News Articles | Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Submarine Group 7 Strengthens Ties with the Indonesian Submarine Force
April 20, 2015 — Rear Adm. William R. Merz, Commander, Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU 7), met with representatives from the Indonesian submarine force in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 14 in order to strengthen a dynamic working relationship between the two navies... MORE

USS Frank Cable Completes First Underway Replenishment in 10 Years
April 3, 2015 — Military Sealift Command's USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) pulled alongside the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) April 3, allowing Frank Cable to complete an underway replenishment (UNREP)... MORE

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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 3, 2014) Capt. Mark Benjamin, center right, commanding officer of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), approves the course Frank Cable will take to rendezvous with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) to conduct an underway replenishment. This is the first underway replenishment for Frank Cable in ten years and will take on 280,000 gallons of fuel from Cesar Chavez. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and is on a scheduled underway period. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jason Morris/Released)

Naval Submarine League Aloha Chapter Announces Warfighting Awards
April 3, 2015 — Recipients of the 2014 Naval Submarine League Aloha Chapter annual Warfighting Awards were announced March 26 by Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC)... MORE

USS Chicago Visits Changi during Western Pacific Deployment
March 23, 2015 — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) arrived in Changi, Singapore March 22 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment... MORE