Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

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Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
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Active1914-Present
Country United States of America
Branch United States Navy
Type Type Commander
RoleAdvisory
Garrison/HQ Pearl Harbor
Commanders
Current
commander		Rear Admiral Christopher J. Cavanaugh

The Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) is the principal advisor to the Commander, United States Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) for submarine matters. The Pacific Submarine Force (SUBPAC) includes attack, ballistic missile and auxiliary submarines, submarine tenders, floating submarine docks, deep submergence vehicles and submarine rescue vehicles throughout the Pacific.

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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. [1]

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. [2]

Submarines and Units

The units and submarines reporting to Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet are: [3]

Fleet Activities Yokosuka

Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan is home to Submarine Group 7. [4]

Naval Station Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii, is home to the following submarine squadrons:

Naval Base Kitsap, in Bremerton, Washington, is home to Submarine Group 9 and the following submarine squadrons: [7]

Naval Base Point Loma, in San Diego, California, is home to the following submarine squadrons:

Naval Base Guam, in Guam, is home to the following submarine squadrons:

Naval Support Activity Bahrain, in Guam, is home to the forward deployed Submarine Squadron 21 (CSS 21) [13]

Officers serving as COMSUBPAC

† Wartime submarine skipper

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "COMSUBPAC About Us". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 2011-06-01. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  2. ↑ "COMSUBPAC About Us". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 2011-06-01. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  3. ↑ "COMSUBPAC Submarines". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Submarine Group 7". Commander, Submarine Force Pacific. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "CSS-1 Submarines". Commander, Submarine Force Pacific. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "CSS-7 Submarines". Commander, Submarine Force Pacific. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Submarine Group 9". Commander, Submarine Force Pacific. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "CSS-17 Submarines". Commander, Submarine Force Pacific. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "CSS-19 Submarines". Commander, Submarine Force Pacific. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Submarine Development Squadron 5: Submarines". Commander, Submarine Force Pacific. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Submarine Squadron 11 : Submarines & Other Commands". Commander, Submarine Force Pacific. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "CSS-15 Submarines". Commander, Submarine Force Pacific. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Submarine Squadron 21". Commander, Submarine Force Pacific. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  14. ↑ On 7 December, COMSUBPAC was Admiral Thomas Withers, Jr., who relieved Wilhelm L. Friedell that fall. Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory (New York: Bantam, 1976), pp.83 & 223.
  15. ↑ "Faculty - Naval Postgraduate School".
  16. ↑ "Pacific Submarine Force Holds Change of Command". U.S. Navy. September 3, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  17. ↑ Hinton, MC1 Danial; Pacific, Submarine Force. "Pacific Submarine Force welcomes new commander". www.cpf.navy.mil. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ "Rear Admiral Jeffrey T. Jablon, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet". www.csp.navy.mil. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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