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Gates Visits Bahrain, Speaks at Manama Dialogue
Bahrain's Minister of State for Defense Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdulla al-Khalifa, along with an honor cordon, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival at Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008. Gates is in Bahrain to meet with the country's leaders on defense issues and attend the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue, a forum for the national security establishments of the participating states to exchange views on regional security challenges.Bahrain's Minister of State for Defense Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdulla al-Khalifa greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival at Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008.U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with U.S. Navy sailors at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with U.S. Navy sailors at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates salutes U.S. Navy sideboys during his departure from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Headquarters in Manama, Bahrain Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. Bahrain to attend the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Manama Dialogue, a forum for the national security establishments of the participating states to exchange views on regional security challenges.U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Safriya Palace in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa listen to Adam Erelin, U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, at the Safriya Palace in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives Bahrain's Order of the First Class Award from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain at the Safriya Palace in Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Bahrainian King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Safriya Palace in Manama, Bahrain Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, talks with John Chipman, chief executive officer of the International Institute for Stategic Studies, during the opening of the fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, talks with former Defense Secretary William Cohen during the opening of theInternational Institute for Stategic Studies fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, speaks with John Chipman, chief executive officer of the International Institute for Stategic Studies, during the opening of the fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Dec. 13, 2008. John Chipman, foreground, chief executive officer of the International Institute for Stategic Studies, introduces U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the opening of the fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gives a speech during the opening of International Institute for Stategic Studies' fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks during the opening of International Institute for Stategic Studies' fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gives a speech during the opening of International Institute for Stategic Studies' fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks to meet the Crown Prince of Bahrain, His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, during the International Institute for Stategic Studies' fifth Manama Dialogue in Bahrain Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, meets with the Crown Prince of Bahrain, His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, during the International Institute for Stategic Studies' fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with the Crown Prince of Bahrain, His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, during the International Institute for Stategic Studies' fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, meets with the Bahrain's Minister of State for Defense Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdulla al-Khalifa after attending the International Institute for Stategic Studies' fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, shakes hands with Bahrain's Minister of State for Defense Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdulla al-Khalifa upon Gates' departure from Bahrain after attending the International Institute for Stategic Studies' fifth annual Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, Dec. 13, 2008. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to depart Bahrain after attending the International Institute for Stategic Studies' fifth annual Manama Dialogue, Dec. 13, 2008.
Bahrain's Minister of State for Defense Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdulla al-Khalifa, along with an honor cordon, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates upon his arrival at Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008. Gates is in Bahrain to meet with the country's leaders on defense issues and attend the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue, a forum for the national security establishments of the participating states to exchange views on regional security challenges.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jerry Morrison