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Travels with Gates - 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. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison

Manama Dialogue

December 2008

Afghanistan
Kyrgystan
Bahrain
Iraq

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holds a press conference after the Tallinn High-Level NATO-Ukraine Consultations in Tallinn, Estonia, Nov. 13, 2008. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison

NATO-Ukraine Consultations

November 2008

Estonia

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks though an honor cordon of Macedonian special guardsman after attending the Southeastern European Defense Ministerial, Oct. 8, 2008, in Ohrid, Macedonia. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison

NATO Conference, Ministry Meetings

October 2008

Kosovo
Hungary
Macedonia

Secretary Gates receives an aerial tour of Kunar province from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery Schloesser over Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 17, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison

NATO Conference, Iraq Ceremony

September 2008

Afghanistan
Iraq
United Kingdom

Upon his arrival in Bangkok, Thailand, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, shakes hands with Air Chief Marshal Chalit Pookpasuk of the Royal Thai Air Force, June 1, 2008.

Shangri-La Dialogue

May-June 2008

Sinagapore
Guam
Thailand
South Korea

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates takes a photo with troops at the future combat systems facility on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, May 1, 2008.

Mexico Visit,
Fort Bliss

April-May 2008

Mexico
Texas

President George W. Bush talks with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prior to the kickoff of the Bucharest NATO Summit, Romania, April 3, 2008.

NATO Summit

April 2008

Romania

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets Russian Gen. Vladimir Nikishin at Vnukovo International airport outside Moscow on March 17, 2008.

Russia Talks

March 2008

Russia

A reporter from Indonesian Metro television interviews U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 25, 2008.

Meetings with Leaders

February 2008

Australia
Indonesia
India
Turkey

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holds a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, during the NATO Defense Ministerial, Feb. 7, 2008.

NATO - OTAN

February 2008

Iraq
Germany
Lithuania

Lt. Cmdr. Tom Reynolds, commander of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, briefs Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during a visit to San Diego, Jan. 7, 2008.

Troop Visit

January 2008

U.S.

[SHOW][HIDE]Travels with Gates - 2007

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with sailors onboard the USS Vicksburg ported in Bahrain, Dec. 6, 2007. Gates is in the region to discuss defense issues and recieve updates from commanders.

Persian Gulf Leaders Meetings

December 2007

Iraq
Afghanistan
Dijibouti
Bahrain

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates joins other representatives attending the 12th annual meeting of the Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial in Kyiv, Ukraine, for a group photo on Oct. 22, 2007.

South Eastern Ministerial

October 2007

Ukraine
Czech Republic
Netherlands
Germany

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Brig. Gen. Daniel Bolger, commander of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, talk while on their way to observe training at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, La., May 4, 2007.

Troop Visit

May 2007

Texas
Louisiana

German military members greet U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as he arrives in Berlin, April 25, 2007.

Defense Leaders

April 2007

Germany
Poland
Russia

Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 12, 2007.

NATO Meetings

February 2007

Pakistan
Germany
Spain

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates receives a tour of one of the structures next to the Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2007.

Europe, Middle Eastern Leaders

January 2007

Iraq, Bahrain, Saudia Arabia, Afghanistan, Belgium, England

Travels with Mullen 2008

American Idol contestant and country musician Kellie Pickler and band mates Joshua Henson (left) and Ryan Ochsner perform for servicemembers, Dec. 16, during the 2008 USO Holiday Tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

USO Holiday Tour

December 2008

Afghanistan
Iraq
Kosovo
Pakistan

U.S Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses former Secretary of State George Shultz and Hoover Institution members at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., Sept. 24, 2008.

Middle East Dialogues

September 2008

Bulgaria
Turkey
Pakistan
U.S.

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, awards the Silver Star to U.S. Army Capt. Gregory Ambrosia, Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan, July 11, 2008.

USO, Middle East Tour

July 2008

Kuwait
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Philippine Lt. Gen Alexander M. Yano, chief of staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, in Manila, June 2, 2008.

Pacific Visit

May-June 2008

Indonesia
Singapore
Philippines
South Korea

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, promotes U.S. Army 1st Lt. Travis Lee to captain during a ceremony at Combat Outpost Banchee, Iraq, March 1, 2008.

Middle East Visit

March 2008

Iraq
Pakistan

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reviews Australian servicemembers during a welcoming ceremony at Russell House,Canberra, Australia, Feb. 22, 2008.

Australia Meetings,
Troop Visit

February 2008

U.S.
Australia

U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets the Salvadoran Army's Cuscatlan Battalion who are training to deploy to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Jan.18, 2008.

Southern Command

January 2008

U.S.
El Salvador
Columbia
Guantanamo Bay

[SHOW][HIDE]Travels with Pace 2007

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his South Korean counterpart Gen. Kim Kwan-Jin walk between an honor cordon of South Korean troops toward the Korean Ministry of Defense in Seoul, Korea, Aug. 16, 2007.

Local Officials,
Troop Visit

August 2007

Dijibouti
South Korea
Japan
Hawaii

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says hello to a 2-year old Iraqi child and the child's grandfather while visiting Ramadi, Iraq, July 17, 2007.

Local Leaders,
Troop Visit

July 2007

Iraq
Afghanistan
Germany

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace writes a message and signs a guest book after visiting the Afghan military training facility in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 21, 2007.

Middle East Visit

April 2007

Iraq
Afghanistan

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace is given a guided tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, March 23, 2007.

China, Japan Visit

March 2007

Hawaii
China
Japan

U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a group hug after answering questions and visiting fifth-grade students at Marshall Elementary School in Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 21, 2007.

U.S. Tour

February 2007

Washington
Oregon
Florida
Alaska

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