The Mississippi departs Pearl Harbor in August for an exercise. The submarine was shifted to Pearl Harbor from Groton, Conn., in November; the Navy now has 43 of its 71 submarines in the Pacific.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Estevan Trevino, left, and Lt. Rob Graham aboard the Mississippi as it leaves Pearl Harbor in August.
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Two torpedoes aboard the hydraulic lifts used to insert them into the tubes aboard the Mississippi. The submarine carries 27 torpedoes and a dozen Tomahawk cruise missiles.
(David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times)
