Submarine Warfare Division

Chief of Naval Operations
Submarine Warfare Division

Submarine Warfare Division Organization

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N77A - Executive Assistant
- Responsible for providing executive support and advice to the Director, Submarine Warfare Division (N77). Directs and coordinates activities on the N77 staff and liaisons at the senior level with outside organizations
N77B - Deputy Director

Assists the Director, Submarine Warfare Division (N77), in developing and implementing submarine force planning and programming

N771 - Platforms, Policy, Engagement, Personnel and Budget
- Responsible for undersea warfare programs involving strategic submarines (SSBNs), and submarine maintenance and acquisition
- Provides budgetary guidance, involving OPNAV appropriation request, for Navy submarine, deep submergence systems, and undersea surveillance systems programs and their supporting activities and equipment
- Coordinates overall submarine force strategic plan and provides submarine force related information to other Navy staffs as well as civilian and government agencies
- Provides Fleet access on operational issues
- Involved in submarine system modernization programs
- Identify manpower and training requirements for Navy and Naval Reserve undersea warfare forces
- Provide reservists for peacetime (contributory) and mobilization support to N77
N772 - Integration, Systems and Payloads
- Responsibilities encompass:
  - The use of undersea surveillance systems in support of undersea warfare
  - International Programs
  - Combat Systems, Communications, Payloads and Unmanned Vehicles
N773 - Deep Submergence
- Responsible for the employment of deep submergence vehicles, unmanned undersea vehicles and diver systems, as well as the conduct of submarine search and rescue
- Provides overall direction, guidance and implementation for Arctic submarine operations

N775 - Submarine Security and Technology
- Involved in conducting security analyses of submarine operations as well as examining the use of emerging technologies in support of submarine warfare
- SSBN Force Protection and Intelligence Community Liaison