HALIFAX FORUM - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience as Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay, left, and Craig Kennedy, president of the German Marshall Fund, look on during the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen High Res
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009 – The United States and other Western Hemisphere nations must increase cooperation and collaboration for their continued security, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today. Story | Transcript
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009 – Afghanistan was among the issues that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay discussed during a bilateral meeting here today. Story | Transcript
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay met here today to discuss bilateral, hemispheric issues, but reporters’ questions afterward were all about Afghanistan. Story
HALIFAX CITADEL - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay conduct a press conference at the Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen High Res
HIGHLANDERS - Members of the 78th Highlanders stand at the entrance of the Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen High Res
CITADEL TOUR - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay tour the Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 20, 2009. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen High Res
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