Dempsey Visits Service Members in Washington State

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Coast Guard Rear Adm. Taylor, left, briefs Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the Puget Sound Joint Harbor Operations Center's capabilities in Seattle, Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Coast Guard Cpt. Ferguson, left, briefs Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the mission of the local U.S. Coast Guard in Seattle, Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Coast Guard leaders brief Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about their mission near the ports of Seattle, Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mellon welcomes aboard Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, near the ports of Seattle, Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, have lunch with the crew of the Coast Guard Ice Breaker Polar Star in Seattle, Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits Coast Guard assets in Seattle, Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, leaves the Seattle area on a Coast Guard patrol boat, Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Seals sunbathe aboard the USS Maine submarine at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Navy Rear Adm. Robert M. Hennegan briefs Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, aboard the USS Maine submarine at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a tour of the USS Maine submarine at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • The periscope of the USS Maine submarine is in the foreground as Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a tour at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks through the periscope of the USS Maine submarine at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a tour of the USS Maine submarine at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Navy Rear Adm. Robert Hennegan, right, briefs Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center, during a tour of the USS Maine submarine at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts a town hall meeting with sailors, Marines and family members at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • A Sailor's daughter listens to Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a town hall meeting at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Silverdale, Wash., Oct. 3, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen