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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates administers the oath to Ray Mabus 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.

TAKING THE OATH

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates administers the oath to Ray Mabus 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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