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Jul 1, 2019

USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park would like to wish you and your family a Happy Fourth of July!

If you’ve been to the park recently (or plan on visiting in the next several months), you’ll notice a lot of changes. In an effort to expand our reach and impact, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park is undergoing a major improvement project and renaming itself The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum at Pearl Harbor.

The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum at Pearl Harbor, in its updated form, will become a state-of-the-art museum and an interactive, living memorial. It will be a place for veteran submariners to take their families and share their history; a place for civilians to learn about the personal sacrifices made by service members; a place for students to explore the technologies and engineering feats that make the US Submarine Force the best in the world; a place for our local community to embrace and share it’s own story…

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In order to maximize the impact of our project, we are looking to our submariner community for support. We are currently engaging a capital campaign that we hope will reach every submariner who has served in the Pacific Fleet.

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Starting last month as the new executive director of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, Andrew “Homer” Ring acknowledges the legacy of the USS Bowfin submarine and the brave men and women that she honors.

“As a former Navy submariner being asked to lead this esteemed submarine museum is just an incredible privilege,” said Ring, who takes over for Charles “Chuck” Merkel after serving as museum director for nine years. “We at the museum understand the huge role and responsibility in honoring all submariners for their service and sacrifice.”

 

Ring brings over 28 years of leadership experience from a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy, where he served as a submariner and a senior officer worldwide. Most recently, he was the Chief Staff Officer at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam located next door to the submarine museum, managing more than 4,300 personnel and overseeing $22 billion in infrastructure, as well as a $250 million annual budget.

Throughout his career, Homer led complex operations and large teams, from commanding the fast-attack submarine USS Houston and the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land to managing major construction projects and global undersea surveillance programs. His background also includes work in national security, counterterrorism, and global strategic planning.

A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Homer holds multiple advanced degrees in fields including national security, engineering management, and liberal studies. He was also a Federal Executive Fellow at Harvard University, where he studied Chinese foreign policy.

“I’ve always been fascinated with military history,” he said. “There are so many courageous and powerful stories of our U.S. submariners throughout history that have been told and yet to be told, and we are excited in providing that opportunity to our museum visitors.”

We look forward to the vision, discipline, and innovation that Homer will bring as he leads PFSM into an exciting new chapter. Welcome aboard!

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