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Fireworks illuminate the skies over the newly commissioned USS North Carolina, the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine, May 3, 2008. The North Carolina is the first major U.S. Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind.

SUBMARINE FIREWORKS

Fireworks illuminate the skies over the newly commissioned USS North Carolina, the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine, May 3, 2008. The North Carolina is the first major U.S. Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind.

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