New era of sub training ahead with opening of Groton facility

From his post at the top of the submarine's sail, Lt. Andrew Pyle looked out Wednesday at the buoys that mark the entrance to New London Harbor. He saw New London Ledge Light to his right.

Sailboats darted in front of the submarine, and Pyle had to react. It began to snow, and the sea grew rougher.

But Pyle was not in a submarine returning to the Naval Submarine Base. He was in a building at the Naval Submarine School.

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