Defense Secretary Robert Gates congratulates U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Von Staufffenberg after the Soldier received the Bronze Star Medal and two Purple Hearts for his devoted service to the U.S. Armed Forces fight More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addressed the nearly 200 representatives of 113 troop-support groups at the Pentagon on Jan. 25, for the third annual America Supports You Summit. Gates thanked the group fo More
Indonesian Commander Boy Sahril Qamar salutes U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon Gates' arrival in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 25. Gates will meet with Indonesian leaders and give remarks at the Indonesia More
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents The Defense Distinguished Service Medal to Adm. William J. Fallon. Adm. Fallon was presented the award for displaying charismatic leadership and strat More
Relinquishment of Command Ceremony for Commander, U.S. Central Command, held today MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. Adm. William J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, relinquished command to Lt. Gen. M More
Danish soldiers from the Royal Danish Life Guards march through the historic Rosenborg Drill Ground in Copenhagen, Denmark, during U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' visit April 1. In the background is the More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and minister of defense of Chile Jose Goni sign a Master of Exchange Agreement during a short ceremony inside the Pentagon, April 8, 2008. (Defense Dept. photo/U.S. Navy Pet More
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates arrives at Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 9, 2008, to talk with airmen assigned to the Air Combat Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison/Released)
U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopters from HSC-26 perform an air power and rescue swimmer demonstration for the participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) onboard the USS Iwo Jima in So More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) prepare to onload Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters in Souda Bay, Greece, enroute to the USS Iwo Jima, Sunday Sept. 21, 2008. The JCOC par More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) take pictures of an air power and rescue swimmer demonstration for the onboard the USS Iwo Jima in Souda Bay, Greece, Sunday Sep. 21, 2008. More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) receive a hand to hand combat demonstration from Marine Lt. Timothy Patrick, 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs, in Souda Bay, Gree More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) watch a U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog aircraft during air power capabilities demonstration on Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, Tuesday, Sept. 23, More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) put on individual protective equipment (IPE) prior to firing crew-serve weapons on the Joint Military Training Center located in Grafenwoehr More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) receive a non-lethal force demonstration from U.S. Marine Staff Sgt Lazzerini in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. The JCOC par More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) receive a non-lethal force demonstration using Taser guns from U.S. Marine Staff Sgt Deines in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. More
(From left to right) Col. Duffy W. White, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Sgt. Maj. Paul G. McKenna. Gates spoke to more than 100 U.S. service members, Dec. 11, on Kandahar Air Field, Islamic Republic More
Capt. John D. Alexander, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, greets Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates. This is the first time Gates has visited a deployed aircraft carrier. The Ab More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates administers the oath of enlistment to 13 sailors during an all-hands call aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. This is the first time Gates has visited a deploye More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivers the oath of enlistment to Petty Officer 1st Class Nathan Ellsworth, a boatswain's mate, during his visit aboard the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2). G More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks with Marines at the Crucible site as they explain the different training events, May 13.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates takes a tour of the USS Missouri Memorial. Gates is visiting the memorial before going to a conference in Singapore. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Sean Furey)
U.S. Secretary Of Defense Robert M. Gates shakes hands with U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Cowhick, automations specialist for 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Dagger, after giving him a coin June 6 More
Former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates signs copies of his book "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War" at the Marine Corps Exchange, Marine Cops Base Quantico, Va., Jan. 17, 2014. The book is dedicated to a More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates is interviewed for CNN in front of the Al Faw palace at Camp Liberty, Iraq, Dec. 6.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates thanked the nearly 200 representatives of 113 troop-support groups gathered at the Pentagon on Jan. 25, for the third annual America Support You Summit. Gates fielded questi More
The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, presents The Defense Distinguished Service Medal to Adm. William J. Fallon. Adm. Fallon was presented the award for displaying charismatic leadership and str More
Adm. William J. Fallon passes the U.S. Central Command flag to the Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, during a Relinquishment of Command Ceremony. Adm. Fallon relinquished command to Lt. Gen. Mart More
Soldiers from the Royal Danish Life Guards prepare their uniforms in formation for U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' visit April 1, at the Life Guards Barracks and Rosenborg Drill Ground in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) receive a Landing Cushion Air Cushion (LCAC) demonstration while onboard the USS Iwo Jima, Souda Bay, Greece, Sunday Sept. 21, 2008. The JCOC More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) offload Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters in Souda Bay, Greece, Sunday Sept. 21, 2008. The JCOC participants will travel through European More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference watch a U.S. Air Force A-10 Wharthog aircraft during air power capabilities demonstration on Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivers remarks during an all-hands call aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. This is the first time Gates has visited a deployed aircraft carrier. The Abraham More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates has lunch with Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. This is the first time Gates has visited a deployed aircraft carrier. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Str More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivers remarks during an all-hands call aboard the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2). This is Gates first visit to the ship.
Brig. Gen. Frederick M. Padilla, commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris island and the Eastern Recruiting Region (left), talks to Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates about the Crucible, May 13 More
U.S. Secretary Of Defense Robert M. Gates honors Regional Command-East service members on Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan, June 6. Gates a native of Wichita, Kan., fielded questions fr More
Defense Secretary Robert Gates walks down the flightline in Kabul, Afghanistan, to his aircraft for a trip to Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2007.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates flies in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, Dec. 6, for his departure to Bahrain.
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to the audience, during the Relinquishment of Command Ceremony. Adm. William J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Central Command, relinquished command to Lt. Gen More
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade answer questions at a news conference after morning meetings in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 1.
Dr. Maggie O'Brien, president of St. Mary's College, Md., and a participant of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) talks with Petty Officer 1st Class Dunbar, also from MD, on the USS Iwo Jima More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) a history lesson of the USS Iwo Jima while in Souda Bay, Greece, Sunday Sept. 21, 2008. The JCOC participants will travel through European C More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) are given a U.S. Coast Guard over the horizon boat tour on Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Monday Sept. 22, 2008. The JCOC participants will More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) receive a tour aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas from Charleston, S.C., docked on Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Monday, Sept. 22, 2 More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference watch an U.S. Air Force A-10 Wharthog aircraft during air power capabilities demonstration on Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) talk to instructors of the combat life saver course on the Joint Military Training Center located on Grafenwoehr, Germany, Wednesday Sept. 2 More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) receive a non-lethal force demonstration of forces from U.S. Marine Staff Sgt Lookin in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. The J More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates observes flight operations supporting Operation Enduring Freedom aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. This is the first time Gates has visited a deployed aircraf More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Womack, command sergeant major for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, looks on as U.S. Secretary Of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses Regiona More
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and his senior military assistant U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Pete Chiarelli fly in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, Dec. 6, for their departur More
The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, passes the U.S. Central Command flag to Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey during a Relinquishment of Command Ceremony. Adm. William J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Pacif More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) receive a safety brief from Marine Lt. Timothy Patrick, 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs, in Souda Bay, Greece, Sunday Sept. 21, 2 More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) receive an over the horizon boat ride tour aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas from Charleston, S.C., docked on Naval Air Station Rota More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) receive a tour aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas from Charleston, S.C., docked on Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Monday Sept. 22, 200 More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference listen to a range safety brief prior to firing crew-serve weapons on the Joint Military Training Center located in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Wednesday, More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) receive a non-lethal force demonstration from U.S. Marine Staff Sgt Deines in Stuttgart, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. The JCOC partici More
Capt. John D. Alexander, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, and Rear Adm. Mark Guadagnini, commander of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, salute Secretary of Defense Robert More
Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates is greeted by rainbow sideboys aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. This is the first time Gates has visited a deployed aircraft carrier. The Abraham Lincoln More
U.S. Secretary Of Defense Robert M. Gates receives a coin from U.S. Army Col. Bruce P. Antonia, commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, after addressing Regional Comman More
Judge Carol Hansen of Oklahoma City, OK and Dr. Flavius Killebrew, Corpus Christi, Texas, both aarticipants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) put on safety gear prior to boarding Marine CH More
Defense Secretary Robert Gates boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., located in Kabul, Afghanistan, that is headed to Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2007.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates arrives at Baghdad International Airport after a recent stop at Camp Liberty, Iraq, Dec. 6. Gates was in Iraq seeking updates from Multi-National Corp leaders.
U.S. Marine AV-8B Harriers perform an air power demonstration for the participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) onboard the USS Iwo Jima in Souda Bay, Greece, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) watch an air power demonstration onboard the USS Iwo Jima in Souda Bay, Greece, Sunday Sept. 21, 2008. The JCOC participants will travel thro More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) receive hands on security training aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas from Charleston, S.C., docked on Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) receive a hand to hand combat demonstration from Marine Lt. Timothy Patrick, 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs, in Souda Bay, Greec More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) prepare for an over the horizon boat ride tour aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas from Charleston, S.C., docked on Naval Air Station More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference watch U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Commandos conduct an air power capabilities demonstration on Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2 More
Defense Secretary Robert Gates walks with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Hertling, commanding general, 1st Armored Division after arriving in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2007.
Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Acting Commander, U.S. Central Command speaks to the audience during the Relinquishment of Command Ceremony. Adm. William J. Fallon, Commander, U.S. Central Command, relinquished com More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) board a Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter enroute to the USS Iwo Jima in Souda Bay, Greece, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. The JCOC participants w More
Participant of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) talk to a U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer while touring the Coast Guard Cutter Dallas on Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Monday, Sept. 22, 200 More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) offload a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston AFB, S.C., on Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Monday Sept. 22, 2008. The JCOC p More
Adm. William J. Fallon, Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, and Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, pose for a group photo with U.S. Central Command's Service Member's of the Year for 2007. U More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference(JCOC) tour the USS Iwo Jima in Souda Bay, Greece, Sunday Sept. 21, 2008. The JCOC participants will travel through European Command during their se More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) eat lunch aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas from Charleston, S.C., docked on Naval Air Station Rota, Spain, Monday Sept. 22, 2008. T More