Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the Senate Appropriations Committee on Defense in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, , on June 9, 2009. Gates was joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Navy, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Robert Hale in testimony regarding the 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request.

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