WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, often chided for using a Teleprompter, erred Thursday in delivering his address on national security, misidentifying Robert Gates.

WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. military will phase out its stop-loss practice of holding troops past the end of their enlistment, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter has agreed to U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' request that he remain at his post into the new administration.

TALLINN, Estonia, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sought to reassure the Baltic States of continued U.S. and NATO support while in Estonia Wednesday.

SEOUL, June 2 (UPI) -- A change in command and changes in U.S.-South Korean relations topped the agenda of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' visit to Seoul, officials said.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The two Democratic presidential hopefuls Monday criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' hint of pausing troop withdrawals from Iraq.

KABUL, Afghanistan, June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has returned to Afghanistan for his second visit to Kabul claiming progress was being made in the war-torn country.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates responded to President George Bush's call for more troops in Iraq Thursday by increasing Army and Marine recruiting targets. At a White House news conference, Gates announced the Army will seek out 65,000 more soldiers,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Bush has asked outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to advise him until successor Robert Gates is sworn in, aides say.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Wednesday said former CIA Director Robert Gates will bring a fresh perspective to the Pentagon.