Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, chief of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), speaks to RAN sailors a tour of Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) in Charleston, South Carolina, April 28, 2026. As part of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States known as AUKUS, approximately 50 RAN sailors are currently enrolled in the nuclear training pipeline at NNPTC. NNPTC's mission is to train officer and enlisted students in science and engineering, fundamental to the design, operation, and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Madison Cassidy)
| Date Taken: | 04.28.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2026 10:22 |
| Photo ID: | 9659608 |
| VIRIN: | 260428-N-YF131-1061 |
| Resolution: | 5818x3879 |
| Size: | 2.46 MB |
| Location: | GOOSE CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 51 |
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