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Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable arrived in Yokohama, Japan, Nov. 15. The Guam-based submarine tender, carrying more than 1,000 Sailors and Military Sealift Command civil service mariners, made its first port visit to Japan after more than five years and its first visit to the port of Yokohama in the ship’s 42-year history. “This is a very…
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The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed a weapons handling exercise involving the transfer of a MK-48 inert training shape to a submarine, Oct. 22. This was the first expeditionary reload Frank Cable has conducted outside of Guam since 2012. Working alongside the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767), Sailors and civil service mariners with…
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The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed Apra Harbor, Guam, as part of a scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, October 18th. Frank Cable will conduct expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. “Our crew has done an exceptional job to prepare for deployment,” said Capt. Albert Alarcon,…
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