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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta visits the crew and workers from General Dynamics Electric Boat aboard the Virginia-class attack submarine to be commissioned the USS Mississippi in Groton, Conn., Nov. 17, 2011. Panetta observed the final phase in the building of the submarine, which will be finished a year ahead of schedule and 15 million dollars under budget.

FINAL PHASE

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta visits the crew and workers from General Dynamics Electric Boat aboard the Virginia-class attack submarine to be commissioned the USS Mississippi in Groton, Conn., Nov. 17, 2011. Panetta observed the final phase in the building of the submarine, which will be finished a year ahead of schedule and 15 million dollars under budget.

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