Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine (June 29, 2026)
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,
As we pause to celebrate Independence Day, I want to take a moment to reflect on what this day means.
Two hundred and fifty years ago, our nation’s founders declared the right to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and that people have the responsibility to defend those freedoms. Since that day, generations of Americans have answered that call. Some have served in uniform on distant battlefields and at sea, others have served here at home. Together, they have ensured the ideas first articulated in 1776 remain protected for future generations.
Here at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, we share that responsibility. The submarines that...
