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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus is congratulated by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead after his swearing in ceremony at the Pentagon, May 19, 2009. Mabus is the 75th Secretary of the Navy.

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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus is congratulated by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead after his swearing in ceremony at the Pentagon, May 19, 2009. Mabus is the 75th Secretary of the Navy.

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