Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks with Commander of U.S. Pacific Command Adm. Robert F. Willard (left), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen (2nd from left) and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-Young during a reception held in conjunction with the 42nd annual R.O.K.-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting at the Blair House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, 2010.