President Mike Mullen honored as he steps down as Joint Chiefs chairman . Obama : ` ` Our country is more secure because of the service that you have rendered . '' He chose not to comment directly on that , saying only that in his advice to his successor , `` I urged Marty to remember the importance of Pakistan to all of this , to try and do a better job than I did with that vexing and yet vital relationship . '' Mullen wants us to become more connected to military matters . ' ' Jack Dempsey is the new chairman .
President Mike Mullen honored as he steps down as Joint Chiefs chairman . Obama : ` ` Our country is more secure because of the service that you have rendered . '' Mullen wants us to become more connected to military matters . ' ' Jack Dempsey is the new chairman .