U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, and Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell call on a member of the media during a press availability on board a U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 19, 2009. Gates, who is departing Hawaii after attending a U.S. Pacific Command change of command ceremony, is on his way to Tokyo, Japan, to meet with the Japanese minister for foreign affairs. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force/Released)
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, and Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell call on a member of the media during a press availability on board a U.S. Air Force E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 19, 2009. Gates, who is departing Hawaii after attending a U.S. Pacific Command change of command ceremony, is on his way to Tokyo, Japan, to meet with the Japanese minister for foreign affairs. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force/Released)