Anytime - Anywhere
Mining –vs.- NDMining –vs.- ND
Mobile Mine Assembly GroupMobile Mine Assembly Group
7 Mobile Units – 1 Detachment Maintain Navy Mine Stocks Exercise and Training Mines Deployable Mobile Teams
COMOMAG Staff: Minefield Planning Mine Requirements Subject Matter Expertise
MOMAU & MOMAD
Maritime Mining CyclesMaritime Mining Cycles
Military Effect - Political View
American Revolution
Civil War
Russo-Japanese War
WWI
WWII
Maritime Mining CyclesMaritime Mining Cycles
Military Effect - Political
View
Korea
Vietnam
Gulf
Current U.S. Sea Mine ProfileCurrent U.S. Sea Mine Profile
Shallow
62QS
63QS
67SLMM
65QS
60CAPTOR
56
Medium DeepShallow
2010 U.S. Sea Mine Profile2010 U.S. Sea Mine Profile
Shallow
62QS
63QS
76I-SLMM ?
65QS
LSM?SUBSTRIKE?
Medium DeepShallow
The Problems with Sea MiningThe Problems with Sea Mining
LACK OF VISIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY AS A WARFARE OPTION
NEGATIVE PUBLIC OPINION
LACK OF MILITARY LEADERSHIP’s ENTHUSIASM FOR THE MISSION OR
THE WEAPON
LACK OF CONTROL OF THE MINEFIELD
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: BOTH PERCEVED AND REAL
FACING “THIRD WORLD” NAVAL THREATS
LACK OF AN “OWNER” COMMUNITY
Mining Rules of EngagementMining Rules of Engagement
Peacetime Own territorial waters:
Perfectly legal under all international laws Must provide notification through notice to mariners
High Seas: Must be an immediate and legitimate self-defense/security concern Cannot unreasonably interfere with other ocean uses Scope of mining must be in proportion to the threat Must provide international notification as to the location and duration of field Must maintain presence to warn approaching vessels Must remove mines when no longer threatened
Other nations waters Considered a violation of sovereign territory
Wartime International notification required (may not mine for indefinite period of time) Must remove mines after hostilities cease May channelize but not impede shipping in international straits Must provide alternate route for neutral shipping if mining high seas Cannot solely target commercial shipping
Pillars of a Mining CapabilityPillars of a Mining Capability
VIABLEMINE
STOCKS
MAINTENANCEINFRA-
STRUCTURE
CAPABLEDELIVERY
MINER&DT&E
Keys to AcceptanceKeys to Acceptance
Fill a Mission Need Not a duplicate capability Fleet Driven Input
Community Ownership Command and Control Deliverability Flexible Targeteering
Fleet TDA
Contributes to the CUP and “Fires”
Future-castFuture-cast
Personnel Dedicated MIW Enlisted Rating Dedicated Core of Civilian Expertise
Current Mining Capability Quickstrike Upgrade
Future Capability Depends upon us Stand-off Delivery / I-SLMM / LSM / RECO ???
Greater involvement in MCM Training Smart training mines and “threat” targets
QuestionsQuestions