Photostream : U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visits Oman

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates greets U.S. troops while arriving and being escorted by Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi, right, the Defense Minister of Oman, at Muscat International Airport Sunday Dec. 5, 2010 in Muscat, Oman. Oman is the first stop in a visit to the Arabian Sea region for Gates. (Getty Images / AP Photo/Win McNamee/POOL)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) walks past an honor cordon with Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi (R), Defense Minister in Oman, while arriving at Muscat International Airport December 5, 2010 in Muscat, Oman. Oman is the first stop in a visit to the Arabian Sea region for Gates. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) meets with Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi (R), Defense Minister in Oman on December 5, 2010 in Muscat, Oman. Oman is the first stop in a visit to the Arabian Sea region for Gates. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)