Naval Special Clearance Team ONE
MINWARA 2005
Panama City, Florida
Command Mission
Conduct low-visible underwater mine and
obstacle reconnaissance and clearance
operations from over the horizon to the
seaward edge of the surf zone
NAVY
EOD
USMC
RECON
Unmanned Underwater
Vehicle (UUV) Platoon
Mission: Search-Classify-Map
the sea bottom
MK 8
Marine
Mammals
Platoon
Mission: Moored and bottom mine
reconnaissance and clearance
MK 4
MK 7
Dive Platoons
Mission: Mine and obstacle
clearance
Special Warfare
Combatant Craft Crewmen
(SWCC) Platoon
Mission: Insert UUV, MMS, Dive Platoons & Provide
Force Protection
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(UAV)
•Flown from LPD or M-hull
•Flown from 11 meter RHIB
•Initial Recon of Access Route, Search area,
and Beach defenses
•Provides real time surveillance of
friendly/enemy forces in real time
Miniaturized hyper spectral sensor
•FLIR or E.O. camera
•Communications relay
•SPEED: 70KT DASH SPEED / 50KT CRUISE
•SPEED: 70KT DASH SPEED / 50KT CRUISE
• WEIGHT: 40LBS
• PAYLOAD: 15LBS
•DURATION: 7 HRS
• WEIGHT: 25LBS
• PAYLOAD: 10LBS
NAVY•DURATION: 20 PLUS USMC
HRS
RECON
EOD
CONCEPT OF DEPLOYMENT
HQ
Onload
Aircraft
Airlift (3 C17)
Flight
Time
FOB
7-14 days
96hrs
Onload Ship of Opportunity
Transit
from OTH
“MCS”
Comms w/ MCM
command ship &
operational platforms
NSCT ONE
OPAREA
…
~ 20 nm from shore
(OTH)
Concept of Operations
Phase I
VSW
zone
MK 4 & MK 7
Product:
Access route to VSW zone
Limitation:
- slow
In Development
- deep water UUV (12 ¾”)
w/volume search capabilities
~ 40’ depth
curve
Phase II
VSW zone
Access Route
~ 40’ depth
curve
Surf Zone
Unmanned Underwater
Vehicle (UUV)
~ 10’ depth
curve
~ 40’ depth
curve
Phase II
~ 10’ depth
curve
VSW zone
Product:
Bottom characteristics/
Clutter density
Limitation:
Not yet a “mine hunting”
tool
Surf Zone
Access Route
~ 40’ depth
curve
~ 10’ depth
curve
Phase II
VSW zone
Product:
Bottom characteristics/
Clutter density
Recommendation to
MCMC / CATF / CLF for
assault lane placement
Recommended
Assault
Lanes
Surf Zone
Access Route
Cluttered area
requires greater
effort/time to
hunt & clear
~ 40’ depth
curve
Phase III
~ 10’ depth
curve
VSW zone
Product:
Marked mines in assault lanes
Limitation:
No MK 8 neutralization charge
developed
Adjusted
Access Routes
MK 8
Surf Zone
Access Route
~ 40’ depth
curve
Phase IV
~ 10’ depth
curve
VSW zone
Limitation:
No non-mag timer or remote
firing device for charges (yet)
Adjusted
Access Route
Divers
Surf Zone
Access Route
Product:
Diver placed tTimed charges
on mines and obstacles in
assault lanes
2005-2006
•JABS integration/targeting
•Integration of ZODIAK 11m RHIBs
•Integration of UAVs and sensors
•VSW zone bottom mine migration model
•Mainstream UUV operators’ COI
•Establish FOB load out/TOA
•WOLFPAC-HOWLER
•FOAL EAGLE
•RIMPAC
NAVY
EOD
USMC
RECON