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United States Marine CorpsUnited States Marine CorpsPower Projection Requirements:Power Projection Requirements:

Naval Mine CountermeasuresNaval Mine Countermeasures

LtGen E. R. Bedard, DC PP&OLtGen E. R. Bedard, DC PP&O- - -- - -

A Brief for the Mine Warfare AssociationA Brief for the Mine Warfare AssociationPanama City, FloridaPanama City, Florida

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PurposePurpose

• Outline Marine Corps Power Projection Requirements with Respect to MCM

• Touch Upon:– Efforts to Improve Ground MCM Capabilities– Participation in Navy MCM Efforts– Three Actions to Expedite an Adequate Naval MCM

Capability

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Why joint mine countermeasures teams will never work

Used with permission of Phillip Thompson and Army Times Publishing Co.

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It’s a Naval Thing!

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Power Projection SupportedPower Projection Supportedby the Sea Baseby the Sea Base

Reinforcement of the ATF

Phased Arrival and Assembly at Sea

Next Mission

First Mission

Reconstitute and Redeploy

Selective Offload

STOM

Humanitarian Assistance

“Sea Basing is about projecting sovereignty around the world…I

believe that this will be more important than ever in the 21st

century.” CNO Jun 02

“We cannot deter aggression, nor defeat future adversaries,

solely with military capabilities based at home. Regional

engagement requires presence, and there is no such thing as

truly effective ‘virtual presence.”

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ObservationsObservations

• Seabasing Will Reduce -- But Not Eliminate -- Our Footprint Ashore – Can’t Fly Everything In. Not Enough Assets. Weather.– Significant Surface Transport Requirement Remains

• Proliferation of Cheap but Effective Mines Precludes “Detect and Avoid Only” Strategy Through the 2015 Timeframe– Few Assaultable Beaches in High-Interest AOs– Suitable Ports and Approaches Known / Prepared– “Unencumbered Maneuver” Technology Unforeseeable

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Naval RequirementsNaval Requirements

• A Family of Homeport-to-Inland Objective MCM Capabilities that Enable the U.S. to Project Power at Time/Place of It’s Choosing– Critical Navy-Marine Corps Transition Vicinity the BZ

• Commanders Must be Able to Detect and Avoid Mines when Possible, and Breach Them when Necessary– Deep Water, SW, VSW, SZ, BZ and Ashore– Opposed and Unopposed

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• ISR Capabilities that Allow Clandestine Detection and Identification of Mines on the Beach and in all Depth Realms– Deployable by / Responsive to Afloat Commanders– Key to “Detect and Avoid” and “Detect and Breach”

• Precision Navigation Capabilities that Enhance Ability to Avoid / Reduce the Demand on Breaching Assets– “Dimes” Invested in ISR/Navigation Will Save “Dollars”

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• Breaching/Neutralization Capabilities that:– Are Deliverable from Over the Horizon– Are Effective in VSW, the SZ, and Ashore– Get Men and Mammals Out of the Minefield– Are Employable by and Responsive to Afloat

Commanders– Offer Flexibility to Match OMFTS/STOM Tactics– Have Acceptable Logistical Impacts on Amphibious

and MPF Shipping

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STOM CONOPSSTOM CONOPS

• Surface assault force• Multiple axes of attack

• 25 NM OTH, 200 NM inland

• Vertical Assault Force • Inserted in one 8 hour period of darkness• Sustainable: C2, Fires, Logistics• 100 NM Ship-to-Objective distance

• MCM support required throughout the battlespace

FlexibilityFlexibility

TimeTime

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ResponseResponse

DistanceDistance

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Scenario: Two Surface/One Air Delivered BLTsAssumption: No Exploitable Gaps in MinefieldScenario: Two Surface/One Air Delivered BLTsAssumption: No Exploitable Gaps in Minefield

Marine Corps Requirements8 Breached Lanes per MEB

Marine Corps Requirements8 Breached Lanes per MEB

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2 Potential LPSs per BLT => 1 Actual4 Potential LPSs per MEB => 2 Actual8 Potential LPPs per LPS => 4 Actual32 Potential LPPs per MEB => 8 Actual

LPS

LPS

LPS

LPS LPPs (x8)

~ 3 Kilometers

BLT

BLTBLT

AF(MEB)

Direction of Attack

Axis of Advance

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Capability SummaryThrough ~ 2015?


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200’200’40’40’HWMHWM 10’10’

Joint MCM Requirements:Logistics from the Sea

USMC MCM Requirements:EMW / Operations Ashore


Navy DeepMCM

Navy Deep

MCM

DeepWaterDeepWater

Shallow WaterShallow Water

VeryShallowWater

VeryShallowWater

SurfZoneSurfZone

Beach Zone/Operations Ashore


Navy Amphib MCM Requirements:“Blue in Support of Green”


Hunt and Sweep with:Hunt and Sweep with:14 MCMs / 12 MHCs

15 EOD Dets15 EOD DetsMHMH--60Ss60Ss

ALMDS, AMNS, RMS,ALMDS, AMNS, RMS,OASIS, RAMICSOASIS, RAMICS

NSCT--11Divers

MammalsUUVsUUVs)

Line ChargeLine ChargeAAV w/Mk154AAV w/Mk154M1A1 w/TWMPM1A1 w/TWMP

Assault Assault Breacher Breacher VehicleVehicleACEACE

APOBSAPOBS

Advanced Mine DetectorAdvanced Mine DetectorCOBRACOBRA

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NSCT-1

JABSJABS

NSW

LCS?

Logistics from the SeaJoint MCM Requirements:

NSCT(Divers

Mammals

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200’200’40’40’HWMHWM 10’10’

Joint MCM Requirements:Logistics from the Sea



Navy DeepMCM

Navy Deep

MCM

DeepWaterDeepWater

Shallow WaterShallow Water

VeryShallowWater

VeryShallowWater

SurfZoneSurfZone





Hunt and Sweep with:Hunt and Sweep with:14 MCMs / 12 MHCs

15 EOD Dets15 EOD DetsMHMH--60Ss60Ss

ALMDS, AMNS, RMS,ALMDS, AMNS, RMS,OASIS, RAMICSOASIS, RAMICS

NSCT--11Divers

MammalsUUVsUUVs)

Line ChargeLine ChargeAAV w/Mk154AAV w/Mk154M1A1 w/TWMPM1A1 w/TWMP

Assault Assault Breacher Breacher VehicleVehicleACEACE

APOBSAPOBS

Advanced Mine DetectorAdvanced Mine DetectorCOBRACOBRA

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NSCT-1

JABSJABS

NSW

LCS?

Logistics from the SeaJoint MCM Requirements:

NSCT(Divers

Mammals

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Key Marine CorpsMCM Capability Gaps

Key Marine CorpsMCM Capability Gaps

• Inadequate Capability to Detect Mines – Up Close and from a Standoff Distance– Response: Advanced Mine Detector (FY04 & FY08)– Response: Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and

Analysis (COBRA) Sensor System

• No Capability to Breach Minefields and Complex Obstacles “In Stride”– Response: Assault Breacher Vehicle (FY06)

• Inadequate Capability to Clear Small Tactical Areas (CLZs, LZs, Log Areas, etc.)

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Marine Corps MCMPrograms and Way Ahead

Marine Corps MCMPrograms and Way Ahead

• Support of Current MCM Programs of Record• Develop and Implement a MCM Master Plan

– Guide Ground MCM Effort w/DOTMLPF Perspective– Army and Navy (OPNAV(N75) & ONR) Membership– DC PP&O is Lead Agent

• Create MEB/MEF MCM Capability Sets• Pursue Robotics such as TUGV• Support and Participate in Navy MCM Efforts• Leverage Army MCM Efforts

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Key Navy MCMCapability GapsKey Navy MCMCapability Gaps

• Virtually No Capability to Detect, Avoid and Defeat SZ/BZ Mines and Obstacles

• Inadequate Ability to Detect, Avoid and Defeat VSW Mines– Naval Special Clearance Team-1 Can Detect

and Defeat VSW Mines – but Neither Rapidly nor Covertly Enough to Support OMFTS / STOM Operations

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Key Navy MCM Programs with Marine Interest/Participation

Key Navy MCM Programs with Marine Interest/Participation

• Family of Far-Term Assault Breaching Systems (FY12/15)

• Amphibious Operations in a Mined Environment Mission Area Analysis

• JDAM Assault Breaching System (JABS) (FY06/07)

• Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

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• Action: End the “1% of Navy TOA to MiW” Funding Paradigm– Inconsistent with Post-Desert Storm Commitment

to and Concern for MCM– Inconsistent with Strategic Focus on the Littorals– Inadequately Addressing the “Red Ball” Capability

Gap in the Surf Zone– Forces “No Win” Programmatic Choices Among

Under-funded MiW / MCM Programs.

• Increase MiW Investment to 1.25% of TOA– Apply Additional Funding To Critical VSW/SZ/BZ

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MCM Capability Enablers


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• Action: Continue Developing Unifying Studies, Doctrine, CONOPs, Requirements, Programs– MCM iso STOM Guideline Study -- Feb 2003 – “The Way Ahead” in MiW Study -- 2003– Amphibious Ops in Mined Environment MAA– Far-Term ABS Analysis of Alternatives– STOM CONOPS– COBRA Sensor System

• Harmonizes Navy and Marine Corps MCM Requirements, Capabilities and Tactics



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• Action: Break the Naval UAV Logjam– Meet OMFTS/STOM Requirements for Accessibility,

Range, Speed, Endurance, Payload, Shipboard Launch and Recovery, Survivability, etc.

– COBRA Sensor System Requires a Host



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It’s a Naval Thing!

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It’s a Naval Thing!Joint

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4th Infantry Division Enroute to Iraq4th Infantry Division Enroute to Iraq

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United States Marine CorpsUnited States Marine CorpsPower Projection Requirements:Power Projection Requirements:


LtGen E. R. Bedard, DC PP&OLtGen E. R. Bedard, DC PP&O- - -- - -

A Brief for the Mine Warfare AssociationA Brief for the Mine Warfare AssociationPanama City, FloridaPanama City, Florida

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Backup

Slides

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Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV)Prototype (Dec ’02)

Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV)Prototype (Dec ’02)

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HANDHELD MINE DETECTION SYSTEM (HSTAMIDS)HANDHELD MINE DETECTION SYSTEM (HSTAMIDS)ADVANCED MINE DETECTOR (AMD)ADVANCED MINE DETECTOR (AMD)

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COBRACOBRA

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GLADIATOR TACTICALGLADIATOR TACTICALUNMANNED GROUNDUNMANNED GROUND

VEHICLE (TUGV)VEHICLE (TUGV)

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