DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia (March 27, 2025) – Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) prepares to moor alongside submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) during a scheduled port visit in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, March 27, 2025. Darwin is Emory S. Land’s 17th port call since it departed on deployment May 17, 2024. Emory S. Land and Minnesota are operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ethan Lambert)
OKINAWA, Japan (Nov. 25, 2024) – The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) conducted a change of command ceremony aboard the ship while ported in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 25.
Capt. Kenneth Holland, from Tulsa, Okla., relieved Capt. Brent Spillner, from Cary, Ill., as Emory S. Land’s commanding officer during the ceremony.
The submarine tender Emory S. Land (AS 39) departed from Busan, South Korea after a regularly scheduled port call, Nov. 18. Busan was the 11th port call of Emory S. Land’s current deployment, which began May 17.
The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) departed the Republic of Palau after a regularly scheduled port call, Oct. 27. The Republic of Palau was the ninth port call of Emory S. Land’s current deployment, which began May 17.
HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia (Sept. 14, 2024) – The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) departed from HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, after a regularly scheduled port call, Sept. 14. HMAS Stirling was the seventh port call in Australia of Emory S. Land’s current deployment, which began May 17.
