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U.S. Submarine Maintenance Period Demonstrates Forward Sustainment in Australia
February 20, 2026 —

HMAS Stirling, 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. submarine tender—a specialized vessel that provides mobile repair and supply services.

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Forging the Future: U.S. Trains First Australian Radiological Control Technicians to Support AUKUS Submarine Force
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For First Time, Australian Submariner Earns US Dolphins
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Recruitment Road Show attracts more than 500 potential applicants during PSNS & IMF stop over
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USS Hawaii (SSN 776) joins USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) in First-ever Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine Maintenance Availability in Australia
August 22, 2024 — HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia, Australia (Aug. 22, 2024) – In a historic first, Australian personnel will work alongside with their U.S. counterparts to conduct maintenance on USS Hawaii (SSN 776) in Australia as part of a Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP) at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. The STMP marks a significant step...

First Royal Australian Navy Enlisted Sailors Begin Training at U.S. Submarine School
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Royal Australian Navy Sailors graduate Submarine Officer Basic Course: next step, assignment to U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarines
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Annapolis Visits Australia
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In AUKUS First, Royal Australian Navy personnel report to U.S. Submarine Tender
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Australians Report to Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility to Begin Learning SSN Maintenance
December 4, 2023 — Pearl Harbor, Hawaii – More than a dozen Australian submarine maintenance personnel from the ASC, formerly called the Australian Submarine Corporation, arrived at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) Nov. 27 to witness how the U.S. Navy plans and executes maintenance on nuclear-powered attack...

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