SSN 22 is named for the 5th State of the Union. Four previous U.S. Navy ships have been named Connecticut. She was christened on September 1, 1997, at Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., and commissioned on December 11, 1998.

April 27, 2003 SSN 22 is currently in the North Pole region conducted in Exercise ICEX 2003.

March 31, 2004 USS Connecticut, commanded by Cmdr. Philip G. McLaughlin, departed Naval Submarine Base New London for a scheduled deployment, with the USS Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

September 2, The Connecticut returned to homeport after a five-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command's operations area. She was the first Atlantic Coast submarine to deploy as part of the Navy's ESG concept. As an integral part of the Wasp ESG, she provided never before seen connectivity between a carrier strike group/expeditionary strike group and its submarine. It is also the first Seawolf-class sub to successfully moor outboard of a surface ship while forward deployed, and she made a first submarine port visit to Seychelles.

July 25, 2007 USS Connecticut departed Groton for around-the-world-cruise to its new homeport of Bremerton, Wash.

October 29, SSN 22 recently pulled to Subic Bay, Philippines, for a brief port call.

November 21, USS Connecticut, commanded by Cmdr. Daniel G. Christofferson, arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea, for a scheduled port visit. The Seawolf-class attack submarine completed ANNUALEX 19G exercise on Nov. 16 in the Philippine Sea.

January 29, 2008 USS Connecticut arrived at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton after a six-month deployment.

September 10, 2009 USS Connecticut, commanded by Cmdr. Michael Varney, departed home for a scheduled western Pacific deployment.

November 15, SSN 22 is currently participating in Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 21G in the Philippine Sea.

January 5, 2010 The Connecticut recently pulled to Subic Bay, Philippines, for a port call.

February 16, The Seawolf-class attack submarine arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, for a routine port visit.

March 10, USS Connecticut returned to Bremerton after a six-month underway period.