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).
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.
Group 7 is comprised of submarines
deployed to the Western Pacific and a permanent, forward-deployed
fleet, including the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) http://www.cable.navy.mil/
and (3) fast-attack nuclear submarines:
