Torpedo recovery training [Image 9 of 20]

NAVAL BASE GUAM, GUAM

08.13.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Ingram 

U.S. Navy           

150813-N-VH871-197 U.S NAVAL BASE GUAM (Aug. 13, 2015) - A Torpedo Recovery Team consisting of Sailors from submarine tenders USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) and USS Frank Cable (AS 40) lowers a test torpedo to the deck as part of hands-on torpedo recovery training facilitated by Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). Submarine tenders with the capability to recover torpedoes at sea provide combatant commanders flexibility in choosing locations for submarines to conduct test firings and hone this critical skill. Emory S. Land is a forward deployed expeditionary submarine tender on an extended deployment conducting coordinated tended moorings and afloat maintenance in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Austin Ingram/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.13.2015
• Date Posted: 08.19.2015 17:51
• Photo ID: 2130529
• VIRIN: 150813-N-VH871-197
• Resolution: 4928x3264
• Size: 1.13 MB
• Location: NAVAL BASE GUAM, GU