COUNTER IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE C-IED COE The C-IED COE What we have been up to 21 JUNE 2016 COL Evans, Dep Dir CIED COE, mevans@ciedcoe.org
C-IED COE: Agenda Operational Environment IED Threat C-IED COE: Who we are Our C-IED Approach Projects of Interest
Operational Environment Contributing variables Human Smuggling Routes Expansionist Violent Extremism Population migration / Urbanization Ubiquitous Media (social / traditional) Globalization s Downside Security Challenges Transnational Terrorism Extensive support networks Narcotics trafficking Nexus of crime and terror Rapidly evolving network based challenges on Europe s Southern and Eastern Flanks
The Evolving IED Threat 1. Vehicle Borne IED (VBIED) as part of Combined Arms Assault - Provides extremist with a smart precision guided munition 2. Explosively Formed Penetrators (EFP) / Anti-Armor- 3. Increasing domestic Marauding Terrorist / Complex Attacks 4. IED incorporating Toxic Industrial Chemicals / chemical agents 5. Sophisticated concealment and switches Next 6. Unmanned Vehicles (?) - Hobby kits compared to state sponsored 7. Radiological Dirty Bomb
THE C-IED COE
Current COE Status CSW COE CWO COE CI COE CCD COE CIMIC COE STRATCOM C2 COE ENSEC COE JAPCC MP COE NMW COE JCBRN COE MILENG COE EOD COE CASPOA MILMED COE M&S COE HUMINT COE C-IED COE Madrid / ESP MW COE CJOS COE CMDR COE Stability Policing NATO Accredited COE In Accreditation Process In MOU Negotiations DAT COE
C-IED COE: Mission
C-IED COE Law Enforcement / Police Armed Forces (Army Navy and Air Force) Multi-national Interagency 50% SPAIN 50% MULTINATIONAL
C-IED COE: Manning According to NATO Doctrine AJP 3.15 B
C-IED COE: Manning C-IED COE: 55 POSTS + 13 NON ASSIGNED C-IED EXPERTS: 42 POSTS SUPPORT: 16 POSTS # of PAX SPAIN 27 CZECH REPUBLIC 1 GERMANY 3 FRANCE 1 HUNGARY 1 THE NETHERLANDS 2 PORTUGAL 1 ROMANIA 1 UNITED STATES 2 SWEDEN 1 TURKEY 2 Non assigned 13 TOTAL 55 In process of joining Non assigned positions open for new contributors Joint Combined Interagency (Law Enforcement)
C-IED COE: Worldwide Relationships EUROPOL NATO HQ
Global C-IED Fight: the C-IED Concept
Global C-IED Fight: the C-IED Concept Vulnerable to Intelligence / Surveillance and Law Enforcement Detection and Interdiction
CIED DCB and Support to Operations 1. Support to Resolute Support Mission (Afghanistan) 2. MINUSMA (Mali) CIAC support 3. Jordan assessment visit and training courses 4. Ukraine assessment visit and training courses 5. Ukraine National Police- Reorganization MAT 6. Egypt assessment visit (Follow on TBD) 7. Iraq CIED Search, IED Clearance, T3 (in Jordan) 8. Tunisia / Algeria / Kenya (UN) pending TUNISIA MALI UKRAINE IRAQ EGYPT KENYA JORDAN RD CONGO
C-IED COE 2016 PoW Tasks: Statistics Priorities: 1. NATO 64 2. SN 43 3. Others 27 134 Tasks Focus: Education & Training Concept Development & Experimentation C-IED COE POW 2016 : Tasks 39 12 3 7 7 20 46 General management Education and training Analysis and lessons learned Concept development and experimentation Doctrine development and standards Support to operations Generic coordination
Projects of Interest 1. Cooperation with National Police Agencies to develop common IED Design Testing Protocols (AQAP Hidden Bomb V2)- DtD 2. Universal IED Profile Schema- In cooperation with NATO and civilian international partners; an alpha-numeric characterization - AtN 3. Research projects with the NGO AOAV (Action on Armed Violence)- AtN 4. CIED Staff Office Course (CSOC), AtN Operational Course (ATNOC) and AtN Interagency Exploitation Course (ATIX)- PtF 5. Synchronizing ATN Courses with DAT COE- two courses, one PE scenario- PtF
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C-IED COE : Command and Control Steering Committee (11 Nations) Command Coordination & Guidance Coordination - Not in NATO Structure (NCS) - Not only a Training Institution - Key Focus on Sponsoring Nations and NATO Agencies Civilian NATO Military International Staff International Military Staff Other Organizations ACO Transformation Network Branch ACT Other Nations Other COEs
A new Generation of bomb makers using ubiquitous material and high quality technical knowledge
IEDs Not New Orsini Bomb. 1858 VBIED on Wall Street. 1920 Bombing at Barcelona s Liceo theatre. 1893 SECURITY CLASIFFICATION
What an IED is? A device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic or incendiary chemicals and designed to destroy or incapacitate, harass or distract. It may incorporate military stores, but is normally devised from non-military components. Command-operated Victim-operated Vehicle-borne Suicide