080221-N-0879R-004 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Dec. 21, 2007) Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with news media pier side during a press conference at Naval Station Pearl Harbor after a visit to the Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59). Gates commented on “what appears to be a very successful operation” regarding the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie’s (CG 70) SM-3 missile intercepting a malfunctioning reconnaissance satellite and the “incredible quality, dedication and skill of the men and women in uniform.” Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication


080221-N-0879R-004 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Dec. 21, 2007) Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with news media pier side during a press conference at Naval Station Pearl Harbor after a visit to the Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59). Gates commented on “what appears to be a very successful operation” regarding the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie’s (CG 70) SM-3 missile intercepting a malfunctioning reconnaissance satellite and the “incredible quality, dedication and skill of the men and women in uniform.” Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush (Released) US Navy 080221-N-0879R-004 Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with news media pier side during a press conference at Naval Station Pearl Harbor after a visit to the Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile destroyer USS Russe


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