Q: Good morning, sir -- (inaudible) -- Castilla, from Medical Logistics Company.

I'm going to go a bit out of the norm questions here. I understand that this -- the answer to this question might be limited, or not at all, due to security reasons. But with the recent events with Osama bin Laden and the named SEAL Team 6, what measures are being taken to protect the identities and the lives of the SEAL team members, as well as the lives of military forces deployed that might have to face extreme retaliation from terrorist organizations that want to have those identities known?

SEC. GATES: Well, I think, first of all, there is a -- an awareness that the threat of retaliation is increased because of the attacks -- because of the action against bin Laden. I think that there has been great -- frankly, a week ago Sunday, in the Situation Room, we all agreed that we would not release any operational details from the effort to take out bin Laden. That all fell apart on Monday -- the next day.

The one thing I would tell you, though, is that I think there has been a consistent and effective effort to protect the identities of those who participated in the raid, and I think that has to continue. We are very concerned about the security of our families -- of your families and our troops, and also these elite units that are engaged in things like that. And without getting into any details -- and I -- and I would tell you that when I met with the team last Thursday, they expressed a concern about that, and particularly with respect to their families. And so we're -- I -- as you say, I can't get into the details in this forum, but we are looking at what measures can be taken to pump up the security.

Q: Thank you, sir.

SEC. GATES: Thank you.