HISTORICAL OFFICE

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

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Gates is sworn in as Secretary of Defense

Dec. 18, 2006

Becky Gates holds the Bible as her husband Robert M. Gates, center, is sworn in as the 22nd U.S. defense secretary by VP Dick Cheney, right, and Pres. George W. Bush, left, attended the Pentagon ceremony. Gates was confirmed Dec. 6, 2006, by the U.S. Senate in a 95-2 vote.
SecDef Gates meets with Russian President Putin

April 23, 2007

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss, among other topics, missile defense in Moscow.
SecDef Gates presents Purple Heart medal

June 13, 2007

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, visiting Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, presents the Purple Heart medal to Army Staff Sgt. Brent A. Homan, for wounds received in action in Balad, Iraq.
Gates receives award for Excellence in Public Service

Oct. 26, 2007

Former President George H. W. Bush presents Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates with the George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service during a ceremony at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Gates speaks with 107-year-old WWI vet

March 6, 2008

SecDef Gates talks with 107-year-old Frank Buckles during a Pentagon ceremony to unveil portraits of Buckles and the eight other surviving WWI veterans. Frank Buckles and John Babcock are the only survivors remaining.
SecDef Gates thanks Marines in Camp Lejeune

April 23, 2009

SecDef Robert Gates thanks U.S. Marines for their service after a demonstration at the improvised explosive device area while visiting Camp Lejeune N.C. Gates visited the 2^nd Battalion 2^nd Marine Regiment before their deployment to Afghanistan.
Testifying before Senate Foreign Relations Committee

December 3, 2009

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the JCS, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and SecDef Robert Gates testify before the SFRC which focused on Pres. Obama's decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
Members witness Osama bin Laden's capture

May 1, 2011

Pres. Obama, VP Biden and members of the national security team, including SecDef Gates, far right, Secretary of State Clinton, and Navy Adm. Mullen, standing, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden at the White House.

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