The US Navy submarine tender USS Emory S. Land arrived in HMAS Stirling on 16 August marking the seventh port visit in Australia since the ship left its homeport of Guam, 17 May. The ship’s mixed crew of US Navy and RAN personnel will conduct a Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP) over the next several weeks as Australian technicians perform maintenance on a US Navy nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine (SSN) scheduled to arrive for a port visit.
