Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy, speaks with Commander, U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. Army, at the 2nd Annual Gulf Coast States Chiefs of Defense Conference, at the Fairfax Hotel, Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2009. The conference, hosted by the Central Command, brings together senior defense officials to foster regional military-to-military cooperation and increase high-level dialogue.