{"id":19824,"date":"2022-04-15T14:05:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T14:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/15\/navy-bolsters-submarine-force-in-guam-to-support-indo-pacific-missions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:55:52","slug":"navy-bolsters-submarine-force-in-guam-to-support-indo-pacific-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2022\/04\/15\/navy-bolsters-submarine-force-in-guam-to-support-indo-pacific-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy bolsters submarine force in Guam to support Indo-Pacific missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy now has five submarines<\/a> homeported in Guam \u2014 up from two the service had based there as of November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines<\/a> Springfield and Annapolis shifted their homeport to Naval Base Guam last month. The Springfield was previously based in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii while the Annapolis was at Naval Base Point Loma in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Bret Grabbe, commodore of Submarine Squadron 15, the homeport shifts represent an opportunity to \u201csupport Indo-Pacific initiatives and missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy announced it was aiming to bolster its submarine force in Guam last year. Rear Adm. Jeffrey Jablon, the head of Submarine Force Pacific, said in November at the Naval Submarine League\u2019s annual symposium that the Navy would increase the number of submarines homeported in Guam to five in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\t