OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb., Jan. 28, 2011 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomed Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler as the new chief of U.S. Strategic Command during a change-of-command ceremony held at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Story
OTTAWA, Canada, Jan. 27, 2011 – Civilian and military officials in the Defense Department are in agreement on the budget, and that bodes well for real fiscal change, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in Ottawa, Canada. Story
OTTAWA, Canada, Jan. 27, 2011 – The failure of Congress so far to pass the fiscal 2011 defense appropriations bill has become “the crisis on my doorstep,” Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in Ottawa, Canada. Story
OTTAWA, Canada, Jan. 27, 2011 – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Canadian National Defense Minister Peter MacKay discussed a range of bilateral military issues during meetings in Ottawa. Story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2011 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has arrived in Ottawa, Canada, to meet with Defense Minister Peter MacKay to discuss U.S.-Canada defense issues and areas of cooperation, including mutual efforts in Afghanistan. Story