Families offer submarine a warm welcome to Groton
February 22, 2021 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: February 23, 2021 9:12 pm
Karina Baca, right, of Portsmouth, N.H., and Chutima Haley of Kittery, Maine, wave from shore in Groton on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, as they and others welcome the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) traveling up the Thames River to the Naval Submarine Base. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Groton — Tuesday may have been a cool February day but the USS Greeneville (SSN 772) received a warm welcome from crew members' families as it traveled up the Thames River.
Karina Baca of Portsmouth, N.H., and Chutima Haley of Kittery, Maine, were among those waving from shore. Their husbands are crew members on the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine, which was heading to the Naval Submarine Base as part of a routine homeport shift to conduct regularly scheduled maintenance.
Haley welcomed her husband, Solar Technician 2nd Class Tyler Haley, with a sign that said "Tyler your love is here" in Thai.
The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) with the tug boat John P. Wronowski pass the New London Harbor Light on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, as they travel up the Thames River to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
From right, Averie Daigle, 8, Amelia, 4, Jackson, 8, their mother, Ashley, and grandmother Denise, all of Rochester, N.H., stand along the shore in Groton on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, as they welcome the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) traveling up the Thames River to the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The children's father is a crew member of the USS Greeneville, which was heading to the base as part of a routine homeport shift to conduct regularly scheduled maintenance. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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