070505-N-3642E-385 GROTON, Conn. (May 5, 2007) Ð Sen. Daniel Inouye prepares to speak at the commissioning of USS Hawaii (SSN 776). Hawaii is the third Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned and the first major Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund (RELEASED) US Navy 070505-N-3642E-385 Sen. Daniel Inouye prepares to speak at the commissioning of USS Hawaii (SSN 776)

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