Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet


The Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet is the principal advisor to the Commander, United States Pacific Fleet for submarine matters. The Pacific Submarine Force 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

in Yokosuka, Japan is home to Submarine Group 7.

Naval Station Pearl Harbor

, in Hawaii, is home to the following submarine squadrons:
, in Bremerton, Washington, is home to Submarine Group 9 and the following submarine squadrons:
  • Commander, Submarine Squadron 17 :
  • * Ohio-class submarines:
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  • Commander, Submarine Squadron 19 :
  • * Los Angeles-class submarines:
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  • * Ohio-class submarines:
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  • Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5 :
  • * Seawolf-class submarines:
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  • Commander, Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group 1
  • * Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron One
  • * Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron Three

    Naval Base Point Loma

, in San Diego, California, is home to the following submarine squadrons:
, in Guam, is home to the following submarine squadrons:
  • Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 :
  • * Los Angeles-class submarines:
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  • * Virginia-class submarines:
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    Naval Support Activity Bahrain

, in Guam, is home to the forward deployed Submarine Squadron 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
  • Captain John H. "Babe" Brown, 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
  • 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