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 vehicle A deep-submergence vehicle (DSV) is a deep-diving crewed submersible that is self-propelled. Several navies operate vehicles that can be accurately described as DSVs. DSVs are commonly divided into two types: research DSVs, which are used for ex ...

s 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 United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific region. Formerly known as United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) since its inception in 1947, t ...

and strategic deterrence capabilities to the

U.S. Strategic Command United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands in the United States Department of Defense. Headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, USSTRATCOM is responsible for strategic nuclear deterre ...

. 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 Missouri (SSN-780) USS ''Missouri'' (SSN-780) is the seventh attack submarine and the fourth ship in the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Missouri. She was completed, and delivered, nine months early and under budget. History The contract ...

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USS Illinois (SSN-786) USS ''Illinois'' (SSN-786) is a nuclear powered attack submarine in the United States Navy. Named for the State of Illinois, she is the third vessel to actively serve with the name, the previous two being battleships and . She was built by th ...

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 Submarine Squadron 19 (also known as SUBRON 19) is a squadron of submarines of the United States Navy based in Bangor, Washington under the command of Captain Richard Massie. The submarines that make up SUBRON 19 include: * * * In addition to ...
(COMSUBRON Nineteen)

* USS Bremerton (SSN-698) * USS Jacksonville (SSN-699) * * *

USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) USS ''Louisiana'' (SSBN-743) is the 18th and last ship of the United States Navys of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines. She carries Trident missile, Trident ballistic missiles and has been in commission since 1997. She is the ...

Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5 (COMSUBDEVRON Five)

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San Diego, California

* Arctic Submarine Laboratory

Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 (COMSUBRON Eleven)

* USS Scranton (SSN 756) * USS Alexandria (SSN 757) * USS Hampton (SSN 767) * USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) * * Undersea Rescue Command

Western Pacific

Commander, Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU Seven) (Yokosuka, Japan)

* Responsible for submarines deployed to the Western Pacific, the Persian Gulf, Red Sea,

Gulf of Oman The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( ar, خليج عمان ''khalīj ʿumān''; fa, دریای عمان ''daryâ-ye omân''), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran ( ar, خلیج مکران ''khalīj makrān''; fa, دریای مکرا� ...

, Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean.

Commander,
Submarine Squadron 15 Submarine Squadron 15 (also known as SUBRON 15) is a squadron of submarines of the United States Navy based at Naval Base Guam. Fleet Ballistic Missile squadron 1963–1981 Submarine Squadron Fifteen was established on 1 September 1963 at Pear ...
(COMSUBRON Fifteen) (Guam)

* * USS Asheville (SSN-758) * USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) * USS Annapolis (SSN 760) * USS Springfield (SSN 761)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 21 (COMSUBRON TWENTY ONE) (Bahrain)

Virginia Beach, Virginia

* Commander, Undersea Surveillance * Naval Ocean Processing Facility Whidbey Island, Washington * Integrated Undersea Surveillance System Operational Support Center Little Creek, Virginia

Officers Serving as COMSUBPAC

The following is an incomplete list: *

Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

Wilhelm L. Friedell Wilhelm Lee Friedell (August 22, 1883 – January 27, 1958), was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Friedell was in command of the U. S. Naval Submarine Forces in European Waters during World War I, and was the commander of COMSUBPAC prior ...

, 1939–1941 *Rear Admiral

Thomas Withers, Jr. Thomas Withers, Jr. (28 May 1886 – 25 Jun 1953), was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Withers graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906. He later became qualified in and commanded submarines. At the beginning of World War II, he ...

, 1941–May 1942 *Rear Admiral

Robert H. English Robert Henry English (16 January 1888 – 21 January 1943) was a United States Navy commissioned officer who commanded the U.S. Navy's submarine force in the Pacific Theater of Operations early in World War II. English was born in Warrenton, ...

, May 1942–20 January 1943 (killed in an aircraft accident) *

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John H. "Babe" Brown ('' pro tem''), 20 Jan 1943–1943 *Vice Admiral

Charles A. Lockwood Charles Andrews Lockwood (May 6, 1890 – June 6, 1967) was a vice-admiral and flag officer of the United States Navy. He is known in submarine history as the commander of ComSubPac, Submarine Force Pacific Fleet during World War II. He devised ...

, 1943–1946 *Rear Admiral Allan Rockwell McCann, 1946–1948 *Rear Admiral

Oswald S. Colclough Oswald may refer to: People *Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name *Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name Fictional characters *Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbur ...

, 1948–1949 *Rear Admiral John H. "Babe" Brown, 1949–1951 *Rear Admiral Charles B. "Swede" Momsen, 1951–1953 *Rear Admiral

George L. Russell George Levi Russell III (born September 4, 1965) is a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Biography George Levi Russell III was born in Baltimore, Maryland. ...

, 1953–1955 *Rear Admiral

Leon J. Huffman Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

, 1955–1956 *Rear Admiral Elton W. "Joe" Grenfell, 1956–1959^† *Rear Admiral William E. "Pete" Ferrall, 1959–1960^† *Rear Admiral Roy S. "Ensign" Benson, 1960–1962^† *Rear Admiral Bernard A. "Chick" Clarey, 1962–1964^† *Rear Admiral Eugene B. "Lucky" Fluckey, 1964–1966^† *Rear Admiral

John H. Maurer John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

, 1966–1968^† *Rear Admiral

Walter L. Small Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

, 1968–1970^† *Rear Admiral

Paul L. Lacy, Jr. Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

, 1970–1972 (Last WW2 submarine skipper in the job) *Rear Admiral

Frank D. McMullen Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Cur ...

, 1972-1975 *Rear Admiral

Charles H. Griffiths Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

, 1975-1977 *Rear Admiral

William J. Cowhill William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

, 1977-1979 *Rear Admiral Nils R. Thunman, 1979-1981 *Rear Admiral

Bernard M. Kauderer Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

, 1981-1983 *Rear Admiral

Austin B. Scott, Jr. Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city i ...

, 1983-1985 *Rear Admiral

James N. Darby James is a common English language surname and given name: * James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambigua ...

, 1985-1987 *Rear Admiral

Ralph W. West, Jr. Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

, 1987-1987 *Rear Admiral

James G. Reynolds James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...

, 1987-1989 *Rear Admiral Michael C. Colley, 1989-1991 *Rear Admiral

Henry C. McKinney Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

, 1991-1993 *Rear Admiral

Jon M. Barr Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".Winford G. Ellis Winford is a village and civil parish within the Chew Valley, Somerset, England. It is within the unitary authority of North Somerset about south of Bristol. The parish has a population of 2,153. The parish includes the village of Felton whi ...

, 1996-1998 *Rear Admiral

Albert H. Konetzni, Jr. Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ...

, 1998-2001 *Rear Admiral

John B. Padgett, III John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

, 2001-2003 *Rear Admiral

Paul F. Sullivan Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

, 2003-2005 *Rear Admiral

Jeffrey B. Cassias Jeffrey may refer to: * Jeffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Jeffrey'' (1995 film), a 1995 film by Paul Rudnick, based on Rudnick's play of the same name * ''Jeffrey'' (2016 film), a 2016 Dominican Republic documentary film ...

, 2005-2006 *Rear Admiral

Joseph A. Walsh Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

, 2006-2008 *Rear Admiral

Douglas J. McAneny Rear Admiral Douglas John McAneny, USN (Ret.) (born 1955) serves as HDR's Federal Business Group Director. He is responsible for guiding and growing HDR's federal government business practice across all HDR operating companies. He serves on both ...

, 2008–2010 *Rear Admiral

James F. Caldwell, Jr. James Franklin "Frank" Caldwell Jr. (born March 24, 1959) is an admiral in the United States Navy who currently serves as director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, a job once held by the program's creator, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover. He pr ...

, 2010–2013 *Rear Admiral

Phillip G. Sawyer Phillip Grayson Sawyer (born 1961) is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy, who served as the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy from October 10, 2019 to August 6, 2021. He previously served as comman ...

, 2013–2015 *Rear Admiral Frederick J. Roegge, 2015–2017 *Rear Admiral

Daryl Caudle Daryl Lane Caudle (born 1963) is a United States Navy admiral who is the 35th commander of United States Fleet Forces Command since December 7, 2021. He most recently served as commander of Naval Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR), Commander, Submar ...

, 2017–2019 *Rear Admiral Blake L. Converse, 2019–April 2021 *Rear Admiral

Jeffrey T. Jablon Jeffrey Todd Jablon (born 1964) is a United States Navy vice admiral and submarine warfare officer who has served as deputy chief of naval operations for installations and logistics since December 2023. He most recently served as Commander, Sub ...

, April 2021 – Present ^† Wartime submarine skipper

References

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External links

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