Naval Submarine Base New London

The mission of the Naval Submarine Base New London provides support over assigned shore organizations: to provide a Base Operations Support infrastructure to the operating forces of the Navy as well as other Naval organizations and tenants, and to program and budget for resources to support BOS requirements. Naval Submarine Base New London ensures and enhances national security by providing the facilities, delivering the services, and creating the environment for the Fleet, Fighter, and Family to deploy combat-ready submarines and their crews, and, train professional submariners.

Link: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrma/installations/navsubbase_new_london/about/mission_and_vision.html

Submarine base established on 13 October 1915, four submarines arrived in Groton, along with the monitor Ozark serving as a submarine tender. Designated the Navy’s first Submarine Base in 1915, SUBASE New London currently occupies approximately 687 acres along the Thames River. The base has 11 submarine piers (9 SSN rated, 2 Adequate). The base also is home to more than 70 tenant commands and employs more than 9,500 active duty, reserve and civilian personnel. SUBASE New London supports more than 1,500 PPV Family Housing units on some 530 acres.

Link: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-overview/naval-submarine-base-new-london

Defense Service Network Dialing Instructions

The DSN is the provider of long-distance communications service for the Department of Defense. Every installation has a special DSN number and the numbers vary by world-wide location. In order to place a call using DSN, the caller must be using a military phone on an installation. Cell phones cannot dial DSN numbers. When dialing a DSN number from a United States installation to another United States installation, it is unnecessary to dial the DSN 312 area code. When dialing a DSN number to/from overseas locations, the DSN area code must be included. The Global DSN Operator: 312-560-1110.

The Global DSN Directory can be found at https://www.disa.mil/ Please note that long distance charges may be incurred.

• https://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Organization-Structure/OD-Field-Office/CENT
• https://www.disa.mil/about/our-organization-structure/od-field-office/socom
• https://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Organization-Structure/OD-Field-Office/SOUTHCOM
• https://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Organization-Structure/OD-Field-Office/NORTHCOM
• https://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Organization-Structure/OD-Field-Office/STRATCOM
• https://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Organization-Structure/OD-Field-Office/AFRICA 
• DSN Directory Electronic Copy:https://www.29palms.marines.mil/Portals/56/Docs/DSN_directory[1].pdf