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Colonel Mark Desens Commodore Pete Pagano 16 June 2011

Colonel Mark Desens Commodore Pete Pagano 16 June 2011. KEARSARGE Amphibious Ready Group 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Post Deployment Brief. Overview. KSGARG & 26th MEU conducted missions across the full spectrum of operations from Humanitarian Assistance to Combat Operations.

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Colonel Mark Desens Commodore Pete Pagano 16 June 2011

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  1. Colonel Mark Desens Commodore Pete Pagano 16 June 2011 KEARSARGE Amphibious Ready Group 26th Marine Expeditionary UnitPost Deployment Brief

  2. Overview KSGARG & 26th MEU conducted missions across the full spectrum of operations from Humanitarian Assistance to Combat Operations OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM • Planned Deployment • Mostly Aggregated • Sequential ODYSSEY DAWN & UNIFIED PROTECTOR PAKISTAN FLOOD RELIEF EGYPT, LEBANON CONTINGENCY ALERT BILATERAL TRAINING • Executed Deployment • Disaggregated • Complex • Continuous Planning • Simultaneous Execution COUNTER PIRACY PATROLS KINETIC OPERATIONS OPERATIONAL TASKING BILATERAL TRAINING THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION 2

  3. Task Organization Supported/Supporting Command Relationship Amphibious Squadron Four PHIBRON 4 Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit 26th MEU VMM 266 (REIN) (Aviation Combat Element) LHD 3 USS KEARSARGE CPR4/ARG Personnel: 1,946 Sailors Battalion Landing Team 3/8 (Ground Combat Element) LSD 50 USS CARTER HALL 1stBn, 2nd Mar (-)(REIN) (Ground Combat Element) (Libya) 26th MEU Personnel: 2,892 Sailors and Marines LPD 15 USS PONCE Combat Logistics Battalion 26 (Logistics Combat Element) Det, VMGR-252 2 x KC-130J TACRON 21 Det 1 Fleet Surgical Team 6 Naval Beach Group Det D 3

  4. Pakistan Humanitarian Assistance AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY • Heavy flooding affected 14.5 million people, destroying more than 722,000 homes prompting early deployment • Deployed 4 x CH-53E via Stratlift ISO Pakistan HA/DR • Close coordination with PAK Mil, World Food Programme, and World Health Organization • Predictive Analysis of flood waters by MEU S-2 influenced Ambassador and PAKMIL decisions • Austere Conditions: No material handling equipment. Minimal hygiene and life support FORCE LAYDOWN 53 DET CTH PON KSG KSG: NATIONAL TASKING CTH: MARITIME SECURITY OPS PON: FHA/DR ALERT • “Any Clime and Place” 4

  5. Theater Security Cooperation AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY IRON MAGIC: UAE EDGED MALLET: KENYA RED REEF: SAUDI ARABIA JODP: JORDAN EASTERN SAILOR: QATAR Flexible, Relevant, Made an Impact JODP EDGED MALLET IRON MAGIC RED REEF EASTERN SAILOR 5

  6. Afghanistan AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY FORCE LAYDOWN • Purpose • Deny enemy sanctuary by restricting freedom of movement within the Upper Gereshk Valley • Support Afghan Gov’t build Rte 611 • Support Village Stability Operations IVO Mirmandab, Tambah, and FOB Rob • Key Takeaways • MEU Main Effort; accepted risk to MEU (-) • Trained to OEF standards in PTP • BLT 3/8 Integration with VMM-266 during MEU PTP facilitated aggressive and safe heliborne operations • Integration with MARSOC ISO Village Stability Operations BLT(+) KSG CTH PON II 3 8 KSG: NEO BPT, ODYSSEY DAWN CTH: MARITIME SECURITY OPS PON: NEO BPT, ODYSSEY DAWN 6

  7. Operational Flexibility AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY • Situation Late February 2011 • Regional Unrest • Lebanon Special Tribunal • “Arab Spring” • Tunisia • Egypt • Libya • KEARSARGE and ENTERPRISE in Red Sea • BLT 3/8(REIN) and 6 x MV-22B in Afghanistan FORCE LAYDOWN BLT(+) KSG CTH PON KSG: NEO BPT, ODYSSEY DAWN CTH: MARITIME SECURITY OPS PON: NEO BPT, ODYSSEY DAWN MOROCCO SYRIA TUNISIA LEBANON IRAQ IRAN MOROCCO JORDAN KUWAIT LIBYA BAHRAIN ALGERIA EGYPT QATAR SAUDI ARABIA UAE ARG/MEUs - operating from land, sea, and air – provide tactical and operational flexibility to the Combatant Commander ENTERPRISE to OEF KEARSARGE to Libya OMAN YEMEN 7

  8. Combat Power from the Sea JFACC HQ TACAIR AVIANO, ITALY JFACC Decision Cycle 350 nm / hours Distance to target area 1000 - 3000 nm MEU Decision Cycle 800 ft / minutes Distance to target area 100 - 300 nm AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY • OPERATION ODYSSEY DAWN / UNIFIED PROTECTOR FORCE LAYDOWN KSG PON BLT(+) CTH • USS KEARSARGE supported four embarked staffs simultaneously • TACRON 21 Det provided JOA-wide 24/7 Tactical Air Command and Control • Joint Intelligence Center provided JOA-wide support • Coalition Integration KSG: ODYSSEY DAWN CTH: MARITIME SECURITY OPS PON: ODYSSEY DAWN • AV-8B Targets Destroyed: • 35 T-72s • 25 APCs • 4 HET Vehicles • 2 SP Arty • 2 MRL • 1 SCUD • Big Deck Amphibs & STOVL Strike • Rapid Response…Deadly effects 8

  9. “BOLAR 34” TRAP AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY • On 21 March 2011, “BOLAR 34”, a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle crashed east of Benghazi, Libya • MEU TRAP determined best available: • Uncertain Environment • Most responsive force • 47 minutes from MV-22B launch to pilot recovery • Timeline • 2138Z ARGMEU notified • 2250Z AV-8B Launch • 2332Z MV-22B TRAP Force launched • 2351Z CH-53E QRF Launch • 0019Z Pilot Recovered by MV-22B • 0100Z TRAP Force and Pilot Recovered aboard KSG 150 nm • MV-22B executed 45 min faster than the next available platform 9

  10. Key Takeaway: Disaggregated Operations Improve Disaggregated Operations without compromising preparation for Major Combat Operations 10 • Key enablers to improve disaggregated capabilities: • LSD 41 class C4I enhancements • LINK • Bandwidth • 3rd MH-60S assigned to ARG • A third MH-60S allows full exploitation of the Armed Helo kit equipped helicopter • Training • Intel • Comms • KC-130J dedicated support provides: • Flexible asset enabling the broad range of MAGTF missions • Realizes the full potential of MV-22B and STOVL aviation • Staff • Requires review of existing Command Element structure

  11. Inherent Flexibility of ARG/MEU Conducted Full Spectrum OPS: Humanitarian Assistance to Combat Operations Provided Persistent and Flexible Sea Base KEARSARGE: National Tasking On station and on alert in northern Red Sea for Egypt contingencies Operation ODYSSEY DAWN / UNIFIED PROTECTOR CARTER HALL: 2 x MH-60S, SOF detachment embarked for nearly two months of continuous training PONCE: Operation ODYSSEY DAWN / UNIFIED PROTECTOR Key Takeaway: Seabasing Provided COCOM with flexible, forward-deployed capabilities 11

  12. Invest in Amphibious Forces Improve Disaggregated Capabilities Advocate for Big Deck Amphibs and STOVL aviation Seabasing provides flexible forward deployed capabilities across the spectrum of military operations Strategic Investment in Djibouti Sustain Relevance / Access to Kuwait Recommendations 12

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