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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

New recruits recite the oath of enlistment provided by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace as part of the NASCAR Pennsylvania 500 auto race at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., Aug. 5, 2007.

OATH OF ENLISTMENT

New recruits recite the oath of enlistment provided by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace as part of the NASCAR Pennsylvania 500 auto race at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., Aug. 5, 2007.

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