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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) talks with U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus upon the Pentagon chief's arrival in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, March 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Defense Department/Cherie Cullen)
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listens as Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen speaks Tuesday at the Pentagon about the Libya turmoil. (Associated Press)
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HOLD THE KNIFE: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warns of a "crisis" for military readiness if deeper budget cuts are made. (Associated Press)
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, shakes hands with Canadian Capt. Nancy Silver, while U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson looks on, upon his arrival in Ottawa, Canada, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Gates is in Canada to attend trilateral meetings with his counterparts from Canada and Mexico. (AP Photo/Dept. of Defense, Cherie Cullen)
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (center) listens as President Obama announces initiatives to support military families Monday. From right are: Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Mr. Gates, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)
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ALARMED: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says North Korea's nuclear arms are "becoming a direct threat." (Associated Press)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left front) listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao during a meeting Tuesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Mr. Hu visits the U.S. later this month. (Associated Press)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates attends an interview in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Technical glitches and sanctions that have delayed Iran's nuclear program give the United States and its partners more time to exert pressure without resorting to military action, Mr. Gates said. (Bloomberg/Keith Bedford)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, listens to Chinese President Hu Jintao during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)
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TOPICS LIMITED: Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Liang Guanglie welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in Beijing on Monday. Gen. Liang rejected suggestions for nuclear and security talks. (Bloomberg)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) and Gen. Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, meet at the Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing on Monday, Jan. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) is welcomed by Chief of the General's Staff Ma Xiaotian (center) upon arrival at Beijing International Airport in Beijing to start a four-day visit to China on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen discuss the proposed defense budget, which calls for major personnel cuts, with reporters Thursday at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, to discuss defense budget cuts. He also said he had recommended Gen. Martin Dempsey to be the next Army chief of staff. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Associated Press President Obama discusses the Afghanistan-Pakistan annual review Thursday as (from left) Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Marine Gen. James Cartwright look on.
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** FILE ** President Obama (center), accompanied by (from left) Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Marine Gen. James Cartwright, speaks about the Afghanistan-Pakistan annual review on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Associated Press Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses U.S. troops while visiting Forward Operating Base Howz-E-Madad in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Dec. 8.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) arrives Thursday to testify to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military. Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan Democrat, is greeted by Sen. John McCain of Arizona (right), the panel's ranking Republican.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Energy Secretary Steven Chu (left), Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen testify on Capitol Hill in June at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
