Gates escorts Bahrain's Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Bahrain's Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa through a cordon of honor guards and into the Pentagon May 20, 2010. Shaikh al-Khalifa, who is the commander-in-chief of the defense forces of Bahrain, will meet with Gates to discuss several security issues of mutual interest to both nations. (DoD photo by R. D. Ward/Released)