-U.S. Navy photo by Jason Lovell
Gov. Kim Reynolds, center, accepts the commissioning pennant of the submarine USS Iowa on Aug. 11 during the Veterans Day parade kickoff event at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. She was joined by, from left, former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack, who was the submarine’s sponsor; Navy Cmdr. Greg Coy, the commanding officer of the submarine; and Al Morales, the protocol officer of Submarine Forces Atlantic. The pennant was flown during the submarine’s commissioning ceremony April 5 in Groton, Connecticut. Reynolds was the keynote speaker at the ceremony.