Submariners assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine

Submariners assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-commissioning Unit New Hampshire practice manning their ship during rehearsals for the boat's commissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. New Hampshire will be commissioned Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, during a ceremony at PNS. New Hampshire is the fifth submarine in the Virginia class, the first major U.S. Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind.