Gates Conducts Bilateral Meeting in Brussels, Belgium
DOD photo by Cherie Cullen
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates conducted a bilateral meeting with Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2011. Gates is in Belgium to attend the formal NATO Defense Ministerial.
Chairman Meets With Eqyptian Officials
DOD photo by U.S. Navy Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
Egyptian Army Lt. Gen. Sami Enan, chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, presents an award to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Cairo, Egypt, June 7, 2011. Mullen is on a seven-day trip to the region meeting with counterparts and leaders.
Coalition, Afghans Can Turn Corner, Gates Says
DOD photo by Cherie Cullen
“I leave Afghanistan today with the belief that if we keep this momentum up, we will deliver a decisive blow to the enemy and turn the corner on this conflict,” U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said at the conclusion of his final trip to Afghanistan as defense secretary, June 7, 2011. Gates is scheduled to retire June 30, 2011.
Obama Cites Value of U.S.-German Alliance
DOD graphic by Souheil Mechlawi
President Barack Obama welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House, June 7, 2011, calling Germany one of the United States’ strongest friends in a transatlantic alliance that’s the cornerstone of efforts to promote peace and prosperity around the world.
Gates, Petraeus Meet at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan
DOD photo by Cherie Cullen
As U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates started to wrap up his 12th and final tour of Afghanistan to say farewell to the troops, he met with with U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan, June 6, 2011.
U.S., European Soldiers, Veterans Mark D-Day Anniversary
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
About 300 U.S. soldiers, most of them combat veterans themselves, joined their British, French and German counterparts in Normandy, France, to honor the sacrifices of World War II veterans who conducted the D-Day invasion 67 years ago on June 6, 2011.