PHOTO CONTEST CALL FOR ENTRIES SUMMER 2018 U. S. SUBMARINES … B ECAUSE STEALTH MATTERS ICEX ‘18 Advancing Cooperation and Capabilities in the Arctic INSIDE History of U.S. Subs in the Arctic Leave as a Performance Metric Q&A: ex-Submariner in Hollywood Advice for new PNEO Graduates U. S. SUBMARINES … B ECAUSE STEALTH MATTERS THE OFFiciaL MAGAZINE OF THE U.S. SUBMARINE Force FORCE COMMANDER’S CORNER ICEX ‘18 Vice Adm. Joseph E. Tofalo, USN Commander, Submarine Forces Summer 2018 4 Advancing Cooperation and 65 Capabilities in the Arctic o. N Arctic Exercises ssue I 4 by Lt. Courtney Callaghan, CSS-11 PAO, Mr. Theo Goda, Joseph Hardy and Larry Estrada, Arctic Submarine Lab Undersea Warriors, Sixty Years of U.S. Submarines in the Arctic 8 by Lt. Cmdr. Bradley Boyd, Officer in Charge, Historic Ship Nautilus As my three-year tenure as Commander, Submarine Forces draws to a close, I want you all to know that it has been Director, Submarine Force Museum the greatest privilege of my career to be your Force Commander. It has been an honor to work with the best people on the best warships supported by the best families! 8 10 Operation Sunshine For much of the last century, we really only had one main competitor on which to focus. We are now in a world by Lt. Cmdr. Bradley Boyd, Officer in Charge, Historic Ship Nautilus where we not only have two near-peer competitors with which to contend, but also three non-near-peer adversaries Director, Submarine Force Museum that challenge us as well—overall a much broader field. As far as missions go, ours has historically been fairly focused. There has not always Teaching Submarine Leadership: “…one thing 12 An Often Overlooked Metric and Leading Indicator in been the broad range of missions that our submarines have today: strategic deterrence, Your Crew’s Performance strike, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and remains consistent— by Cmdr. Scott McGinnis reconnaissance, mine warfare, arctic operations, and insertion of Special Operations our people continue Forces. I challenge you to find another platform in the entire Department of Defense to be the founda- A Submariner Surfaces in Hollywood that has that breadth of mission sets, from Phase Zero strategic deterrence to Phase tion of our strength. 16 by Cmdr. Cameron Aljilani, OPNAV N97 Two kinetic high-end warfare. Everything we do 10 Then there are the domains in which we operate. Today we are under the ice, on is only made pos- Life After PNEO the seabed, interacting with the surface, shooting ballistic and cruise missiles thou- 22 by Lt. Cmdr. Luke Kelvington sands of miles, conducting electromagnetic warfare, and using unmanned aerial and sible by our fantastic undersea vehicles. It’s a full spectrum of cross-domain interaction. You’ll read about Sailors and their a great example of this throughout this edition of Undersea Warfare, discussing how families who support earlier this year the fantastic crews of USS Hartford (SSN 768), USS Connecticut (SSN 22), and HMS Trenchant (S 91) conducted multinational submarine operations in the them.” Arctic. These teams validated and enhanced our ability to sustain maritime superiority and preserve freedom of the seas in the most challenging undersea domain. Despite all of the changes we’ve had to adapt to, one thing remains consistent—our people continue to be the 16 foundation of our strength. Everything we do is only made possible by our fantastic Sailors and their families who support them. I’m extremely proud to have served with every single one of you, and I can’t thank you enough for On the Cover Departments your devoted leadership, your tireless dedication, and your selfless sacrifice. Thank you for all you do. Keep charging! The Los Angeles-class fast-attack 1 Force Commander’s Corner submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) (left) and the Royal Navy Division Director’s Corner Trafalgar-class submarine, HMS 2 J.E. Tofalo Trenchant (S-91) (right) surface through the ice during the mul- 3 Masthead/Medal of Honor Tribute tinational maritime Ice Exercise (ICEX) in the Arctic Circle. 23 Sailors First Photo by Chief Darryl I. Wood 25 Downlink is online at:www.public.navy.mil/ U. S. SUBMARINE S … B ECAUSE STEALTH MATTER S subfor/underseawarfaremagazine UNDERSEA WARFARE SUMMER 2018 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR U. S. SUBMARINES … B ECAUSE STEALTH MATTERS The Official Magazine of the U.S. Submarine Force Vice Adm. Charles L. Munns In keeping with UNDERSEA WARFARE Magazine’s charter Send submissions to: Commander, Naval Submarine Forces Vice Adm. Joseph E. Tofalo as the Official Magazine of the U.S. Submarine Force, we Military Editor DIVISION DIRECTOR’S Commander, Submarine ForcesForce, U.S. Atlantic Fleet welcome letters to the editor, questions relating to articles Undersea Warfare CNO N97 Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic that have appeared in previous issues, and insights and Rear Adm. Jeffrey Cassias 2000 Navy Pentagon CORNER Rear Adm. Daryl Caudle “lessons learned” from the fleet. Deputy Commander, Naval Submarine Forces Washington, DC 20350-2000 or Commander, Submarine Force,Force U.S.U.S. PacificPacific FleetFleet Rear Adm. John W. Tammen, Jr., USN UNDERSEA WARFARE Magazine reserves the right to edit sub- [email protected] RearRear Adm.Adm. JoeJohn Walsh W. 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USS John Warner (SSN 785) supported U.S. and Allied forces to enforce the President’s policy in Syria and became Cmdr. Brook DeWalt COMSUBPAC Public Affairs Officer the first Virginia-class submarine to launch Tomahawk missiles while deployed. USS Maryland (SSBN 738) conducted an Lt. Cmdr. Jensin Sommer COMNAVSUBFOR Public Affairs Officer overseas port visit to Faslane, Scotland demonstrating U.S. capability, flexibility, and continuing commitment to NATO. USS Military Editor: Lt. Cmdr. P. Brent Shrader Connecticut (SSN 22), USS Hartford (SSN 768), and HMS Trenchant (S 91) participated in the biennial Ice Exercise (ICEX) in SeniorLt. Cmdr. Editor, Jeff Davis COMSUBPAC Design & Layout: Public Rick Affairs Johnston Officer the Arctic to evolve our tactics, techniques, and procedures for operating in this harsh and unique environment. The Submarine Managing Editor: Thomas Lee Force’s ability to execute a wide range of missions worldwide is what helps maintain the United States’ maritime superiority. Military Editor: Lt. Cmdr. Wayne Grasdock The last couple months of submarine operations is a demonstration of our unparalleled dominance in undersea warfare. Senior Editor: John Whipple We operate the best platforms, train the best crews, and continue to foster a culture of integrity and high-velocity learning to Managing Editor: Mike Smith maintain our competitive edge. Our competitors know our strengths and equally value the importance of advantage in the CLayoutharter & Design: BlueWater Agency undersea domain, which makes us a target. Our competitors across the globe are improving UNDERSEAWeb Design: WARFARE Lakisha is the Ferebee professional magazine of the under- their capabilities at a fast rate, are determined to further erode our undersea dominance, sea warfare community. Its purpose is to educate its readers “Make no mistake, onCharter undersea warfare missions and programs, with a particu- and are willing to do it by any possible means. We not only need to protect our classified larUNDERSEA focus onWARFARE U.S. submarines. is the professional This journal magazine will of also the draw under - our Submarine Force technologies, but we should also know that our adversaries can use the aggregation of unclas- uponsea warfare the Submarine community. Force’s Its purpose rich historical is to educate legacy its to readersinstill aon sense undersea of pride warfare and professionalismmissions and programs, among community with a particu - is ready to confront sified and FOUO procedures and capabilities to gain advantage. Protecting our capabilities, memberslar focus onand U.S. to enhance submarines. reader This awareness journal ofwill the also increasing draw the adversary—any tactics, and operating patterns is paramount to the safety of our Sailors. Each Sailor, despite relevanceupon the Submarineof undersea Force’s warfare rich for historicalour nation’s legacy defense. to instill a sense of pride and professionalism among community time, any place, his or her experience and seniority, knows something that would benefit our adversaries in Themembers opinions and andto enhance assertions reader herein awareness are the personalof the increasing views of relevance of undersea warfare for our nation’s defense. and at the time of closing that gap. It is time to tighten our discipline with operational security; every use of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views Capt. John Philip Cromwell Theof the opinions U.S. Government, and assertions the hereinDepartment are the ofpersonal Defense, ones or theof social media (tweet, Facebook post, Snapchat, etc.) you send can be read by our adversaries. Department of the Navy. 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