U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Jerusalem
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates speaks during a press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on July 27, 2009. Gates arrived in Israel on a US push to jump start Middle East peace talks with Washington's peace envoy George Mitchell also on whistlestop regional tour. (UPI Photo/Jack Guez/Pool)
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program will be restructured to increase oversight for a program U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said missed key benchmarks.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The $708 billion U.S. Defense Department fiscal year 2011 proposal includes $159 billion for overseas operations, mainly Afghanistan and Iraq, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The Pentagon will reveal its plan to prepare for repealing the prohibition of openly gay individuals serving in the U.S. military next week, a spokesman said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' warnings about the agenda of terror groups in South Asia, where he traveled last week, were forthright, leaving no room for confusion, but Pakistan's response did not cheer U.S. officials.
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