220528-N-GR655-0108 GROTON, Connecticut (May 28, 2022) – Retired Senior Chief Petty Officer Arlo Gatchel, right, passes a long glass to Lt. Thomas Mc Sweeny, who ceremonially set the “first watch” during a commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) in Groton, Conn., May 28, 2022. SSN 793, the third U.S Navy ship launched with the name Oregon and first in more than a century, is a flexible, multi-mission platform designed to carry out the seven core competencies of the submarine force: anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; delivery of special operations forces; strike warfare; irregular warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and mine warfare. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten)
Date Taken: | 05.28.2022 |
Date Posted: | 05.28.2022 14:56 |
Photo ID: | 7243297 |
VIRIN: | 220528-N-GR655-0108 |
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Location: | GROTON; NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, US |
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