US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal EOD Forces in Support of EOD Forces in Support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM Operation IRAQI FREEDOM The Acquisition Perspective CDR Tom Green PMS-EOD Mine Warfare Association Spring Meeting May 2003
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US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EOD Forces in Support of EOD Forces in Support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and
Operation IRAQI FREEDOMOperation IRAQI FREEDOM
The Acquisition Perspective
CDR Tom Green
PMS-EOD
Mine Warfare Association Spring Meeting
May 2003
SUMMARY OF EOD FORCESSUMMARY OF EOD FORCESGlobally Dispersed DetachmentsGlobally Dispersed Detachments
EODMU 8 Sigonella
2 EOD MCM
EODMU 8 Sigonella
2 EOD MCM
EODMU 8Bahrain
1 EOD MCM
EODMU 8Bahrain
1 EOD MCM
EODMU 5Sasebo, Japan
1 EOD MCM
EODMU 5Sasebo, Japan
1 EOD MCM
EODMU 5Guam
1 EOD MCM
EODMU 5Guam
1 EOD MCM
BG/ATGEMBARKEDEOD DETS
BG/ATGEMBARKEDEOD DETS
BG/ATGEMBARKEDEOD DETS
EODMU 6Ingleside, TX2 EOD MCM
EODMU 6Ingleside, TX2 EOD MCM
CHOKEPOINTS
BG/ATGEMBARKEDEOD DETS
BG/ATGEMBARKEDEOD DETS
Dedicated EOD MCM DETs (Enhanced MCM Capabilities)
Afloat EOD DETs (Partial MCM Capabilities)
Shore Support EOD DETs (Limited MCM Capabilities)
EODMU 6Charleston4 EOD MCM
EODMU 6Charleston4 EOD MCM
NSCT-12 MMS MCM1 VSW MCM
VSW MMS PlatoonDiver PlatoonUUV Platoon
NSCT-12 MMS MCM1 VSW MCM
VSW MMS PlatoonDiver PlatoonUUV Platoon
EODMU 3Coronado
5 EOD MCM
EODMU 3Coronado
5 EOD MCM
Dedicated MMS/VSW DETs (Specialized MCM Capabilities)
Dedicated Area Search DETs (Limited MCM Capabilities)
ELIMINATE THE HAZARDS FROM UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO) WHICH JEOPARDIZE OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSALEXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
(PMS-EOD)(PMS-EOD)
PMS-EOD Provides Life Cycle Management of:• Joint Service EOD Programs
• Underwater EOD Programs
• Marine Mammal Programs
• Very Shallow Water MCM Programs
Responsibilities include Budgeting, Development, In-service Engineering, and Operation and Maintenance Support
The EOD Mission Requires Specialized Systems and Equipment for:• Exploration and Reconnaissance MCM
• Low Visible Operations
• Low Signature (Magnetic and Acoustic)
• Operation in Harsh Environments
• Small, Mobile Deployed EOD Forces
TODAY’S BRIEFTODAY’S BRIEF
Will focus on a few PMS-EOD acquisition programs that have been deployed ISO recent operations in Afghanistan and the Middle East
Some of these systems deployed in “operational prototype” modes
Only possible due to active engagement of users and support from labs during the prototype development stages
Looking forward to hot wash-up and lessons learned to determine how we can do better
Bottom line:Bottom line:EOD Forces have a “tool bag” approach to their missions.
Our job is to keep the tool bag relevant and supported.
The EOD Ashore UXO “Toolbag”The EOD Ashore UXO “Toolbag”Tactical Integration of Small UGVs with EOD Forces
• Rapid UXO Clearance
• Reduce Risk to EOD Technician
• Stand-of Disruption
• Remote Identification/Inspection
• Multiple UXO Clearance Ops
JOINT SERVICE EODJOINT SERVICE EODROBOTIC PROGRAMSROBOTIC PROGRAMS
MK 3 MOD 0 REMOTE ORDNANCE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEM (RONS)
MISSIONMISSION• Complement/augment the EOD Technician when Performing
Reconnaissance, Access, Render Safe, Pick up and Carry Away, and DisposalDuring Hazardous EOD Missions
• Indoor/Outdoor Capability
• IEDs/Conventional Ordnance
DEPLOYEDOperationENDURING FREEDOM
Source: Air Force Link
Source: Air Force Link
“While airborne robots, otherwise known as unmanned aerial vehicles, first gained notoriety in Operation Desert Storm, a treads-on-the-ground cousin, the ‘Packbot,’ has now debuted in Operation Iraqi Freedom.”
“A robot was used to remotely look for enemy soldiers thought to be hiding in an agricultural center building on March 30th. The following day it was used to remotely examine equipment left on an airfield before engineers from the 101st Airborne cleared the runway for humanitarian relief operations, according to Sgt. 1st Class Tim South, special projects noncommissioned officer for the Rapid Equipping Force.”
“While airborne robots, otherwise known as unmanned aerial vehicles, first gained notoriety in Operation Desert Storm, a treads-on-the-ground cousin, the ‘Packbot,’ has now debuted in Operation Iraqi Freedom.”
“A robot was used to remotely look for enemy soldiers thought to be hiding in an agricultural center building on March 30th. The following day it was used to remotely examine equipment left on an airfield before engineers from the 101st Airborne cleared the runway for humanitarian relief operations, according to Sgt. 1st Class Tim South, special projects noncommissioned officer for the Rapid Equipping Force.”
JOINT SERVICE EODJOINT SERVICE EODROBOTIC PROGRAMSROBOTIC PROGRAMS
MAN TRANSPORTABLE ROBOTIC SYSTEM (MTRS)
MISSIONMISSION• Complement/Augment the EOD Technician
Excerpts from “Robots put “treads on the ground” in Iraq “By Timothy L. Rider, Information Management Task Forcehttp://www.amc.army.mil/amc/pa/releases03/robots.html
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
DEPLOYEDOperationENDURING FREEDOM
The EOD Underwater UXO “Toolbag”The EOD Underwater UXO “Toolbag”Tactical Integration of Small UUVs with Diver & MMS Forces
EOD & VSW DIVER
MCM MARINE MAMMALSYSTEMS
Tactically integrate affordable, small UUV systems into the VSW & EOD toolbags to:• Reduce risk to divers• Improve effectiveness and
efficiency• Sustain “small team”
concept in spite of proliferating UXO threats
• Get man out of the minefield where possible
FLEETFLEETMARINE MAMMAL SYSTEMSMARINE MAMMAL SYSTEMS
MK 5 MMS
Object RecoverySystem
MK 6 MMSForce Protection Swimmer Defense
MK 4 MMS
MineCountermeasures
MK 7 MMSMine Countermeasures
MK 8 MMS
VSW MCM
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
MK 6 MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEMMK 6 MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEM
Mission: Swimmer &Diver Detection
Complement: Six DolphinsSensory Capability: BioSonarRapid Deployment Capability
Calls to Duty:
• Vietnam, 1970
• EARNEST WILL, 1987
• Republican Convention, 1996
• IRAQI FREEDOM
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
MK 6 MMS TOOL BAGMK 6 MMS TOOL BAG
Design: 3-layer system• Inner Waterproof Vinyl Liner• Thermal Neoprene Bag Layer• Exterior Nylon Protective Bag
MK 7 MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEMMK 7 MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEM
UMM QASR EOD FORCESUMM QASR EOD FORCES Coalition forces conducted land and water clearance operations in the Port of
Umm Qasr U.S. Navy EOD Teams disposed of 4,962 items for a total net explosive weight of
35,937 lbs UXO Coalition divers conducted a total of 174 dives for a total bottom time of 110 hrs
and 20 min Cleared 21 berths and all land areas in new and old ports
1 MEF/CFLCC EOD SUPPORT1 MEF/CFLCC EOD SUPPORT U.S. Navy EOD Teams assigned to U.S. Marine Corps:
• Assigned to Marine Engineering Group (MEG SERT) providing land and riverine IED, UXO and landmine clearance support (cleared 27 caches, 24 neighborhoods, train station and a hospital)
• Assigned to Fuel Line Teams and maneuver element providing land, IED, UXO and landmine clearance support
Disposed over 800,000 items for a total net explosive weight of over 330,000 lbs UXO
CFLCC RESTORE IRAQI OIL EOD SUPPORTCFLCC RESTORE IRAQI OIL EOD SUPPORT U.S. Navy EOD assigned to Restore Iraqi Oil (RIO) mission in Southern and
Northern Rumaila Oil Fields escorting LOGCAP Cleared GOSPs in southern fields, GOSPs and pump stations in northern
fields, GOSPs and pump stations and IPSA in Az Zubayr Cleared 402 oil wells and over 2 square miles for firefighting and media Located and disposed of 21 weapons and ammo caches with total N.E.W. of
approximately 11,000 lbs.
SALVAGESALVAGE Conducted salvage/recovery operations in support of coalition forces Recovered 2 SH-3 UK helicopters and 6 of 7 deceased aircrew Recovered A/V-8 A/C Disposed/scuttled 2 partially submerged Dhows (hazards to navigation) Salvage of 2 sunken Patrol Boats in Ports of Umm Qasr and KorAzubahr
EOD FP DIVESEOD FP DIVES Conducted 482 EOD Force Protection Dives in support of C5F, MPS,
APS, and MSC shipping. Kuwait - Port of Ash Shuaybah and KNB: 46 Qatar - Port of Mesaieed: 35; Seychelles: 11; Djibouti: 7 Bahrain - Mina Sulman: 117 UAE - Jebel Ali/Fujiara: 251 Oman - Salalah: 15
“The arrival of a relief ship laden with emergency supplies at the port of Umm Qasr on Friday followed several days of allied mine clearing efforts… in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The operation marked…the initial operational launch of Navy unmanned underwater vehicles, according to Rear Adm. Paul Ryan, Commander of Mine Warfare Command.”
Inside the Navy, 31 March 2003 “It’s [NSCT-1 UUV Platoon] done a wonderful job for us
over there in the Umm Qasr vicininty and we are looking forward to the end of the conflict to be able to tell the full story of the first operational deployment of UUVs.”
RDML Paul Ryan, CMWCInside the Navy , 31 Mar 2003
“…[UUVs] gadgets were the main workhorses of the mine clearing effort… if one got blown up in the process, the relatively cheap price meant it would be no big deal.”
LT Richard Haas, USNOIC, NSCT-1Inside the Navy ,31 Mar 2003
COMLANTFLT endorsement to a COMEODGRU TWO ltr outlining requirement for small UUVs for Navy EOD underwater UXO operations.
• “UUVs will allow divers to focus on the more complex and arduous task of neutralization, in place render safe operations and exploitation intelligence gathering.”
Paul RyanRDML, USNCLF N8
Post 9-11 REMUS Employment in Carrier Basin/San Diego.
• “Search and reacquisition of targets consumes an inordinate amount of available mission time using current technologies. UUV employment will act as a force multiplier and allow EOD technicians and divers to use their limited bottom time rendering safe underwater ordnance or conducting salvage operations vice conducting extensive search operations.”
W. E. Wright, CAPT, USNCOMEODGRU ONE
SUMMARY SUMMARY
PMS-EOD responsible for the majority of the UUVs and UGVs fielded in DoD.
PMS-EOD remains closely engaged with sponsor and end-users in accelerated acquisition projects for small UUVs and UGVs.
Tactical integration of these tools with EOD forces, their TT&P, and with other tools in their toolbag is key to successfully countering UXO in the operational environment.
Leveraging technology investments of other larger UUV and UGV programs and technology investments remains a key element of our strategy.