Secretary Gates addresses the audience during a Passage of Command of the United States Marine Corps ceremony.
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during a Passage of Command of the United States Marine Corps ceremony at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., on Oct. 22, 2010. Gen. James T. Conway relinquished command as Commandant of the Marine Corps to Gen. James F. Amos in a ceremony presided over by Gates.