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U.S. Air Force Gen. Art Licthe, commander, Air Mobility Command and U.S. Air Force Col. Alan Hunt, Jr. , commander, 375th Airlift Wing, walk U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates after he lands on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., June 10, 2008. Scott AFB is the third stop on Gates' tour of U.S. Air Force bases, a journey to reassure airmen about the future of the force in the wake of the dismissal of theorganization's top leaders.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Art Licthe, commander, Air Mobility Command and U.S. Air Force Col. Alan Hunt, Jr. , commander, 375th Airlift Wing, walk U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates after he lands on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., June 10, 2008. Scott AFB is the third stop on Gates' tour of U.S. Air Force bases, a journey to reassure airmen about the future of the force in the wake of the dismissal of theorganization's top leaders.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Art Licthe, commander, Air Mobility Command and U.S. Air Force Col. Alan Hunt, Jr. , commander, 375th Airlift Wing, walk U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates after he lands on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., June 10, 2008. Scott AFB is the third stop on Gates' tour of U.S. Air Force bases, a journey to reassure airmen about the future of the force in the wake of the dismissal of theorganization's top leaders.

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