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Australia Set To Hire 200 More Workers For SSN Sub Maintenance

Australia Set To Hire 200 More Workers For SSN Sub Maintenance
U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), temporarily attached to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Fleet Support Unit-West (FSU), and RAN sailors assigned to FSU, stand in formation as the Emory S. Land prepares to moor at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, Australia on Aug. 16, 2024.(Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Darek Leary)

Australia said on Monday it planned to hire another 200 workers to be trained to help sustain American and British nuclear-powered submarines on a Western Australia naval base. This recruitment and upskilling program is part of the new government-funded Jobs for Subs program and plans to hire 200 entry-level workers over two years for the government-owned ASC Pty Ltd. This is another step in the trilateral AUKUS agreement that is having the U.K. and U.S. help Australia gain the ability…

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