Established on 16 April 1964 as the Pacific Fleet Polaris Material Office (PMOPAC), the Priority Material Office (PMO) is headquartered at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington. PMO is a U.S. Naval command under the operational control of the Commander, Submarine Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC). PMO is charged with providing dedicated logistics support to Pacific and Atlantic Fleet submarine forces, surface ship forces, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Military Sealift Command (MSC) units."Priority Material Office is awarded Meritorious Unit Commendation", Navy Supply Corps Newsletter, 1 July 2010
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Mission PMO is a command solely dedicated to cradle-to-grave expediting and tracking, around the globe. Of all Issue Priority Group One requisitions for the Pacific and Atlantic Fleet submarine forces, surface ship forces, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and MSC units, while maintaining accurate, real-time in-transit visibility to customers and their decision makers.
PMO is dedicated to perform assigned material control and supply support responsibilities for the TRIDENT submarine operating forces assigned to Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR), and act as the focal point for logistics support of deployable Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Military Sealift Command units.
History The Priority Material Office (PMO) initially commissioned as the Pacific Fleet Polaris Material Office (PMOPAC) on 16 April 1964. It has served since its inception under the operational control of Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC), and was originally established to support the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines and their tenders. In 1982, PMOPAC began expediting critical repair parts for both ashore and afloat commands of the entire Pacific Submarine Fleet. In 1994, PMOPAC was renamed the Submarine Logistics Support Center (SUBLOGSUPPCEN) to better reflect its changing mission. In this expanded role, SUBLOGSUPPCEN developed Prime, a specialized web-based application which provides current and historical information on every requisition processed. In 1998, SUBLOGSUPPCEN's customer base further expanded, expediting for the Pacific Fleet surface ships and MSC. In April 2000, the command was renamed "Priority Material Office" to better reflect its new, broader mission.
Vision The future at PMO is as dynamic and challenging as ever. As the Navy's most robust expediting organization, PMO stands ready to "find the parts … to fix the weapons systems … that put ordnance on target".
"We will become the premier material expediting Center of Excellence for both the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets (or globally) by ensuring the rapid movement of critical repair parts and the timely flow of information to customers and the decision makers".
Subordinate organizations East Region detachments PMO Det. Norfolk, Virginia PMO Det. Groton, Connecticut PMO Det. Kings Bay, George PMO Det. Mayport, Florida PMO Det. Manama, Bahrain PMO Det. Sigonella, Sicily PMO Det. Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
West Region detachments PMO Det. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii PMO Det. San Diego, California PMO Det. Yokosuka, Japan PMO Det. Agana, Guam PMO Det. Travis AFB, California
Commanding Officers/Officers-in-Charge serving at PMO Officers-in-Charge Capt S.L. Scharf Jr. 1964 – 1967 Capt J.H. Kamps 1967 – 1970 Capt R.C. Bliss 1970 – 1974 LCDR S.W. Baldwin 1974 – 1975 Capt S.J. Deroches 1975 CDR D.D. Leeson 1975 – 1978 CDR C.R. Kiger 1978 – 1979 LCDR D.S. Bary 1979 CDR W.E. Redman 1979 – 1981 CDR R.C. Rieve 1981 – 1983 CDR R.E. Lewis 1983 – 1984
Commanding Officers CDR R.E. Lewis 1984 – 1985 CDR B.A. Colvin 1985 – 1987 CDR J.E. Schweichler 1987 – 1991 CDR P.M. Evans 1991 – 1994 LCDR M.R. Bonnette 1994 – 1997 CDR J.P. Costello 1997 – 2000 CDR W.G. Baker 2000 – 2003 CDR J.K. Grimes 2003 – 2006"Changes of command", Navy News, 3 November 2003 CDR J.B. Haynes 2006 – 2009 CDR M.D. Havens 2009 – 2012 CDR J.C. Statler 2012 – 2015 CDR P.W. DeMeyer 2015–2018 CDR J.P. Holdorf 2018–2021 CDR R. D. Salire 2021–Present
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