USS Frank Cable conducts live-fire exercise in Pacific Ocean

Master-at-Arms Senior Chief Kevin Smith, assigned to Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), shoots a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, June 24, 2026. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, repairs, rearms, and resupplies submarines and surface vessels in the Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elijah Webb)