Dr. Ed McGrady, research team leader, Center for Naval

Dr. Ed McGrady, research team leader, Center for Naval Analyses, instructs senior U.S. and foreign military leaders during a table-top-exercise at the USPACOM Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) in San Diego, Calif., July 12, 2016. PALS brings together senior leaders of allied and partner nations from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to discuss key aspects of maritime/amphibious operations, capability development, crisis response, and interoperability. Twenty-two allied and partnered nations, including the U.S. are participating. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Wesley Timm/Released)