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Oath of Office

On board an Air Force E-4B bound for Singapore, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III administers the oath of office to Ely Ratner, the Defense Department's new assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, July 25, 2021. Austin is on a week-long trip to reaffirm defense relationships and conduct bilateral meetings with senior officials in Singapore; Hanoi, Vietnam; and Manila, Philippines.

PHOTO BY: Chad McNeeley, DOD
VIRIN: 210725-D-TT977-0078.JPG
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NIKON Z 7_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

5

SHUTTERSPEED

1/60

ISO

400

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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