A collection of stories tagged 'defense secretary robert gates' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:45:30 EST President-elect Barack Obama made his national security team selections official Monday. Obama said he will be responsible for the vision that this team carries out, and he expects them to implement that vision once decisions are made. One-time rival Hillary Clinton was picked for secretary of state. Current Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay on in that job. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59919 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97682036&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST President-elect Barack Obama has unveiled his national security team. Among the main appointments: Defense Secretary Robert Gates is staying on at the Pentagon, Sen. Hillary Clinton will be secretary of state and Eric Holder will be the attorney general. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59904 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97661091&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST The new Obama administration is taking shape and Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to stay on at the Pentagon. Gates would be part of a national security and foreign policy team that's also expected to include Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59646 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97502052&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in that job for up to a year, NPR sources and news organizations say. Gates, who has been President Bush's defense secretary for two years, is respected by both parties. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59640 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97495430&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:40:00 EST The U.S. military said Tuesday it is dropping charges against five Guantanamo Bay detainees. Also, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that the detainee camp in Cuba will not be closed before President Bush leaves office. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/57767 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95965669&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT Gen. Norton Schwartz is a man in line with Defense Secretary Robert Gates' vision of the Air Force. Unlike his fired predecessor, Schwartz isn't reluctant to send Air Force officers and more intelligence and surveillance to Iraq. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54793 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93974973&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:25:00 EDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he plans to reopen a multibillion dollar Air Force contract to build a new fleet of aerial-refueling tankers. The contract was originally awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp. and Europe's EADS. Boeing Co. appealed. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/52366 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92383766&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT The future of NATO's role in Afghanistan and Kosovo was on the agenda at the alliance's annual ministerial meeting in Brussels Thursday. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates again prodded NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan. Meanwhile, NATO has agreed to begin training security forces in Kosovo later this year. Kosovo recently declared its independence from Serbia. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/50875 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91441589&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:31:00 EDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates has obtained the resignations of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne. The move follows a series of embarrassments. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/50518 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91208869&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates is forcing the resignation of the Air Force's top brass, according to officials. Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne have reportedly both been asked to step down. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/50503 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91200761&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:20:00 EDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expressing concern that the State Department has become stretched too thin by the diplomatic demands of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Gates is arguing for more resources for Foggy Bottom. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49554 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90603028&ft=1&f=1012 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:54:00 EDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates says President Bush will nominate Army Gen. David Petraeus to be the next commander of U.S. Central Command. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48167 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89885996&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are furious over the U.S. Air Force's decision to buy French-built Airbus air tankers. But Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Congress can't do much about the deal with EADS-Northrop. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/46016 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87938057&ft=1&f=1006 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:31:00 EST Much of the international focus in Afghanistan has been on fighting the insurgency. Efforts to improve life for civilians have lagged. Defense Secretary Robert Gates blames Kabul's ineffectiveness and a lack of coordination. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/46014 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87930883&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:01:00 EST Turkey is coming under increasing pressure to end its offensive into northern Iraq, as President Bush urged the Turks to "move quickly, achieve their objective and get out." Defense Secretary Robert Gates delivered the same message to the government in Ankara. More than a week ago, Turkish forces crossed into northern Iraq. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45766 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87775236&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:48:00 EST Defense Secretary Robert Gates is calling on Turkey to end its incursion into Northern Iraq. Thousands of Turkish troops entered Iraq last Thursday to target Kurdish separatist guerrillas who operate along Iraq's mountainous border with Turkey. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45720 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=75008288&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:57:00 EST U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is visiting India on Tuesday to lobby for a multibillion dollar deal to sell the country American fighter jets. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45661 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19358250&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:04:00 EST U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates continues his trip through Southeast Asia with a stop in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation. With China stepping up its military planning, Washington is increasingly seeing Indonesia as a strategic ally. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45627 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19346668&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:51:00 EST A visit to Australia by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates tests the tone of U.S.-Aussie relations. New Prime Minister Kevin Rudd campaigned on a promise to pull Australian troops out of Iraq. But he doesn't want to sour ties with America. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45563 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19304227&ft=1&f=1001 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:52:00 EST Defense Secretary Robert Gates canceled his planned testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning after slipping on the ice overnight and fracturing his shoulder. He returned to work later in the day with his arm in a sling. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45208 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18958547&ft=1&f=1012 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:00:00 EST Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that new attacks in the United States and Europe could be launched from al-Qaida sanctuaries in the mountainous region of Pakistan on the Afghanistan border. A key figure there is Baitullah Mehsud, who emerged from obscurity to become a major Taliban commander and an al-Qaida ally. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/44930 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18751652&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:46:00 EST Defense Secretary Robert Gates tries to soothe NATO anger over comments he made to the Los Angeles Times in which he seemingly criticized NATO forces in Afghanistan. NATO has been criticized by the Pentagon for "not doing enough" in Afghanistan. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/44197 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18195340&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:00:00 EST Iran poses "significant challenges" but is not a direct military threat to the United States in the near term, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says. Gates also says he has no plans to send more troops to Afghanistan beyond the recently announced deployment of 3,000 Marines. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/44171 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18169391&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:01:00 EST Fresh from his sixth trip to Iraq and his third to Afghanistan this year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses a conference of Middle Eastern and European defense chiefs in Bahrain. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/42740 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17044194&ft=1&f=1001 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:00:00 EST President Bush met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the Pentagon on Thursday, calling on lawmakers to approve nearly $200 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan before leaving for the holidays. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/42409 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16747722&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:52:00 EST