U.S. Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia
February 20, 2026
February 20, 2026
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news:
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U.S. Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia
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Western Australia -Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S. . . .
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U.S. Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia
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Western Australia -Last November, on the edge of the Indian Ocean, just beyond mainland Australia and across the Garden Island Causeway to HMAS Stirling, a U.S. Virginia-class submarine quietly completed the first submarine maintenance period without the support of a U.S. . . .