Leadership

Captain Brian Tanaka

Commanding Officer, Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific

Capt. Brian Tanaka, a Minnesota native, commissioned in 1996 through the Naval ROTC program at Marquette University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. 

Robert J. Seneca Jr.

Executive Director. Training Support Department Hawaii

Robert “Bob” Seneca enlisted in the Navy in 1978. After completing Machinist Mate “A” School he reported to the “Navy’s Best Homeport,” Pearl Harbor at Navy Region Hawaii to serve aboard USS Sample (FF 1048). One of the last homesteaders, fulfilling the Navy’s needs, he continued assignments in Hawaii, serving aboard USS Jason (AR 8) as repair logistics coordinator; Ships Intermediate Maintenance Activity as facilities manager; and USS Harold E. Holt (FF 1074) where, in 1989, he was selected for chief petty officer, served as auxiliary and repair divisions leading chief, and completed his eighth western pacific deployment including participation in Operations Desert Storm / Desert Shield.