Pacific Southwest Chapter

 

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 2/12/2025):

(1) Our distinguished guest speaker for the March 11th luncheon is to be announced.  Please note that the day of the luncheon may change from our regular Tuesday meeting days in order to accommodate.  Please “stay tuned.”
(2) We sincerely thank CAPT Mike Dolbec, USN, Commodore — UUVGRU-1 for being our February luncheon distinguished guest speaker, and for taking us into the amazing realm of unmanned undersea vehicles.  A video of his presentation, as well as his bio and a copy of his brief, are available here.  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 (2015-2025), with links to bios and Zoom videos/luncheon photos, has been added here.  Also, some presentations from other chapters can be accessed here.