May 25

US defense cuts mean 'hard decisions': Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that fiscal pressures on the US military’s budget will require sacrificing some missions abroad and scaling back pay and benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

May 24

Gates says defense cuts will mean smaller military 
    (AP)
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May 22

Gates warns against shrinking US military 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday called for maintaining a powerful US military and warned against slashing its budget as a response to the country’s fiscal troubles. Read the rest of this entry »

May 1

Gates to leave Pentagon June 30: official 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates will wrap up his near five-year tour at the Pentagon on June 30, a senior Obama administration official said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 28

Gates to leave Pentagon June 30: official 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates will wrap up his near five-year tour at the Pentagon on June 30, a senior Obama administration official said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 22

US to deploy drones against Kadhafi in Libya: Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military will use armed drones over Libya, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, calling them a “modest contribution” to international coalition efforts there. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 21

US to deploy drones against Kadhafi in Libya: Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US military will use armed drones over Libya, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, calling them a “modest contribution” to international coalition efforts there. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 14

Gates warns of fallout from big US defense cuts 
    (AFP)

AFP – Pentagon chief Robert Gates has warned that major cuts to US defense spending planned by President Barack Obama would require scaling back military forces, missions and capabilities. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 8

Gates says Iraq to decide on post-2011 US troops 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that American forces were prepared to stay in any role beyond a scheduled pullout late this year, but time was running out for Iraq to ask. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 8

Gates: Little impact on military from gay policy 
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