Joint Chiefs Chair Adm. Mullen hands over reigns to Gen. Dempsey in Virginia

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen swears in Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey as the new Chairman during the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Farewell Review and Change of Responsibility Ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall's Summerall Field in Arlington, Virginia, on September 30, 2011. Holding the Bible is Dempsey's wife Deanie. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg