Maintaining Undersea Superiority: Status ReportThe recent completion of a two-year, round-the-world deployment by one of the Navy’s oldest submarines speaks to the priorities of the U.S. submarine force—warfighting, people, and safety.By Vice Admiral Robert M. Gaucher, U.S. NavyOctober 2024 Proceedings Vol. 150/10/1,460Vice Admiral Gaucher is the Commander, U.S. Submarine Forces, and Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic. A 1991 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he commanded the USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705), Submarine Development Squadron Five, and Submarine Group Nine/Commander, Task Group 114.3.