U.S. Navy CAPT. John J. Litherland, Commanding Officer of the Virginia Class New Attack Submarine USS TEXAS (775) delivers his remarks during the commissioning ceremony of his ship at Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 9, 2006. The second boat in her class, TEXAS is able to attack targets ashore with highly accurate cruise missiles and conduct covert long-term surveillance of land areas, littoral waters or other naval forces. Other missions include anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, special forces delivery and support, mine delivery and minefield mapping. In the background is the official flag of Texas.(U.S. Navy photo by LT. Mark Jones) (Released)
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Galveston
State: Texas (TX)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: LT Mark Jones, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
09/09/2006
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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