171221-N-DS883-025 PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 21, 2017) Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariner 3rd Mate Darrel Tracy, stands lookout watch aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), as she transits the Columbia River following a scheduled dry-dock phase maintenance availability in Portland, Ore. The ship will soon be conducting sea trials, which constitutes the final determination of a ship’s ability to rejoin the fleet as an operational unit to conduct maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communicat

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171221-N-DS883-025 PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 21, 2017) Military Sealift Command Civilian Mariner 3rd Mate Darrel Tracy, stands lookout watch aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), as she transits the Columbia River following a scheduled dry-dock phase maintenance availability in Portland, Ore. The ship will soon be conducting sea trials, which constitutes the final determination of a ship’s ability to rejoin the fleet as an operational unit to conduct maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heather C. Wamsley/Released)

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