080221-N-4965F-182 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Feb. 21, 2008) Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Robert M. Gates walks down the pier of Naval Station Pearl Harbor for a press conference 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st


080221-N-4965F-182 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Feb. 21, 2008) Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Robert M. Gates walks down the pier of Naval Station Pearl Harbor for a press conference 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl (Released) US Navy 080221-N-4965F-182 Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Robert M. Gates walks down the pier of Naval Station Pearl Harbor for a press conference after a visit to the Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG


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