Transcript PPT: Amphib Command Brief

Amphibious Construction
Battalion Two
The Final Link in the Sealift Chain
Amphibious Construction
Battalion TWO
• Who We Are
• What We Do
• Where We Are Going
Early Command History
• Established as 105th Naval Construction
Battalion in 1943
• WWII service in New Guinea and the
Philippines
• Officially named Amphibious Construction
Battalion Two in 1950
Recent Command History
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1990 Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
1991 Hurricane Andrew
1992 Ocean Venture OPDS
1993 Ocean Venture MPF/JLOTS
1994 Uphold Democracy - Haiti
1995 Fuertes Defensas MPF/JLOTS
1996 JTFX OPDS/Agile Sword MPF
1997 Baltic Challenge - Estonia
1998 M/V Bobo Offload
Our Mission
To support Commander, Naval Beach
Group TWO in Amphibious Force
Projection with fully trained and
combat ready forces, executing all tasks
timely, correctly, safely, and decisively.
“...Forward from the surf”
Maritime Prepositioning Force
Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS)
Maritime Prepositioning Force
MPSRON-1
MPSRON-3
MPSRON-2
Chain of Command
CINCLANTFLT
COMNAVSURFLANT
COMPHIBGRUTWO
COMNAVBCHGRUTWO
ACB-2
BMU-2
ACU-2
ACU-4
People
Active
32%
• Active Duty
– 14 Officers
– 330 Enlisted
• Reserve
– 36 Officers
– 698 Enlisted
• Total: 1,078
Reserve
68%
People
OF-13
Ratings
42%
Fleet
Ratings
58%
ACB-2 Organization
CO
CMC
SAFETY
3M
NCC
MED
MAA
S1
ADMIN
LEGAL
XO
S7
INTEL
WEAPONS
COMMS
CMS
ADP
TRAINING
RESERVES
S3
S4
SUPPLY
TOA
FOOD SVC
CTR
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CESE
B
BOATS
AABFS
OPDS
REPAIR
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ELCAS
RRDF
CSNP
CAMP
Mission Areas
• Causeway Ferry
• Roll On/Roll Off Discharge Facility (RRDF)
• Amphibious Assault Bulk Fuel/Water System
(AABFS/AABWS)
• Offshore Petroleum Discharge System (OPDS)
• Elevated Causeway, Modular (ELCAS-M)
• Camp Support
• Defensive Military Operations
Barge Ferry System
• Side Loadable Warping Tug
(SLWT)
• Causeway Section Powered
(CSP)
• Causeway Section NonPowered (CNSP)
Roll On/Roll Off
Discharge Facility (RRDF)
Amphibious Assault Bulk
Fuel/Water System
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5,000 ft of 6” conduit (Fuel)
10,000 ft of 4” conduit (Water)
Deploy from Barge Ferry or LCU
Install in 8 hours
700Kgal/day
Offshore Petroleum Discharge
System (OPDS)
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Single Product 4 NM
Dual Product 2 NM
1.2 Mgal/day
First Fuel in 48 hrs.
Total install in 7 days
Water Depth 35-200 ft.
Service Life 2 yrs.
Offshore Petroleum Discharge
System (OPDS)
Elevated Causeway-Modular
- Up to 3000 ft length
- 20 FSW at MLW
- 7 Days to Erect
- UCT Site Survey
Camp Support
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Berthing Tents
Galley/Scullery
Laundry
Showers/Heads
Transportation
Beach Salvage
Water Purification
Medical/Admin
Defensive Military Operations
Strategic Sealift Initiatives
• Joint Modular Lighterage System (JMLS)
• JLOTS ACTD
• Maritime Prepositioning Force Enhanced (MPF-E)
• Sea Based Logistics Doctrine
Sea State Three
Exceeds SS3 more
than 50% of the time
in critical regions
Joint Modular Lighterage System
• Expands Ops to Sea State 3+
• Expands Operational
Flexibility
• Increases Responsiveness
JLOTS ACTD
- Crane Pendulation
- RORO Ramp Follower
- RRDF Interface
- Causeway Pier Anchoring
Maritime Prepositioning Force
Enhanced
• Adds One MPF(E) ship
to each MPSRON
• Fleet Hospital
• Expeditionary Airfield
(EAF)
• NMCB TOA Enhanced
Sea Based Logistics Doctrine
• Operational Maneuver From The Sea (OMFTS)
• Ship to Objective Maneuver (STOM)
• MPF/JLOTS will continue to sustain forces for
large scale, long duration amphibious operations
Interface with USMC
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Maritime Prepositioning Force Enhanced
Handoff equipment to 2d LSB
Expeditionary Construction Capability
Defensive Military Operations
Camp Support for NSE
Engineer Support to 2d FSSG
Interface with UCTs
• Diving Operations
• Bathymetric Survey
• Beach Salvage
• Salvage Explosives
• Expedient Waterfront
Structural Assessment
• Combat Capability
MPF/JLOTS
Causeway Ferry
AABFS/AABWS
OPDS
ELCAS-M
Combat Ops