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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Astronaut in space suit raises her right hand.

Orbital Oath

Army Lt. Col. Anne McClain, an astronaut assigned to NASA Detachment, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, takes the oath of office during an underwater promotion ceremony in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, at the Sonny Carter Training Facility near Houston Sept. 27, 2018.

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