1. CDR Tom Green PMS-EOD Mine Warfare Association Spring Meeting May 2003
US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal EOD Forces in Support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM The Acquisition Perspective
CDR Tom Green
PMS-EOD
Mine Warfare Association Spring Meeting
May 2003

2. SUMMARY OF EOD FORCES Globally Dispersed Detachments
Whidbey
2 ASD
EODMU 6
Charleston
4 EOD MCM
BG/ATG
EMBARKED
EOD DETS
EODMU 5
Sasebo, Japan
1 EOD MCM
Norfolk
1 ASD
BG/ATG
EMBARKED
EOD DETS
BG/ATG
EMBARKED
EOD DETS
Sigonella
1 ASD
EODMU 8
Bahrain
1 EOD MCM
Charleston
1 ASD
EODMU 3
Coronado
5 EOD MCM
BG/ATG
EMBARKED
EOD DETS
S.D.
1 ASD
EODMU 6
Ingleside, TX
2 EOD MCM
BG/ATG
EMBARKED
EOD DETS
NSCT-1
2 MMS MCM
1 VSW MCM
VSW MMS Platoon
Diver Platoon
UUV Platoon
EODMU 8
Sigonella
2 EOD MCM
EODMU 5
Guam
1 EOD MCM
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE GLOBAL DISPERSION OF EOD MCM CAPABILITIES.
IN ADDITION TO OTHER EOD MISSIONS, EOD MOBILE DETS EMBARKED IN DEPLOYING NAVAL TASK GROUPS, PROVIDE A LIMITED MCM CAPABILITY TODAY.
EOD MCM DETS, BASED PRIMARILY BUT NOT ENTIRELY IN CONUS DEPLOY IN MCM SQUADRONS AND SHIPS IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATED MCM FORCE OPERATIONS, PROVIDING SUPPORT PRIMARILY FOR SMCM AND AMCM PLATFORMS.
OVERSEAS BASED EOD MCM FORCES ROUTINELY PARTICIPATE IN ALLIED MCM EXERCISES, AND PROVIDE A FORWARD BASED MCM CAPABILITY IN SUPPORT OF SMCM PLATFORMS AND RAPIDLY DEPLOYED AMCM AND MMS FORCES.
Dedicated EOD MCM DETs
(Enhanced MCM Capabilities)
Dedicated MMS/VSW DETs
(Specialized MCM Capabilities)
Dedicated Area Search DETs
(Limited MCM Capabilities)
Afloat EOD DETs
(Partial MCM Capabilities)
Shore Support EOD DETs
(Limited MCM Capabilities)
CHOKEPOINTS 3 1

3. EOD FORCES DEPLOYED Primary Missions: Areas Deployed:
Mine Countermeasures (NSCT ONE, EODMU 2, 3, 6, 8)
Force Protection/Anti-Terrorism (EODMU 3, EODMU 7)
UXO Operations Ashore (EODMU 2, 6, 8)
Shipboard DETs (CVBG/ARG)
Areas Deployed:
Afghanistan
Umm Qasr
Bahrain
Rumaila Oil Fields

4. BACKGROUND EOD Mission
ELIMINATE THE HAZARDS FROM UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO) WHICH JEOPARDIZE OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
EOD FUNCTIONS
DETECT/LOCATE
ACCESS
IDENTIFY
RENDER SAFE
RECOVER/EXPLOIT
DISPOSE
EOD THREAT AREAS
CONVENTIONAL ORDNANCE:
SURFACE/AIR
UNDERWATER
CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL
NUCLEAR
UNCONVENTIONAL DEVICES:
IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
WMD (CHEM/BIO/NUCLEAR)

5. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (PMS-EOD)
PMS-EOD Provides Life Cycle Management of:
Joint Service EOD Programs
Underwater EOD Programs
Marine Mammal Programs
Very Shallow Water MCM Programs
Responsibilities include Budgeting, Development, In-service Engineering, and Operation and Maintenance Support
The EOD Mission Requires Specialized Systems and Equipment for:
Exploration and Reconnaissance MCM
Low Visible Operations
Low Signature (Magnetic and Acoustic)
Operation in Harsh Environments
Small, Mobile Deployed EOD Forces

6. Our job is to keep the tool bag relevant and supported.
TODAY’S BRIEF
Will focus on a few PMS-EOD acquisition programs that have been deployed ISO recent operations in Afghanistan and the Middle East
Some of these systems deployed in “operational prototype” modes
Only possible due to active engagement of users and support from labs during the prototype development stages
Looking forward to hot wash-up and lessons learned to determine how we can do better
CAPT,
Rob would like for you to give special thanks to CSS for loan of 2 UUVs to augment NSCT-1 operational prototypes
Bottom line: EOD Forces have a “tool bag” approach to their missions.
Our job is to keep the tool bag relevant and supported.

7. The EOD Ashore UXO “Toolbag” Tactical Integration of Small UGVs with EOD Forces
Rapid UXO Clearance
Reduce Risk to EOD Technician
Stand-of Disruption
Remote Identification/Inspection
Multiple UXO Clearance Ops

8. JOINT SERVICE EOD ROBOTIC PROGRAMS MK 3 MOD 0 REMOTE ORDNANCE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEM (RONS)
MISSION
Complement/augment the EOD Technician when Performing Reconnaissance, Access, Render Safe, Pick up and Carry Away, and Disposal During Hazardous EOD Missions
Indoor/Outdoor Capability
IEDs/Conventional Ordnance
DEPLOYED
ENDURING FREEDOM
Operation
Source: Air Force Link
Source: Air Force Link

9. JOINT SERVICE EOD ROBOTIC PROGRAMS MAN TRANSPORTABLE ROBOTIC SYSTEM (MTRS)
MISSION
Complement/Augment the EOD Technician when Performing Reconnaissance, Render Safe, Disruption, Disposal During Extremely Hazardous EOD Missions
Indoor/Outdoor Capability
UXO/IEDs
DEPLOYED
ENDURING FREEDOM
Operation
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
“While airborne robots, otherwise known as unmanned aerial vehicles, first gained notoriety in Operation Desert Storm, a treads-on-the-ground cousin, the ‘Packbot,’ has now debuted in Operation Iraqi Freedom.”
“A robot was used to remotely look for enemy soldiers thought to be hiding in an agricultural center building on March 30th. The following day it was used to remotely examine equipment left on an airfield before engineers from the 101st Airborne cleared the runway for humanitarian relief operations, according to Sgt. 1st Class Tim South, special projects noncommissioned officer for the Rapid Equipping Force.”
Excerpts from “Robots put “treads on the ground” in Iraq “ By Timothy L. Rider, Information Management Task Force

10. The EOD Underwater UXO “Toolbag” Tactical Integration of Small UUVs with Diver & MMS Forces
EOD & VSW
DIVER
Tactically integrate affordable, small UUV systems into the VSW & EOD toolbags to:
Reduce risk to divers
Improve effectiveness and efficiency
Sustain “small team” concept in spite of proliferating UXO threats
Get man out of the minefield where possible
MCM MARINE MAMMAL
SYSTEMS

11. FLEET MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEMS
DEPLOYED
IRAQI FREEDOM
Operation
MK 5 MMS
Object Recovery
System
MK 4 MMS
Mine
Countermeasures
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
MK 7 MMS
Mine Countermeasures
MK 8 MMS
VSW MCM
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
Rob
You’re on your own here!
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
MK 6 MMS
Force Protection
Swimmer Defense

12. MK 6 MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEM
Mission: Swimmer &
Diver Detection
Complement: Six Dolphins
Sensory Capability: BioSonar
Rapid Deployment Capability
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
The mission of the MK 6 MMS is the detection and marking of surface swimmers, SCUBA divers, closed circuit divers, and Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDV). The system can be operated as a stationary or roving surveillance unit. The system was deployed to Vietnam in , to protect the ammunition pier at Cam Ranh Bay, and to Bahrain in
Calls to Duty:
Vietnam, 1970
EARNEST WILL, 1987
Republican Convention, 1996
IRAQI FREEDOM

13. MK 6 MMS TOOL BAG Design: 3-layer system Inner Waterproof Vinyl Liner
Thermal Neoprene Bag Layer
Exterior Nylon Protective Bag

14. MK 7 MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEM
Mission: Bottom Mine Hunting & Neutralization
Complement: Eight Dolphins
Sensory Capability: BioSonar
Rapid Deployment Capability
Enhancements:
Shipboard Forward Deployment
SW/VSW Amphibious Mine Hunting
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
The MK 7 MMS mission is post-assault, port breakout and Q-route mine hunting of bottom mines. The system is capable of mine detection and neutralization of proud and buried mines. This detachment can split into two separate deployment units. Shipboard Forward Deployment (SFD) enhancements are currently being validated to allow the system to operate from amphibious ships. Shallow Water and Very Shallow Water (SW/VSW) mine hunting capability are also being incorporated into the system. This includes the detection of amphibious mines which are different in size, material, shape, and placement from the deep water mines. These enhancements provide the Commander, Amphibious Task Force, with another asset in post-invasion mine clearing operations. The MK 7 MMS participates in most of the major Fleet exercises.
Source: US Navy News
Calls to Duty:
Republican Convention, 1996
IRAQI FREEDOM
Source: US Navy News

15. A MK 7 MMS Product Improvement Program
MK 7 MMS VSW
A MK 7 MMS Product Improvement Program
Work Boat Equipment and Tactics Focus on Operations in VSW Region (10-40 FSW)
Operates in a Post Assault Environment Against VSW Anti-Invasion Mines
Marker Station Keeping in Surge Environment
Reports Bottom or In-Volume Mines
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM

16. MK 8 MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEM
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
Mission: Advance Force & Pre-Assault VSW MCM
Complement: Four dolphins
Sensory Capability: BioSonar
Rapid Deployment Capability
Capabilities:
Minefield exploration and reconnaissance
Detect and locate all VSW mines
Higher probability of detection and significantly greater search rates than divers
Shipboard Forward Deployed
The MK 7 MMS mission is post-assault, port breakout and Q-route mine hunting of bottom mines. The system is capable of mine detection and neutralization of proud and buried mines. This detachment can split into two separate deployment units. Shipboard Forward Deployment (SFD) enhancements are currently being validated to allow the system to operate from amphibious ships. Shallow Water and Very Shallow Water (SW/VSW) mine hunting capability are also being incorporated into the system. This includes the detection of amphibious mines which are different in size, material, shape, and placement from the deep water mines. These enhancements provide the Commander, Amphibious Task Force, with another asset in post-invasion mine clearing operations. The MK 7 MMS participates in most of the major Fleet exercises.
Employment:
Production Decision Oct 2001
Several Fleet exercises in conjunction with developmental testing
Calls to Duty:
IRAQI FREEDOM

17. MK 8 MMS DEPLOYED Operation IRAQI FREEDOM Source: AP News
Source: US Navy News
Source: US Navy News

18. NEW MARINE MAMMAL SECURITY SYSTEM
Product Improvement to existing MK 5/6 MMS.
Prototype Deployed to Bahrain ISO Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
DEPLOYED
Bahrain
Source: US Navy News
Source: US Navy News
Source: US Navy News
Source: US Navy News

19. EVOLUTIONARY VSW MCM UUV PROGRAM Small UUV Systems for Search-Classify-Map UUV Mission
Developed Cadre of Small UUV Experts
UOES Completed 150 missions/ Over 200 hours UUV mission time
Vehicles traveled > 700 NM through water
Developed SOP and draft CONOPS for integration into MCM Force
Interim capability: 3-vehicle system (MK 18 MOD 0 SCULPIN)
DEPLOYED
Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM
Exercises:
Kaho’olawe Survey
Full Mission Profiles, Camp Pendleton
Exercise Bank Shot, North Carolina
RIMPAC-02, Hawaii
FBE-J, Camp Pendleton
Calls to Duty:
San Diego Bay Carrier Pier Search (Post-9/11)
Deployed to C5F for ATFP Operational Demonstration – ASU BAHR
Umm Qasr, IRAQI FREEDOM

20. EOD ATFP UUV PROGRAM Post - 9/11 Defense Emergency Response Fund (DERF) Initiative
Limited Deployment Capability for Rapid Object Localization Tactics With Small UUVs
FY03/04 Initiative
Fielded Prototype REMUS UUVs at two EOD Units (1 East Coast/1 West Coast) within 10 Months of Funding Start
> 30 Missions Per Unit to Date
Ship Berthing Area Surveys
Mine Relocation at Ingleside
Fleet feedback continues – Feeding Requirements Refinement for FY 2004 EOD UUV Program
Shorter Tactical Timelines and Reduced Risk to Diver Search in Harbors and Under Hulls
ROV Rapid Procurement Ongoing to Assist in Under-hull Tactics
ONR Technology Efforts Ongoing for Under Hull UUV Applications
Bridge Pilings

21. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
OPERATIONAL STATISTICS:
Four Teams of Specialized Underwater Operators to Include:
US Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Six (DETs 2, 6, and 8)
US Naval Special Clearance Team One (with a UUV Platoon, a Diver Platoon, and 2 Dolphin DETs)
UK Fleet Diving Group, and
Australian Clearance Dive Team
Source: US Navy News
SOME SPECIFIC STATISTICS:
913 Nautical Miles of Water Space Cleared (Coalition MCM Ships, Helos, Coalition Divers, UUVs, and Mammals)
237 Mine-like Objects Discovered/ Investigated
90 Mines Recovered/Interdicted
11 Mines Destroyed

22. EOD FORCES Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
UMM QASR EOD FORCES
Coalition forces conducted land and water clearance operations in the Port of Umm Qasr
U.S. Navy EOD Teams disposed of 4,962 items for a total net explosive weight of 35,937 lbs UXO
Coalition divers conducted a total of 174 dives for a total bottom time of 110 hrs and 20 min
Cleared 21 berths and all land areas in new and old ports
1 MEF/CFLCC EOD SUPPORT
U.S. Navy EOD Teams assigned to U.S. Marine Corps:
Assigned to Marine Engineering Group (MEG SERT) providing land and riverine IED, UXO and landmine clearance support (cleared 27 caches, 24 neighborhoods, train station and a hospital)
Assigned to Fuel Line Teams and maneuver element providing land, IED, UXO and landmine clearance support
Disposed over 800,000 items for a total net explosive weight of over 330,000 lbs UXO

23. EOD FORCES Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (cont’d)
CFLCC RESTORE IRAQI OIL EOD SUPPORT
U.S. Navy EOD assigned to Restore Iraqi Oil (RIO) mission in Southern and Northern Rumaila Oil Fields escorting LOGCAP
Cleared GOSPs in southern fields, GOSPs and pump stations in northern fields, GOSPs and pump stations and IPSA in Az Zubayr
Cleared 402 oil wells and over 2 square miles for firefighting and media
Located and disposed of 21 weapons and ammo caches with total N.E.W. of approximately 11,000 lbs.
SALVAGE
Conducted salvage/recovery operations in support of coalition forces
Recovered 2 SH-3 UK helicopters and 6 of 7 deceased aircrew
Recovered A/V-8 A/C
Disposed/scuttled 2 partially submerged Dhows (hazards to navigation)
Salvage of 2 sunken Patrol Boats in Ports of Umm Qasr and KorAzubahr

24. EOD FORCES Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (cont’d)
EOD FP DIVES
Conducted 482 EOD Force Protection Dives in support of C5F, MPS, APS, and MSC shipping.
Kuwait - Port of Ash Shuaybah and KNB: 46
Qatar - Port of Mesaieed: 35; Seychelles: 11; Djibouti: 7
Bahrain - Mina Sulman: 117
UAE - Jebel Ali/Fujiara: 251
Oman - Salalah: 15

25. EOD FORCES Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (cont’d)
“The arrival of a relief ship laden with emergency supplies at the port of Umm Qasr on Friday followed several days of allied mine clearing efforts… in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The operation marked…the initial operational launch of Navy unmanned underwater vehicles, according to Rear Adm. Paul Ryan, Commander of Mine Warfare Command.”
Inside the Navy, 31 March 2003
“It’s [NSCT-1 UUV Platoon] done a wonderful job for us over there in the Umm Qasr vicininty and we are looking forward to the end of the conflict to be able to tell the full story of the first operational deployment of UUVs.”
RDML Paul Ryan, CMWC
Inside the Navy , 31 Mar 2003
“…[UUVs] gadgets were the main workhorses of the mine clearing effort… if one got blown up in the process, the relatively cheap price meant it would be no big deal.”
LT Richard Haas, USN
OIC, NSCT-1
Inside the Navy ,31 Mar 2003

26. EOD FORCES Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (cont’d)
COMLANTFLT endorsement to a COMEODGRU TWO ltr outlining requirement for small UUVs for Navy EOD underwater UXO operations.
“UUVs will allow divers to focus on the more complex and arduous task of neutralization, in place render safe operations and exploitation intelligence gathering.”
Paul Ryan
RDML, USN
CLF N8
Post 9-11 REMUS Employment in Carrier Basin/San Diego.
“Search and reacquisition of targets consumes an inordinate amount of available mission time using current technologies. UUV employment will act as a force multiplier and allow EOD technicians and divers to use their limited bottom time rendering safe underwater ordnance or conducting salvage operations vice conducting extensive search operations.”
W. E. Wright,
CAPT, USN
COMEODGRU ONE

27. SUMMARY
PMS-EOD responsible for the majority of the UUVs and UGVs fielded in DoD.
PMS-EOD remains closely engaged with sponsor and end-users in accelerated acquisition projects for small UUVs and UGVs.
Tactical integration of these tools with EOD forces, their TT&P, and with other tools in their toolbag is key to successfully countering UXO in the operational environment.
Leveraging technology investments of other larger UUV and UGV programs and technology investments remains a key element of our strategy.