Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb will attend the USS Indiana commissioning ceremony Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Navy Port at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Port Canaveral, Florida.
Gov. Holcomb will give remarks during the 10 a.m. ceremony.
The submarine will be the third U.S. Navy boat to be commissioned with the name Indiana. It was constructed with parts from more than 100 Indiana companies and is another example of Indiana being at the crossroads of the world.
The USS Indiana will be the 16th Virginia-class attack submarine to join the fleet. As the most modern and sophisticated attack submarine in the world, the boat can operate in both shallow and deep ocean environments and has a broad range of operational capabilities.
The ceremony can be viewed on the Navy Live blog at http://navylive.dodlive.mil.
