Second Strategic Seminar

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, yesterday convened a second “strategic seminar" where combatant commanders and service chiefs examined the implications of the new Defense Strategic Guidance issued by President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in early January.

“We explored complex scenarios that test the strategy, determined how far our future programmed force can stretch, and discussed new and innovative ways to solve traditional problems,” Dempsey wrote on his Facebook page yesterday. “These seminars are valuable as we take a thorough look at how to best execute the defense strategy.”

More background on the seminars .