President of the United States Barack Obama, flanked by Gen. Norton Schwartz, U.S. Air Force chief of staff; Gen. George W. Casey, U.S. Army chief of staff; U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, addresses the media during his first visit to the Pentagon since becoming commander-in-chief, Jan. 28, 2009. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and all the service chiefs getting their inputs on the way ahead in Afghanistan and Iraq. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released)