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Caption:
PEARL HARBOR (July 23, 2009) -- Sailors man the rails aboard the
Virginia-class attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) as she pulls into
her 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 Robert Stirrup (Released)
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