Director of the Army's Force Development Office and Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Stephen M. Speaks (right) clarifies an issue for a reporter during a Jan. 19, 2007, Pentagon press briefing on new policies regarding the frequency and duration of National Guard and Reserve forces mobilizations. Speaks joined Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Emerson N. Gardner Jr. (left) and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness David Chu in explaining the new policies instituted by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.