Rear Admiral Lincoln Reifsteck

Commander, Submarine Group 7

Commander, Task Force 74/54

Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Lincoln Reifsteck is a native of Fairfield, California. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the United States Naval Academy in 1995, and a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University in 2002. He currently commands Submarine Group SEVEN, Task Force 54, and Task Force 74 in Yokosuka, Japan.

A career submariner, Admiral Reifsteck commanded Submarine Development Squadron FIVE and USS HAMPTON (SSN 767). Pre-command sea tours were as a Division Officer on USS ALASKA (SSBN 732)(BLUE), Navigator and Operations Officer on USS CHARLOTTE (SSN 766), and Executive Officer on USS COLUMBUS (SSN 762). His experiences at sea include strategic deterrent patrols, Pacific and Arctic deployments, and transits across the Equator and International Date Line, through the Panama Canal, and under the North Pole.

Promoted to Flag rank in 2023, Reifsteck served as Director of AUKUS Integration and Acquisition, delivering a conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarine capability for Australia. Previous shore assignments were at Strategic Systems Programs (Washington, D.C.), Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (Pearl Harbor, Hawaii), Navy Personnel Command (Millington, TN), Submarine Group SEVEN (Yokosuka, Japan), and the Joint Staff (Washington, D.C.).