AIR VOLCANO

1. AIR VOLCANO BY 1LT BOYER

2. MISSION • PROVIDE US FORCES WITH THE CAPABILITY TO RAPIDLY EMPLACE LARGE MINEFIELDS UNDER VARIED CONDITIONS. • USED TO EMPLACE TACTICAL MINEFIELDS, REINFORCE EXISTING OBSTACLES, CLOSE LANES AND GAPS, PROTECT FLANKS, AND DENY ENEMY AIR DEFENSE SITES

3. EMPLOYMENT CONCEPT • AIR DISPENSED VOLCANO IS THE FASTEST METHOD OF EMPLACING LARGE TACTICAL MINEFIELDS • EMPLACE MINEFIELDS TO DISRUPT, FIX, TURN, OR BLOCK • SYSTEM ABLE TO PROVIDE THE DIV WITH 8% OF ITS MINE REQUIREMENTS BY EMPLACING 15 MINEFIELDS IN 72 HRS WITH 3 SYSTEMS.

4. RESPONSIBILITIES • DIV CDR • RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL OF EMPLOYMENT AND INTEGRATION DURING DEEP ATTACKS OR OUTER RING FIGHTS • BDE CDR (OPCON OF CREW) • WHEN DELEGATED BY DIV CDR, RESPONSIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN CLOSE OPERATIONS AND SUPPORTING FOLLOW ON AIR ASSAULT MSNS. APPROVES TARGETS NOMINATIONS TO DIV

5. RESPONSIBILITES (CONT) • ATTACK AVN BDE CDR • INTEGRATES DEEP AVN ATTACKS OR SHAPING EA’S IN DIV AO. • EXECUTION OF MSNS • SUBMITS TARGET NOMINATIONS TO DIV TARGETING BOARD • TRANSPORTATION OF MINES

6. RESPONSIBILITIES (CONT) • DIV ENGINEER • BDE ENGINEER • DEP. FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATOR • G-3 AIR

7. EMPLOYMENT • CORPS CDR • AUTHORITY FOR EMPLACEMENT OF FASCAM IN CORPS A0 • DELEGATES AUTHORITY FOR 4 & 48 HR MINES TO DIVISION CDR • DIV CDR • AUTHORITY FOR SCATTERABLE MINES IN DIV AO • MAY DELEGATE 4 HR TO BDE CDRS

8. EMPLOYMENT (CONT) • BDE CDR • APPROVES TARGET NOMINATIONS BY BDE TARGET CELL AND PASSES ON NOMINATIONS

9. CONTROL TECHNIQUES • VISUAL IDENTIFICATION FOR EMPLACEMENT • TIME LAPSE • CANISTER COUNTDOWN • DOPPLER GUIDANCE SYSTEM

10. TYPES OF MINEFIELDS • TURN • MANIPULATES ENEMY MANEUVER IN DESIRED DIRECTION • BY-PASS MUST BE EASILY IDENTIFIED • TYPICAL WIDTH IS 557 M BY 320 M • 80% MINE ENCOUNTER

11. TYPES OF MINEFIELDS • BLOCK • DESIGNED TO STOP ENEMY ADVANCE ALONG A SPECIFIC AXIS OF ADVANCE • COMPLEX OBSTACLES WITH INTEGRATED FIRES • 557 M BY 320 M • 80% PROBABILITY OF MINE ENCOUNTER

12. TYPES OF MINEFIELDS • DISRUPT • FRACTURE AND BREAK UP ENEMY FORMATIONS CAUSING PREMATURE COMMITMENT OF BREACHING EQUIPMENT, INTERRUPTS TIMING AND COMMAND AND CONTROL • 50% PROBABILITY OF MINE ENCOUNTER • 278 M BY 120 M

13. TYPES OF MINEFIELDS • FIX • SLOW ENEMY WITHIN SPECIFIED AREA TO KILL WITH INDIRECT/DIRECT FIRE • GIVE FRIENDLY FORCES TIME TO ACQUIRE, TARGET, AND DESTROY ENEMY FORMATIONS • 50% PROBABILITY OF MINE ENCOUNTER • 278 M BY 120 M

14. STANDARD MINEFIELDS ** A/S NOT RECOMMENDED

15. STANDARD MINEFIELD

16. FORMAT FROM: UNIT: INFO: AS OF: LINE A: EMPLACING SYSTEM LINE B: ANTITANK (Y/N) LINE C: ANTIPERSONNEL (Y/N) # AIM PTS/CORNER PTS GRID COORDINATES DTG OF SELF DESTRUCT PERIOD SCATTERABLE MINEFIELD WARNING REPORT

17. PREMISSION COORDINATION • LOGISTICAL REQUIREMENTS • CONCEPT OF THE OPERATION • VOLCANO CONTROL POINTS • COMMAND AND CONTROL • AIR MISSION BRIEF

18. KEY POINTS • PPC • PREMISSION COORDINATION • PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE IN THE CHAIN • TACTICS (DEEP, CLOSE, REAR) • TYPE OF MINEFIELD AND HOW TO EMPLOY • SAFETY

19. QUESTIONS? POINTS OF CONTACT 1LT BOYER SGT BRILL