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Michael B. Donley Becomes New Air Force Secretary
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from right, walks with Michael B. Donley, third from right, and Air Force Chief of Staff Norton A. Schwartz, far left, walk to the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., where Donley will be sworn in as the new Secretary of the Air Force, Oct. 17, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from right, walks with Michael B. Donley, third from right, and Air Force Chief of Staff Norton A. Schwartz, far left, walk to the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., where Donley will be sworn in as the new Secretary of the Air Force, Oct. 17, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Norton A. Schwartz stand at attention prior to Donley's swearing in at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Oct. 17, 2008.Two U.S. Air Force Honor Guard personnel stand fast during the swearing in new Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Oct. 17, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gives his remarks before swearing in new Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley in a ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Oct. 17, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates swears in new Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley during a ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Oct. 17, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates congratulates Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley after his swearing in ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Oct. 17, 2008. New Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley gives his remarks at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., after being sworn in by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Oct. 17, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Norton A. Schwartz sing the Air Force Song after Donley's swearing in ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Oct. 17, 2008.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, second from right, walks with Michael B. Donley, third from right, and Air Force Chief of Staff Norton A. Schwartz, far left, walk to the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., where Donley will be sworn in as the new Secretary of the Air Force, Oct. 17, 2008.
DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison