Faculty, staff, and cadets from Chicago’s Hyman G. Rickover Naval Academy attended the commissioning ceremony of the Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced submarine, the USS Illinois (SSN 786) in Groton, Conn., on Oct. 29.

Vice Admiral Joseph Tofalo, commander, U.S. Submarine Forces, joins Navy JROTC cadets from Chicago’s Hyman G. Rickover Naval Academy for a group photo on Oct. 29.

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