Following a brief tour of the Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile destroyer USS Russell, a Sailor salutes as the Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates departs the ship. After the tour, a press conference was held pier side at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Gates commented on "what appears to be a very successful operation" regarding the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie's SM-3 missile intercepting a malfunctioning U.S. reconnaissance satellite and the "incredible quality, dedication and skill of the men and women in uniform."
| Date Taken: | 02.21.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 06.26.2008 14:26 |
| Photo ID: | 97691 |
| VIRIN: | 080221-N-0879R-009 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1350 |
| Size: | 635.45 KB |
| Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 62 |
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