Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
COMSUBPAC Emblem
Active 1914-Present
Country United States of America
Branch United States Navy
Type Type Commander
Role Advisory
Garrison/HQ Pearl Harbor
Commanders
Current
commander		 Rear Admiral Richard E. Seif Jr.

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

These are the submarines and related units reporting to COMSUBPAC.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Commander, Submarine Squadron 1 (COMSUBRON One)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 7 (COMSUBRON Seven)

Bremerton, Washington

  • Priority Material Office

Bangor, Washington

Commander, Submarine Group 9 (COMSUBGRU Nine)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 17 (COMSUBRON Seventeen)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 19 (COMSUBRON Nineteen)

Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5 (COMSUBDEVRON Five)

San Diego, California

Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 (COMSUBRON Eleven)

Western Pacific

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

Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 (COMSUBRON Fifteen) (Guam)

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

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Officers Serving as COMSUBPAC

The following is an incomplete list:

† Wartime submarine skipper

See also