161029-N-ES994-022 [Image 211 of 443]

10.29.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Elliott Fabrizio 

U.S. Navy           

161029-N-ES994-022
GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 29, 2016) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson delivers the principal address at the commissioning ceremony for the Navy's newest fast attack submarine, USS Illinois (SSN 786) at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. Illinois is the 13th Virginia-class fast attack submarine and the third Virginia-class block III submarine. This next-generation attack submarine provides the Navy with the capabilities required to maintain the nation's undersea supremacy well into the 21st century.  (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Elliott Fabrizio/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.29.2016
• Date Posted: 11.01.2016 00:40
• Photo ID: 2959403
• VIRIN: 161029-N-ES994-022
• Resolution: 4532x3303
• Size: 1.94 MB