Gates Tours MRAP Facility

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Navy Capt. Cloyes "Red" Hoover, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center commander, gives Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates an MRAP overview in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Pete Ward, MRAP project lead, explains the different varieties of MRAPs to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during a visit to Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates looks at the different variations of MRAPs being produced during a visit to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates looks at the different variations of MRAPs being produced during a visit to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • An American flag hangs as workers at the Vehicle Integration Facility work on producing MRAPs in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates tours the MRAP Vehicle Integration Facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with workers at the MRAP Vehicle Integration Facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with a worker at the MRAP Vehicle Integration Facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with workers at the vehicle integration facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to workers at the vehicle integration facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Workers at the vehicle integration facility gather to hear Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speak to them in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Workers at the vehicle integration facility climb on top of an MRAP to hear Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speak to them in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with workers at the vehicle integration facility in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates thanks workers at the vehicle integration facility for all their hard work in producing MRAPs in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 18, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby