Defense secretary visits Task Force Panther

1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates walks with U.S. Army Lt. Col. William B. Johnson of Bristol, Tenn., commander of 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne D... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents a Combat Infantryman's Badge to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott H. Swanson, an infantry squad leader from Friendswood, Texas, assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Behind Task Force Panther flags, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates pins a Combat Infantryman's Badge to a Soldier assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents the Combat Action Badge to U.S. Army Spc. Christian J. Roming, a cavalry scout from Kenner, La., assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the, presents the Combat Medic's Badge to U.S. Army Steven M. Stone, a combat medic from Gainesville, Fla., assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - As the sun sets, Task Force Panther Soldiers crowd in close to listen to remarks by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at Forward Operating Base Connolly in eastern Afghanistan Dec. 7. Gates visited soldiers assign... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, poses for a picture with U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Kevin E. Sprinkles from Mount Juliet, Tenn., assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Panther, 4th Brigade Combat T... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - As the sun heads toward the horizon, two UH-60 Black Hawks and a CH-47 Chinook prepare to land at Forward Operating Base Connolly to pick up Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates after he visited troops at Forward Ope... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Defense secretary visits Task Force Panther

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