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Frank Cable Sailors Volunteer at Portland Meals on Wheels
June 26, 2017
170623-N-YM720-047 PORTLAND, Ore. (June 23, 2017) - Sailors from the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) receive instructions from an employee at Meals on Wheels resource center in Portland, June 23. The Sailors volunteered in the kitchen to help prepare food, package the meals, clean dishes and other various tasks. Frank Cable is in Portland, Ore. for a scheduled dry-dock phase maintenance availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Allen Michael McNair/Released)
Portland Welcomes USS Frank Cable Sailors for Annual Rose Festival
June 12, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. (June 10, 2017) – Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) march in the Grand Floral Parade during Rose Festival Fleet Week in Portland, Ore., June 10. The festival and Portland Fleet Week are a celebration of the sea services with Sailors, Marines and Coast Guard members from the U.S. and Canada making the city a port of call. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)
USS Frank Cable Arrives in Pearl Harbor
March 23, 2017
170322-N-KC128-0023 PEARL HARBOR (March 22, 2017) The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Frank Cable is en route to Portland, Oregon, for its dry-dock phase maintenance availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton/Released)
Frank Cable Arrives in Vietnam for 7th Annual NEA
October 4, 2016
160928-N-WJ640-075 DA NANG, Vietnam (Sept. 29, 2016) Capt. H. B. Le, commodore, Destroyer Squadron 7, shakes hands with members of the Vietnam People's navy during a welcome ceremony in Da Nang, Vietnam Sept. 29 in support of Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) Vietnam 2016. In its seventh year, NEA Vietnam is designed to foster mutual understanding, build confidence in the maritime domain and strengthen relationships between the U.S. Navy, Vietnam People's navy and the local community. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Madailein Abbott)
"One Ship, One Crew" Drives Frank Cable's Readiness Training
May 17, 2016
POLARIS POINT, Guam (April 5, 2016) – Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Michael Richmond, left, a native of Dallas, Texas, assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), teaches Personnel Specialist 3rd Class John Paul Delossantos, center, a native of Glendale, Arizona, how to operate a Naval Firefighter Thermal Imager while engulfed in mock smoke in the ship's carpenter shop during a fast cruise, April 5. The fast cruise trains Sailors in damage control, personnel accountability and various emergency situations preparing them for underway at-sea operations. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan T. Erickson/Released)
Congressional Delegation Visits Submarine Force in Guam
April 4, 2016
Cmdr. Ed Callahan, executive officer of the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), explains shipboard capabilities during a ship's tour to military legislative assistant Alec D. Johnson, March 30. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Views Shipboard Repair Facilities
January 21, 2016
160121-N-YM720-001: POLARIS POINT, Guam (January 21, 2016) -- Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, center, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, returns a salute as he walks through the side boys as he comes aboard the Submarine Tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), Jan. 21. Aucoin visited Frank Cable to see first hand the repair capabilities the ship offers to units in the 7th Fleet. During the tour of the ship, Aucoin met with Frank Cable Sailors who demonstrated their shop's repair capabilities that are offered to submarines and surface ships. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Allen Michael McNair/Released)
Pacific Submarine Force Announces 2015 Battle “E” Winners
January 21, 2016
Submarine Squadron Fifteen Hosts Guam Submarine Sailors and Families for Team 15 Day
December 29, 2015
SANTA RITA, Guam (Dec. 19, 2015) Sailors and family members assigned to the Los Angeles class fast-attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722), take photos of their children exploring a Guam Police Department vehicle during the first ever Team 15 Day event December 19. Team 15 Day, hosted by Submarine Squadron 15, is an event that brings together Sailors and families from the submarine community on Guam to educate them on Navy support services and acclimate new arrivals to life on Guam.
USS Frank Cable Holds Change of Command
August 26, 2015
USS Frank Cable Completes First Underway Replenishment in 10 Years
April 3, 2015
140403-N-AY759-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 3, 2014) Capt. Mark Benjamin, center right, commanding officer of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), approves the course Frank Cable will take to rendezvous with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) to conduct an underway replenishment. This is the first underway replenishment for Frank Cable in ten years and will take on 280,000 gallons of fuel from Cesar Chavez. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and is on a scheduled underway period. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jason Morris/Released)
USS Frank Cable, a Mobile Repair Facility for the Fleet, Wraps up Maintenance Availability in Sasebo
March 11, 2015