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Amphibious Construction Battalion Two

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

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Amphibious Construction Battalion Two

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  1. Amphibious Construction Battalion Two The Final Link in the Sealift Chain

  2. Amphibious Construction Battalion TWO • Who We Are • What We Do • Where We Are Going

  3. 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

  4. Recent Command History • 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

  5. 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”

  6. Maritime Prepositioning Force Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS)

  7. Maritime Prepositioning Force MPSRON-1 MPSRON-3 MPSRON-2

  8. Chain of Command CINCLANTFLT COMNAVSURFLANT COMPHIBGRUTWO COMNAVBCHGRUTWO ACB-2 BMU-2 ACU-2 ACU-4

  9. People Active 32% • Active Duty • 14 Officers • 330 Enlisted • Reserve • 36 Officers • 698 Enlisted • Total: 1,078 Reserve 68%

  10. People OF-13 Ratings 42% Fleet Ratings 58%

  11. ACB-2 Organization CO CMC SAFETY 3M NCC MED MAA XO S1 S7 S3 S4 ADMIN LEGAL INTEL WEAPONS COMMS CMS ADP TRAINING RESERVES SUPPLY TOA FOOD SVC CTR A B C CESE BOATS AABFS OPDS REPAIR ELCAS RRDF CSNP CAMP

  12. 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

  13. Side Loadable Warping Tug (SLWT) Causeway Section Powered (CSP) Causeway Section Non-Powered (CNSP) Barge Ferry System

  14. Roll On/Roll Off Discharge Facility (RRDF)

  15. Amphibious Assault BulkFuel/Water System • 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

  16. Offshore Petroleum Discharge System (OPDS) • 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.

  17. Offshore Petroleum Discharge System (OPDS)

  18. Elevated Causeway-Modular - Up to 3000 ft length - 20 FSW at MLW - 7 Days to Erect - UCT Site Survey

  19. Berthing Tents Galley/Scullery Laundry Showers/Heads Transportation Beach Salvage Water Purification Medical/Admin Camp Support

  20. Defensive Military Operations

  21. Joint Modular Lighterage System (JMLS) JLOTS ACTD Maritime Prepositioning Force - Enhanced (MPF-E) Sea Based Logistics Doctrine Strategic Sealift Initiatives

  22. Sea State Three Exceeds SS3 more than 50% of the time in critical regions

  23. Expands Ops to Sea State 3+ Expands Operational Flexibility Increases Responsiveness Joint Modular Lighterage System

  24. JLOTS ACTD - Crane Pendulation - RORO Ramp Follower - RRDF Interface - Causeway Pier Anchoring

  25. Adds One MPF(E) ship to each MPSRON Fleet Hospital Expeditionary Airfield (EAF) NMCB TOA Enhanced Maritime Prepositioning ForceEnhanced

  26. 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

  27. Interface with USMC • Maritime Prepositioning Force Enhanced • Handoff equipment to 2d LSB • Expeditionary Construction Capability • Defensive Military Operations • Camp Support for NSE • Engineer Support to 2d FSSG

  28. 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

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