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Regimental Overview
Mr. Jim Rowan
Deputy Commandant
United States Army Engineer School
and Regimental Headquarters
16 June 2015
Sappers, Mappers, Builders, Divers, and Fire Fighters
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Agenda
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Army Operating Concept
“Boxtop” / Professional Model
Personnel
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Organizational updates
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Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB) implementation
Geospatial Force Design Update (FDU)
Construction FDU
Combat FDU
Materiel Updates
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Credentialing / Education / Certification / Licensing (CECL)
Talent Management
Soldier 2020
Broadening Opportunities
Bridging
ACE replacement
M113 replacement
FASCAM replacement
Future Requirements
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The Army Operating Concept – Win in a Complex World
The “BIG FIVE”
1970’s – Today
…. fight outnumbered and win
2015 - 2025
…. win in a complex world
Optimized Soldier
and Team
Performance
Capabilities
Overmatch
Scalable and Tailorable
Joint Combined Arms
Forces
• Focus on Weapons Systems
• Countered near-peer capability
• Unmatched advantage today
Joint/Interorganization
Interoperable
Adaptive Professionals and
Institutions to operate in
complex environments
The Army of 2025 and beyond will be prepared to fight and win in a
complex world because resilient Soldiers, adaptive leaders, and
cohesive teams are committed to the Army profession
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Are we doing something wrong?
1980’s – The big 5 (or 6)
More recent efforts …….
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The Army Engineer Profession: A Model
Capabilities
“Interdependent Disciplines”
Lines of Engineer Support
“The Unique Work of Our Profession”
“Means”
“Ends”
“Ways”
The Engineer Regiment
CBT ENG
Unified Land Operations
Assure Mobility
(Active, Reserve Component, DA Civilians)
Decisive Action
BEB
Enhance Protection
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Defensive
Tasks
Enable Force Projection and Logistics
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GEO ENG
Offensive
Tasks
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GEN ENG
The Reason We Exist
“Our Domain and Purpose”
Stability
Tasks
DSCA
Tasks
Build Partner Capacity and Develop Infrastructure
ARMY VISION: The All‐Volunteer Army will remain the most
highly trained and professional land force in the world. It is
uniquely organized with the capability and capacity to
provide expeditionary, decisive landpower to the Joint Force
and ready to perform across the range of military operations
to Prevent, Shape, and Win in support of Combatant
Commanders to defend the Nation and its interests at home
and abroad, both today and against emerging threats.
ENGINEER VISION: A Regiment of tactically and technically
competent Engineer Warriors and leaders serving the
commander and inspired to overcome all challenges to
enable victory now and in the future.
Key Tasks for the Profession:
- Provide the commander vital capabilities no one else can provide
- Develop expert knowledge that is integrated into doctrine and inculcated in the
field
- Develop tactically and technically competent leaders that learn and earn
credentials throughout their career
- Develop warriors that have the confidence, competence, and character to lead and
develop solutions to complex problems/situations
- Develop Soldiers, NCOs, CWOs, and Officers that understand the geo-political
world, work with the JIIM-IA team, think expeditionary in training and are able to
operate and integrate capabilities of the total force across the range of military
operations
- Develop engineers and organizations that are multi-functional and serve as the
Army’s “Swiss Army Knife”
- Create a Regimental family of Soldiers and civilians that inspire each other to
honorable service and trust
- Engineers who demand “Let Us Try” and always accomplish the mission
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Personnel
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Soldier 2020 – Opening MOS 12B to women
Credentialing / Education / Certification / Licensing
STEM accessions
Broadening Opportunities
Talent Management
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Engineer Specialties
ENLISTED
12B—Combat Engineer
12C—Bridge Crewmember
12D—Diver
12G—Quarrying Specialist (Reserves Only)
12H—Construction Engineering Supervisor
12K—Plumber
12M—Firefighter
12N—Horizontal Construction Engineer
12P—Prime Power Production Specialist
12Q—Power Line Distribution Specialist (Reserves Only)
12R—Interior Electrician
12T—Technical Engineer (Surveyor)
12V—Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operator
12W—Carpenty and Masonry Specialist
12X—General Engineering Supervisor
12Y—Geospatial Engineer (Mapping)
12Z—Combat Engineering Senior Sergeant
*91L – Construction Equipment Repairer
WARRANT OFFICER
120A – Construction Engineering Technician
125D – Geospatial Engineering Technician
*919A – Engineer Equipment Maintenance Technician
OFFICER
12A—Engineer, General
12B—Combat Engineer Officer
12D—Facilities / Contract Construction Management
Engineer (FCCME) Officer
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Training and Leader Development
Key Initiatives Underway
• Credentialing, Certification, Education, and Licensing (CECL)
• Pilot programs underway this FY (Certified Construction Manager, Project Management
Professional, Certified Assistant in Project Management, Certified Manager)
• Partnering with many industry and other government organizations
• Broadening Opportunities
• Key Army and Chief of Engineer priority
• Examples include White House Fellow, Olmstead Scholarship, Training with Industry, Joint
Staff Intern, CSA Initiatives Group, Marshall Center Fellowship, Harvard Strategic Fellowship
Program, …..
• Engineer Personnel Exchange with US Navy
• Commandant Resources Library
• Comprehensive multi-media professional development library
• Not your basic “Reading List”
• Faculty diversity
• Increased exchanges with other branches
• Enabling unit level training
• Assist field with products and training packages as the Army re-learns how to train in units.
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Organizational Update
Brigade Engineer Implementation
AC implementation will be complete in FY ‘15
ARNG implementation will take place FY ’15-’19
Geospatial FDU approved and implementation ongoing
Geospatial Planning Cells for all ASCCs and USASOC
Increased geospatial cell in Engineer Bde HQs
Loss of all topo companies in the echelons above Bde
Construction FDU
Approved at HQDA!
Implementation will begin in FY ‘17
Will correct “over-modularization”
All construction designs will have horizontal, vertical, and survey &
design capability
Combat Engineer FDU
Concept pending approval by Commandant
Anticipate a tracked, wheeled, and route clearance design
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Materiel
Largest portion of our portfolio right now is Counter Explosive Hazards
and Bridging:
Joint Assault Bridge will begin fielding in FY ‘18
New Line of Communication Bridge in testing
Anticipated increase in MLC requirements may drive new
bridging requirements
CEH systems will transition to program or record configurations and
continue to be fielded.
Three programs will dominate our materiel efforts in the next decade:
FASCAM replacement
M113 Replacement
ACE Replacement
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FASCAM Replacement
FASCAM must be replaced
Operational issues
Readiness issues
Doctrinal / employment issues
Lifecycle issues
Policy Issues
Requirement to “shape terrain” - ????
Dominating Maneuver Thru Terrain Shaping and
Engagement ICD Approved
Selectable, Controllable, Air and Robotically Delivered
Obstacle Effects (SCARDOE) CDD working
OSD guidance to use a “GATOR-first” strategy
Anticipate new Ottawa-compliant systems in 2025
Acquisition strategy relies heavily on industry to help define what is
in the realm of the possible (and affordable)
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M113 Replacement
Background:
In August 2012 the TRADOC Analysis Center completed the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle
(AMPV) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) to consider replacements for the M113 family of
vehicles in the Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). Given those findings, the Joint
Requirements Overview Council Approved AMPV Capability Development Document (CDD)
requirements in June 2013.
Current Status:
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AMPV is funded for BCT only at this time.
MSCoE/USAES working Engineer variant for AMPV
EAB Engineers will own the large majority of the remaining M113’s in the
Army
Engineer M113’s will begin fielding CROWS in 1st quarter, FY ‘16
M113 is not a survivable 21st century fighting vehicle
Options – wait for AMPV, transition to BFV, transition to Stryker, ?????
Proponent Position: We need the same mobility profile, survivability, and
Mission Command architecture as the supported force. Lethality is our trade
space.
A very tough problem in today’s resource constrained environment. We will need field input and MCoE
support to get out of M113s.
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M9 Armored Combat Earthmover (ACE)
• M9 was the focus of the most recent Assured Mobility Capabilties Portfolio Review.
• Army leadership is looking at divest of programs that are burdening the portfolios.
• Commandant imperatives to inform decision:
• Must recognize requirement for armored blade
• Any solution must lead to a replacement system
• If we divest of some of the fleet, there must be a mitigation strategy in place
• Must retain force structure (operators and maintainers)
• Army solution
• Reduce from 4 to 1 ACE in the reserve component MACs
• FORSCOM will execute a mobility focused rotation at NTC or NIE to inform an ‘18 POM decision
on cross-portfolio funding for the ACE
• Establish “pools” of ACEs for RC units to draw for collective training events or deployments
• We are not pursuing the USMC SIP 5 solution
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Construction Equipment
Grader
D7R (T9 Dozer)
High Mobility Engineer Excavator
Hydraulic Excavator
• Overall, a very healthy and modernized
fleet.
Backhoe Loader
Light Loader
• Key systems now all include kits so that
bolt-on armor can be applied when
necessary.
Heavy Loader
Paver
Skid Steer Loader
D6K (T5 Dozer)
Engineer Mission Module Water Distributor
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Combat Systems
Bradley
Assault Breacher Vehicle
MICLIC
ACE
• Assault Breacher Vehicle fielding is
underway with excellent results
Heavy Assault Bridge (Wolverine)
Armored Vehicle Launch Bridge (AVLB)
• Venerable AVLB will be replaced by
Joint Assault Bridge !
Joint Assault Bridge
• While not in Engineer Portfolio,
transition out of M113 series is a
critical future action
SPIDER
Engineer Stryker Vehicle
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Explosive Hazards Defeat / Robotics
Buffalo Mine Protected Clearance VEH (MPCV)
Vehicle Mounted Mine Detection System (VMMD)
Husky Mounted Detection
System (HMDS)
M1271 Medium Flail
M160 Light Flail
• Explosive Hazard Defeat has
dominated our 1-n priority list for
the past several years.
Medium Mine Protected VEH
(MMPV Type II)
Medium Mine Protected VEH
(MMPV Type I)
Wire Neutralization
• Goal remains to detect at a standoff distance.
Man Transportable Robotic
System (MTRS INC II)
AN/PSS-14
Blower
Roller
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Bridging/Diving/FF/SKO
Firefighter
Protection
Equipment (FPE)
Firefighter Individual
Requirements Equipment Set
Line Of Communication Bridge (LOCB)
• Bridging is always going to be a
requirement !
Bridge Erection Boat (BEB)
Dry Support Bridge (DSB)
• New Line of Communication Bridge
designed at TARDEC and being produced
at Army depots.
Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB)
Urban Operation Platoon
Kit (UOpPK)
Family of Boats and
Motors (FOBaM)
• Current generation of sets, kits, and
outfits is exceptional
Under Water Construction
Sets (UCS)
Family of High Pressure
Breathing Air Compressors
(FoHPBAC)
Rapidly Emplaced
Bridge System (REBS)
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Materiel Systems – 2025 and Beyond
So what do we want to develop ?
What are the USAES RDT&E focus areas ?
Who’s going to write the requirement ?
Who’s going to do the research ?
Who’s going to pay for the research ?
Can we transition what we develop ?
Can we achieve real innovation ?
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Innovation Quiz
In the past 30 years, what are the top 7
true “Leap Ahead” technologies that have
revolutionized military operations?
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Internet
Global Positioning System
Precision Weapons
Long Haul Communications
Night Vision
Robotics / Drones
Electronic surveillance
Source:
Rowan
US Army Engineer School
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What is the next breakthrough in explosive hazard defeat technology ???
"everything that can be invented has been
invented." Attributed to Charles H. Duell, Director of the
US patent office in 1899.
• Most historians acknowledge that Duell probably never said this.
• I can relate to the sentiment when I try to think of the next generation of CIED
technologies.
• There is new stuff out there, but there is also a lot of BASF-engineering to be
done to existing systems – (this is the Force 2025 strategy)
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Explosive Hazard Defeat
Prediction:
• Pattern analysis
• Traditional intelligence templating
There has to be more !
Detection:
• What to detect – ordnance, HME, precursors, firing system components,
emplacement, changes to environment, ….
• How deep - 18”, 24”, 48, 60”, ……….
• Stand off – out of blast radius (robotics?), remote sensing, swath vs
“soda straw” look
• At speed – clearance speed, convoy speed
• It’s not all put there by the bad guys
Neutralization:
• Stand off
• Collateral effects
• Forensics / evidence
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Key USAES Research Areas of Interest
• Explosive Hazard Detection !!!!! (air, ground mounted, hand held)
• MICLIC / APOBs like capability for IED-D
• Gap Crossing (fixed and float, light and heavy, assault/tactical LOC)
• Stand off / Remote assessments of ports and airfields
• Improved ground reconnaissance
• Assessment of environmental hazards
• Basecamp efficiencies (power generation, water, utilization of waste
materials, fuel efficiency, insulation, micro-grids, low-energy applicances,
combat outposts thru Super-FOBs)
• Protection (scaleable, light weight, spherical, mobile, all hazards)
• Advanced Materiels (protection and construction)
• Methods to assess and restore essential infrastructure and services
• Rapid (really rapid) construction of airfields and helicopter landing zones
• Rapid port creation and repair (21st century Mulberry Harbor)
• Soldier / Materiel / Technology Interface
• Digital Applications
• Methods of delivery of instruction
Research is easy, transition is hard!
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QUESTIONS / OPEN
DISCUSSION