Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, talks to reporters at the U.S. Naval Support Activity in Manama, Bahrain, on Dec. 29, 2005. A USO-sponsored troupe including 2004 American Idol finalist Diana DeGarmo, country music star Michael Peterson and comedian and actor Reggie McFadden is traveling with Pace as he visits troops deployed during the holiday season.