Thomas B . Fargo Admiral Thomas Boulton Fargo ( born June 13 , 1948 ) served in the United States Navy during the late 20th century and early 21st century . He served as Commander , United States Pacific Command , at Camp H . M . Smith , Hawaii from May 2 , 2002 to February 26 , 2005 . He was the twentieth officer to hold the position . Born in San Diego , California , in June 1948 , Fargo attended high school in Coronado , California , and Sasebo , Japan , and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1970 . Trained in joint , naval and submarine commands , Fargo served in a variety of sea and shore duty assignments . At sea , his five assignments in both attack and ballistic missile submarines included Executive Officer aboard " Plunger " and Commanding Officer of " Salt Lake City " . He served as Commander , Submarine Group SEVEN , Commander Task Force SEVEN FOUR , and Commander Task Force ONE FIVE SEVEN in the Western Pacific , Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf from 1992 to 1993 . He commanded the United States FIFTH Fleet and Naval Forces of the Central Command during two years of Iraqi contingency operations from July 1996 to July 1998 . Fargo served as the 29th Commander in Chief , U . S . Pacific Fleet from October 1999 to May 2002 . Ashore , Fargo served in the Bureau of Naval Personnel and with the Commander in Chief , U . S . Atlantic Fleet and has had multiple assignments in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations . After his selection to Flag rank in 1994 , Admiral Fargo has served as Director of Operations ( J - 3 ) , U . S . Atlantic Command during the Haiti intervention ; as Director , Assessment Division ( N - 81 ) for the Chief of Naval Operations ; and the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans , Policy and Operations ( N3 / N5 ) . While serving as Commander of the U . S . Pacific Command ( PACOM ) , Fargo informed the United States Congress of his plans to retire from the Navy . A United States Air Force flag officer was nominated to succeed him . However , an uproar was created in the Senate as it was customary for a Navy flag officer to serve as Commander of PACOM and no other branches , thus the Air Force general was not confirmed by the Senate . Because of the lack of an immediate successor , President Bush extended the mandatory retirement date for Fargo . Admiral Fargo retired from military service in 2005 when the Senate confirmed Admiral William J . Fallon to succeed him as Commander of USPACOM . Admiral Fargo is a 1989 recipient of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership . His personal decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal ( four awards ) , the Defense Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit ( three awards ) . In February 2005 he was appointed an honorary Officer of the Order of Australia , " for distinguished naval service , particularly for strengthening the Australia - United States alliance whilst Commander United States Pacific Command " . In 2010 , the National Bureau of Asian Research appointed Admiral Fargo as the second holder Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies , a chair that was set up to honor General John Shalikashvili . Admiral Fargo served as the inspiration for the character of Captain Bart Mancuso in the film " The Hunt for Red October " . Scott Glenn spent several days preparing for his role aboard the " Salt Lake City " . It was during this time that he decided to base his portrayal of his character on then — Captain Fargo . See also . Scott Glenn ' s performance as Captain Mancuso in the 1990 movie , The Hunt for Red October , was a virtual mirror of his impression of Fargo . Fargo had told Glenn , ' I ' ve given orders to all the men on board to treat you as equal rank with me so every time for the next few days while we are out , when someone comes up and reports to me , they are going to turn around and report to you , and I ' m going to tell you what we are going to do about it . There may be once or twice that I ' m going to ask you to go to your quarters when we are dealing with stuff that is top secret . ' . " Tom Fargo was a strong , tough commander , but he had a degree of relaxation and looseness that I would have never expected . " - Scott Glenn " He was incredibly confident . . . he was this guy you would follow into hell . " - Alec Baldwin