Updated at 11:46 a.m., Friday, June 8, 2007
Pentagon taps admiral to replace Joint Chiefs of Staff
By LOLITA BALDOR
Associated Press
Pace told reporters at the Pentagon that, instead, he is recommending Adm. Mike Mullen, currently chief of naval operations, to take Pace's job.
Gates said he decided not to recommend Pace's renomination for another term because confirmation hearings on that would focus more on the past than the future.
Mullen, he said, has the "vision, strategic insight and integrity to lead America's armed forces."
