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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multinational Force - Iraq, aboard a C-17 Globemaster aircraft en route to Basra, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2007, to meets with British Maj. Gen. J.M. Shaw, co mmander of Multinational Division - South East. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY Date Shot: 19 Jan 2007
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates shakes hands with with British Maj.
Gen. J.M. Shaw, right, commander of Multinational Division - South East,
as U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multinational Force -
Iraq, looks on after arriving in B asra, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2007. DoD photo by
Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 19 Jan 2007 |
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates reviews his notes aboard a C-17 Globemaster aircraft as he travels over the Middle East Jan. 18, 2007. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE THURLBY | Date Shot: 18 Jan 2007 |
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates looks out a window aboard a C-17 Globemaster
aircraft en route to Basra, Iraq, Jan. 19, 2007. Gates is traveling to Basra
to meet with British Maj. Gen. J.M. Shaw, commander of Multinational Division
- South East, an d other coalition commanders. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby.
(Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 19 Jan 2007 |
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, thanks U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Karl
Eikenberry for the superb job he has done as commander of Combined Forces
Command-Afghanistan aboard a C-17 Globemaster aircraft at Bagram Air Field,
Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2007. D oD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 17 Jan 2007 |
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (left) listens to a reporter's question
during a press availability aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Bagram
Air Field, Afghanistan, on Jan. 17, 2007. Gates, along with Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff G en. Peter Pace (2nd from left), U.S. Marine Corps,
is in Afghanistan to talk with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry (3rd from
left), the commander of Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, and other
senior leaders to assess the situation there. DoD pho to by Cherie A. Thurlby.
(Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 17 Jan 2007 |
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force
Brig. Gen. Chris Miller upon his arrival at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan,
Jan. 17, 2007. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE THURLBY | Date Shot: 17 Jan 2007 |
The Office of the Secretary Defense staff for Policy and Public Affairs discuss
the upcoming visit of Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to Afghanistan
aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft en route to Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan.
15, 2007. DoD photo by C herie A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 15 Jan 2007 |
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates is greeted by U.S. Ambassador Robert Holmes Tuttle and his staff upon his arrival at London Heathrow airport, Jan. 14, 2006. Gates will meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair and United Kingdom Ministry of Defense Secret ary of State Des Browne to discuss the new Iraq plan. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
Location: LANCASTER HOUSE, LONDON ENGLAND 3
Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY Date Shot: 14 Jan 2007
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's "flying Pentagon" of choice is an Air Force E-4B aircraft, a highly modified Boeing 747-200 four-engine jet. Known as the National Airborne Operations Center, the plane boasts sophisticated communications equipment as well as the capability to be refueled in flight. Rumsfeld and his staff flew on this E-4B during the secretary's recent trip to Central Asia and Iraq. Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, left, meets with members of the traveling
press on board a C-17 Globemaster III aicraft en route to Iraq Dec. 19, 2006,
just one day after he took the oath of office as the 22nd secretary of defense.
Gates is going to Iraq to meet with deployed troops, military leaders and
key Iraqi government officials to help him assess the current situation and
to prepare for the future. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 19 Dec 2006 |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, left, speaks
with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, on board a C-17 Globemaster
III aicraft en route to Iraq Dec. 19, 2006, while Robert Rangel, back left,
special assistant to the secretary of defense, and Eric Edelman, under secretary
of defense for policy, look on. Gates is going to Iraq to meet with deployed
troops, military leaders and key Iraqi government officials to help him assess
the current situation and to prepare for the future. DoD photo by Cherie
A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 19 Dec 2006 |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace, left, and Secretary
of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, share ideas aboard a C-17 Globemaster
III aicraft en route to Iraq Dec. 19, 2006, while Robert Rangel, back left,
special assistant to th e secretary of defense, and Eric Edelman, under secretary
of defense for policy, look on. Gates is going to Iraq to meet with deployed
troops, military leaders and key Iraqi government officials to help him assess
the current situation and to prepare fo r the future. DoD photo by Cherie
A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 19 Dec 2006 |
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, prepares to board a C-17 Globemaster
III aicraft en route to Iraq Dec. 19, 2006, just one day after he took the
oath of office as the 22nd secretary of defense. Gates is going to Iraq to
meet with deployed tro ops, military leaders and key Iraqi government officials
to help him assess the current situation and to prepare for the future. DoD
photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 19 Dec 2006 |
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U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid, the commander of U.S. Central Command, greets Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 5, 2007. Gates is in the area meeting with leaders of U.S. Southern Command, Central Command and Special Operations Comma nd. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
Location: TAMPA, FLA U.S.A.
Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY Date Shot: 5 Jan 2007
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, second from left, exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006, to attend a meeting with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stan McChrystal, of Task Force 88. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
Camera Operator: CHERIE THURLBY Date Shot: 21 Dec 2006
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks with his staff members on
board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft en route from Balad Air Base to Baghdad,
Iraq, during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Rumsfeld made a surprise
visit to Iraq to thank the troops and their families for their sacrifice
and service to the country. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 9 Dec 2006 |
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster
III aircraft after a surprise visit with troops at Balad Air Base, Iraq,
Dec. 9, 2006. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby. (Released)
| Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY | Date Shot: 9 Dec 2006 |
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US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, front right, sits in a C-17 aircarft on the ground at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia Tuesday, April 29, 2003, waiting to take off with his travelling staff and 14 members of the press following his visit with coalition troops at the base. Rumsfeld is visiting the Gulf region and will make other undisclosed stops. (AP Photo/Luke Frazza/pool)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, front right, in his C-17 aircraft on the ground at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia Tuesday, April 29, 2003, waits to take off with his travelling staff and 14 members of the press following his visit with Coalition troops at the base. Rumsfeld is visiting the Gulf region. (AP Photo/Luke Frazza/Pool)
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US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, left, talks with the flight crew of a C-17 airplane on the ground in Doha, Qatar moments before taking off for Saudi Arabia Tuesday April 29, 2003. Rumsfeld is touring the region, meeting with U.S. forces and area leaders following the U.S.-led war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Luke Frazza, Pool)
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US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, right, talks with Tori Clarke, left, his press secretary and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, and members of the press traveling with him including CBS's Wyatt Andrews (second right), NBC's Jim Miklaszewski, center, and Fox's Brett Baier, second left partially obscured behind Clarke, aboard a C-17 airplane on the ground in Doha, Qatar moments before taking off for Saudi Arabia Tuesday April 29, 2003. Rumsfeld is touring the region, meeting withU.S. forces and area leaders following the U.S.-led war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Luke Frazza, Pool)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld walks from a C-17 airplane as he arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday May 1, 2003. (AP Photo/Luke Frazza, Pool)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks to reporters on his plane somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean April 26, 2003. Rumsfeld is traveling to the Persian Gulf and South Asia. A major purpose of the trip is to underline the commitment the United States has to ensuring that Afghanistan and Iraq do not descned into chaos or return to authoritarian rule. (AP PHOTO/Luke Frazza/Pool)
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates boards a U.S. Air Force National Airborne Operations Center E-4B aircraft as he departs Seville, Spain, Feb. 9, 2007. Gates was in Spain to attend the informal NATO Defense Ministerial. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlb y. (Released). Camera Operator: CHERIE A. THURLBY Date Shot: 9 Feb 2007
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A team of National Airborne Operations Center airmen uncouples satellite feeds, secures the scene and heads upstairs for battle stations on an E-4B aircraft in a prelaunch response. This image was the cover photo for the May 2000 Airman Magazine "Around the clock with the E-4B." Location: OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA (NE) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA). Camera Operator: MSGT DAVE NOLAN, USAF Date Shot: 1 May 2000
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US Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Donald H. Rumsfeld takes a rest after briefing with Department of Defense (DoD) personnel while aboard Startegic Communications (STRATCOM) E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) aircraft during a flight to Sothwest Asia. Secretary Rumsfeld is traveling to Southwest Asia to visit the troops in Baghdad and Abu Ghraib. Camera Operator: TSGT JERRY MORRISON, JR., USAF Date Shot: 12 May 2004
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US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), looks on as Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Donald H. Rumsfeld greets the press aboard a Startegic Communications (STRATCOM) E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) aircraft during a flight to Southwest Asia. Secretary Rumsfeld and Chairman Myers are traveling to Southwest Asia to visit the troops in Baghdad and Abu Ghraib. Camera Operator: TSGT JERRY MORRISON, JR., USAF Date Shot: 12 May 2004
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Members of the National Airborne Operations Center climb into an E-4B airborne command post, assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB during the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. Location: OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA (NE) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA). Camera Operator: PH2 (NAC) JEFFREY S. VIANO Date Shot: 28 Oct 1997
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Members of the National Airborne Operations Center transfer top secret documents from an aircraft servicing truck onto the E-4B airborne command post aircraft, assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, during GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. Location: OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA (NE) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA). Camera Operator: PH2 (NAC) JEFFREY S. VIANO Date Shot: 28 Oct 1997
