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 4/23/2024):

(1)  Congratulations to the newest COMSUBPAC Sailors of the Year!  … and to the latest San Diego NROTC recipient of NSL’s “Fearless Freddy” award!  See our May Newsletter (here) for all the details.
(2)  Please note there will be no NSLPACSW Luncheon/Professional Forum in May.  We instead hope to see you at the annual Old Timers Luncheon at MCRD’s Bay View on Friday, May 3rd.  Click here for more details.
(3)  The 124th San Diego Submarine Birthday Ball is Saturday, May 4th at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina.  Here are some links with further information:
— April 4th Golf Tournament Flyer
— Announcement Flyer with more details
— How to purchase tickets
— Menu
(4)  We sincerely thank our April Luncheon/Professional Forum distinguished guest speaker, Captain Scott Tait, USN (Ret), former CO, USS ZUMWALT (DDG 1000) and currently the Executive Director, National Security Innovation Catalyst at UCSD.  A copy of his presentation, “Zumwalt, the challenges and opportunities in bringing a new design to the fleet” as well as a video and photos are available here.  Please see our April Newsletter (here) for more details.
(5)  The chapter’s updated Calendar of Events (2023-2024) is posted here or can be viewed via the Events page.
(6)  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.