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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a tour the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Missouri at Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Conn., July 31, 2010.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a tour the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Missouri at Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Conn., July 31, 2010.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a tour the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Missouri at Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Conn., July 31, 2010.

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