**FILE** U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies Feb. 14, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Armed Services Committee to outline the Pentagon's budget. (Associated Press)
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (right), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, before the House Defense subcommittee hearing on the Pentagon's fiscal 2014 budget. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is at left. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
**FILE** Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the looming cuts to the defense budget. (Associated Press)
**FILE** Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the looming cuts to the defense budget. (Associated Press)
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (left) joins Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to tell lawmakers about the potential effects of the looming and “potentially tragic” cuts to the defense budget. (Associated Press)
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left) and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (right), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, on the Defense Department's response to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left) and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (right), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrive to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, on the Defense Department's response to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (center) and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (right), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrive to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, on the Defense Department's response to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
