SUPPORTING THE SUBMARINE FORCE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UNDERSEA TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN-726) moors alongside forward-deployed Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS-40) in Subic Bay, Philippines, on 23 September 2025. Image courtesy of the US Navy via USNI.
A U.S. Navy guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles arrived for a port visit to the Philippines last week during its Pacific patrol. The USS Ohio (SSGN-726) arrived on 23 September at the former US naval base at Subic Bay and moored alongside submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS-40). Ohio is one of four US nuclear ballistic missile submarines that were retrofitted to carry the long-range Tomahawk missiles. The boats can deploy for up to two years at a time, alternating between two crews that swap every few months.
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