NSW and EOD

NSW Group ONE is based in …

Coronado, CA

with SEAL Teams ONE, THREE, FIVE, and SEVEN

NSW Group TWO is based in …

Little Creek, VA

with SEAL Teams TWO, FOUR, EIGHT, and TEN

NSW Group THREE is based in …

Pearl Harbor, HI

responsible for NSW forces conducting undersea special operations worldwide.

NSW Group FOUR is based in …

Little Creek, VA

organizes personnel to deploy forces and maritime mobility systems with craft capabilities

NSW Group TEN is based in …

Little Creek, VA

responsible for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and preparation of the environment capabilities

NSW Group ELEVEN is responsible for the …

reserve component

EODTEU-2

(Ft. Story, VA)

EODMU-2

(Little Creek, VA)

EODMU-6

(Little Creek, VA)

EODMU-12

(Little Creek, VA)

MDSU-2

(Little Creek, VA)

EODESU-2

(Little Creek, VA)

EODMU-8

(Rota, Spain)

EODTEU- 1

(Point Loma, CA)

EODMU-1

(Point Loma, CA)

EODMU-3

(Coronado, CA)

EODESU-1

(Coronado, CA)

EODMU-5

(Guam)

EODMU-11

(Imperial Beach, CA)

MDSU-1

(Pearl Harbor, HI)

NSW Primary Core Tasks

Direct Action, Counterterrorism, Counterinsurgency, Special Reconnaissance, Security Force Assistance, Foreign Internal Defense

NSW Secondary Core Tasks

Information Operation, Unconventional Warfare, Preparation of the environment

NSW Limitations

Conservation of Forces, Sustained Engagement, Timing, Support

How many troops are in a SEAL Team

3

How many platoons are in a troop?

2

First NSW Leadership Assignment?

Squad Leader (LTJG/LT)

Second NSW Leadership Assignment?

Platoon Commander (LT)

Third NSW Leadership Assignment?

Troop Commander (LCDR)

How many personnel per platoon?

16

What is the size of a normal SEAL Team?

300

To protect ___ & ___

Personnel, Property

Mobility (MOB)/Combat Expeditionary Support (CES).

standard mission area for Navy EOD platoons

Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures (ExMCM).

diving, detecting, rendering safe, and disposal of armed underwater ordnance. Render safe dud-fired mines, torpedoes, limpet mines, and depth charges.

Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support.

Forces, Navy EOD Technicians lend their expertise to SOF units to ensure they achieve mission success.

Expeditionary Diving and Salvage.

the disposal of underwater ordnance.

Weapons Exploitation.

service research, development and acquisition of technologies to counter or mitigate enemy IEDs.

U.S. Secret Service Support (USSS).

mitigate and eliminate explosive hazards, which allows for travel all over the planet.

Lieutenant Commander Draper L. Kauffman,

‘the father of naval combat demolition’

June 1943 in Fort Peirce, FL

establishment of the Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU) Training School

founded in November 1943

Underwater Demolition Teams

Why were UDTs formed

in response to the challenges faced by the U.S. Marine Corps in the amphibious landing on Tarawa.

UDTs would perform mine clearing and demolition raids during the

Korean War

UDTs would perform canal clearance operation during the

Vietnam War

in 1961, the ___ stressed the need for a naval unit with unconventional warfare capabilities.

CNO

___ recognized the importance of special warfare units

President John F. Kennedy

In 1962…

SEAL Teams ONE and TWO were established

Which seals were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War?

LTJG Joseph Kerry, LT Thomas Norris, and PO Michael Thornton

Established in 1987…

the United States Special Operation Command (USSOCOM)

Which seals were awarded the Medal of Honor from Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM respectively.

LT Michael Murphy and SO2 Michael Monsoor

Which seals were awarded the Medals of Honor in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

SOCS Edward Byers and SOCM Britt Slabinski

____ NSW Personnel

9250

____ SEALs

2700

___ SWCC

700

__ Reservists

750

__ Combat Support (CS) and Combat Service Support (CSS) personnel

4000

__ Civilians

1100

__ percent of USSOF

11

less than __ percent of the Navy’s forces

2

July of 1978

EOD official establishment

A need for ordnance disposal skills was recognized during WWII, because..

German and Japanese military operations left behind large quantities of dud-fired ordnance.

May 1941

Mine Disposal School

January 1942

Bomb Disposal School (founded by Draper Kauffman)

Where are all EOD member trained?

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Navy EOD is comprised of approximately __ officers and __ enlisted personnel.

425, 1200

EOD Platoon

Commander is typically an O-2 or O-3, personnel = 8 – 10 personnel, EOD unit of action

EOD Company

Commander is an O-3, personnel = 2 platoons with Company staff (1 EOD Officer, 1 EOD Senior Enlisted), 18-20 EOD technicians

EOD Mobile Unit

CO is an O-5: Command element for EOD companies/platoons, typically has 10-12 EOD platoons and necessary support personnel

EOD Group

Commanding Officer (CO) is an O-6