U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld laugh with reporters following an inflight briefing aboard an E-4B command and control aircraft as he travels to Bahrain. U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld laughs with reporters following an inflight briefing aboard an E-4B command and control aircraft as he travels to Bahrain, October 8, 2004. Rumsfeld is planning to visit troops aboard the USS John F. Kennedy stationed in the region. REUTERS/POOL/Susan Walsh