Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff, speaks to media representatives in the hangar bay of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91).

ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 08, 2015) Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff, speaks to media representatives in the hangar bay of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91). Charles de Gaulle is operating with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr.) File# 150308-N-TP834-424