Center for Strategic and International Studies

Attack the Network – Defeat the Device – Train the Force

Center for Strategic and International StudiesSymposium on Improvised Explosive Devices in the United States

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Monthly Global Terrorist Attacks (minus Iraq and Afghanistan)

State and non-state actors

train, practice, and employ IEDs

worldwide

Oct 2006 – Sep 2007

IED Events

All Others0

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Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

IED attacks outside of Iraq and Afghanistan number between 200 and 300 per month

Global IED Threat

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324 Oct 05 / MND- BaghdadPalestine Sheraton Hotel

• Lethal & Effective

• Abundant & Cheap

• Available & Expendable Manpower

(Bliss 060906)

Number One Threat to Troops

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VBIEDs

Explosively Formed Penetrator

IconVehicleAttacks

CommandWireIEDs

RadioControlled

IEDs

TargetingFirst

Responders

ComplexAmbushes

HighNet-Explosive

Weight

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An Innovative Enemy

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Iraq-Terrain and Environment

(Beveridge/697-8043/050914)

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•Urban & Congested Terrain•Debris Cluttered Roadways•Densely Populated Areas

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Afghanistan-Terrain and Environment

(Beveridge/697-8043/050914)

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•Rural & Mountainous Terrain•Limited Infrastructure•Primitive & Unpaved Roads•Restricted Line of Sight

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IEDs of Concern

Explosively Formed Penetrators (EFPs)• Projectile penetrates easily through light

and medium armored vehicles • Used by Shia insurgents primarily

Underbelly Attacks• Blast targets underbelly of

vehicle • Used by Sunni insurgents

primarily

Buried 155mm

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Joint Center of Excellence, Ft. Irwin, CA• Resource Training for the IED Defeat Fight• Direction, Guidance, & Coordination

Afghanistan Field Team• Embed with deployed units• Unit advising• TTP development and dissemination• CREW training• ISAF transition• TF Phoenix Support

Iraq Field Team• Embed with deployed units• Unit advising• TTP development and dissemination• CREW training• Transition Team Support

Joint IED Defeat Organization, Crystal City, VA• Resourcing the IED Defeat Fight• Direction, Guidance, & Coordination• Technology Integration• DS Support from Rapid Equipping Force (REF)

JFCOM, Norfolk, VA• Pre-deployment Training Assistance• Support Joint Training• Joint Capabilities Integration• IED Defeat Knowledge Management

JIEDDO’s Reach

(Bliss – 23 May 07)

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Tenets of IED DefeatUNCLASSIFIED

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Attack the Network

“…prevent the emplacement of the IED by attackingenemy vulnerabilities at multiple points in the IED system…”

• Technical Exploitation

• Persistent Surveillance

• Counter-Bomber Targeting

• Internet Exploitation

• Biometric Exploitation

• Information Operations

• Removal of Explosive Remnants of War

• Law Enforcement

• Finances

• Forensic Science

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Defeat the Device

“…defeat the IED once it is emplaced…”

Detection

Signal Jammers Vehicle Protection

Route Clearance

EODRobots

PersonnelProtection

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Train the Force

The Road to Effective Training

Electronic Warfare Training

Jammer Training

Improved Home Station Training

Surrogate Vehicles & Training Devices

Joint Center of Excellence

Joint Center of Excellence

LacklandAFB

LacklandAFB29 Palms29 Palms

IndianheadIndianheadFt IrwinFt Irwin

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