This Brief is DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited in Mine Warfare Rear Admiral Jonathan White Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command May 2011
BLUF plays a critical role in Mine Warfare Our support has evolved far beyond our legacy roles. Naval Oceanography is beginning to play a major role in mine hunting and contact management. Our capabilities are in great demand for both Maritime Homeland Defense (MHD) and overseas contingencies gives the Navy Mine Warfare home field advantage everywhere
Battlespace on Demand Decision superiority: Making better decisions faster than the adversary
The Early Years
IPOE to Response Strategic IPOE Trigger Event Incident happens in Port - UUV Platoon Response with support from data holdings Environment and IPOE Analysis Collection - Production Analysis Environment Currents, Waves, Tides Models Bathymetry (Resolution, Coverage) Sediments & Bottom Characteristics Optical Properties IPOE Regional or open source data availability Intel (Threat, etc ) Infrastructure Response Assets in Area Response Mitigation UUV Platoon Minehunting/ISR Missions Post Mission Analysis Rapid Environmental Assessment Data Fusion Cell FUSE with Historical (What We DO Know) Change Detection Update IPOE Coordinate with RBC Contact Management for MCMC
Game Plan UUV Platoon Operational Fleet Support Embedded Components Bathymetry Master Contact Database Optics Ocean Modeling Reconnaissance Bottom Characterization Coverage Roughness Clutter Sediments Doctrinal Bottom Type 5 5
UUV Employment
MIW UUV Order Of Battle (FY 12) UUVs (2) Hydroid REMUS 100 (9) REMUS Swordfish Mk18 Mod 1 UUVs Jun 11 (4) Bluefin Increment II (SAS) - Summer 11 (UOES) (3) Bluefin SeaLion II UUVs (UOES only) Boats (1) 28ft Almar man-portable UUVs only (non-stratlift) (1) 4m CRRC (2) EOD 5m RHIBs (Zodiac F580) - FY11 (2) EOD 7m RHIBs (Zodiac F720) - FY11 (3) Swath Boats being refit to support lightweight UUVs.
Tactical Contact Management AMCM Unit SMCM Unit Fully-trained team of environmental experts that analyze, evaluate and change detect multiple sources of MIW data to reduce the total number of contacts which improves the MCMC s operational timeline and common operating picture. UMCM Unit Data Fusion Cell MCMC MIW Unit n Data Fusion Cell Functions Change Detection Processing Data QC/Contact Review Contact management Environmental Analysis Environmental Product Assimilation and Management
Contact Management Engine MCM Planning and Coordination IPOE Update (MEDAL) Mission Execution (Data Collection) 2.0 IPOE Analysis UUV or Towed Assets Historical / In-Situ IPOE Products Bottom Characterization Roughness Clutter Sediments Bathymetry Optics and Phys-O [SVP, currents, waves, ] Atmospheric Mine Burial Expert System Change Detection METOC Models Data Archive Databases Databases Databases A2 B1 Phys-O Q-Routes & Contacts NAVOCEANO Ocean Models Change Detection Databases Acoustic Imagery
Missions: Home Game Current Baseline Survey Program Of Record Navy Homeports Norfolk/Little Creek/Newport News, VA San Diego, CA Pearl Harbor, HI Groton, CT Mayport/Jacksonville, FL Kings Bay, GA Bangor/Bremerton/Everett, WA Guam DoD Strategic Ports Port Hueneme, CA Wilmington/Sunny Point, NC Morehead City, NC Port Haddock, WA Earle, NJ NORTHCOM J8 conducting Analysis to Refine Requirements Economically Strategic Ports (USCG) 54 major ports that are not part of current Program of Record Data Collection? Data Processing? Port Folders? Blue = Strategic Port of Embarkation and Departure (SPOE/D)
Home Game Plan Baseline Surveys & Port Folders Port Folder: Navy Mine Countermeasures planning document containing data and resources for Homeland Security response operations: Outline of Port Folder Change Detection & Contact Management CONOPS High Resolution Baseline imagery collected prior to operations High Resolution In-situ imagery compared to baseline imagery Executive Summary Overview of Port* Six Tabs to each Port Folder Annex Tab 1 Local Area Maps Tab 2 Information and Intelligence Tab 3 Immediate Response Summaries: Federal, State, Local Tab 4 Local First Responders Contact Info and Response Times Tab 5 Communications Tab 6 Notional Operation Planning Documents & Orders * Essential Elements of Information/Request for Information In-Situ Imagery Difficult minehunting environment Baseline Imagery Contact Eliminated as prior ID d non-mine Doctrinal Bottom Type In-Situ Imagery Baseline Imagery Contact not in baseline Imagery Requires Prosecution. CNA Lead Shield III Study reported that in the Angel s Gate area, only 3 of 106 contacts needed to be prosecuted, a 97% reduction in required effort. Blends Pre event Planning with Survey IPOE
Missions: Away Game SHAMAL 10-2 Keen Sword Valiant Shield
Information Dominance In Mine Warfare B1 METOC Tactical Collection Currents Bottom Contacts Sediments Bottom Characterization Environmental Analysis INTEL Threat Mine Shapes Mine Types Mine Location Port Folders Response Execution Locations Infrastructure Safe Disposal Areas Operations Fusion Cell MEDAL TDA MCMC - COP Impact SMCM (Ships) Reduction in clearance Level of Effort UMCM (UUVs) PMA & Change Detection In-Stride Tactical Change Detection AMCM (Helos) Storage & Services Databases Databases Databases Post Mission Analysis Streamlined data processing and Contact Management Contacts A2 DBT Phys-O Environmental Analysis Returning Time to the MIWC Change Detection Contact Management
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Future Support to MIW Considerations: Our UUVs and PMA can add capacity and capability to the existing MCM-1 SMCM Order of Battle. We can begin adding that capacity and capability to the Fleet today. We can (and should) also add capacity and capability to the emerging MIW Mission Module for LCS. Use of UUVs aboard SMCM platforms will break down the barrier between Very Shallow Water (VSW) MCM and the deep water mission the SMCMs currently perform. 16
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Notional Force Posture UUV Platoons Man to 2 Platoons NOMWC + NAVO Personnel NOMWC Manpower Increases Arriving Now 300% influx of AG s = supporting 2 Full platoons by end of CY Surge to 3 rd Platoon Data Fusion Cell NOMWC + NAVO Personnel Man to 2 DFC Surge to 3 rd DFC