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Caption:
PEARL HARBOR (July 23, 2009) -- Sailors aboard the Virginia-class
attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) man the rails as they arrive at
their new homeport at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. USS Hawaii is the
third Virginia-class submarine constructed and the first submarine to
bear the name of the Aloha state. Hawaii is capable of supporting a
multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface
ship warfare, strike, naval special warfare involving special
operations forces, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance,
irregular warfare, and mine warfare. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico (Released)
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