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Army Secretary John M. McHugh swears in Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III as the 33rd vice chief of Army Staff during a ceremony on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., Jan. 31, 2012. Austin's wife, Charlene, attended the ceremony.

NEW VICE CHIEF

Army Secretary John M. McHugh swears in Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III as the 33rd vice chief of Army Staff during a ceremony on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., Jan. 31, 2012. Austin's wife, Charlene, attended the ceremony.

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