Lt. Gen. Stephen G. Wood, USAF (ret.), former Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, briefed JINSA members via conference call on the current, volatile situation on the Korean Peninsula on December 10, 2010.

From a Chinese sub slipping within five miles of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the pride of the Israeli fleet being struck by an Iranian anti-ship missile launched by Hezbollah, events in 2006 may compel needed attention to fleet protection, especially as advanced non-nuclear submarines begin to enter Middle East and Asian fleets.