Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis administers the oath of office for Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson during her swearing-in ceremony May 16, 2017, at the Pentagon in Washington, Wilson is a Air Force Academy graduate and former New Mexico representative. She will be responsible for organizing, training and equipping 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen, as well as managing a $132 billion budget. (DOD

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