USS Emory S. Land conducts DC training in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 7, 2026) – Sailors operate a fire hose during a damage control training exercise on the flight deck aboard submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, May 7, 2026. Emory S. Land provides expeditionary intermediate-level maintenance, services, and logistics support to deployed submarines. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ethan Lambert)