NSW Quizlet

NSW Motto

The Only Easy Day was Yesterday

NSW Warfare Device

Trident

NSW Origins

WW2 as NCDU and UDTs

Who created Naval Combat Demolition Units?

LCDR Draper L. Kauffman: "Father of naval combat demolition"

Naval Combat Demolition Units (NCDUs)

Created by LCDR Draper Kauffman

Train personnel specifically for European operations WW2

Six man teams

From Seabees

First NCDU Operation

Operation Overlord

Underwater Demolition Teams

November 1943

SEAL Teams

President John F. Kennedy establishes SEAL Teams ONE and TWO in 1962

Personnel from UDT

First tested in Vietnam War

Who commands NAVSPECWARCOM

2-star admiral from Coronado, CA

Supe's husband

Under USSOCOM

NAVSPECWARCOM Mission

Man, train, equip, deploy, and sustain NSW forces for operations

NSW Group Organization

West Coast: Odd

East Coast: Even

Seal Group 1

Commands ODD SEAL teams

Coronado, CA

Seal Group 2

Commands EVEN SEAL teams

Little Creek, VA

Seal Group 3

Undersea operations

Pearl Harbor, HI

Seal Group 4

Organization for personnel

Little Creek, VA

Seal Group 10

Intel, Recon, Surveillance, Mission preparation

Little Creek, VA

Seal Group 11

Reserves

Organization of SEAL TEAMS

Three troops with two platoons each

Command and control element

Mobile support element

First leadership assignment for SEAL officers

Squad Leader (LTJG/LT)

Platoon Commander (LT)

Troop Commander (LCDR) of three SEAL platoons

Members in 1 SEAL Team

200

SWCC

Specially trained enlisted personnel who operate combat craft

Direct Action

Short duration strikes taken to seize, destroy, capture, or recover in denied areas

NEPTUNE SPEAR (bin laden raid)

Special Reconnaissance

Acquiring information concerning capabilities, intentions, and activities of an enemy

Counterinsurgency

COIN: those military, paramilitary, political, economic, psychological, and civic actions taken by a government to defeat an insurgency.

Counterterrorism

Prevention, deterrence, and response to terrorism

Security Force Assistance

DoD Activities that contribute to unified action by the US Government to support the development of the capacity and capability of foreign security forces and their supporting institutions.

Foreign Internal Defense

NSW offers training to foreign governments and their militaries to enable the foreign government to provide for its country's national security.

Secondary: Information Operations

NSW does not conduct IO as a primary core activity but coordinates with naval forces.

Secondary: Unconventional Warfare

Operations conducted through surrogate forces that are organized, trained, equipped, supported, and directed by external forces.

Secondary: Preparation of the Environment

PE Is a term for actions to alter or shape the operational environment to create conditions favorable to the success of military operations.

Limitation: Conservation of Forces

SEAL & SWCC operators require extensive investment in selection, training, and equipment; provide unique capabilities, and are relatively few in number.

Limitation: Sustained Engagement

Small size constrains effectiveness as a static defense force.

Limitation: Timing

Preparation and rehearsal time varies with each situation. Some operations require assembly to a significant support package.

Limitation: Support

Support considerations include transit to target area, air support, fire support, medical support, quick reaction force, and target security.

EOD Mission

To protect personnel and property

EOD renders these safe:

Ground Ordinance

Air Ordinance

IEDs

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Underwater Ordinance

Mobility (MOB)/Combat Expeditionary Support(CES)

Standard mission area for Navy EOD platoons.

Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures (exMCM)

EOD personnel (underwater), surface ships (surface MCM), aviation units (air MCM)

Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support

EOD technicians lend their expertise to SOF units to ensure they achieve mission success.

Expeditionary Diving and Salvage

All Navy EOD technicians are trained in open-circuit SCUBA and MK-16 breather than allows EOD Technicians to operate 300 feet below surface.

Weapons Exploitation

Combined explosives eXploitation Cell (CEXC) PLTs conduct weapons technical exploitation operations of recovered IEDs, ordnance, and other captured enemy materials.

US Secret Service Support

EOD Technicians regularly perform USSS support in order to mitigate and eliminate explosive hazards, which allows for travel all over the planet.

Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD)

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

How many people make up Navy EOD?

425 officers, 1200 enlisted

What is the EOD insignia often referred to as?

The crab

Symbolic of achievements for EOD.

Wreath

Copied from WW2 bomb disposal badge, representing historic and major objective of EOD attack

bomb

Symbolize the potential destructive power of the bomb

Lightning bolts

Represents EOD mission: to protect personnel and property

Shield

What color are ALL enlisted EOD insignia?

Silver

What denotes a Senior EOD Technician?

A star on the bomb

What denotes a Master EOD Technician?

A star above the bomb

EOD Command Structure

EOD Group

EOD Mobile Unit

EOD Company

EOD Platoon

COMEOGRU ONE

West Coast (Point Loma, CA)

COMEODGRU TWO

East Coast (Little Creek, VA)

EODTEU-1

West Coast (Point Loma, CA)

EODTEU-2

East Cost (Ft. Story, VA)

EODMU-1

West Coast (Point Loma, CA)

EODMU-2

East Coast (Little Creek, VA)

EODMU-3

West Coast (Coronado, CA)

EODMU-6

East Coast (Little Creek, VA)

EODMU-5

West Coast (Guam)

EODMU-8

East Coast (Rota, Spain)

EODMU-11

West Coast (Imperial Beach, CA)

EODMU-12

East Coast (Little Creek, VA)

MDSU-1

West Coast (Pearl Harbor, HI)

MDSU-2

East Coast (Little Creek, VA)

EODESU-1

West Coast (Coronado, CA)

EODESU-2

East Coast (Little Creek, VA)

EOD Shore Detachments

Geographically located to support selected Navy regional commanders. Eliminate hazards from aviation, surface, ground, and improvised ordnance, and provide diving/demolition services to eliminate hazards from subsurface and mine ordnance.

What drove the need for ordnance disposal skills and EOD creation?

Large amounts of left behind ordnance from Germany and Japan.

When was the EOD community officially organized?

July 1978 (Special Operations Community)