Reference articles on history, science, culture and more
Surprise meSurprise meSubscribe
Encyclopedia

Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Advisor to U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander on submarine matters

Wikipedia contributorsAdapted for Fathomly · View authors
3 min read
Source updated August 7, 2026
Image credit is listed at the end of this article.

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.

01Submarines 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:

Naval Base Kitsap

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

  • 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:

Naval Base Guam

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

Naval Support Activity Bahrain

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

02Officers serving as COMSUBPAC

† Wartime submarine skipper

Watch videos about Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific FleetExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Sources and credits

This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.

Images, from Wikimedia Commons:

Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.

Continue exploring

Related topics

Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic

The Commander, Naval Submarine Forces is the U.S. Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet type commander under the United States Fleet Forces Command.