HAILEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Early Monday morning, the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office held a special ceremony honoring the new Submarine, the USS IDAHO.

The USS IDAHO is a new U.S. Navy Virginia-Class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine that is set to be commissioned in 2026.

At the ceremony, Blaine County Commissioner Lindsay Mollineaux issued a proclamation making this USS IDAHO SSN 799 week. Following that, there was a celebration for the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday, which featured cake being cut with a saber as is tradition.

The ceremony didn’t end there, the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office unveiled a patrol vehicle honoring the USS Idaho, dubbed ‘The Gem of the Fleet’.

The naming of the vehicle was made possible thanks to a meeting between the Blaine County Sheriffs Office and th

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