1. National Defense Industrial Association Special Forces/Low Intensity Conflict Division Brief Expeditionary Logistics Support for Special Warfare
Presented by CAPT Eric Aaby, CEC, USN (retired)
Director, A/E Services, Tetra Tech
5 Dec 2017

2. My Background
Joined Tetra Tech in July this year as Director, A/E Services
28 years of active duty Naval service in the Civil Engineer Corps (NAVFAC)
Assignments include Pentagon to “Boots On Ground” in:
Planning, Programming and Budgeting
Public Works and Facilities
Construction and Acquisition
Expeditionary Warfare and Logistics
Major Command
Quals:
Licensed Professional Engineer
Certified Energy Manager
Seabee Combat Warfare Officer
DoD Acquisition Community Professional
TS-SCI Clearance
Recognized with multiple team and individual awards

3. SO/LIC Support
Supported war fighting forces both directly and indirectly in CONUS and OCONUS
Some OCONUS locations: Somalia, Djibouti, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Philippines
Facilities, Utilities, Berthing, Medical, Weapons, Transportation (land, sea and air), Security, Administration, Diving, Acquisition, Planning, Communications, Expeditionary Logistics and Equipment
All Material classes
Rightfully so, tough clients:
Expected everything “now” with little to no notice
Not really interested in logistical challenges
Expected a Plan A, B, C, D, …….just in case
If you didn’t provide, they work around you

4. OPLAN 1003V: Operation Iraqi Freedom
OPLAN: a formal plan for military forces to conduct operations, as drawn up by commanders within the operations process to achieve military objectives before and during a conflict (SMEAC format)
Largest Naval Special Warfare deployment and operation
Naval Special Warfare Task Group (NSWTG) – Central
NSWTG comprised of multiple supporting commands
NSWTG AOR was comprised of Kuwait and southern Iraq
Initial mission was to secure five critical Iraqi oil infrastructure targets
Up to 600 special forces personnel
US Navy/Army, Polish, Brit and Aussie SOF supported
Multiple forward operating sites
SDV, sand buggies, drones, special boat squadrons, dolphins, etc

5. OPLAN 1003V AOR

6. Logistics
Conventional military logistics were not entirely helpful for SOF
Organic logistic support from CONUS through NSWU to theater
Prepositioned equipment use from Bahrain
Use of Joint Venture (HSV-1) and Army’s Logistics Support Vessel (LSV)
Air assets
Ammo Supply Points (ASP) at strategic locations and Speed Balls
Deep Army Pockets
Use of husbanding agents (no Fat Leonard)
Leveraged SEAL fan support
Road to Bagdad

7. 1003V CHALLENGES Austere, hazardous sites
Cultural, religious and language
Local commercial source access, availability, standards, cost and quality
Land, sea and air transport – competing for limited resources, authority
Acquisition tools and limits
Supporting specialized equipment/platforms
Weather
Time
Funding was not a real issue with SOCOM if we had a real requirement.

8. PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
Pacific Partnership goal is to improve maritime security, conduct humanitarian assistance and strengthen disaster-response preparedness throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
As an example, the 2013 team visited six host nations to include Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Kiribati and the Solomon Islands. Overall, Pacific Partnership held 85 disaster response events, 49 engineering civic action projects, treated 18,679 medical and dental patients, held 136 medical training engagements, evaluated 4,925 animals, cleared more than 2,100 rounds of unexploded ordnance, hosted 208 subject matter expert exchanges and organized 102 community service events. 

9. WHAT I’VE LEARNED
Planning and communicating is critical at every level
Maintain your “story” throughout the PPBE process
Every decision is (or should be) based on risk
Train and prepare your personnel and those around you
Never burn bridges
Learn to trust your instincts
Maintain the moral high ground
Slow down, reduce variables, and have a backup plan.

10. Back Up Information

12. Military Material Classes
Class I - Rations - Subsistence (food and drinking water), gratuitous (free) health and comfort items.
Class II - Clothing And Equipment - individual equipment, tentage, organizational tool sets and kits, hand tools, unclassified maps, administrative and housekeeping supplies and equipment.
Class III - POL - Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants (POL) (package and bulk): Petroleum, fuels, lubricants, hydraulic and insulating oils, preservatives, liquids and gases, bulk chemical products, coolants, deicer and antifreeze compounds, components, and additives of petroleum and chemical products, and coal.
Class IV - Construction materials, including installed equipment and all fortification and barrier materials.
Class V - Ammunition of all types, bombs, explosives, mines, fuses, detonators, pyrotechnics, missiles, rockets, propellants, and associated items.
Class VI - Personal demand items (such as health and hygiene products, soaps and toothpaste, writing material, snack food, beverages, cigarettes, batteries, alcohol, and cameras—nonmilitary sales items).
Class VII - Major end items such as launchers, tanks, mobile machine shops, and vehicles.
Class VIII - Medical material (equipment and consumables) including repair parts peculiar to medical equipment. (Class VIIIa – Medical consumable supplies not including blood & blood products; Class VIIIb – Blood & blood components (whole blood, platelets, plasma, packed red cells, etc.).
Class IX - Repair parts and components to include kits, assemblies, and subassemblies (repairable or non-repairable) required for
maintenance support of all equipment.
Class X - Material to support nonmilitary programs such as agriculture and economic development (not included in Classes I through IX).