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Sunday, August 02, 2015

Navy’s attack submarine, USS John Warner, joins fleet


The Navy’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine joined the fleet Saturday, with top Navy officials saying that it couldn’t come soon enough with ever-increasing demands from combatant commanders.

The USS John Warner was commissioned in front of several thousand people at a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk after being delivered to the Navy about two months ahead of schedule.

The John Warner is a Virginia-class submarine, which was specifically designed for the post-Cold War era.

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