The Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) is the principal advisor to the Commander,
United States Pacific Fleet
The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is a theater-level component command of the United States Navy, located in the Pacific Ocean. It provides naval forces to the Indo-Pacific Command. Fleet headquarters is at Joint Base Pearl Harbor� ...
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COMPACFLT) for submarine matters. The Pacific Submarine Force (SUBPAC) includes attack,
ballistic missile
A ballistic missile is a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target. These weapons are powered only during relatively brief periods—most of the flight is unpowered. Short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) typic ...
and auxiliary submarines,
submarine tender
A submarine tender, in British English a submarine depot ship, is a type of depot ship that supplies and supports submarines.
Development
Submarines are small compared to most oceangoing vessels, and generally cannot carry large amounts of foo ...
s, floating submarine docks,
deep submergence vehicles and
submarine rescue vehicles throughout the Pacific.
The Force provides anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, precision land strike, mine warfare, intelligence, surveillance and early warning and special warfare capabilities to the
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and strategic deterrence capabilities to the
U.S. Strategic Command.
COMSUBPAC's mission is to provide the training, logistical plans, manpower and operational plans and support and tactical development necessary to maintain the ability of the Force to respond to both peacetime and wartime demands.
Submarines and Units
These are the submarines and related units reporting to COMSUBPAC.
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Commander, Submarine Squadron 1 (COMSUBRON One)
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USS Vermont (SSN-792)
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USS Montana (SSN-794)
Commander, Submarine Squadron 7 (COMSUBRON Seven)
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Bremerton, Washington
* Priority Material Office
Bangor, Washington
Commander, Submarine Group 9 (COMSUBGRU Nine)
Commander, Submarine Squadron 17 (COMSUBRON Seventeen)
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Commander, Submarine Squadron 19 (COMSUBRON Nineteen)
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Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5 (COMSUBDEVRON Five)
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Commander, Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group 1 (COMUUVGRU One)
* Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron One (UUVRON One)
* Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron Three (UUVRON Three)
San Diego, California
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Arctic Submarine Laboratory
The Arctic Submarine Laboratory is a research facility of the U.S. Navy's Undersea Warfighting Development Center in San Diego, California. It began as a converted World War II Mortar (artillery), mortar emplacement, ''Battery Whistler'', and wa ...
Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 (COMSUBRON Eleven)
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*Undersea Rescue Command
Western Pacific
Commander, Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU Seven) (Yokosuka, Japan)
* Responsible for submarines deployed to the Western Pacific, the
Persian Gulf
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Red Sea
The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and th ...
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Gulf of Oman
The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( ''khalīj ʿumān''; ''daryâ-ye omân''), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran ( ''khalīj makrān''; ''daryâ-ye makrān''), is a gulf in the Indian Ocean that connects the Arabian Sea with th ...
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Arabian Sea
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and parts of the
Indian Ocean
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Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 (COMSUBRON Fifteen) (Guam)
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Commander, Submarine Squadron 21 (COMSUBRON TWENTY ONE) (Bahrain)
Virginia Beach, Virginia
* Commander, Undersea Surveillance
* Naval Ocean Processing Facility
Whidbey Island
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, Washington
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Integrated Undersea Surveillance System Operational Support Center
Little Creek, Virginia
Officers serving as COMSUBPAC
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Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank is called counter admiral.
Rear admiral is usually immediately senior to commodore and immediately below vice admiral. It is ...
Wilhelm L. Friedell, 1939–1941
*Rear Admiral
Thomas Withers, Jr., 1941–May 1942
*Rear Admiral
Robert H. English, May 1942–20 January 1943 (killed in an aircraft accident)
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Captain
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John H. "Babe" Brown (''
pro tem
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''), 20 Jan 1943–1943
*Vice Admiral
Charles A. Lockwood, 1943–1946
*Rear Admiral
Allan Rockwell McCann, 1946–1948
*Rear Admiral
Oswald S. Colclough, 1948–1949
*Rear Admiral
John H. "Babe" Brown, 1949–1951
*Rear Admiral
Charles B. "Swede" Momsen, 1951–1953
*Rear Admiral George L. Russell, 1953–1955
*Rear Admiral
Leon J. Huffman, 1955–1956
*Rear Admiral
Elton W. "Joe" Grenfell, 1956–1959
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*Rear Admiral
William E. "Pete" Ferrall, 1959–1960
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*Rear Admiral
Roy S. "Ensign" Benson, 1960–1962
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*Rear Admiral
Bernard A. "Chick" Clarey, 1962–1964
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*Rear Admiral
Eugene B. "Lucky" Fluckey, 1964–1966
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*Rear Admiral
John H. Maurer, 1966–1968
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*Rear Admiral
Walter L. Small, 1968–1970
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*Rear Admiral
Paul L. Lacy, Jr., 1970–1972 (Last WW2 submarine skipper in the job)
*Rear Admiral
Frank D. McMullen, 1972-1975
*Rear Admiral
Charles H. Griffiths, 1975-1977
*Rear Admiral
William J. Cowhill, 1977-1979
*Rear Admiral
Nils R. Thunman, 1979-1981
*Rear Admiral
Bernard M. Kauderer, 1981-1983
*Rear Admiral
Austin B. Scott, Jr., 1983-1985
*Rear Admiral
James N. Darby, 1985-1987
*Rear Admiral
Ralph W. West, Jr., 1987-1987
*Rear Admiral
James G. Reynolds, 1987-1989
*Rear Admiral
Michael C. Colley, 1989-1991
*Rear Admiral
Henry C. McKinney, 1991-1993
*Rear Admiral
Jon M. Barr, 1993-1996
*Rear Admiral
Winford G. Ellis, 1996-1998
*Rear Admiral
Albert H. Konetzni, Jr., 1998-2001
*Rear Admiral
John B. Padgett, III, 2001-2003
*Rear Admiral
Paul F. Sullivan, 2003-2005
*Rear Admiral
Jeffrey B. Cassias, 2005-2006
*Rear Admiral
Joseph A. Walsh, 2006-2008
*Rear Admiral
Douglas J. McAneny, 2008–2010
*Rear Admiral
James F. Caldwell, Jr., 2010–2013
*Rear Admiral
Phillip G. Sawyer, 2013–2015
*Rear Admiral
Frederick J. Roegge, 2015–2017
*Rear Admiral
Daryl Caudle, 2017–2019
*Rear Admiral
Blake L. Converse, 2019–2021
*Rear Admiral
Jeffrey T. Jablon, 2021–2023
*Rear Admiral
Richard E. Seif Jr., 2023–2025
*Rear Admiral
Christopher J. Cavanaugh, 2025–present
† Wartime submarine skipper
See also
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COMSUBLANT
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COMNAVSUBFOR
References
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External links
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