160916-N-DA434-146
<p>SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Sep. 16, 2016) Chief Master-at-Arms Carlos T. Slade, a native of Tifton, Georgia  assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), embraces a fellow Sailor in celebration of earning the title of chief, during a pinning ceremony held on the ship's mess decks.  Frank Cable is one of two forward-deployed submarine tenders and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to conduct maintenance and support of deployed U.S. naval force submarines and surface vessels in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alana Langdon/Released)
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Seaman Alana Langdon
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