PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 18, 2017) A Sailor mans the head of a fire hose, followed by his damage control team leader, using a Naval Firefighter's Thermal Imager to simulate checking for heat, during a fast-cruise training evolution aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), Dec. 18. Frank Cable is currently completing a dry-dock phase maintenance availability. The ship will get underway soon for sea trials, which constitutes the final determination of a ship's ability to re-join the fleet as an operational unit to conduct maintenance and support submarines and surface vessels deployed t


PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 18, 2017) A Sailor mans the head of a fire hose, followed by his damage control team leader, using a Naval Firefighter's Thermal Imager to simulate checking for heat, during a fast-cruise training evolution aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), Dec. 18. Frank Cable is currently completing a dry-dock phase maintenance availability. The ship will get underway soon for sea trials, which constitutes the final determination of a ship's ability to re-join the fleet as an operational unit to conduct maintenance and support submarines and surface vessels deployed to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Randall W. Ramaswamy)


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