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VISAKHAPATNAM, India (Aug. 4, 2022) – Military Sealift Command civil service mariner Benjamin Gatdula, from Guam, assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), heaves in a line as the ship prepares to depart Visakhapatnam, India, Aug. 4, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wendy Arauz)