Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates expressed concern over the state of U.S.-Turkey relations after Congress passed a symbolic measure that considers Turkey guilty of waging a genocide campaign against Armenians in World War I.
Promising to maintain the Navy's warfighting capability while building for the future and taking care of sailors and their families, Navy Adm. Gary Roughead assumed duties as the chief of naval operations.
Building an Iraqi air force will take years, but the service already is contributing to the counterinsurgency effort in the country, the chief of the Coalition Air Force Transition Team said.
