US Navy nuclear submarine at Henderson under AUKUS
By Mollie Tracey
21 March 2024
The integration of the Australian and US marine forces has begun with a scheduled port visit of the USS Annapolis, a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine (SSN), at HMAS Stirling on March 11.
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