
The first cohort of 28 Australian ASC employees arrived at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) this month to start training on nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) maintenance as part of the AUKUS agreement. ASC was formerly the Australian Submarine Corporation. These personnel are starting the process to support U.S. and U.K. submarines posted to Australia in the lead up to Australia eventually fielding its own fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines via the trilateral AUKUS agreement among…