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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, middle, and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, right, review the ceremonial guard at the swearing-in ceremony for Mabus, as the 75th secretary of the Navy, Adm. Leutze Park, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2009.

NEW NAVY SECRETARY

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, middle, and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, right, review the ceremonial guard at the swearing-in ceremony for Mabus, as the 75th secretary of the Navy, Adm. Leutze Park, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2009.

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