Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources Lt. Gen. Emerson N. Gardner Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, responds to a reporter's question regarding reserve force mobilizations during a Pentagon press briefing on Jan.19, 2007. Gardner joined Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness David Chu and Lt. Gen. Stephen M. Speakes, U.S. Army, in explaining the new policies regarding mobilizations instituted by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.