacific (CINCPAC), who happens to be a Navy admiral, lacks the authority to choose his Air Force subordinate, who in practice is far more beholden to the Chief of the Air Force...
...reduce interservice rivalry in strategy and budget decisions, the commission would reform the Joint Chiefs of Staff and strengthen the role of the Chairman. The Joint Chiefs are the uniformed heads of the four services and are supposed to advise the President and Secretary of Defense on military needs. Under the existing system, the Chiefs are torn between looking out for their own services and shaping a coherent national-defense strategy, while the Chairman has an impressive title but no staff or real authority. The Packard commission would make him the President's principal uniformed adviser in fact as well...
...testified before Congress that the Chiefs resolve differences by "log rolling and back scratching." Retired Army General David Jones, a former Chairman of the JCS, has stated, "The corporate advice provided by the JCS is not crisp, timely, very useful or very influential." At budget-writing time, the Joint Chiefs usually present a wish list to the Secretary of Defense and fight for every dime. More often than not, say critics, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger's response has been to give each service pretty much what it wants...
While they may never be fast friends, Nicaragua and Costa Rica moved last week to ease the border tensions that threatened to destroy their already edgy relations. The two countries agreed to form a joint patrol of their 225-mile frontier to prevent clashes between Sandinista forces and U.S.-backed contras based in Costa Rica. The arrangement is designed to avoid incidents like the shooting deaths of two Costa Rican guardsmen last May, which resulted in abruptly severed diplomatic relations. Reason: San Jose blamed the violence on Sandinista troops, while Managua blamed the contras...