we are just moving on to the next few states. seismic changes coming to the military. defense secretary panetta and president obama will address how the pentagon is going to go about cutting about a half billion dollars from the budget. it ain't easy, folks. here's what they are saying they are going to do. apparently we are no longer going to be able to fight two ground wars at the same time. 4,000 troops are going to be pulled from europe. and about 47,000 marines and troop will be diminished in next five years. all of this, if you are keeping track, comes at a time when iran is ramping up a lot of its rhetoric in the strait of hormuz becomes a problem. we are keeping an eye on that and china, too, as it builds up its army. syria is the thorn in everyone's side as assad continues to crack down on protesters there. what will we do about it, if anything? chris lawrence is at the pentagon. cnn correspondent.