0Exif MM * b ( ; The pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Iowa (SSN 797) arrives for the first time at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, December 19, 2024. The future USS Iowa was delivered to Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 4 from General Dynamics Electric Boat shipbuilding facility down river after recently completing a series of at-sea testing. The fast-attack submarine PCU Iowa and crew operate under SUBRON 4 and its primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, prepared, and committed to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski) H H John Narewski Public Domain @ICC_PROFILE 0ADBE mntrRGB XYZ acspAPPL none -ADBE cprt 2desc 0 kwtpt bkpt rTRC gTRC bTRC rXYZ gXYZ bXYZ text Copyright 1999 Adobe Systems Incorporated desc Adobe RGB (1998) XYZ Q XYZ curv 3 curv 3 curv 3 XYZ O XYZ 4 , XYZ &1 / C C " \ !1AQa"q2#BRb$3r4C%5sS6Dct&ETdu 7e'v C !1AQa"q2B#3RCSbr$4DT%UҢ ? )*|z]}t F X8?,NsNH@:RvKԊ\S tsۃ@ \|4Hv ,pygz^ oOҐ(sH?0Z\9‡zsi ??L8@ 'ڐN=:G;*OΐM( '_Z|zS|