Navy Man with Trumbull Ties Assumes Control of USS Hartford Submarine

TRUMBULL, CT—A Navy commander with Milford and Trumbull ties has taken command of the USS Hartford submarine.

Cmdr. Matthew Fanning took the position in August. The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine's homeport is in New London at the Naval Submarine Base.

Fanning went to high school in Trumbull and his parents moved to Milford when he was a teenager, according to the Milford Mirror.

"This ceremony is about you -- you as individuals, you as the crew -- and about your success as the lifeblood of the Hartford," Fanning said at a change of command ceremony held in New London.

"The story of the Hartford begins a new chapter today and I think it will be the best one yet," said Cmdr. Thomas Aydt, outgoing commander of the submarine. "I have known Cmdr. Fanning for a while and I can't think of anyone that I would rather see leading Hartford into the future."

Photo caption:Los Angeles Class, fast-attack submarine, USS Hartford's (SSN 768) new commanding officer, Cmdr. Matthew Fanning salutes Hartford's former commanding officer, Cmdr. Thomas Aydt in the presence of Commodore, Submarine Squadron Four, Capt. John McGunnigle. onboard USS Hartford in its homeport of Naval Submarine Base New London. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist(SW/AW) Steve Owsley/Released)