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Navy Expanding Attack Submarine Presence on Guam as a Hedge Against Growing Chinese Fleet

Navy Expanding Attack Submarine Presence on Guam as a Hedge Against Growing Chinese Fleet

The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN-761) moors at Naval Base Guam from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a homeport shift, March 21, 2022. U.S. Navy Photo

ARLINGTON, Va. — Amid strategic competition with China, the United States plans to augment its ability to operate submarines out of Guam, the commander of U.S. submarine forces in the Pacific said today. Read More

Submarine Tender USS Frank Cable Completes Drydock Maintenance, In Transit to Guam

Submarine Tender USS Frank Cable Completes Drydock Maintenance, In Transit to Guam

The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) sails from her position in Vigor Shipyard’s dry dock to moor pierside during a fleeting exercise on Sept. 15, 2017. Frank Cable is in Portland, Ore., for a scheduled dry-dock phase maintenance availability. US Navy photo.

Submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS-40) completed an eight-month dry-dock repair availability in Oregon and is headed back to Guam to continue fleet support operations there. Read More