MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands (March 16, 2017) Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) work with one some of the men employed by Waan Aelon in Maiel to create custom wood carvings during a community relations project, March 16. WAM is a program committed to empowering men and women in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and teaching them life skills. Frank Cable, enroute to Portland, Ore. for her dry-dock phase maintenance availability, conducts maintenance and supports submarines and surface vessels deployed to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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