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Caption:
Newport News, VA (Jul 12, 2002) -- (Left to Right) The Secretary of the
Navy Gordon R. England, First Lady Laura Bush, President of Northrop
Grumman Newport News Thomas Schievelbein, and Senator John Warner
(R-VA) celebrate an official ceremony to authenticate the keel of the
next Virginia-class attack submarine Texas (SSN 775). The First
Lady used chalk to mark her initials on a metal plate, which is then
traced by a welder's torch and permanently affixed to the stern of the
boat. Texas is the second of the Virginia-class submarines with
advanced technologies, increased firepower, maneuverability and
stealth. She is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 2005.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist David Nagle. (RELEASED)
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