As the Marine Corps looks to the future with its concept of expeditionary maneuver warfare (EMW), shallow-water mines remain a 'show- stopper' to the Corps' forcible entry requirement. With limited Naval assets available, MAGTF commanders are still dependent on Marine ground reconnaissance assets for amphibious reconnaissance of potential beach landing sites -- to include the detection of shallow-water mines. However, while the shallow-water mine threat has grown exponentially in number and complexity since World War II, the Marine Corps' mine countermeasure (MCM) capability has not. In fact, reconnaissance Marines are no longer trained or equipped to detect, mark, or clear shallow water mines. At a minimum, this requires training in shallow- water mine detection, to include hand-held sonar, and specialized nonmagnetic dive equipment. This would allow Marines to conduct amphibious reconnaissance in potentially mined areas, determine if a mine threat exists, and look for gaps in the enemy's shallow-water defenses. Time and resources permitting, advanced MCM training could be added to give reconnaissance Marines a limited capability to detonate and clear shallow-water mines and other obstacles. Marine Corps ground reconnaissance assets must develop a shallow-water mine countermeasure capability to support the forcible entry requirement of expeditionary maneuver warfare.
Shallow-Water Mine Countermeasure Capability for USMC Ground Reconnaissance Assets
2004
11 pages
Report
No indication
English
Military Intelligence , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Optical Detection , Underwater Ordnance , Amphibious operations , Marine corps personnel , Mine countermeasures , Military capabilities , Shallow water , Mine detection , Reconnaissance , Surf , Marine corps operations , Underwater mines , Diver equipment , Marine corps training , Beaches , Site investigations , Site selection , Scuba divers , Skills , Threats , Amphibious reconnaissance , Beach landing sites , Emw(Expeditionary maneuver warfare) , Forcible entry capability , Ground reconnaissance , Beach landings , Surf zone , Demolitions training , Reconnaissance marines , Hand held sonar
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