NDIA 9th Annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference

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NDIA 9th Annual Expeditionary Warfare
ConferenceJoint Power Projection from the Sea
Base

• Rear Admiral Joseph Maguire, USN
• Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command
• October 21, 2004
• Marriott Bay Point Resort Village
• Panama City, Florida

THIS BRIEF IS UNCLASSIFIED
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Operation EARNEST WILL

• Iran-Iraq War spillover
• Kuwaiti request to re-flag tankers
• Need for surveillance in the North Arabian Gulf
• SOF deployed to Hercules and Wimbrown VII
• USA helicopters deployed onboard USS JARRETT (FFG
  33)

UNCLASSIFIED
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Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY
USS AMERICA acting as SOF AFSB
UNCLASSIFIED
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Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
USS KITTY HAWK acting as SOF AFSB
UNCLASSIFIED
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Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
AFSB Location
Bridge
Sand Bar
UNCLASSIFIED
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HSV 1 JOINT VENTURE

• Critical C2 support to CTF 561
• Berthing, fuel, ammo, water and
• repair support for fourteen MKVs,
• 11Meter RIBs, and SOC-Rs
• Shallow draft and extraordinary
• maneuverability

During first days of KAA ops, was the most
forward deployed ship in theater
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HSV in PACOM

• USSOCOM initiative
• requested by USPACOM
• Joint SOF Operations in the Maritime Environment
• High Speed SOF capability in the littorals
• Tailored SOF Packages
• Proof of Concept Operations
• FY05 Deployment

UNCLASSIFIED
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HSV Response Capability
Normal USN Presence
GUAM
DEPLOYMENT RADIUS _at_ 35 kts 24 Hrs (840 nm)
48 Hrs (1680 nm) Past terrorist
events/current areas of interest
SINGAPORE
UNCLASSIFIED
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Future Concepts

• Inter-operability with SSGNs/VIRGINIA class
  SSNs
• SOF compatibility with future Navy vessels
• LCS
• DD(X)
• Impact of Reach Back technology

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Experiment SILENT HAMMER

• Goal - show how the SSGN and cutting edge
  technology expend NSW capability
• Battle Management Center
• Large capacity for SOF personnel (JSOTF Staff and
  Operators)
• Underwater Mobility compatibility
• SEALs represent the critical human element