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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Department General Counsel Jeh C. Johnson, left, administers the oath of office to Ashton B. Carter as the 31st deputy defense secretary while Carter’s wife, Stephanie, holds the Bible in a ceremony in the Pentagon, Oct. 6, 2011.

OATH OF OFFICE

Defense Department General Counsel Jeh C. Johnson, left, administers the oath of office to Ashton B. Carter as the 31st deputy defense secretary while Carter’s wife, Stephanie, holds the Bible in a ceremony in the Pentagon, Oct. 6, 2011.

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