Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz is still relishing Air Force’s 14-6 victory against Navy. The Air Force chief of staff – a big football fan who follows the Academy and the Washington Redskins – was discussing his military career with a crowd of federal-government employees Wednesday when he broke away to talk sports. “Some days are better than others at this job, but the truth is both Suzie and I are having fun,” he said. “An example: being on the field with [Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm.] Mike Mullen last Saturday at Navy-Air Force game …” Schwartz stopped…
Browsing: Adm. Mike Mullen
So I’m flipping through the print edition of the Washington Post this morning, skimming the front-page article about the daily lives of our top-ranking national security leaders. After the jump, on page A10, there’s a picture of a guy working out, bench pressing 100-pound dumbbells. Pretty impressive, I’m thinking. I glance at the caption and — holy hell, it’s Adm. Mike Mullen, the 63-year-old Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff! Dude is a beast! The caption says Mullen wakes up every day at 3 a.m., and heads to the Navy Yard gym by 4 a.m., downs a protein shake…
