NEW LONDON, Conn. (Sept. 11, 2020) The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Providence (SSN 719) makes its way past the City of New London and down the Thames River as she departs Submarine Base New London on Friday, September 11, 2020. Nineteen years ago, Providence took part in the opening salvo in Operation Enduring Freedom, a direct response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. (U.S. Navy Photo by John Narewski)