The U.S. Navy submarine USS Illinois (SSN-786) arrives at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, HI on November 22, 2017, following a ...

GROTON, Conn. (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama, the sponsor of a Navy submarine named after her home state of Illinois, is christening the vessel at a ceremony Saturday at a Connecticut shipyard.

The USS Illinois was authorized under the Two-Ocean Navy Act of July 19, 1940. This was a legislative attempt to bolster what was feared to be a flagging United States Navy in response to growing ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Money is being raised to keep a tradition alive at the University of Illinois. The USS Illinois bell has been ringing in victories for generations of Illini fans, but it’s in ...

Cmdr. Jesse Porter, a Pocatello native, has had three separate interactions with first lady Michelle Obama — all of which surrounded the USS Illinois. The USS Illinois is a Virginia-class nuclear ...

The new Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois will arrive at its new home port Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Wednesday, making it the 5th such sub at the only Pacific hub for the ...

An attack submarine that is sponsored by first lady Michelle Obama and will be named for her home state has been delivered to the U.S. Navy. Submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat, based in ...

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn joined secretary Ray Mabus at the USS Illinois ceremony at Navy Pier. The Illinois is the navy's newest class of attack submarines designed for deep ocean warfare and ...

GROTON, Conn. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama christened a Navy submarine at a Connecticut shipyard, taking three whacks to break a bottle of champagne against the hull of the USS Illinois and ...

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois is set to arrive Wednesday at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, joining four other submarines in the Pacific hub in its classification. Sailors ...