090618-N-8732C-002 WASHINGTON (June 18, 2009) Secretary of the Defense the Honorable Robert Gates, left, administers the Oath of Office to Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus during a ceremony at the Naval Support Activity Washington-Washington Navy Yard. Mabus, the former Governor of Mississippi, is the 75th Secretary of the Navy. ( Navy photo by Joseph P. Cirone/Released) US Navy 090618-N-8732C-002 Secretary of the Defense the Honorable Robert Gates, left, administers the Oath of Office to Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus

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