U.S. Navy Adm. Mark Ferguson, vice chief of naval operations, delivers remarks to the audience during a secretary of the Navy guest lecture inside King Auditorium at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012. Ferguson discussed defense budget projections for the future and the Department of Defense's renewed focus on the Pacific Rim region. (U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya/Released)