Marine Aviation Ground Support Road Ahead

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Marine Aviation Ground Support Road Ahead

• MARINE WING SUPPORT GROUP (MWSG) To provide all
  essential aviation ground support (AGS)
  requirements to all components of the Aviation
  Combat Element (ACE).
• AGS Consists of ground support functions
  required (less aircraft supply, maintenance, and
  ordnance) for sustained air operations at forward
  operating bases (FOBs) and air bases. It is the
  critical component that gives Marine Aviation its
  expeditionary capability. AGS is comprised of 14
  functions
• Internal airfield communications
• Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) services
• Expeditionary Airfield Services (EAF)
• Airfield Rescue and FireFighting (ARFF)
• Aircraft and Ground Refueling
• Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
• Essential Engineer Services
• Motor Transport (MT)
• Field Messing Facilities
• Routine and Emergency Sick Call and Medical
  Functions
• Individual and Unit Training
• Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Defense
• Security and Law Enforcement Services
• Air Base Commandant Functions

• CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT The MWSG/MWSS continue
  to update and upgrade their capabilities though
  table of organization changes and taking
  advantage of future technologies to provide AGS
  to the ACE. Those areas include
• Table of Organization changes to mirror-image the
  MWSS to better support composite flying squadrons
  with the two FARP/one FOB concept and support
  equipment changes as a result of the Marine Corps
  Equipment Review Group (MCERG)
• Developing Air Base Ground Defense (ABGD) concept
  utilizing Light Anti-Air Defense Battalions as
  augmentation to the MWSG as a secondary mission.
• Working with D/C IL to implement the three level
  maintenance concept and way ahead for the MWSS.
• Dust Abatement - to prevent brown-out conditions
  and decrease FOD hazards in austere landing zones
  or air bases.
• Lightweight Airfield Surfacing - lessens the
  logistical burden of the current AM-2 matting by
  approximately 50.
• Fielding the Airfield Damage Repair (ADR) kit
  for expeditious repair of landing surfaces for
  tactical aircraft at FOB(s).
• Advanced Airfield Lighting smaller, less
  maintenance intensive self-contained system.
  Exploring solar capabilities for near future.
• Fielding the METMF(R) next generation that will
  be a modular, highly mobile weather sensing and
  forecasting system to support all elements of the
  MAGTF
• Procuring a smaller, more deployable, but
  just-as-capable Fire Fighting Truck to replace
  the P19 Fire Fighting Truck

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Marine Aviation Ground Support Road Ahead
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• Capitalizing on MCERG to mirror image MWSSs and
  increase capability of MWSG
• Modernizing and adding common communications
  assets to enhance flightline operations and ABGD
• Unit Operations Center a command and control
  package that significantly upgrades ability to
  manage current operations within the AGSOC.
• On the move over-the-horizon communications to
  support FARP/FOB and convoy operations
  Dismounted Digital Automated Communications
  Terminal (DDACT) Mounted Data Automated
  Communications Terminal (MDACT) Navigation Set
  Satellite Signals (PLGR) High Frequency Manpack
  Radio Sets Falcon II Multiband Radio Sets.
• Blue force tracker
• Mirror imaging Tactical Air Field Dispensing
  (TAFDS) and Helicopter Expedient Refueling System
  (HERS) capabilities
• Organic Fuel Laboratory
• Additional Mobile Electric Power Equipment
• Organic scraper capability to support EAF
  construction
• Increased Engineer Equipment Trailers to support
  mobility for FARP/FOB and distributed operations.
• Pursuing MK31/M969 tractor/trailer to replace
  M931/M970 and moving commercial Aircraft Refueler
  Capability (ARC) to Air Bases/Stations
• Increased crew served weapons, M16A4 and M4
  Modular Weapons systems, and associated optics
• Additional EOD assets
• Increased Up armored High Mobility Multipurpose
  Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs)

• CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT
• POM 08 Supported Initiatives
• P-19 Replacement
• M969 5K gallon refueler trailer to replace M970
• MK31 MTVR Tractor for pulling the M969
• Family of MAGTF Counter Mine, IED, UXO Systems
• Combat Engineer Vehicle (Cougar)
• MAGTF Logistics Integration to integrate MAGTF
  log requirements into future GCSS-MC blocks (2/3)
• C2 On-the-move Network Digital Over-the-horizon
  Relay (CONDOR)
• Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
• LVSR Tandem Trailer Remanufacture
• Expeditionary Fuel System (EFS)
• Engineer Equipment Trailer
• Hand held configuration to provides reliable C2,
  Logistics, and mobile OTH communications (PDA)
• Alternate Power Sources for Communication
  Equipment for a family-of-systems that provides a
  suite of advanced power source devices to provide
  portable electric power to energize
  communications equipment, computers and other
  peripheral equipment in mobile, tactical or
  remote environments.
• Lightweight Water Purifier
• Water Packaging System
• Containerized Batch Laundryto replace the current
  Field Laundry Unit (TAMCN B1226).