March 8, 2024: USS HAMPTON surfaces through arctic ice at Ice Camp WHALE. (Photo by PO1 Justin Yarborough, USN)

NSL Pacific Southwest Chapter

The Naval Submarine League (NSL) is a professional organization for submariners and submarine advocates.

The Pacific Southwest (PACSW) Chapter is one of the ten regional NSL chapters.  It has about 450 members, located in 9 states (Southern CA, Southern NV, AZ, NM, TX, OK, KS, CO, and UT).

Luncheon meetings are held monthly, usually at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California.

New Items (updated on 12/19/2024):

(1) We are pleased to announce the distinguished guest speaker for our January 14th luncheon will be RDML Richard W. Meyer, USNR, Deputy Commander US Third Fleet.  The topic will be: “Submariner Journey to Fleet Deputy Commander.”  His photo and bio are available at this link.
(2) We sincerely thank CDR Charles “Ryan” Hall, USN, CO Special Reconnaissance Team ONE and LCDR Will Wininger, USN, XO Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Command for being our December luncheon guest speakers.  Their impressive brief of Special Forces interactions with the Submarine Force and other tasking was very much appreciated.  Luncheon photos can be viewed here.
(3)  There have been many requests for the September luncheon presentation by VADM Charles W. Martoglio, USN (Ret) who spoke to us on the topic of “America’s Security During a Period of Confrontation & Conflict.”  A video of his presentation is available here.
(4)  The chapter’s Calendar of Events (2024-2025) is posted here or can be viewed via the Events page.
(5)  A list of our Guest Speakers (2015-2024), with links to bios and Zoom videos/luncheon photos, has been added here.  Also, some presentations from other chapters can be accessed here.