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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A diver jumps into water, with a submarine in the background.

Stirling Splash

A bilateral team of U.S. sailors and civilians and Australian personnel dive under the hull of the USS Vermont while supporting a planned submarine maintenance period at HMAS Stirling, Australia, Nov. 10, 2025. The maintenance period showcased Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s ability to conduct maintenance in Western Australia and its training of Australian maintainers to support the establishment of Submarine Rotational Force West as early as 2027 as part of Pillar I of AUKUS, the trilateral security agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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