Q&A SESSION An audience member asks a question of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the annual National Guard Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 19, 2009. More than 2,400 adjutants general, assistant adjutants general for ground and air, division and brigade commanders, wing commanders and senior enlisted advisors attended the five-day conference to discuss the theme: "The National Guard-Adding Value to America." SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.07 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 341450-P-VKI38-741.jpg Photo Gallery