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Commander Naval Surface Group Southwest is a U.S. Navy command responsible for maintenance and training of the surface ships homeported in San Diego, California.
 
Commander Naval Surface Group Southwest is subordinate to Commander Naval Surface Force Pacific located in San Diego, California, for administrative matters, and Commander Third Fleet for operational matters. Its mission is to prepare these ships for forward deployed fleet operations. Commander Naval Surface Group Southwest also provides administrative support to the family members of our sailors.
Our Staff commands assigned surface combatant, auxiliary, fleet support, and special warfare forces; exercises operational control of forces not assigned to other Commanders; and maintains all ships, special forces, and staffs of the Group in an optimum state of training, readiness, discipline, and morale in order to maintain their maximum readiness for sustained combat operations at sea.
Commander Naval Surface Group Southwest is a U.S. Navy command responsible for maintenance and training of the surface ships homeported in San Diego, California.
 
Commander Naval Surface Group Southwest is subordinate to Commander Naval Surface Force Pacific located in San Diego, California, for administrative matters, and Commander Third Fleet for operational matters. Its mission is to prepare these ships for forward deployed fleet operations. Commander Naval Surface Group Southwest also provides administrative support to the family members of our sailors.
Our Staff commands assigned surface combatant, auxiliary, fleet support, and special warfare forces; exercises operational control of forces not assigned to other Commanders; and maintains all ships, special forces, and staffs of the Group in an optimum state of training, readiness, discipline, and morale in order to maintain their maximum readiness for sustained combat operations at sea.
 

Mission Statement


To serve as the Naval Surface Group Commander to lead and manage the overall warfighting capability of the Surface Combatant Force homeported at Naval Base San Diego, CA; to coordinate through the Fleet Response Plan (FRP) cycle the manning, operations, combat systems, engineering, maintenance, training, logistics, administration, and support of assigned units to achieve the highest levels of combat readiness; to coordinate with external organizations for products and services to directly support Surface Combatant Force mission readiness; and to support the Type Commanders and Numbered Fleet Commanders in the development of Surface Warfare requirements, policies, programs, standards, and business practices to meet operational readiness goals.

 
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Commander, Naval Surface Group Southwest (CNSGSW)

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