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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Swearing In

Dwight Filley Davis Sr. (center) is sworn in as Secretary of War in 1925. His predecessor, John Wingate Weeks (left) and former President Howard Taft (right) are standing with him.

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