GROTON, Conn. (Feb. 3, 2021) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) makes its way up the Thames River and past New London, Conn. as it returns home after conducting routine operations to Submarine Base New London, Feb. 3, 2021, while a brief snow squall passes through the Groton-New London area. Vermont is the third U.S. Navy vessel to be named for the Green Mountain State. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski)