Capt. Edward Herrington, left, commanding officer of
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Capt. Edward Herrington, left, commanding officer of the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39); Yuto Yoshida, the Mayor of Yokosuka; Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. Masakazu Kaji, commander of Fleet Submarine Force; and Rear Adm. Stuart Munsch, commander of Submarine Group Seven, give a toast during a Big Top event hosted aboard Emory S. Land. The event was hosted to celebrate the relationship between the U.S. Navy and Japan. Home ported in Diego Garcia, Land is a forward deployed expeditionary submarine tender on an extended deployment conducting coordinated tended moorings and afloat maintenance in the U.S.5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caine Storino, Released)