Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

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.

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

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

Fleet Activities Yokosuka

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

Naval Station Pearl Harbor

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

Commander, Submarine Squadron 1 (CSS 1): Virginia-class submarines: USSHawaii(SSN-776) USSNorth Carolina(SSN-777) USSMississippi(SSN-782) USSIllinois(SSN-786) USSVermont(SSN-792) USSMontana(SSN-794)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 7 (CSS 7): Los Angeles-class submarines: USSCharlotte(SSN-766) USSToledo(SSN-769) USSTucson(SSN-770) USSColumbia(SSN-771) Virginia-class submarines: USSMissouri(SSN-780) USSColorado(SSN-788) USSIndiana(SSN-789)

Naval Base Kitsap

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

Commander, Submarine Squadron 17 (CSS 17): Ohio-class submarines: USSHenry M. Jackson(SSBN-730) USSAlabama(SSBN-731) USSNevada(SSBN-733) USSKentucky(SSBN-737) USSNebraska(SSBN-739) USSMaine(SSBN-741) USSLouisiana(SSBN-743)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 19 (CSS 19): Los Angeles-class submarines: USSSan Juan(SSN-751) (Active (Reserve), Awaiting decommissioning) USSTopeka(SSN-754) (Active (Reserve), Awaiting decommissioning) Ohio-class submarines: USSOhio(SSBN-726) USSMichigan(SSBN-727) USSPennsylvania(SSBN-735)

Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5 (COMSUBDEVRON Five): Seawolf-class submarines: USSSeawolf(SSN-21) USSConnecticut(SSN-22) USSJimmy Carter(SSN-23)

Commander, Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group 1 (COMUUVGRU One) Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron One (UUVRON One) Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron Three (UUVRON Three)

Naval Base Point Loma

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

Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 (CSS 11): Los Angeles-class submarines: USSScranton(SSN-756) USSAlexandria(SSN-757) USSSanta Fe(SSN-763) USSHampton(SSN-767) USSGreeneville(SSN-772) USSArco(ARDM-5) Undersea Rescue Command

Naval Base Guam

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

Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 (CSS 15): Los Angeles-class submarines: USSAsheville(SSN-758) USSJefferson City(SSN-759) USSAnnapolis(SSN-760) USSSpringfield(SSN-761) Virginia-class submarines: USSMinnesota(SSN-783)

Naval Support Activity Bahrain

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

Officers serving as COMSUBPAC

Rear Admiral 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)
Captain John H. "Babe" Brown (pro tem), 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†
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, 1966–1968†
Rear Admiral Walter L. Small, 1968–1970†
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