SASEBO, Japan - Petty Officer 2nd Class James Bieker, a native of Holly, Colo., and Petty Officer 2nd Class Austin Young, a native of San Antonio, Texas, attached to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), bend a pipe to be used onboard USS Patriot (MCM 7), Oct. 19. Frank Cable is one of two forward-deployed submarine tenders and is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations to conduct maintenance and support of deployed naval force submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Seaman Josh Coté/Released)

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