CAIRNS, Australia (June 13, 2024) The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), right, Royal Australian Navy hydrographic survey ship HMAS Leeuwin (A 245), left, and Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel HMS Tamar (P233), center, are moored together in Cairns, Australia, June 13, 2024, while Emory S. Land conducts a scheduled port call. Cairns is the second port visit for Emory S. Land since it departed on deployment May 17. Emory S. Land is on deployment supporting 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. Emory S. Land provides expeditionary intermediate-level maintenance, services, and logistics support to deployed submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Darek Leary)