USS Key West Participates in Tri-Lateral Submarine Exercise
a great deal from the experience," said Moriyasu. "It gave him a much better understanding of U.S. submarine operations and will help us work together in the future." Key West is a member of Commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 15, which is located at Polaris Point in Apra Harbor, Guam. COMSUBRON 15 staff is responsible for providing training, material and personnel readiness support of four Los Angeles-class attack submarines stationed in Guam. The submarines and submarine tenders USS Frank Cable (AS40) and USS Emory S. Land (AS39) are part of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed
Traditional Micronesian Canoe Sinks, Students Rescued
officials contacted the appropriate Palauan Agencies in accordance with their National Search and Rescue Plan, who requested assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard in accordance with a long-standing Memorandum of Understanding under the Compact of Free Association. The Coast Guard launched the Apra Harbor, Guam based Coast Guard Cutter Washington to assist in this case, and requested long range aircraft support from the U.S. Navy’s Combined Task Force 72, located in Kadena, Japan. The Coast Guard also identified a commercial cargo vessel, the Panamanian flagged vessel Hyundai Unity transiting
February 2025
