The attack submarine USS South Dakota will be commissioned Saturday at a ceremony at the Naval Base in New London Connecticut.

One of the keynote speakers is South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds. He says this is a high tech weapons system…

Rounds, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says the sub will be a key part of US defense for many years…

While the US has been battling terrorism around the world for a number of years, Rounds says the sub is needed because of a rise of what is called “peer to peer” threats…

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will lead a delegation from the state to the commissioning.