U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, April 7, 2013, meeting with leaders and service members. Earlier in his trip, he met with coalition and Afghan leaders in Kabul to assess progress in the country. “[Sequestration] is an avalanche, not a light switch,” Gen.Dempsey said April 6 in a round-table discussion with members of the press traveling with him on his trip to Afghanistan. (DoD Photo with illustrative text overlay)