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By NANCY PARADIS
Published November 30, 2006
Did Robert Gates, the proposed secretary of defense, serve in the military? Robert Michael Gates was a commissioned officer in the Air Force from 1966 to 1968, serving as an intelligence officer minding Minuteman nuclear missiles at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. He also was director of the CIA from 1991 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush. Compiled from Times staff and wires. To submit a question, e-mail answers@tampabay.com or call 727 893-8179, toll-free 1-800-333-7505, ext. 8179.
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