Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Center

The Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Center (FASWC) was established by the United States Navy in 1960 in San Diego, California, to centralize and advance anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training and doctrine. Created during the height of the Cold War, the Center served as the Navy’s premier institution for developing tactics, conducting exercises, and training personnel in the detection and neutralization of enemy submarines, particularly those of the Soviet Union. Over the decades, FASWC incorporated evolving technologies such as sonar, maritime patrol aircraft, and ASW helicopters to maintain the fleet's edge in undersea warfare. In 1974, FASWC merged with other commands to form the Fleet Training Center, but its legacy endures in today’s Navy ASW training programs.