EAST COAST MOBILE SEA RANGE Fleet Forces Command Fleet Forces Command EAST COAST MOBILE SEA RANGE CDR Mike Hohl FFC N731 John.hohl@navy.(smil).mil COM 757 836-0085 DSN 836-0085

Atlantic Fleet Mobile Sea Range Forces Command Atlantic Fleet Mobile Sea Range CDR Mike Hohl/FFC N731 John.hohl@navy.(smil).mil COM 757 836-0085/DSN 836-0085

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Prior to April 1999 Atlantic Fleet Weapons and Test Facility One stop shop for Fleet training Both unit level and integrated training Bombing incident in April 1999 Vieques Range shutdown for one year Summer 2000, training resumed, but restricted

AFWTF Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility Fleet Forces Command WHERE WE WERE

Way Ahead President and SECNAV stated that Navy would no longer use Vieques after May 2003 CLF directed Commander Second Fleet to review Fleet training options without use of Vieques If Navy left Puerto Rico, training had to be equal or better without Vieques

Atlantic Fleet Battle Group Training Navy Dare CLJ/Cherry Pt. Townsend Pensacola Eglin Tyndall Pinecastle Avon Park Key West AUTEC

Training Goals to Achieve without Vieques/AFWTF Naval Gunfire Coastal Threat Emitters Aerial Target Operations Surface Target Operations MIO Training

Prevail SCIF AST 6 THREAT EMITTER 18 TON CRANE LARGE AREA TRACKING RANGE (LATR) SUPPORTS NON FLEET TRAINING ACTIVITIES OPERATED VIA THE NNSY SCHEDULED VIA THE ATLANTIC FLEET EXERCISE CONTROL CENTER (AFECC) - BQM 74 LAUNCH & RECOVERY (3) - SNTC/PCCU > REMOTE CONTROL OF TGTS - HSMST (2) IMPASS/VAST > MOTHER SHIP MIO ORANGE FORCE MINE LAYER ORGANIC GPS DENIAL INDEPENDENT OPSEC // COMSEC MONITOR

Hugo Operated by NAVAIR Pax River Homeport: Solomons Island, MD Training Platform Drone recovery MIO platform Surface Target support

Hunter Operated by NAVAIR, Detachment Key West Homeport: Key West, FL Training Platform Drone recovery MIO platform Surface Target support

NAWC 38 Operated by NAVAIR Located at Key West Training platform BQM 74 HSMSTs Tow Services

Surface Target Operations NAWC 38 BQM- 74 Launch & Recovery Surface Target Operations

Fleet Forces Command Questions?

USAF/USN support & OPFOR fly from home stations C2X/JTFEX Training Supporting Multi-Dimensional Training: - Multiple ranges - Time Sensitive Targeting Proximity to major bases Long-range strike opportunities USAF/USN support & OPFOR fly from home stations CVOA C2X/JTFEX Range Capabilities: Inert Live TST -Eglin X X X Pinecastle X X -Dare County X X -Cherry Pt (BT 9&11) X X -Camp Lejeune X X -Townsend X -Avon Park X X* X* * Potential Gulf of Sabani is C2F scripted geography that allows for complex scenario with physical boundaries to challenge BG. - Multi-dimensional resources provide scenario development flexibility - Complicated TST challenges due to large area for potential threats CVOA C2X

FFC RANGE TEAM Fleet Forces Command OPNAV NRO/N091 N7 N71 M&S FFC/CPF ENV N02 LEGAL COMPACFLT N7 N73 N73A CNAF/CNSF/CSF PROGRAM MGR’S RANGES ROS SRAM INSRUMENTATION SYS/CAP/COM THREAT PRESENTATIONS TARGETS AIR/SUR/SUB/LAND OCEAN SYSTEMS SWTR/PORT ASW/MOD CAS LIAISON USMC USAF JNTC FLEET REGIONS CORONA NSAWC T&E FACSFACS Executive Advisory Liaison Action JAN 04