Russian Navy Capt.Andrey Lyalin with Gates

Russian Navy Capt. Andrey Lyalin, center, the director of the Central Naval Museum, presents U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates with the 122 mm howitzer casing after Gates' firing of the Noon Cannon during a tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2011. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)