Gates Visits the USS Russell

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Sailors aboard the USS Russell await the arrival of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in Pearl Harbor on Thursday , Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks aboard the USS Russell as sailors salute his arrival in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Weston, commanding officer of the USS Russell, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Weston, left, commanding officer of the USS Russell and Admiral Robert Willard, right, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates takes a tour with Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Weston, commanding officer of the USS Russell, while onboard the Naval ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates tours the engineering room of the USS Russell with Navy Lt. Courtney Minetree, chief engineer, while onboard the ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a tour of the engineering room of the USS Russell by Navy LT. Courtney Minetree, chief engineer, while onboard the ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks on the deck of the USS Russell in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Thursday , Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates disembarks the USS Russell as sailors salute his departure in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates disembarks the tressle of the USS Russell as sailors salute his departure in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks to the press after touring the USS Russell in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison
  • Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Navy Admiral Robert Willard after a tour of the USS Russell in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison