150212-N-HW977-311 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Feb. 12, 2015) Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard, center, responds to a question as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Paul Zukunft, left, and Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., look on during a panel discussion at the 2015 Western Conference and Exposition (WEST 2015), a three-day conference co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association and the U.S. Naval Institute. The three sea service leaders discussed the challenges they face and their priorities in an uncertain budget environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Greg Vojtko/Released)