Gates on a plane: Stripes travels with the SecDef
Published: August 11, 2010
Stars and Stripes is heading back on the road with Defense Secretary Robert Gates this week. First stop: Tampa.
Gen. James Mattis takes command of Central Command on Wednesday evening, the final coda of a long sonata that began with a little Rolling Stone article, crescendo’ed into the sacking of Gen. Stanley McChrystal and the installation of former CENTCOM chief Gen. David Petraeus as Afghanistan war commander.
Expect some kind words from the SecDef and others.
For the next couple of days, Gates will go west and visit troops in San Diego, make a speech in San Francisco, and...yada yada yada...before being dropped off in Washington state for some home time.
And of course, you can follow all the action in real time (mostly on Twitter) at @StripesBaron.
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