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Sailors attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa man their newly commissioned submarine during a ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, April 5, 2025. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten.

The U.S. Navy commissioned its 24th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, USS Iowa (SSN 797), in a traditional ceremony held April 5, at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.