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    USS Iowa Commissioning [Image 3 of 14]

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    USS Iowa Commissioning

    GROTON, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES

    04.04.2025

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten      

    Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32

    250405-N-GR655-1047 GROTON, Connecticut (April 5, 2025) – Secretary of the Navy John Phelan greets crewmembers attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN 797) during a commissioning ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, April 5, 2025. The ceremony culminated a years-long process of commissioning SSN 797, the first submarine and third naval vessel named for the Hawkeye State. The fast-attack submarine USS Iowa and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 4 whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, prepared, and committed to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten)

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    Date Taken: 04.04.2025
    Date Posted: 04.05.2025 13:33
    Photo ID: 8955365
    VIRIN: 250405-N-GR655-1047
    Resolution: 4409x2940
    Size: 6.93 MB
    Location: GROTON, CONNECTICUT, US

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