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USNS Thurgood Marshall Keel Laying/Certification

Alissa Kamens Marshall, USNS Thurgood Marshall ship sponsor, participates in the time-honored tradition of the keel laying/certification by welding her initials into the keel plate of the new ship. The steel plate with her initials will be permanently affixed to the ship's keel, remaining with the vessel through its time in service. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Cannon)

USS Beloit (LCS 29)

Sailors of the USS Beloit (LCS 29) man the ship and bring it to life during its commissioning ceremony in Milwaukee on Nov. 23, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by EJ Hersom)

USS Minnesota (SSN 783)

The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrives at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Nov 26, 2024. Minnesota, the first Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be forward deployed to Guam, joins four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines forward deployed in the Pacific. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, Guam's fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine forces' forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Wolpert)

USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Higgins, and USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Higgins (DDG 76), Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) and the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) conduct a refueling-at-sea while underway in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 17, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Geoffrey L. Ottinger)

USS Hampton (SSN 767) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) arrives at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, for a scheduled maintenance period Nov. 21, 2024. While at the shipyard, Hampton will undergo essential repairs and system upgrades critical to extending a submarine’s service life and ensuring the Navy’s long-term fleet readiness. As America’s leader for attack submarine maintenance, repair, and modernization, PNSY is enhancing critical warfighting capabilities by safely delivering first time quality service, on-budget, on time to the fleet and helping enable warfighters to be battle-ready when called upon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charlotte C. Oliver)

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