APPROPRIATIONS Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, right, and Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller, Robert Hale, give testimony in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., May 20, 2009. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.05 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 497251-W-VFS08-259.jpg Photo Gallery