The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) returns from a six-month deployment to Submarine Base New London on 28 February 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski)
The Los Angeles- class attack submarine USS Dallas (SSN 700), built and homeported in Groton, departs Souda harbor following a brief port visit to Greece. Dallas was portrayed in The Hunt for Red October thriller, but its mission today is post-Cold War. Commissioned in 1981, Dallas was the first Los Angeles-class submarine to have a dry deck shelter (DDS) to provide greater capability of deploying Special Operations Forces (SOF). DDSs can transport, deploy, and recover SOF teams from Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts or SEAL Delivery Vehicles, all while remaining submerged. In an era of littoral warfare, this capability substantially enhances the combat flexibility of both the submarine and SOF personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley)
An F-22 Raptor, powered by Pratt & Whitney engines made in Connecticut, flies over Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Scott Wolfe)
The Coast Guard Academy cadet band and drill perform on football field at halftime. (USCG photo by PA1 Chuck Kalnbach)
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, made by Sikorsky Aircraft in Connecticut, carries Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division on a mission in Afghanistan in October 2006. (U.S. Army photo b y Sgt. 1st Class Dexter D. Clouden)
The USS Virginia (SSN 774), built and homeported in Groton, is the lead ship of the nation’s newest and most advanced class of nuclear-powered attack submarines. D esigned with the post-Cold War security environment in mind, the USS Virginia embodies the war fighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by General Dynamics Electric Boat.)
Staff Sgt. Jonas Concepcion, a crew chief from the 118th Fighter Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, performs post-flight checks on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. The joint-service combat search and rescue training exercise simulates downed aircrew behind enemy lines and allows airmen to practice rescue-related missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed)
Nearly 400 Submarine School students and staff run in formation in Naval Submarine Base New London's Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Fun Run on 28 September 2007 in Groton . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ira J. Elinson)
Machinists Mate Seaman Apprentice Jeff Campbell hugs his wife, Hannah, during the homecoming of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) on 28 February 2008 in Groton. Annapolis returned from a scheduled six-month deployment to its homeport of Submarine Base New London. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski)
(September 24, 2009) GROTON, Conn. - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addresses the audience during a ceremony at which Connecticut presented Submarine Base New London 7.65 million dollars for base improvements. Secretary Mabus spoke of the importance that the submarines built in Connecticut have in America as they protect our nation’s interests here and abroad. The money will be used to build a new dive locker and replace the aging boiler at the SUBASE power plant. U.S. Navy photo by MC1(AW) Peter D. Blair (RELEASED)
(September 24, 2009) GROTON, Conn. - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addresses the audience during a ceremony at which Connecticut presented Submarine Base New London 7.65 million dollars for base improvements. Secretary Mabus spoke of the importance that the submarines built in Connecticut have in America as they protect our nation’s interests here and abroad. The money will be used to build a new dive locker and replace the aging boiler at the SUBASE power plant. U.S. Navy photo by MC1(AW) Peter D. Blair (RELEASED)
(October 15, 2009) GROTON, Conn. - USS Virginia (SSN 774) departs Naval Submarine Base New London to begin her first scheduled full length deployment. Virginia is the sixth U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name of the first English colony and the 10th American state. It is also the first U.S. nuclear attack submarine designed for battle space dominance across a broad spectrum of regional and littoral missions as well as open-ocean, "blue water" missions. Land, sea, and undersea firepower, advanced sensors, and other special features enable the Virginia-class to execute numerous war fighting tasks simultaneously. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Myers.
(October 15, 2009) GROTON, Conn. - USS Virginia (SSN 774) transits down the Thames River to begin her first scheduled full length deployment. Virginia is the sixth U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name of the first English colony and the 10th American state. It is also the first U.S. nuclear attack submarine designed for battle space dominance across a broad spectrum of regional and littoral missions as well as open-ocean, "blue water" missions. Land, sea, and undersea firepower, advanced sensors, and other special features enable the Virginia-class to execute numerous war fighting tasks simultaneously. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Myers.
(November 4, 2009) SIMON'S TOWN, South Africa - USS San Juan (SSN 751), accompanied by two South African submarines, the SAS Charlotte Maxexe and the SAS Queen Modjadji 1, sails into False Bay. San Juan is currently making an historic visit to South Africa in order to conduct various maritime pursuits including regional security cooperation activities, military-to-military exchanges and community relations activities.
(November 4, 2009) SIMON'S TOWN, South Africa - USS San Juan (SSN 751), is maneuvered into place at the Simon's Town naval base outside Cape Town. San Juan is currently making an historic visit to South Africa in order to conduct various maritime pursuits including regional security cooperation activities, military-to-military exchanges and community relations activities.
GROTON, Conn. (Dec. 7, 2009) A submarine escape trainer instructor observes a fellow instructor make an ascent to the surface inside the Submarine Escape Trainer at the Naval Submarine School. The escape trainer is designed to simulate conditions a submariner would experience during an escape from a submerged submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by William Kenny/Released)
New London, Conn. (Feb. 2, 2007) - An aerial view of attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774), bottom, and fast attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) moored to the pier at Submarine Base New London. U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski (RELEASED)
NAPLES, Italy (Jan. 7, 2010) - USS Virginia (SSN-774) cruises through the Bay of Naples while on a scheduled deployment within the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. USS Virginia is homeported in Groton, Conn., and is the lead boat of the Virginia-class of submarines.
NAPLES, Italy (Jan. 7, 2010) - USS Virginia (SSN-774) cruises through the Bay of Naples while on a scheduled deployment within the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. USS Virginia is homeported in Groton, Conn., and is the lead boat of the Virginia-class of submarines.
NAPLES, Italy (Jan. 7, 2010) - USS Virginia (SSN-774) cruises through the Bay of Naples while on a scheduled deployment within the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. USS Virginia is homeported in Groton, Conn., and is the lead boat of the Virginia-class of submarines.
GROTON, Conn. (April 16, 2010) - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN 690) passes the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX-327) as it approaches Naval Submarine Base New London. Philadelphia
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Windsor Locks - (November 17, 2010) Sgt. Chris Grimes, of North Haven, kisses his daughter, Madison, 4, as his mother, Marjorie Grimes (right) looks on after he arrived at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks Wednesday morning after a one-year deployment in Afghanistan. Sgt. Grimes arrived in the first wave of about 200 troops from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, and Company F, 186th Brigade Support Battalion of the Connecticut Army National Guard.
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Windsor Locks - ( November 17, 2010) PFC James Mowen kisses his fiancé, Shannon Barron, of Newington, after he arrived at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks Wednesday morning after a deployment in Afghanistan. PFC Mowen arrived in the first wave of about 200 troops from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, and Company F, 186th Brigade Support Battalion of the Connecticut Army National Guard.
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Windsor Locks - (November 17, 2010) Water cannons shower a plane carrying Connecticut National Guard troops as they arrive at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks Wednesday morning. The plane was carrying the first wave of about 200 troops from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, and Company F, 186th Brigade Support Battalion returning from deployment in Afghanistan.
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Windsor Locks (November 17, 2010) -Damari Maxam, 2, waves an American flag from a perch on his father Sgt. Darrel Maxam's shoulders after Sgt. Maxam arrived at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks Wednesday morning after returning from a deployment in Afghanistan. Sgt. Maxam, of Norwalk, arrived in the first wave of about 200 troops from the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, and Company F, 186th Brigade Support Battalion of the Connecticut Army National Guard.
The New London-based Coast Guard cutter Morro Bay clears a path through the ice near Neebish Island, Michigan. (Petty Officer 3rd Class George Degener/U.S. Coast Guard)
Courtesy of New London-based Coast Guard cutter Morro Bay crew.
May 7, 2011, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle departs New London, Connecticut on its 75th Anniversary Voyage. (Photo by Matt Lipman, Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut)
May 7, 2011, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle departs New London, Connecticut on its 75th Anniversary Voyage. (Photo by Matt Lipman, Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut)
June 29, 2012, USS Virginia (SSN 774) passes under Interstate 95 as she returned to her homeport of Groton, Conn. after completing a scheduled underway period. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class(EXW/SW) Jason J. Perry)