northern command, general craig mckinley his predecessor has done an outstanding job as the chief of the national guard bureau helping to make sure our national guard is tightly integrated. and he is the first guard chief as you know to have become a member of the joint chiefs of staffs so i'd like to congratulate both of them. thank you. an i look forward to your questions. >> we have a story out this afternoon that says the u.s. is considering transferring several taliban detainees from gitmo to afghanistan to be held in afghan control. could you comment on that? and also may i ask you about jim miller's trip to israel? was it confirmed to him that the missile defense exercise postponed already this year is rescheduled and will be held in october? the israeli xerize sigh officer challenge -- you're right. it was scheduled for the spring of the year and collaborateively with the israelis we rescheduled it and dr. miller's not back yet so i really don't know what the final decision was but it's our expectation that's when the event will occur. >> with regards to reconciliation, there