Friday, December 12, 2008

Commissioning at Northrop Grumman Newport News

Nearly 1,700 guests and crewmembers attend the commissioning ceremony of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Dec. 13, 2008. Cindy Giambastiani, the wife of retired U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani and the vessel’s sponsor, christened the submarine during the ceremony.

(DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Todd A. Schaffer, U.S. Navy/Released, VIRIN: 081213-N-7705S-045)

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