Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Enhanced Company Operations Limited Objective Experiment – 3.3 Experiment Overview Maj Mark Gilday Experiment OIC, MCWL 12 June 09

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Enhanced Company Operations Limited Objective Experiment – 3.3 Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory will experiment with unmanned resupply/CASEVAC technologies to assess their enabling capacity to GCE conduct of Enhanced Company Operations, and associated DOTMLPF impacts to both the LCE and ACE. As an embedded component of CLR-4’s GS-CLC, MCWL will provide complementary experimental logistics support to India Co, 3/23 Mission Method * Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Enhanced Company Operations Limited Objective Experiment – Evaluate the impact of experimental logistics enhancements on the ability of an ECO unit, and it’s supporting elements, to operate in an immature theatre against and irregular force. Specifically: – Use of unmanned systems to conduct CASEVAC – Use of unmanned systems to conduct resupply to company and below and recover reusable material that requires processing by the logistics support organization – Tailored packaging 2. Assess the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) associated with the employment of logistics- related innovations in an immature theatre against an irregular threat. TTPs Involving: – Unmanned delivery systems – Unmanned CASEVAC systems – Tailored packaging schemes Objectives

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Enhanced Company Operations Limited Objective Experiment – 3.3 Task 1: Performed tailored packaging operations Purpose 1: Determine if tailored packaging reduces the logistics/weight burden on the supported force (GCE) Purpose 2: Determine operational effectiveness/suitability of tailored packaging Purpose 3: Determine LCE manning, training, and equipping impacts associated with tailored packaging Task 2: Perform unmanned aerial resupply/CASEVAC Purpose 1: Determine operational effectiveness/suitability of conducting unmanned aerial resupply/CASEVAC Purpose 2: Determine MAGTF manning, training, and equipping impacts associated with unmanned aerial resupply/CASEVAC Purpose 3: Evaluate/establish tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with unmanned aerial resupply/CASEVAC Purpose 4: Determine C 2 requirements needed IOT perform unmanned aerial resupply/CASEVAC Task 3: Perform unmanned ground resupply Purpose 1: Determine operational effectiveness/suitability of conducting unmanned ground resupply Purpose 2: Determine MAGTF manning, training, and equipping impacts associated with unmanned ground resupply/ Purpose 3: Evaluate/establish tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with unmanned ground resupply Purpose 4: Determine C 2 requirements needed IOT perform unmanned ground resupply Task/Purpose

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Enhanced Company Operations Limited Objective Experiment – 3.3 Task 4: Perform unmanned ground CASEVAC Purpose 1: Determine operational effectiveness/suitability of conducting unmanned ground CASEVAC Purpose 2: Determine MAGTF manning, training, and equipping impacts associated with unmanned ground resupply/ Purpose 3: Evaluate/establish tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with unmanned ground resupply Purpose 4: Determine C 2 requirements needed IOT perform unmanned ground resupply Task 5: Conduct infantry unmanned mechanized support operations Purpose 1: Determine operational effectiveness/suitability of utilizing an unmanned ground vehicle in direct support of Enhanced Company Operations Purpose 2: Establish TTPs for use of unmanned ground vehicle in direct support of Enhanced Company Operations Task/Purpose – Cont’d

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Enhanced Company Operations Limited Objective Experiment – Identify all functions associated with experimental technologies 2.Identify who performs these functions 3.Is additional training req’d? 4.Is additional manpower req’d? 5.Are organizational structure changes req’d? 6.Are doctrinal changes req’d? 7.IS THE BENEFIT WORTH THE EFFORT? Experiment Goal (Juice vs Squeeze)

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Enhanced Company Operations Limited Objective Experiment – June: MWTC: (1) ULB Resupply, (1) ULB CASEVAC, (1) UGV-D1 Resupply HWAD: (1) UGV-D2 Resupply, (1) UGV-F CASEVAC, Continuous UGV-F Support Ops 17 June: MWTC: (1) ULB Resupply, (1) ULB CASEVAC, (1) UGV-D1 Resupply HWAD: (2) UGV-D2 Resupply, Continuous UGV-F Support Ops 18 June: MWTC: (2) UGV-D1 Resupply HWAD: (2) UGV-D2 Resupply, (1) UGV-F CASEVAC, Continuous UGV-F Support Ops Experiment Schedule (General)

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory Enhanced Company Operations Limited Objective Experiment – 3.3 Questions?