DEFENSE LEADERS U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, shares a word with U.S. Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, center, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander for Europe, and U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, right, during a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Slovakia, Oct. 23, 2009. McChrystal, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, made an unexpected appearance at the meeting. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.06 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 370621-Y-KRA36-974.jpg Photo Gallery