TOP LEADERSLeft to right, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Vice President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, observe the passing of the honor guard at the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff change of responsibility ceremony on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Sept. 30, 2011. Dempsey succeeded Mullen, who is is retiring after 43 years of service. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
Veteran US Army General Becomes New Joint Chiefs Chairman -- Voice of America
Retiring Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, leaving his post as chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said he believes Pakistan is critical to a solution in the region.
Mullen spoke at a ceremony outside Washington where his successor, U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey, was sworn in as the nation's top military officer.
The outgoing chairman urged Dempsey to try to do a better job than he did with the “vexing and yet vital relationship” with Pakistan. He said there is no solution in the region without Pakistan, and no “stable future” in the region without a partnership with Pakistan.
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