Theater Air Dominance

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Surface Warfare
Global Engagement Through Forward Presence
Theater Air Dominance
Maritime Dominance ?
Land Attack ?
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Surface Warfare Overview

• Amphibious Assault Ships
• Landing Craft
• Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)
• Amphibious Operations overview
• PERMA
• USMC vs. Navy Operational COC
• NSFS assets
• Video Amphibious Assault Ships

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LT ALBERS

• PURDUE NROTC
• Service Selection
• Commissioned May 1996
• Surface Warfare Officers School
• Gas Turbine Engineering
• Information Systems Manager
• CMS Custodian

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USS PORT ROYAL (CG-73)

• Homeport Pearl Harbor, HI
• First Division Officer Tour (DEC96 - NOV98)
• Communications Officer
• CMS Custodian/EKMS Manager
• Persian Gulf Deployment 97-98
• USS NIMITZ BATTLE GROUP
• RIMPAC 98
• LINEBACKER Install

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BEACHMASTER UNIT ONE

• Homeport NAB Coronado
• Second Division Officer tour (DEC98 JUL00)
• Beach Party Team ALFA OIC
• Beach Party Team CDR
• USS PELELIU ARG/11TH MEU (SOC) Deployment
• EXERCISES Iron Magic 99 and Red Reef 10
• OPERATION STABALISE (East Timor)
• USS BOXER ARG/3RD MARINES
• RIMPAC 00 (NBG Rep)

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NROTC Unit, The University of Arizona

• NROTC Instructor
• Collateral duties
• DAPA
• SWO Advisor
• CFC Coordinator
• Recruiting Officer
• 4/c Counselor
• Safety Officer
• Sail Training Officer

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Future Intentions

• SWOCP
• DH School 16 August 2002
• USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD-52)
• Operations Officer

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Surface Warfare Missions

• ANTI-AIR (AAW)
• ANTI-SURFACE (ASUW)
• ANTI-SUBMARINE (ASW)
• AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE
• MINE WARFARE
• ELECTRONIC WARFARE
• STRIKE WARFARE
• NAVAL SURFACE FIRE SUPPORT
• LOGISTIC SUPPORT

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Amphibious Operations Transportation and
Deployment
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NSFS Gunfire Support

• Support of ground forces
• Shore bombardment
• 5/54 GUN

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5/54 GUN

• Mark 45 5-inch, 54-caliber lightweight gun
• Description lightweight gun provides surface
  combatants accurate naval gunfire against fast,
  highly maneuverable surface targets, air threats
  and shore targets during amphibious operations
• Range 13 nautical miles (14.9 statue miles)Type
  of Fire 16-20 rounds per minute
  automaticMagazine Capacity 475-500 rounds per
  magazine.

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AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS
LHA/LHD LPD LSD LCAC LCC LST
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LCC - AMPHIBIOUS COMMAND SHIP
2nd / 7th FLEET FLAGSHIPS
COMMAND AND CONTROL
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BLUE RIDGE Class (LCC-19)

• 2 total (LCC 19-20
• USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC 19)
• 7th FLEET FLAGSHIP
• Yokouska, Japan
• USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20)
• 2nd FLEET FLAGSHIP
• Norfolk, VA
• 2 boilers, 1 shaft, 23 kts
• ships company 52 O/ 790 E

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LST
TANK LANDING SHIPS
SUPPORT AND LAND TANKS AND ROLLING STOCK
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NEWPORT Class

• Work horses of WWII
• Naval Reserve Force - 2 total
• USS FREDERICK (LST 1184)
• Pearl Harbor, HI
• USS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST 1194)
• Little Creek, VA
• recently decommissioned and given to Chileans
• 6 diesels, 2 shafts, 20 kts
• ships company 13 O/ 244 E
• one CIWS, two 25mm guns

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LHA-1/LHD-1
PRIMARY LANDING SHIPS FOR MEU ASSAULT OPS
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT
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TARAWA Class (LHA-1)

• 5 total (LHA 1-5)
• Older but effective
• combine operations with LPD and LSD
• medical, CC, cargo
• 2 boilers, 2 shafts, 24 kts max
• ships company 82 O/883 E
• transport 1,900 troops
• 22 helicopters and 6 Harriers
• 4 LCUs or 2 LCUs/1 LCAC
• 2 RAM launchers, 2 CIWS, 6 25mm guns

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WASP Class (LHD-1)

• 6 total (LHD 1-6)
• Newer version on LHA
• expanded medical, CC, LCACs
• 2 boilers, 2 shafts, 22kts
• ships company 104 O/ 1,004 E
• transport 1,894 troops
• 2 LCUs or 3 LCACs
• 30 helicopters and 6-8 Harriers
• 2 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers, 3 CIWS mounts,
  eight 50 cal machine guns

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LPD - 4 AUSTIN CLASS
AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCK
TROOP ( EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES) TRANSPORT
LPD - 17 SAN ANTONIO CLASS
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AUSTIN Class (LPD-4)

• 11 ships total (LPD 4-15)
• 2 boilers, 2 shafts, 21 kts max
• ships company 24 O/396 E
• transport 900 troops
• 6 CH-46
• 1 LCU or 2 LCAC
• 2 25mm guns, 2 CIWS, 8 50 cal guns

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SAN ANTONIO Class (LPD-17)

• Scheduled to replace a majority of the Amphibious
  fleet today
• 12 total to be built
• state-of-the-art self defense caps
• Command and Control upgrade
• quality of life
• 4 turbo diesels, 2 shafts, 22 kts
• ships company 32 O/463 E
• transport 720 troops
• 4 CH-46 / 2 MV-22
• 1 LCU or 2 LCAC

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LSD
ANCHORAGE CLASS WHIDBEY ISLAND CLASS HARPERS
FERRY CLASS
DOCK LANDING SHIP
SUPPORT AMPHIBIOUS OPS INCLUDING LCAC, LCU, AND
HELO LANDINGS
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ANCHORAGE Class (LSD-36)

• 3 total (LSD 36, 37, 39)
• 2 boilers, 2 shafts, 22kts
• ships company 18 O/ 340 E
• transport 330 troops
• 2 LCACs
• four 50 cal guns, two 25mm guns, two CIWS mounts

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WHIDBEY ISLAND Class (LSD-41)

• 8 total (LSD 41-48)
• 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 20kts
• ships company 22 O/ 391 E
• transport 402 troops
• 4 LCACs - LARGEST CAPACITY
• docking and repair services for LCACs
• 2 25mm guns, 2 CIWS mounts, six 50 cal machine
  guns

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HARPERS FERRY Class (LSD-49)

• 4 total (LSD 49-52)
• 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 20kts
• ships company 22 O/ 397 E
• transport 402 troops
• 2 LCACs
• 2 25mm guns, 2 CIWS mounts, six 50 cal machine
  guns

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LCU
LANDING CRAFT UTILLITY
TRANSPORT ROLLING STOCK AND PERSONNEL FROM
SHIP/SHORE
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LCU 1610, 1627, 1646 Class

• Landing craft used in WWII
• 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 11 kts
• 1800 miles at 8 kts
• 125 tons of cargo / 13 HMMWVs
• ships company 1 CPO/13 E
• troop transport - 440 with 782 gear
• two 12.7 mm guns

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LCAC
LANDING CRAFT AIR CUSHION
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LCAC

• Mission - High Speed Transport
• over the horizon capability
• achieve tactical surprise
• no concerns with tidal conditions
• can challenge obstacles up to 4 ft in height
• 50 knots
• carry 24 troops and 60-75 tons of rolling stock
  (9 HMMWVs)
• stock of personal weapons - 9mm

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Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)

• ARG consists of LHA/LHD, LPD, LSD, MEU and
  PHIBRON Staff
• General mission areas of ARG 23 total
• Power projection/air strikes
• Amphibious Operations
• Rapid Response Operations
• Tactical Recovery of aircraft and/or personnel
  (TRAP)
• Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO)
• Sea Control Operations
• Humanitarian Assistance Operations (HAO)/Disaster
  Relief (DR)

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Missions

• General mission of ARG
• Amphibious raid
• GOPLAT
• Direction Action
• RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
• R S
• MIO/VBSS
• Fire Support Planning

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Amphibious Operation

• Definition attack launched from the sea by both
  naval and landing forces embarked in ships or
  crafts involving a landing on a hostile shore
• Purpose
• Prosecute further combat operations
• Obtain a site for an advanced naval, land, or air
  base
• Deny the use of an area or facilities to the
  enemy
• Fix enemy forces and attention, providing
  opportunities for other combat operations

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Amphibious Task Force (ATF)

• Definition task organization formed for the
  purpose of conducting an amphibious operation
• Composition
• Navy forces
• Landing force
• Aviation assets
• Military Sealift Command (MSC)
• Commander CATF

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ATF Composition

• Navy Amphibious Force
• Navy surface, subsurface, and aviation units
  comprised in ATF
• Landing Force (LF)
• Task organization of the command, combat, combat
  support, and combat service support elements
• MEU, MEF(FWD), MEF
• Commander CLF

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PERMA

• Planning (R2P2)
• CATF(Blue)/CLF(Green)
• Embarkation
• Rehearsal
• Movement
• Pre-assault
• Assault

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Planning Process

• CATF receives initiating directive to conduct an
  amphibious operation

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Initiating Directive

• LOI, warning order, alert order via msg or
  phonecon
• CATF and CLF convene the Crisis Action Team (CAT)
• 12 basic decisions
• ATF general course of action (joint)
• ATF objectives (CATF)
• LF mission (joint)
• landing sites (CATF)
• LF objectives (CLF)

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• beacheads (CLF)
• landing area (CLF)
• concept of operations ashore (CLF)
• landing beaches (CLF)
• helicopter landing zones (CLF)
• fixed-wing aircraft landing zones and drop zones
  (CLF)
• selection of D-day and H-hour (CATF)

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Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP)

• decision making methodology that is applicable
  for all echelons of command across the range of
  military operations derived from the doctrine of
  maneuver warfare to plan and execute operations
• 6 components
• receipt of mission
• mission analysis - review, analyze orders,
  guidance, and other information provided by
  higher headquarters and produce a unit mission
  statement
• CAT meets
• Battle Staff Orientation
• Commanders guidance

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• Course of action (COA) development - develop
  several COAs and examine them to ensure that they
  are suitable, feasible, varied, and complete with
  respect to current/anticipated situation
• COA analysis - wargaming to identify strengths
  and weaknesses of each COA
• COA comparison and decision - commanders
  selection of COA most likely to accomplish
  mission
• Orders development - plans/order developed to
  direct the actions of the unit
• Transition - hand over plan/order
• CONFIRMATION BRIEF

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Primary Control Ship (PCS)

• directly controls movement of all waterborne
  craft employed in transporting the landing force,
  beach party personnel, supplies, and equipment to
  and from sore
• control of all boats assigned to PCS
• designate comms
• maintain current status of all boats assigned to
  PCS
• direct all timed waves over beach as assigned
• closely monitor surf and weather conditions
• maintain status of debark and embark on assigned
  ships

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LCAC Control Ship (LCS)

• LCAC control ship

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Marine Air-Ground Task Force

• MAGTF integrated, balanced air-ground combined
  arms force, organized for combat with its own
  combat service support element
• Task organize and deploy rapidly
• Forward basing, sealift and seabasing, airlift,
  prepositioning
• Consists of the following four elements
• Command element (CE)
• Ground combat element (GCE)
• Aviation combat element (ACE)
• Combat service support element (CSSE)

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Three of MAGTFs

• MEF
• Largest and most powerful
• Wide range of amphibious operations
• 60 days of support
• Requires utilization of MPS/Maritime/Civilian
  assets to be employed

I MEF (Camp Pendleton, CA) II MEF (Camp LeJeune,
NC) III MEF (Camp Courtney, Okinawa) IV MEF (New
Orleans, LA)
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Three types of MAGTFs

• MEF (FWD)
• Formerly known as MEB
• Example MPF MEF(FWD)
• Heavily equipped with armor and mechanized assets
• Prepositioning of MPF equipment afloat reduces
  strategic airlift requirements and global
  response time
• Ready for combat 7-10 days
• Sustained operations for 30 days

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Three Types of MAGTFs

• MEU
• Smallest of the units
• Sustain 15 days ashore

I MEF II MEF III MEF -11TH MEU -22ND
MEU 31ST MEU -13TH MEU -24TH MEU -15TH
MEU -26TH MEU
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MAGTF Structure
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Numbered Fleets

• PACFLT chain of command for amphibious forces
  include numbered fleets
• COMTHIRDFLT San Diego
• Eastern region of Pacific Ocean
• COMSEVENTHFLT Yokouska
• Western Pacific region
• COMFIFTHFLT under unified commander CENTCOM
• Persian Gulf and along Eastern Coast of Africa

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Task Force Organization
C3F
PHIBGRU 3
PHIBRON 1 PHIBRON 3 PHIBRON 5 PHIBRON 7
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Task Force Organization
C7F
PHIBGRU 1
PHIBRON 11
ESSEX ARG
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PHIBRON

• Commander Commodore
• Chief Staff Officer
• N1 (admin)
• N2 (intel)
• N3 (ops)
• N-4 (log)
• N-6 (comms)
• CCO
• Crypto

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Naval Organizations that augment PHIBRON Staff

• COMTACGRU-1
• TACRONs provide detachments of 5-40 people to run
  airspace for AOA
• NAVBEACHGRU ONE
• ACU-1 DET
• ACU-5 DET
• BMU-1 DET
• PHIBCB-1 DET

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Naval Organizations that augment PHIBRON Staff

• HC DET
• two CH-46 and crew assigned for SAR
• NSWTU
• SPECWAR Det
• SBU
• EOD (USN/USMC)
• FLTSURGTEAM
• FIWC (C2W)

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Naval Surface Fire Support

• two types of missions
• direct support ship delivers prearranged and
  answers call for fire of the supported unit
• calls requested and adjusted by shore fire
  control party spotter
• each assault battalion is normally assigned at
  least one direct support ship
• general support fires from ship directed by
  NGLO of unit being supported
• provide additional fire support to commanders at
  echelons above battalion without requesting it
  from higher echelons

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Capabilities of NSFS

• mobility - maneuver for most favorable gun-target
  line
• rates of fire - large volume delivered in short
  period of time
• fire control equipment - automated fire control
  permits accurate fire
• MK86 Gunfire Control System
• MK34 Gun Weapon System
• ammunition variety - different types of
  projectiles, charges and fuses for optimum attack
  combination
• high initial velocity and flat trajectory -
  direct fire role for penetration and destruction
  of material targets

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Naval Gun Systems

• CG
• DD/DDG
• FG

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TICONDEROGA CLASS CRUISER
CG-47
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Cruisers

• Mission
• multi-mission (AAW, ASW, ASUW, STRIKE, COMMAND
  and CONTROL)
• support Carrier Battle Groups or Amphibious
  Forces, Flagships for surface action groups, and
  may operate independently
• AADC/SHOTGUN/MIO/PLANE GUARD
• NSFS
• Theater Ballistic Missile Defense platforms
  (comprised of 2 ships w/SM-3)

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TICONDEROGA Class

• 27 ships (CG 47 - 73)
• Crew size
• Officers - 24
• Enlisted - 340
• Engineering
• 4 GE LM2500 Gas Turbine engines, 2 shafts
• Aircraft
• 2 SH-2 (CG47-48)
• 2 SH-60 (all other classes)
• Speed
• 30 knots
• Cost 1 billion each

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TICONDEROGA Class

• AEGIS WEAPONS SYSTEM (AWS)
• AN/SPY-1B Radar
• Track up to 900 contacts at distance of up to 256
  nm
• MK 41 VLS
• 122 MISSILE CELLS
• TOMAHAWKS, SM2S, VLA
• 8 HARPOON
• 2 MK 45 554 GUNS
• 2 MK 15 CIWS Mounts
• MK 48 Torpedoes
• 2 SH-60B HELOS
• Hellfire
• Penguin missiles

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ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER
DDG-51
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ARLEIGH BURKE Class

• Mission
• Safeguard larger ships in fleet/Battle Group
• MIO/Independent OPS/Plane Guard
• Primarily ASW platform
• Can perform multi-missions (ASW, AAW, ASUW,
  STRIKE, NSFS)

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BURKE Class

• 33 ships in the fleet today (DDG 51 - 84)
• 10 ships currently under construction (DDG 85 -
  95)
• Crew size
• Officers - 23
• Enlisted - 300
• Engineering
• 4 GE LM2500 Gas Turbine engines, 2 shafts
• Aircraft
• none but coordinate efforts with SH-60s for ASW
• Speed
• 30 knots

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Burke Class

• AEGIS WEAPONS SYSTEM (AWS)
• AN/SPY-1D Radar
• 90 MISSILE CELLS
• SM2, TOMAHAWK
• 8 Harpoon
• 6 MK-46 Torpedoes
• 1 MK 45 554 Gun Mount
• 2 20mm CIWS Mounts
• Flight IIA (DDG 79-95)
• Hangar to support helos

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SPRUANCE Class Destroyer
DD - 963
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SPRUANCE Class

• Mission
• First large U.S. Navy ships to employ gas turbine
  engines as main propulsion system
• limited ASW/AAW/ASUW
• NSFS/MIO/Independent Ops/Plane Guard
• Undergoing extensive modernization
• vertical launchers for advanced missiles
• advanced ASW system
• upgrading helicopter capability

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SPRUANCE Class

• 26 ships in the fleet today (DD 963 - 997)
• Crew size
• Officers - 30
• Enlisted - 352
• Engineering
• 4 GE LM2500 Gas Turbine engines, 2 shafts
• Aircraft
• 2 SH-60s
• Speed
• 30 knots

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Spruance Class

• WEAPONS SYSTEM
• 61 MISSILE CELLS
• TOMAHAWK only
• 8 Harpoon
• 6 MK-46 Torpedoes
• 2 MK 45 554 Gun Mount
• 2 20mm CIWS Mounts
• MK 29 NATO Sea Sparrow

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OLIVER HAZARD PERRY Class FRIGATES FFG-7
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PERRY Class

• Mission
• ASW for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway
  replenishment groups, and merchant convoys
• Drug Ops
• limited role in AAW, ASW, ASUW, ESCORT DUTY
• TARGETS for CVBG

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PERRY Class

• 37 ships in the fleet today (FFG 8 - 61)
• Crew size
• Officers - 13
• Enlisted - 287
• Engineering
• 2 GE LM2500 Gas Turbine engines, 1 shaft, 2
  Auxiliary Propulsion Units
• Aircraft
• 2 SH-60s / 1 SH-2 (varies with platform)
• Speed
• 29 knots

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PERRY Class

• WEAPONS SYSTEM
• MK 13 Mod 4 GMLS (40 MISSILES)
• 36 SM-1s, 4 HARPOONs
• 76MM Gun
• 1 20mm CIWS Mount

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BASIC SHIPBOARD ORGANIZATION
CO
XO
DH
DIVO
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DEPARTMENTS

• OPERATIONS (OPS)
• 1ST LT/DECK Officer
• CIC Officer (CICO)
• Communications Officer (COMMO)
• Signals Intelligence Warfare Officer (SIWO)

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DEPARTMENTS

• COMBAT SYSTEMS (CSO OR WEPS)
• Strike Officer (STRIKE)
• Gunnery Officer (GUNNO/ORDO)
• ASW Officer (ASWO)
• Fire Control Officer (FCO)
• Electronics Maintenance Officer (EMO)

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DEPARTMENTS

• ENGINEERING (CHENG)
• Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA)
• Auxiliaries Officer (AUXO)
• Damage Control Assistant (DCA)
• Electrical Officer (ELECO)

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DEPARTMENTS

• SUPPLY (SUPPO)
• Disbursing Officer (DISBO)
• Food Service Officer (FSO)

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DEPARTMENTS

• Combat Cargo (CCO)
• AIMD (large deck)
• Flight Deck Personnel

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DEPLOYMENTS

• 6 months away from homeport
• 15-18 months cycle
• UPKEEP and LOCAL OPS
• PRE-DEPLOYMENT Workups
• AMPHIBIOUS READINESS GROUP
• IART/COMPTUEX/ARGCERT/SOCCERT

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ARG Work-ups

• Intensive 26 week work-up cycle
• Culminates in a Special Operations Capable
  Exercise (SOCEX) that realistically evaluates the
  MEUs warfighting capabilities
• Only MEUs that have demonstrated proficiency in
  skills will be designated as MEU(SOC)
• 45 days prior to deployment test a minimum of
  four SOC missions
• NEO
• amphibious raid
• TRAP
• hostage rescue missions

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TARAWA ARG SOCEX 99
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TYPICAL DAY AT SEA

• 3 - 4 SECTION WATCH
• Standard watch is 4 hours in length (8-12,
  12-16, 16-20, 20-24, 00-04, 04-08)
• 4 hours on, 8 hours off
• During non-watch hours, take care of divisional
  duties (reports, maintenance, personnel files,
  training, PQS, study, sleep..)

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TYPICAL DAY AT SEA (all)

• 0600 REVEILLE
• 0700 OFFICERS CALL
• AFTERNOON-ADMIN/TRNG/DRILLS
• 20-24 WATCH
• 2200 TAPS

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INPORT

• BASICALLY A 7-5 JOB
• DUTY SECTIONS
• FIRE DRILLS
• TEAM TRAINING
• MAINTAINENCE PERIODS

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QUESTIONS?