U.S. Department of Defense

Mullen Visits Guantanamo Bay

U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits Naval Station Guantanamo Bay,Cuba, Jan. 13, 2008. During his stop Mullen held an all-hands call with servicemembers stationed on the island, visited detention facilities and the new expeditionary legal complex that will be used to try high value combatants detained in the war on terror. Mullen is on a five-day trip to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.

U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a brief from Army Col. Manuel Medina (left), deputy engineer, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, and Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo on the status of task force operations, during a visit to Cuba, Jan. 13, 2008.

U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, rides the ferry during a visit to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 13, 2008.

U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holds an all-hands call with servicemembers stationed at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 13, 2008.

U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a brief from Col. Manuel Medina, deputy engineer, Joint Task Force Guantanamo during a visit to Cuba, Jan. 13, 2008.

U.S. Army Col. Bruce Vargo, joint detention group commander, gives a tour of a detainee holding cell at Camp Six, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Cuba, to Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Jan. 13, 2008.

U.S. Army Col. Bruce Vargo (center), joint detention group commander, gives a tour of a detainee recreation area at Camp Six, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Cuba, to Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Jan. 13, 2008.

U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits Naval Station Guantanamo Bay,Cuba, Jan. 13, 2008. During his stop Mullen held an all-hands call with servicemembers stationed on the island, visited detention facilities and the new expeditionary legal complex that will be used to try high value combatants detained in the war on terror. Mullen is on a five-day trip to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley