Submarine Force Missions and Roles in Mine Warfare

1. Submarine Force Missions and Roles in Mine Warfare VADM John J. Grossenbacher

2. Why does the Submarine Force care about MCM? Submarines must Prepare the Three Dimensional Battlespace, Ensure Access, Deliver Effects by Surprise in all Phases of the Campaign and DOMINATE the Undersea Battlespace.

3. Why does the Submarine Force care about Offensive Mining? Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance Mine Warfare Anti-Submarine Warfare Conventional Strike Warfare Anti-Surface Warfare Nuclear Deterrence Information Warfare Special Warfare Battle Group Operations

4. Why does the Submarine Force care about MCM and Offensive Mining? Exploit and Expand our Competitive Advantage in Undersea Warfare LMRS Offensive Mining Mine Counter Measures ISLMM

5. What is the Submarine Force doing about it? • Training • Testing • Tactical Development • Signature Awareness • Signature Control • Doctrine • Investments

6. Training • During annual Tactical Readiness Evaluations submarines are required to demonstrate Mine Detection and Avoidance proficiency • Planning and NRD are improving but… • MCM has been Mainstreamed in the Submarine Force!

7. Testing • ARCI Phase IV is superior system (> 90% detection performance) • BQS-15 (EC-17 and EC-18) perform well (80-90% detection performance) • Older BQS-15 and BSY-1 systems do not perform as well (60-90% detection performance)

8. Tactical Development • USS Scranton (ARCI Phase IV) • AUTEC Berry Island Minefield - Nov 2001 • Arabian Gauntlet 03 • Cooperative MCM in Arabian Gulf – Mar 2003 • Cancelled due to OIF

9. Signature Awareness Testing Real Mine Sensors and Real Mine Logic against Real Submarines

10. Signature Control • Magnetic Signature Measurement • Flash Deperming • Degaussing

11. Doctrine • TMFZ 3-15.13-02 released April 2003 • Purpose • Provide guidelines specific to submarine transit through mined or possibly mined waters. • Provide guidance on sensor employment and track planning • Contents • Basic Mine Intelligence • Mapping and Environmental Considerations • Signature Management • Tactics

12. Investing in Technology • Programs • Long Term Mine Reconnaissance System • HF active sonar • Precision Underwater Mapping (PUMA) • Research and Development • LMRS P3I • Science and Technology • NRL Low Frequency Detection / Classification with emphasis on data collection

13. Investing Intellectual Capital • Submarine Mine Action Team • Organized, methodical approach to the challenge of assured submarine access in the face of the mine threat • Coordination of over twenty organizations carry a portion of the burden of solving the submarine mine counter-measure (MCM) problem • Members from: • CSDS-12 (Chairman) • OPNAV (N77, N75) • NAVSEA (PEO SUB, PEO LMW) • COMSUBLANT • COMSUBPAC • CSDS-5 • CMWC • COMNAVMETOCOM

14. Investing Intellectual Capital • MCM Technical Advisory Group • Conduct a high level assessment of applicable technologies • Develop an integrated view of technology candidates to meet submarine access needs • Provide independent advice and guidance on technology development • Modeled after Submarine Superiority TAG • Inclusive process focused on technology: • - Review requirements • - System design strategies • - Relationship with fleet needs • Not a programmatic group Complement fleet and acquisition activities

15. MCM TAG Members J. Zittel, AETC (chair) P. Dunn, NUWC S. Hester, NUWC J. Huckabay, ARL/UT P. Madden, JHU/APL J. McLean, Arete S. Richardson, CSS D. Scheerer, JHU/APL R. Spindel, APL/UW S. Feher, JHU/APL (Exec. Secretary) CSDS 12 liaison CAPT D. Gerry CSDS 5 liaison LCDR R. Boneau Supplement with liaison and guest experts Investing Intellectual Capital Member criteria: Are recognized technology-area experts Are not ‘advocates’ for existing approaches

16. Training Minefield Moored Minefield Bottom Minefield AUTEC Shallow Water Training Range and Minefield located North-West of Little Stirrup Cay in Berry Islands (Bahamas) LITTLE STIRRUP CAY

17. Training Minefield Status • Reseeded in October 2001 • FY 03 Shore termination of tracking system, IOC 2004 • Bottom Minefield working well • Moored Minefield falling apart • Few moored shapes remain in place • Last survey January 2003 • Reseeding Requested and Endorsed by MINEWARCOM

18. Training Minefield – Moored Mines Missing shapes

19. Training Minefield – Proposed Reseeding 14 3 4 10 12 2 5 1 15 13 7 6 8 11 9 Missing shapes Proposed NEW shape location (Number indicates priority)

20. What else would we like to do?Or like to do better? • Environmental Characterization • Improved Mine Warfare Training Ranges • Establish ARCI – AEMP Discipline in MCM • Improve MCM Intelligence • Worldwide Tasking for Submarine MCM Surveys • Navigation Accuracy • Shock Hardening • Full Service MIW - Detect - Avoid - Neutralize - Sweep - Jam - Spoof • Operate in Stratum with Mines

21. What I haven’t talked about. • Programs • LMRS • PUMA • SSGN • Role in MCM • Impact on UUV Development and Deployment • Offensive Mining

22. What you can do. • Get Leadership’s Attention • Provide Feedback on Action not Words • Support a Strong Fleet Voice • CFFC MCM Study • ASWIP-like MINEWIP? • Promote Discipline not Marketing

23. Discipline “Many of today’s problems can be brought forward only by complete candor and frankness; deep respect for the facts, however unpleasant and unfavorable; great efforts to know them where they are not readily available; and drawing conclusions guided only by rigorous logic.” Admiral Hyman G. Rickover

24. Questions?