In 2009, during a strategy brief to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Captain Wayne Porter (US Navy) noted the lack of a United States grand strategy, which could act as a guide or inspiration for all strategies of the US government.
Robert Gates' philosophy of information in the military was to emphasize the access for frontline soldiers.
In July 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates publicly lost his composure showing a rare glimpse of emotion from senior political leadership while discussing Major Zembiec during a speech.
On 23 March 2011 Major General al-Roueini welcomed US Defence Secretary Robert Gates to Cairo.
A derivative of the C-12 Huron, the MC-12W Liberty platform was created in response to Defense Secretary Robert Gates' initiative to better support warfighters on the ground with increased ISR in theater.
He immediately assumed a position as special adviser to Texas A&M president Robert Gates.
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Newsome's discharge came at a time when the Pentagon was conducting an extensive internal review of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, ordered by Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Michael Mullen.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates asked for and received his resignation (and that of Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley) on June 5, 2008, in the wake of the 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident and the mistaken shipment of Minuteman III parts to Taiwan in 2006, followed by an investigation by and a critical report from Admiral Kirkland H. Donald regarding the Minuteman incident.
Recently, the Gentlemen have performed for Virginia Governor Bob McDonell, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and CEO of Willis Group Joe J. Plumeri.