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| 6/29/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates welcomes Latvian Minister of Defense Atis Slakteris to the Pentagon, June 29, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/29/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace speak with reporters at the Pentagon, June 29, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/29/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with U.S. military members involved with the "Why We Serve" program at the Pentagon, June 29, 2007. Why We Serve is a speakers' outreach program intended to re-connect the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces with those they serve: The American people.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/29/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Brazilian Minister of Defense Waldir Pires at the Pentagon, June 29, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/28/2007 |
| A U.S. Marine from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan is presented a Purple Heart by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force-82, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 24, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Zuk
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| 6/28/2007 |
| Maj. Gen. Joseph F. Fil Jr., commanding general of Multi-National Division-Baghdad, briefs U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, before a tour of Haifa Street and the Sayliah Market, June 26, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Maj. Steven Lamb
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| U.S. Army Pvt. William Whittaker scans the horizon for opposing forces with his binoculars during exercise Talisman Sabre 2007 in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, June 24, 2007. The biennial exercise is designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Lock
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| 6/28/2007 |
| President Bush makes his official announcement nominating Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael G. Mullen (center) to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright to be Vice Chairman, June 28, 2007, from the White House.
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| 6/28/2007 |
| President Bush stands by after making his official announcement nominating Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael G. Mullen to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, June 28, 2007, from the White House.
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| 6/28/2007 |
| President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listen to Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright (center) respond to President Bush's nomination of the general for Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, June 28, 2007, from the White House. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael G. Mullen is nominee for Chairman.
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| 6/28/2007 |
| President Bush stands with Marine Gen. James Cartwright (left), Navy Adm. Michael Mullen and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates as he announces his nomination of Mullen as chairman, and Cartwright as vice chairman, of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, June 28, 2007, at the White House.
White House photo by Chris Greenberg
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| 6/28/2007 |
| President Bush addresses the Naval War College, in Newport, R.I., discussing why U.S. forces must not leave Iraq before its government can defend its citizens against terrorists and extremists.
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| 6/28/2007 |
| Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen responds to President Bush's announcement of Mullen to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright (left), currently the commander of United States Strategic Command, is Bush's nominee for vice chairman. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates looks on at right, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, June 28, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 6/28/2007 |
| President Bush announces his nominations of current Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Mullen and Commander, United States Strategic Command, Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright to be chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, June 28, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 6/28/2007 |
| Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, President Bush's nominee for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stands with Adm. Mike Mullen, the president's nominee for chairman, following Bush's announcements, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, June 28, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 6/28/2007 |
| President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates stand with Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright (center) after Bush's announcement that Cartwright is nominee for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, June 28, 2007, at the White House. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael G. Mullen is nominee for chairman.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 6/27/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, points out a location to Army Col. John Charlton, commander of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, and Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter Gaskin, commander of Multi-National Division - West, in downtown Ramadi, Iraq, June 25, 2007. The commanders are touring the city to gauge reconstruction and security operations.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 6/27/2007 |
| Capt. Josh Richardson (left), commander, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, listens to advice from U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker while patrolling Richardson’s area of operations in the Raabi neighborhood of Baghdad’s Adhamiyah District, June 25.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Randy Randolph
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| 6/27/2007 |
| Capt. Brent Dittenber, commander, Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), from Fort Drum, N.Y., checks the names of applicants for the Iraqi police force with Iraqi army staff officers. The recruitment drive was June 23-25 in Yusufiyah.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.
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| 6/26/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Cmdr. Samuel Paparo, commander of the Kalagush Provincial Reconstruction Team, greets the chief of the Afghanistan National Police at the district center in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Bracken
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| 6/26/2007 |
| An Iraqi policeman and a U.S. Army soldier from 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, speak with homeowners about neighborhood safety during a cordon and search in the Rashid district of Baghdad.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Tierney P. Nowland
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| 6/26/2007 |
| U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel, deputy commanding general for Operations for Combined Joint Task Force-82, speaks via satellite with reporters at the Pentagon, June 26, 2007, providing an update on ongoing security and stability operations in Afghanistan.
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| U.S. Navy Lt. Jennifer Rosen, doctor of general medicine, examines a local child during a medical engagement in the Nijrab district, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. Medical staff saw more than 160 people.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dilia DeGrego
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| 6/26/2007 |
| 1st Lt. Eric Laflin, platoon leader for "Dirty" Platoon, Company Alpha, 9th Engineers, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division from St. Paul, Minn., asks an Iraqi questions about an improvised explosive device attack that took place June 20 in southern Baghdad.
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| 6/26/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Grant S. Burleson, a boat captain with Detachment 1, Riverine Squadron 1, Regimental Combat Team 2, navigates the Euphrates River, Iraq, on his combat rubber raiding craft (Zodiac).
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adam Johnston
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| 6/26/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) walks with President of Estonia Toomas Ilves upon his arrival at the Pentagon, June 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/26/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) greets German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung upon his arrival at the Pentagon, June 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/26/2007 |
| President of Estonia Toomas Ilves meets with U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, upon his arrival at the Pentagon to meet with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, June 26, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/26/2007 |
| Coalition soldiers work with composition C-4, military explosive material, during a demolition range at East River Range, Bagram, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Aubree Rundle
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| 6/24/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with the 759th Military Police Battalion commander at the Combat Support Hospital in the International Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, June 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 6/24/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, steps off a U.S. Air Force C-17, named the "Spirit of the Golden Gate," during his arrival at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, June 23, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 6/22/2007 |
| Principle Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ryan Henry briefs reporters at the Foreign Press Center, June 22, 2007, on the recent U.S. Department of Defense and State Department delegation consultation visit to African nations to discuss the Africa Command. This was the second consultation trip in two months.
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| 6/22/2007 |
| U.S. Air Force veteran Daniel Young masters the slalom course, June 19, 2007, at the 27th National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Milwaukee, Wis., held June 19 to 23. More than 500 disabled veterans were at the games, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Paralyzed Veterans of America.
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| 6/21/2007 |
| Members of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit transport the combat rubber raiding craft on board amphibious landing dock USS Juneau after the completion of the landing craft utility recovery operations during Exercise Talisman Saber, June 20, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Gomez
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| 6/21/2007 |
| A Stryker soldier with Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, pulls security during the clearing of a village in the outskirts of Baqouba, Iraq, as part of Operation Arrowhead Ripper, June 19.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Antonieta Rico
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| 6/21/2007 |
| Visitors gather around a Marine MV-22 Osprey at the "Reach for the Sky" family day at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., June 16, 2007. The airshow featured several static civilian and military aircraft in addition to the museum's vast array of air and space displays.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski
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| 6/21/2007 |
| Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ryan Henry conducts a press conference about U.S. Africa Command at the Pentagon, June 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/21/2007 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, (right) learns about Humvee improvements from U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Gonzales, a squad leader with the 82nd Airborne Division, during a visit to Forward Operating Base Liberty in Baghdad, June 20, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump
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| 6/21/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace talk with the Pentagon press corps, June 21, 2007.
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| 6/21/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responds to a reporter's question during a press conference with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon, June 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/21/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conduct a press conference at the Pentagon, June 21, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/20/2007 |
| A cloud of smoke and dust envelopes U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Mullahy seconds after he fired an AT-4 rocket launcher at an insurgent position during a firefight in Baghdad's Adhamiyah neighborhood June 16 which ended with one insurgent dead and three captured. Mullahy is a squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment.
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| 6/20/2007 |
| Members of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit launch a combat rubber raiding craft from the amphibious landing dock USS Juneau in the Pacific Ocean, June 19, 2007, as part of Exercise Talisman Saber 07.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Gomez
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| 6/20/2007 |
| Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen holds an all-hands call with sailors on the fantail of USS Curtis Wilbur during a visit to U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, June 19, 2007. Mullen is on a seven-day trip to Japan and Vietnam to visit with counterparts and sailors.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 6/20/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace accepts a painting from a student of the visiting German Joint Armed Forces Command and Staff College class, at the Pentagon, June 19, 2007, after discussions ranging from the war on terror to military transformation.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/20/2007 |
| Staff Sgt. Matthew Zimmer pumps out as many push-ups as he can during the physical fitness portion of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Challenge June 13 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Rosine
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| 6/20/2007 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England participates in a meeting of the Reserve Forces Policy Board in the Pentagon, June 20, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Robert D. Ward
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| 6/20/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) meets with Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs Mian Khurshid M. Kasuri at the Pentagon, June 20, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/20/2007 |
| A soldier attached to 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security during Operation Arrowhead Ripper, in Baqouba, Iraq, June 19.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Armando Monroig
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| 6/19/2007 |
| Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., patrol Chibernat, a village on the outskirts of Baqouba, Iraq. This operation is part of a continuing effort to clear areas suspected of harboring terrorists.
U.S. Army photo courtesy of Sgt. Armando Monroig
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| 6/19/2007 |
| Afghan and European dignitaries render honors during a ceremony marking the symbolic turnover of the mission to train the Afghan National Police, from the German Police Project Office to the European Union Police mission in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 17, 2007.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Votroubek
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| 6/19/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Corps assault amphibian vehicles from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, hit the beach June 17, 2007, during an amphibious landing rehearsal for Exercise Talisman Saber 2007, at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia. The exercise is a U.S. and Australian led Joint Task Force exercise designed to prepare both nations for crisis action planning and executing contingency operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jhoan Montolio
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| 6/18/2007 |
| Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen, right, and Chief of Staff Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Adm. Eiji Yoshikawa, center, inspect Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force sailors during Mullen's visit to Ichigaya, Japan, June 18, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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| 6/18/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates welcomes visiting Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari to the Pentagon, June 18, 2007, to discuss regional security issues in Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 6/18/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates smiles across the table at visiting Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari as Gates shares details of an interesting experience from his recent trip to Iraq. Zebari and Gates were to discuss various bilateral security issues during this June 18, 2007, Pentagon meeting.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| 6/17/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates tours a Joint Security Station with U.S. Army Col. Jeffrey Bannister and Iraqi Staff Gen. Riyadh Talal Tawfiq in Baghdad, Iraq, June 16, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/17/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, shakes hands with a wounded servicemember during a picnic in their honor at the Paces' home on Fort Myer, Va., June 16, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/15/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace speaks with students, faculty and leaders at the Joint Forces Staff College at the MacArthur Auditorium, Norfolk, Va., June 14, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/15/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov before a bilateral meeting during the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, June 15, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/15/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with Marines from the U.S. Embassy during the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, June 15, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/15/2007 |
| Vice Adm. Donald Arthur, U.S. Navy, co-chairperson of the Department of Defense Mental Health Task Force, backed by members of his team, leads a Pentagon press conference, June 15, 2007, dealing with their recently released report to Congress.
Defense Dept. photo by R.D. Ward
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| 6/14/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates greets NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2007.
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| 6/14/2007 |
| U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with the press during the North Atlantic Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2007.
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| 6/14/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates attends a North Atlantic Council conference as part of the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/14/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with the Defense Minister of Poland Aleksander Szczyglo during a working lunch of the NATO-Ukraine Commission as part of the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/13/2007 |
| President George W. Bush addresses the audience, June 12, 2007, at the dedication ceremony for the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, D.C.
White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
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| 6/13/2007 |
| Senior Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez salutes Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley after being presented the Air Force Combat Action Medal. The medal was presented to six airmen in a ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., June 12.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson
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| 6/13/2007 |
| Army Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, commander of the Multi-National Security Transition Command in Iraq, talks to the press at the Pentagon, June 13, 2007, about ongoing operations.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/13/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to reporters while traveling through Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents the Purple Heart medal to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent A. Homan for wounds received in action, June 11, in Balad, Iraq. Gates visited several military members at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, June 13, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/13/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, after meeting with the U.S. European Command commander and touring Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, June 13, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/12/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Peter Pace, gives remarks at the quarterly Senior Enlisted breakfast at Fort Belvoir, Va., June 12, 2007. Pace thanked them for their service in a time of war and answered questions ranging from future deployments to leadership.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/12/2007 |
| Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, testifies during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the development of Iraqi Security Forces.
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| 6/11/2007 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Harper, a truck leader with Military Police Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion, hands a bottle of water to an Iraqi child in Al Qam, Iraq, June 5, 2007.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael J. O'Brien
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| 6/11/2007 |
| Sailors man the rails of the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Kidd, during an evening commissioning ceremony, June 9, 2007, at Port of Galveston, Galveston, Texas.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Jane Campbell
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| 6/11/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) greets Portuguese Defense Minister Nuno Severiano Teixeira as he arrives at the Pentagon, June 8, 2007. The defense leaders discussed bilateral security issues.
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| 6/10/2007 |
| U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, Multi-National Force-Iraq commander, addresses those gathered during a change of command ceremony for Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq, June 10, 2007. During the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey relinquished command to Lt. Gen. James M. Dubik.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 6/10/2007 |
| U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, outgoing commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq, passes the unit colors to U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq, left, during a change of command ceremony, June 10, 2007.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 6/8/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announces his recommendation that U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen replace U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a press briefing at the Pentagon, June 8, 2007.
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| 6/8/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announces his recommendation that U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen replace U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a press briefing at the Pentagon, June 8, 2007.
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| 6/7/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates tours Point du Hoc on the Commemeration of the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, June 6, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Thurlby
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| 6/7/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace attends the closing ceremony of the "Faces of the Fallen" exhibit in Arlington, Va., June 7, 2007. The Faces of the Fallen exhibition opened in 2005 and has 1,319 portraits of American military killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/7/2007 |
| "Where words fail, this exhibit succeeds in memorializing servicemembers who have given their all," said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace during the closing ceremony of the "Faces of the Fallen" exhibit in Arlington Va., June 7, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/6/2007 |
| An Army spouse asks Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace a question during a townhall meeting at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 5, 2007, with Army families and soldiers who have been directly affected by the 12- to 15-month deployment extension.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/6/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace visits Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, June 5, 2007. He is escorted by Maj. Gen. Carla Hawley-Bowland, commanding officer.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/6/2007 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Johnson sits on his hospital bed with his 3-month-old son at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, June 5, 2007, as he shows Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace the injuries he sustained while on patrol in Iraq.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates tours the American cemetery during the Commemeration of the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, June 6, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/6/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with World War II veterans during the Commemeration of the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, June 6, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/6/2007 |
| A U.S. veteran attends the Commemeration of the 63rd Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, June 6, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/5/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace addresses students at the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 4, 2007. The chairman spoke to the international body of students and answered their questions.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace meets with the Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for a meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, June 4, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/5/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference with Krygyzstan Minister of Defense General-Lieutenant Ismail Isakovich Isakov in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, June 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, June 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with junior enlisted officers deployed to Manas Airbase, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, June 5, 2007. Gates held the informal meeting to hear directly from the troops about their concerns and answer their questions.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| A replica of NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon's No. 24 car, which sports an America Supports You logo, sits in the courtyard of the Pentagon, June 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly Burgess
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| 6/5/2007 |
| President George W. Bush joins Czech President Vaclav Klaus during the review of the Czech troops at Prague Castle in the Czech Republic, June 5, 2007.
White House photo by Shealah Craighead
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates attends an honor cordon ceremony with French Minister of Defense Herve Morin in Paris, June 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and French Minister of Defense Herve Morin share a laugh during a press conference in Paris, June 5, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/4/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai conduct a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 4, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/4/2007 |
| Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with Afghan Minister of Defense Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak during a visit to Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, June 4, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference with South Korean Minister of Defense Kim Jang-soo in Singapore, June 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, share a laugh with South Korean Minister of Defense Kim Jang-soo in Singapore, June 2, 2007. Gates and Pace are in Singapore to attend the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La Dialogue.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference with U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Tim Keating, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, in Singapore, June 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (back, center) conducts a bilateral meeting with the Indonesian Minister of Defense Dr. Juwono Sudarsono in Singapore, June 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with U.S. Air Force members currently deployed to Manas Air Base in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, June 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/3/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with U.S. Air Force members currently deployed to Manas Air Base in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, June 3, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/2/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La dialogue, in Singapore, June 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/2/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after delivering remarks at the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La dialogue, in Singapore, June 2, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/2/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Lt. Gen. Zhang Qinsheng, deputy chief of the General Staff of the PLA, China, in Singapore, June 2, 2007. Qinsheng spoke about India and China: Building International Stability.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 6/2/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates signs the guest book upon his arrival at the Istana in Singapore, to meet with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, June 2, 2007.
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| 6/1/2007 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace leads a town hall meeting with approximately 500 U.S. military members at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 1, 2007.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 6/1/2007 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Singapore Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean upon his arrival in Singapore, June 1, 2007. Gates will attend the 6th International Institute for Strategic Studies conference, the Shangri-La dialogue.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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