Chairman Discusses Military Operations, Threats, ‘People’ Issues
Chairman Discusses Military Operations, Threats, ‘People’ Issues
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 – While devoting much of his National Press Club address today to efforts under way in Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was quizzed on a broad range of other defense issues ranging from the war in Iraq to the defense budget to possible revisions to the military ban on homosexuals.
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the audience at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington, D.C., July 8, 2009. Mullen discussed a multitude of subjects including the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the fiscal year 2010 budget request and ongoing care for wounded warriors and their families.
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