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Batman47 Board Founder/CNC User is Offline Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 394 Karma: 5 applaud / smite 425 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:07 pm    Post subject: COMSUBGRU 7 - Marianas/PACOM Defense Rep. to Guam/News · Quote COMSUBGRU 7 - Marianas/PACOM Defense Rep. to Guam – Up dated 18 July 2008 CSG-7 Yokosuka, Japan/Marianas/PACOM Defense Rep. to Guam (Parent of CSS-15. Also functions as CTF-74 under Seventh Fleet, and as CTF-54 under Fifth Fleet.) SUBMARINE GROUP SEVEN (COMSUBGRU 7) COMMANDER SUBMARINE GROUP 7 COMMANDER SUBMARINE TASK FORCE FIVE FOUR (CTF 54) COMMANDER SUBMARINE TASK FORCE SEVENTY FOUR (CTF 74) SUBRON Submarine Group 7 Submarine Group 7 COMSUBGRU SEVEN CSG-7 Guam http://www.ctf74.navy.mil http://www.csg7.navy.mil http://www.ctf54.navy.mil Submarine Group 7 was activated as Commander Task Force 157 (CTF 157) on 15 October 1992 to direct all submarine operations and mission tasking in the Central Command AOR, including the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf.  On 1 July 1995, upon establishment of the U.S. FIFTH Fleet, CTF 157 was redesignated as CTF 54. Submarine Group 7 is comprised of submarines deployed to the Western Pacific and a permanently forward deployed submarine tender.  Commands and units under operational control of Submarine Group 7 include Submarine Squadron 15 in Guam, which was reactivated in February 2001 and the Guam based tender, USS FRANK CABLE (AS 40).  Additionally, Submarine Group 7 has a representative stationed in Singapore in support of the Republic of Singapore Navy submarine force. Commander Submarine Force SEVENTH Fleet coordinates and controls submarine activities over a vast expanse covering nearly forty-eight percent of the earth’s surface, ranging from the Western Pacific to the Indian Ocean.  CTF 74 directs all submarine operations and mission tasking requirements in the SEVENTH Fleet area of responsibility (AOR).  As the SEVENTH Fleet submarine movement advisory authority, CTF 74 de-conflicts submarine movements of allied and friendly submarines in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans.  CTF 74 is also responsible for staff briefing, and repairs for those submarines operating in SEVENTH Fleet. Unit awards include the Navy Unit Commendation for the period 1 October 1969 to 1 December 1970; the Meritorious Unit Commendation for the periods 1 January 1979 to 31 December 1980, 1 May 1990 to 1 June 1991, 1 October 1993 to 31 May 1995, and 1 July 1998 to 1 March 2001; and a Chief of Naval Operations Letter of Commendation for the period 1 December 1995 to 30 June 1998. Submarine Squadron 15 is assigned to COMSUBGRU 7 and Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas/ PACOM Defense Representative to Guam, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Palau. http://www.ctf74.navy.mil/about.htm Group 7 is comprised of submarines deployed to the Western Pacific and a permanent, forward-deployed fleet, including: SUBRON Submarine Squadron 15 Submarine Squadron 15 COMSUBRON FIFTEEN CSS-15 Apra Harbor, Guam Marianas/PACOM Defense Rep. to Guam http://www.ctf74.navy.mil http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/subron15.htm COMSUBRON FIFTEEN SHIP USS Frank Cable (AS 40) http://www.cable.navy.mil/default.aspx USS FRANK CABLE is a L.Y. SPEAR class Submarine Tender and the second ship in the EMORY S. LAND class, a subclass of the L.Y. SPEAR class. Currently, the FRANK CABLE is the only forward deployed Submarine Tender in the Pacific. http://navysite.de/ships/as40.htm Submarine Tenders – AS http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=2400&ct=4 and (3) fast-attack nuclear submarines: COMSUBRON FIFTEEN SUB'S USS Buffalo (SSN 715) http://www.csp.navy.mil/css1/715.htm USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) http://www.guam.navy.mil/705.htm USS Houston (SSN 713) https://www.houston.navy.mil/ All four vessels are homeported in Guam. SUBRON 15 - Marianas/PACOM Defense Rep. to Guam http://www.freepowerboards.com/owcommandpost/owcommandpost-about1422.html _________________ U. S. Navy Veteran  August 1977 to July 1983 Yoeman Second Class, with student pilot's license
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