Cmdr. Joseph Kimock, left, relieves Cmdr. Hector Marin, right, as commanding officer of the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS New Mexico’s (SSN 779) during New Mexico’s change of command ceremony, Jan. 28, 2026, at Bledsoe Hall at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. New Mexico is completing a homeport shift from Norfolk, Va., to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, where they will operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 2. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Darren M. Moore)
| Date Taken: | 01.28.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.28.2026 14:49 |
| Photo ID: | 9496753 |
| VIRIN: | 260128-N-ME988-1068 |
| Resolution: | 5060x3374 |
| Size: | 2.5 MB |
| Location: | GROTON, CONNECTICUT, US |
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