Pentagon belt-tightening will cut jobs (AP)

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates gestures during a news conference Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, at the Pentagon in Washington. Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people in Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate other jobs throughout the military. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people around Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate other jobs throughout the military.