NSW and EOD

Core tasks

Direct action, special reconnaissance, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, security force assistance, foreign internal defense

Secondary core tasks

Information operations, unconventional warfare, preparation of the environment

Limitations

Conservation of forces, sustained engagement, timing, support

Commander of NAVSPECWARCOM

Two star admiral in Coronado

Mission of NAVSPECWARCOM

To man, train, equip, deploy, and sustain NSW forces for operations and activities abroad

How many NSW groups are there

6

NSWG 1

Commands 8 active duty SEAL teams, based in Coronado, teams 1, 3, 5, 7

NSWG 2

Commands 8 active duty SEAL teams, based in Little Creek, teams 2, 4, 8, 10

NSWG 8

Based in Little Creek, undersea special ops, SDVT-1, SDVT-2, TRADET-3, LOGSU-3, special recon

NSWG 4

Based in Little Creek, organizes personnel, special boat teams 12, 20, 22

NSWG 11

Reserves

Team composition

3 troops, 2 platoons per troop. C2 element. Mobile support element

Squad leader

LTJG/LT

Platoon Commander

LT

Troop commander

LCDR

NSW in USSOF

11%

NSW in Navy

2%

The purpose of Navy EOD

To protect personnel and property

Types of EOD hazards

Ground ordinance, air ordinance, IEDs, weapons of mass destruction, underwater ordinance

Mobility MOB and Combat Expeditionary Support CES

Standard mission area

Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures ExMCM

Unmanned underwater vehicles and EOD technicians, additional options for Fleet CDRs. Diving, detecting, reandering safe, and disposal.

Special operations forces support SOF

Work with Navy and Army SF units, training in close quarters combat and advanced freefall parachuting.

Expeditionary diving and salvage

All EOD technicians are divers, open circuit SCUBA and Mk-16 Mod 1 to operate 300 ft below the surface. Serve at mobile diving and salvage units with Navy Divers

Weapons exploitation

Combined explosives exploitation cell (CEXC) platoons exploit recovered ordinance and other materials.

US Secret Service Support

Mitigate explosive hazards for travel

LCDR Draper Kauffman

The father of naval combat demolition, June 1943 established the NCDU school in Fort Pierre FL

Original NCDUs

6 man teams of volunteer Seabees

Creation of NCDUs

Deploy to England as part of operation OVERLORD, the invasion of Normandy. Destroy barriers and underwater obstacles. 52% casualty rate

Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs)

Founded in November 1943 in response to Tarawa. Hydrographic recon and underwater demolition. UDT 1 and 2 established, trained in Maui

SEAL teams 1 and 2

Established by JFK in 1962 with personnel from UDTs, used in Vietnam

EOD creation

Recognized officially in July 1978. Mine disposal school founded in May 1941. Bomb disposal school founded in January 1942 by LT Kauffman

EOD badge

Wreath: achievement

Bomb: WWII bomb disposal, 3 fins for nuclear, chemical, and conventional

Lightning bolts: destructive power and courage

Shield: protect personnel and property

Type commander for EOD

Commander, naval expeditionary combat command

EOD Group

CO O-6

EOD Mobile Unit

CO O-5, 10-12 platoons

EOD Company

CO O-3, 2 platoons

EOD Platoon

CO O-2 or O-3, 8-10 technicians

Purpose of EOD shore detachments

Support Navy regional commanders. 1 officer 4-5 technicians. Eliminate hazards