SANTA RITA, Guam - U.S. Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force based out of Okinawa, Japan; British Royal Marines with J Company, 42 Commando; Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 and Sailors with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 conduct special insertion and small boat raids, and visit, board, search and seizure training on board the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) March 21. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josh Cote/Released)
POLARIS POINT, Guam -- The Mayor of Piti, a small village in Guam, and students from local schools participating in a summer school program, visited the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) for a ship tour, June 19.
POLARIS POINT, Guam (June 18, 2018) – Senior Chief Gunner’s Mate Martin A. Edgil, from Aberdeen, Miss., retired from the U.S. Navy, June 15. Edgil last served as Frank Cable’s Weapons Department Leading Chief Petty Officer. As he requested permission to go ashore for the last time, Edgil left behind him a legacy of integrity, dedication, and his own addition to the Navy’s history.
DEDEDO, Guam – Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) dedicated their off-duty recreation time to support Island Girl Power, a community service organization for young girls in Guam, June 9.
POLARIS POINT, Guam (April 19, 2018) – Sailors aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) completed equal opportunity and sexual harassment training, April 10 through May 2.
POLARIS POINT, Guam (April 25, 2018) – The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) welcomed 15 Sea Scouts aboard for a ship’s tour, April 25. For most of the boys and girls, ranging in age from 14 to 21, it was their first time on a Navy ship.
POLARIS POINT, Guam (April 10, 2018) – The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) was awarded the afloat 2017 Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Excellence Award April 5, 2017, and the 2018 Secretary of the Navy Environmental Award for large deck combatants, March 22, 2018.
POLARIS POINT, Guam – “You have to have a lot of inertia in the same direction to have a successful organization,” said Command Master Chief Wade Tandberg, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40). “You must motivate people.”
