Pentagon To Close Major Connecticut Submarine Base

GROTON, CT - MAY 13: Bill Hoelzel passes out the latest edition of a local paper announcing military base closings near the U.S. Naval Submarine Base May 13, 2005 in Groton, Connecticut. The Pentagon officials announced the possible closing of 33 major facilities, along with over 150 minor closures. Prominent bases recommended for closure on the list include the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine, the Fort McPherson in Georgia, Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, Naval Station Pascagoula in Mississippi and the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)