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![[Click for hi-res] U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is greeted by Gen. John D.W. Corley, commander for Air Combat Command, and air component commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va., June 9, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090512220401/http://www.defenselink.mil/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2008-06/hires_080609-F-6655M-039a.jpg)
![[Click for hi-res] U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, walks with U.S. Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz , commander, U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Air Force Gen. Art Licthe, commander, Air Mobility Command, and U.S. Air Force Col. Alan Hunt, Jr., commander, 375th Airlift Wing, on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., June 10, 2008. Gates has recommended that President Bush nominate Schwartz to become the next Air Force chief of staff. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090512220401/http://www.defenselink.mil/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2008-06/hires_080610-F-6655M-121.jpg)
![[Click for hi-res] U.S. Air Force airmen on headquarters Air Mobility Command on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., listen to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, June 10, 2008. Gates is visiting bases to reassure airmen that they are members of the premier air force in the world and to discuss the recent resignations of top Air Force officials. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090512220401/http://www.defenselink.mil/dodcmsshare/photoessay/2008-06/hires_080610-F-6655M-088a.jpg)
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Trip Was Gesture of Respect To U.S. Airmen
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WASHINGTON, June 10, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’ trip to three Air Force installations was a gesture of respect and confidence in airmen following a rough week for the service. 
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2008 – Just before beginning a swing through U.S. Air Force bases across the United States, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recommended that President Bush nominate Michael B. Donley for secretary of the Air Force and Gen. Norton A. Schwartz for Air Force chief of staff. Photos
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