081213-N-7705S-045 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Dec. 13, 2008) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) is commissioned in front of nearly 1,700 guests and crewmembers. Cindy Giambastiani, the shipÕs sponsor and wife of retired Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, christened the submarine during a ceremony at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Todd A. Schaffer/Released) New Mexico SSN-779 Christ

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