The USS Iowa submarine on sea trials in November 2024. (Photo courtesy of the U.S.S. Iowa Commissioning Committee) WATERLOO — Watch parties are being held around the state the first weekend in April — ...

GROTON, Conn. (KCRG) - The U.S. Navy has a new Virginia-Class attack submarine about to hit the water. On Saturday people are celebrating the commissioning of the USS Iowa at the Naval Submarine Base ...

Kelly Sullivan, right, a member of the USS Iowa commissioning committee and her father Jim Sullivan, center, pose with U.S. Army veteran Bill Keane of Waterloo at a watch part for the commissioning of ...

The Pre-Commissioning Unit Iowa — soon to be commissioned as the USS Iowa — arrives Dec. 19, 2024, for the first time at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. The new submarine was ...

It is rumored Capt. John L. McCrea spewed his coffee out on the bridge of the USS Iowa when one of his officers delivered some orders from Washington, D.C. “A bathtub? Aboard a battleship,” McCrea may ...

A gray sky is a fitting way to celebrate 'The Gray Ghost.' The new USS Iowa sub, SSN 797, was commissioned Saturday morning during a special ceremony at Submarine Base New London in Groton, ...

WATERLOO — Watch parties are being held around the state the first weekend in April – and not just for the Final Four of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.