The Official Magazine of the
U.S. Submarine Force

VADM John J. Grossenbacher
Commander, Naval Submarine Forces, 
Commander, Submarine Force,
U.S. Atlantic Fleet 
RADM John B. Padgett III 
Deputy Commander, 
Naval Submarine Forces, 
Commander, Submarine Force, 
U.S. Pacific Fleet 
RADM Paul F. Sullivan 
Director, Submarine Warfare 
CAPT Greg Vaughn 
Commander, Undersea Surveillance

LCDR Robert S. Mehal 
COMNAVSUBFOR Public Affairs Officer 
CDR Kelly Merrell 
COMSUBPAC Public Affairs Officer
LCDR Dan Montgomery 
Military Editor 
JOC Michael Foutch
Military Editor

John Whipple 
Managing Editor 
Edward C. Whitman 
Senior Editor 
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UNDERSEA WARFARE is the professional magazine of the undersea warfare community. Its purpose is to educate its readers on undersea warfare missions and programs, with a particular focus on U.S. submarines. This journal will also draw upon the Submarine Force’s rich historical legacy to instill a sense of pride and professionalism among community members and to enhance reader awareness of the increasing relevance of undersea warfare for our nation’s defense.

The opinions and assertions herein are the personal ones of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Navy.

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Features

Perisher: Submarine Command Training in the Royal Navy
by LCDR Stephen Mack, USN

Nimitz, The Submariner
by RADM Jerry Holland, USN (Ret.)

IMF Celebrates Its 200th Dry-Docking
by Katie Eberling

The Forgotten Theater: U.S. Submarine Operations in the Aleutians in World War II
by Edward C. Whitman

Departments

Washington Watch

Battle Efficiency Winners

Downlink

Letters to the Editor

Operational Depth

Ships at Sea

Back Cover Artwork

 

2002 CHINFO Merit Award 2nd Place - Publication for a Specific Audience

On The Cover LT Todd Santala, Damage Control Assistant aboard USS Florida (SSGN-728) stands watch on the bridge as the guided-missile submarine sails off the coast of the Bahamas. Florida recently participated in Giant Shadow, a Naval Sea Systems Command/Naval Submarine Forces experiment of potential future Submarine Force capabilities. Read more about Giant Shadow and the Navy’s plans to convert four Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines into SSGNs here. Photo by JOC David Nagle