Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vern Clark speaks to the crowd at the commissioning of USS Virginia (SSN 774) October 23rd, 2004 at Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk Virginia. The USS Virginia is the first submarine of a new class of fast-attack submarines, and the first submarine to be commissioned in nearly six years. US Navy 041023-N-3527B-004 Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Vern Clark, speaks to the crowd at the commissioning of USS Virginia (SSN 774)

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