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MEMBERS
100 U.S. Marine Corps
4 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
101 Weapons and Vehicles
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111 Aircraft
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SEA SERVICES DIRECTORY 114 Tiltrotor
7 Sea Services Directory 115 Helicopters
117 Unmanned Aerial Systems
U.S. NAVY
120 Aviation Organization
13 U.S. Navy
121 C4ISR Systems
14 Navy Ships
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29 Surface Craft MARITIME
33 Submersibles ADMINISTRATION
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47 Changes in Ships’ Status
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Creating Critical Teamwork

B Y A L A N K A P L A N , N AV Y L E A G U E N AT I O N A L P R E S I D E N T

With the passing of Presi­ that are focused on competition,

focused on building teams that can
dent George H.W. Bush, a
go out there and compete and win,”
former Navy pilot and war Adm. Richardson said during a 2018
speech at a public policy event.
hero who survived being
Winning teams of peers and
shot down and avoided allies are the key to overcoming
these international challenges and
capture in bombing raids
strengthening our sea services so
on Chichijima, Japan, I’ve their dominance ensures our peace.
And we at the Navy League are a
spent time during the last
part of that team.
month reflecting on the It is through our service that
the American public is aware that
state of our sea service
the United States is a maritime
challenges then versus now. nation. Our work on Capitol Hill,
through letter-writing campaigns, our “Maritime Policy
President Bush oversaw what truly was the end of a Statement,” and by knocking on doors of our represen-
long, arduous era for the United States — the tense com- tatives in Washington and around the country, ensures
petition of the Cold War. The period saw the United States that the needs of our sea services are met. We create
rise to do some of its greatest work, excelling in the space important ties through our work at industry events,
race and putting man on the moon. But it also saw many from our own Sea-Air-Space to establishing U.S. pavil-
moments that tried our still young nation, with the peak ions at maritime exhibitions around the world.
fervor occurring during the Cuban missile crisis. We offer essential education to the community
President Bush was a strong international diplomat through this magazine and other communication chan-
and during his one term in office he oversaw many high- nels. And when we raise funds here at our national
profile moments that are playing out once again on the headquarters, it is to ensure our sea services have the tal-
global stage. With the first Gulf War, there was a sound ent they need for the future, through our scholarships and
and swift victory. And we saw the end of tension dating support of youth programs like the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets.
back to the 1940s with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Our Navy League is a critical member of our sea ser-
However, history has a habit of repeating itself. The vices’ team, and it’s apparent through our reputation
early 2000s saw a new Middle East uprising with his son, among their leaders that we are a winning team. We
George W. Bush, as president. And now, after decades must continue this work for our cause. To be effective,
of enjoying uncontested global dominance, the United this means working together as one team to ensure our
States and our armed forces are once again surveying a organization is agile and streamlined — by strengthen-
world where there is “great power competition,” as Chief ing our teamwork with each other, we are enabling our
of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has coined it. sea services to take up that “great power competition”
Our access to resources, sea lanes and more assets than and win.
our competition is no longer a given. We must once again
fight to maintain our dominance in the face of a rising One Team — Mission Focused
China and a persistent Russia.
“As we move into this great power competition, as we
build a more lethal Navy, as we build more ships, more
advanced technology, talented Sailors — none of those
by themselves are sufficient to respond to today’s com-
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WEBSITE: www.logcom.marines.mil
II Marine Expeditionary Force U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area
Commanding General, II MEF U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve Commander, Atlantic Area
PSC Box 20080 U.S. Marine Forces North U.S. Coast Guard
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542-0080 Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Federal Building
TEL: 910-451-7200 Reserve/Marine Forces North 431 Crawford St.
WEBSITE: www.iimef.marines.mil 2000 Opelousas Ave. Portsmouth, VA 23704
New Orleans, LA 70146 TEL: 757-398-6287
III Marine Expeditionary Force TEL: 504-697-8184 WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/lantarea
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Japan WEBSITE: www.marforres.marines.mil
Commanding General, III MEF U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
Okinawa, Japan U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command Commander, Pacific Area
TEL: 011-81-090-6861-4350 Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps 1800 Dennison St.
WEBSITE: www.iiimef.marines.mil Recruiting Command Alameda, CA 94501
3280 Russell Road, 2nd Floor TEL: 510-816-1700
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Quantico, VA 22134-5001 WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/pacarea
Europe and Africa TEL: 703-784-9454
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces WEBSITE: www.mcrc.marines.mil U.S. Coast Guard 1st District
Europe/Africa Commander, 1st Coast Guard District
Unit 30401 U.S. Marine Corps 408 Atlantic Ave.
APO AE 09046 Installations Command Boston, MA 02110
Stuttgart, Germany Commander, U.S. Marine Corps TEL: 617-223-8515
TEL: 001-49-703-115-3398 Installations Command WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/d1
WEBSITE: www.marforeur.marines.mil/ MCI-East, MCI-West, MCI-Pacific
Headquarters, Marine Corps (MCICOM) U.S. Coast Guard 5th District
U.S. Marine Corps Combat 3000 Marine Corps Pentagon Commander, 5th Coast Guard District
Development Command Room 2E204 431 Crawford St.
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Washington, D.C. 20350-3000 Portsmouth, VA 23704
Combat Development Command TEL: 703-695-6824 TEL: 757-398-6272
3300 Russell Road WEBSITES: www.mcicom.marines.mil WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/d5
Quantico, VA 22134-5001 www.mcieast.marines.mil
TEL: 703-784-6281 www.mciwest.marines.mil U.S. Coast Guard 7th District
WEBSITE: www.mccdc.marines.mil Commander, 7th Coast Guard District
Marine Corps University Brickell Plaza Federal Building
U.S. Marine Corps Forces President, Marine Corps University 909 SE 1st Ave.
Special Operations Command 2076 South St. Miami, FL 33131-3050
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Quantico, VA 22134-5068 TEL: 305-415-6683
Special Operations Command TEL: 703-784-6837 WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/d7
PSC Box 20116 WEBSITE: www.usmcu.edu
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542-0080 U.S. Coast Guard 8th District
TEL: 910-440-0772 Commander, 8th Coast Guard District
WEBSITE: www.marsoc.marines.mil DEPARTMENT OF Hale Boggs Federal Building
500 Poydras St., Suite 1324
U.S. Marine Corps Training
HOMELAND SECURITY New Orleans, LA 70130
and Education Command TEL: 504-671-2020
Department of Homeland Security WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/d8
Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Nebraska Avenue Center NW
Training and Education Command Washington, D.C. 20528
1019 Elliot Road U.S. Coast Guard 9th District
TEL: 202-282-8000
Quantico, VA 22134 Commander, 9th Coast Guard District
WEBSITE: www.dhs.gov
TEL: 703-432-8420 1240 E. Ninth St., Room 2133
WEBSITE: www.tecom.marines.mil Cleveland, OH 44199
TEL: 216-902-6020
U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command U.S. COAST GUARD WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/d9
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Systems
Command Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard 11th District
2200 Lester St. 2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE Commander, 11th Coast Guard District
Quantico, VA 22134-6050 Washington, D.C. 20032 Coast Guard Island, Bldg. 50
TEL: 703-432-3966 TEL: 202-372-4411 Alameda, CA 94510
WEBSITE: www.marcorsyscom.marines.mil WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil TEL: 510-437-5371
WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/d11

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SEA SERVICES DIRECTORY

U.S. Coast Guard 13th District National Aeronautics and House Committees Relevant
Commander, 13th Coast Guard District Space Administration to the Sea Services
915 Second Ave. #2664 300 E St. SW
Seattle, WA 98174 Washington, D.C. 20024 Appropriations Committee
TEL: 800-982-8813 TEL: 202-358-0000 WEBSITE: http://appropriations.house.gov
WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/d13 WEBSITE: www.nasa.gov
Armed Services Committee
U.S. Coast Guard 14th District National Transportation Safety Board WEBSITE: http://armedservices.house.gov
Commander, 14th Coast Guard District 490 L’Enfant Plaza SW
300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 9-204 Washington, D.C. 20594 Budget Committee
Honolulu, HI 96850-4982 TEL: 202-314-6000 WEBSITE: http://budget.house.gov
TEL: 800-818-8724 WEBSITE: www.ntsb.gov
WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/d14 Energy and Commerce Committee
U.S. Department of Defense WEBSITE: http://energycommerce.house.gov
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Military Health System
Commander, 17th Coast Guard District TRICARE Management Activity Financial Services Committee
P.O. Box 25517 7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite 5101 WEBSITE: http://financialservices.house.gov
Juneau, AK 99802-5517 Falls Church, VA 22042-5101
TEL: 907-463-2065 TEL: (North) 877-874-2273 Foreign Affairs Committee
WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/d17 (South) 800-444-5445 WEBSITE: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov
(West) 888-874-9378
U.S. Coast Guard Academy WEBSITE: www.tricare.mil Homeland Security Committee
31 Mohegan Ave. WEBSITE: http://homeland.house.gov
New London, CT 06320
TEL: 860-444-8270
WEBSITE: www.cga.edu
U.S. CONGRESS Natural Resources
WEBSITE: http://naturalresources.house.gov
Senate Committees Relevant
to the Sea Services Oversight and Government Reform
DEPARTMENT OF WEBSITE: http://oversight.house.gov
TRANSPORTATION Appropriations Committee
WEBSITE: www.appropriations.senate.gov Science, Space and
Department of Transportation Technology Committee
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Armed Services Committee WEBSITE: http://science.house.gov
Washington, D.C. 20590 WEBSITE: www.armed-services.senate.gov
TEL: 855-368-4200 Transportation and
WEBSITE: www.dot.gov Budget Committee Infrastructure Committee
WEBSITE: www.budget.senate.gov WEBSITE: http://transportation.house.gov

MILITARY AND Commerce, Science and Veterans’ Affairs Committee

MARITIME AGENCIES Transportation Committee WEBSITE: http://veterans.house.gov
WEBSITE: www.commerce.senate.gov
Permanent Select
Maritime Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
Environment and Public Works Intelligence Committee
WEBSITE: www.epw.senate.gov WEBSITE: http://intelligence.house.gov
Washington, D.C. 20590
TEL: 202-366-5807
WEBSITE: www.marad.dot.gov Finance Committee
WEBSITE: www.finance.senate.gov
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
300 Steamboat Road Foreign Relations Committee
Kings Point, NY 11024 WEBSITE: www.foreign.senate.gov
TEL: 516-726-5800
WEBSITE: www.usmma.edu Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Committee
Federal Maritime Commission WEBSITE: www.hsgac.senate.gov
800 N. Capitol St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20573 Veterans’ Affairs Committee
TEL: 202-523-5911 WEBSITE: www.veterans.senate.gov
WEBSITE: www.fmc.gov
Select Intelligence Committee
National Oceanic and WEBSITE: www.intelligence.senate.gov
Atmospheric Administration
1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 5128
Washington, D.C. 20230
TEL: 202-482-6090
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As 2019 begins, the U.S. Navy is maintaining its
familiar posture of ships and aircraft deployed and
engaged around the world. The Navy has rebal-
anced its fleet with more emphasis toward the
Asia-Pacific region, while maintaining significant
forces in the Middle East. But the service also has
increased its presence in the Mediterranean, Baltic U.S. NAVY

and Black Seas, and the North Atlantic, and has

ventured a carrier strike group north of the Arctic The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and the fleet
replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn conduct an underway replenish-
Circle for the first time in two decades. In 2018, ment in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 5, 2018.

the Navy also implemented the defense secre-

Also as of Dec. 11, 71 ships were deployed overseas, of which
tary’s Dynamic Force Employment, which ended 42 were underway. Additionally, 29 ships were underway for
local operations or training.
regular, predictable carrier strike group deploy- During 2018, the Navy commissioned two Virginia-class
ments in lieu of more unpredictable ones. attack submarines, two Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile
destroyers (DDGs) and three littoral combat ships (LCSs).
Military Sealift Command placed into service one expedition-
Richard V. Spencer leads the Department of the Navy as the ary fast transport ship and its second expeditionary mobile
76th secretary of the Navy. Aided by budget relief from Congress, base ship. The second Zumwalt-class DDG was delivered.
the service continued to recover from readiness and maintenance Construction began on the first Flight III of the Arleigh Burke-
shortfalls in ships and aircraft while also modernizing the fleet. class DDG, the first of a new class of fleet oilers and a new class
Adm. John M. Richardson, in his final year as chief of naval of utility landing craft. The LCAC (Landing Craft, Air Cushion)
operations, sees the design for maintaining maritime security as 100 prototype was being tested in 2018. The service plans to
protecting the nation from attack, operating from the deep ocean select a new frigate design in 2019.
to the littorals and from the sea floor to space, and deterring During the year, USS Olympia fired a Harpoon cruise mis-
aggression and enabling peaceful resolution to conflict. sile, marking a return of this capability to the attack submarine
The Navy’s numbered fleets were increased to seven with the force. The Naval Strike Missile was selected to arm the LCS and
Aug. 24 establishment of the U.S 2nd Fleet to operate in the North the future frigate.
Atlantic in response to increased Russian naval activity. The U.S. In naval aviation, 2018 featured the transition of the Navy’s
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 10th Fleets provide the maritime first operational F-35C squadron, Strike Fighter Squadron 147. The
components for U.S. joint and allied operations in areas of respon- Navy selected Boeing to build the MQ-25 carrier-based aerial refu-
sibility that span the globe. The ships, aircraft and personnel of eling unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The transition to the P-8A
these fleets are administered and supported by the major regional Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from the P-3C was three-fourths
and theater naval component commands. complete by the end of the year. Aerial refueling became a capabil-
As of Dec. 11, 2018, the Navy included 329,867 active-duty ity of the P-8A, as the capability was being added to the E-2D.
and 100,344 Ready Reserve personnel, and 274,300 civilians. The first operational deployment of the MQ-4C Triton UAV
The ship battle force included 287 ships and submarines. The was delayed by a mishap. Production began on the first CMV-
aviation forces included about 3,700 aircraft. The Navy is build- 22B Osprey carrier-onboard-delivery aircraft. The MQ-8C
ing toward a battle force of 355 ships, a level mandated by the version of the Fire Scout UAV completed its initial operational
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ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . E  volved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM), Rolling Airframe

BRIEFING: Aircraft carriers play a vital role in protecting U.S. Missile (RAM), Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)
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security interests overseas and establishing stability in the COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4,539 (ship’s company, air wing and flag staff)
world’s trouble spots. By law, the Navy maintains a force of 11 BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News
Shipbuilding
carriers. The all-nuclear carrier force now in service includes
the 10-ship Nimitz class and USS Gerald R. Ford, lead ship of Homeport
the CVN 21 next-generation carrier class. CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
Gerald R. Ford was commissioned on July 22, 2017. The CVN 79 John F. Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
ship is engaging in an extended series of trials before its CVN 80 Enterprise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
CVN 81 (unnamed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (long-lead materials ordered)
first deployment. Major goals of the Ford-class design are to
increase the sortie-generation rate and electrical generating
capacity. The ships are designed to maximize the striking
power of the embarked carrier air wing to generate a 25 percent
boost in the sortie rate over the Nimitz class. The Ford-class
configuration and electrical generating plant are designed to
accommodate any foreseeable requirements during its 50-year
service life.
The Ford-class design will reduce manpower, improve surviv-
ability, and increase life allowances for displacement and stability

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to allow for future improvements. Key features include a new
nuclear propulsion plant, electromagnetic catapults, advanced
arresting gear, and new integrated warfare and weapons/material- GERALD R. FORD GERALD R. FORD CLASS
handling systems.
The Ford class includes technologies and ship design ini-
tiatives that replace maintenance-intensive systems with Nimitz Class (CVN)
low-maintenance systems and are expected to reduce watch- DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . approx. 97,000 tons full load
standing and maintenance work for the crew. Ford is the first LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,092 feet
carrier designed with all-electric utilities that eliminate steam BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 feet
FLIGHT DECK WIDTH: . . . 252 feet
service lines within the ship, reduce maintenance requirements
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0+ knots
and improve corrosion control efforts. The new A1B reactor, POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 nuclear reactors, 4 geared steam turbines, 4 shafts,
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, Advanced Arresting 280,000 shaft horsepower (shp)
Gear and — on Ford only — Dual-Band Radar offer enhanced AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx. 60 (F-35C, F/A-18C/E/F, EA-18G, E-2D,
capability. A new Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar is being C-2A, MH-60R/S)
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . NATO Sea Sparrow launcher, Vulcan Phalanx CIWS
developed for John F. Kennedy and later ships in the class.
mounts; post-RCOH and CVN 76 configuration
The Navy plans to procure CVN 80 and CVN 81 under a two- includes re-architected Sea Sparrow launchers and
ship block buy. RAM launchers; CVNs 68, 69, 71, 75 and 77 armed
To achieve the full 50-year service life of the Nimitz class, with Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo system
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4,700 (ship’s company, air wing, and flag staff)
the ships undergo a midlife Refueling Complex Overhaul
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport News Shipbuilding
(RCOH). The overhaul, which generally lasts three to four years,
is the most comprehensive maintenance and modernization
period the ships will undergo. Both reactors are refueled and
most systems are upgraded and rebuilt. Abraham Lincoln com-
pleted RCOH in May 2017. George Washington followed in the
RCOH schedule in August, with completion expected in August
2021, followed by the John C. Stennis.
In April 2016, Carl Vinson became the first CVN to be mod-
ified with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) command center.
Carl Vinson and George H.W. Bush will be the first carriers to
operate the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refueling aircraft.

Gerald R. Ford Class (CVN)

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . approx. 100,000 long tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,092 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 feet
FLIGHT DECK WIDTH: . . . 256 feet
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SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0+ knots (34.5+ mph)

POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 nuclear reactors, 4 shafts
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75+ (F-35C, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, E-2D, C-2A,
MH-60R/S) ABRAHAM LINCOLN NIMITZ CLASS

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Homeport Homeport
CVN 68 Nimitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bremerton, Wash. SSBN 730 Henry M. Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.

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CVN 69 Dwight D. Eisenhower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. SSBN 731 Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
CVN 70 Carl Vinson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coronado, Calif. (future: Bremerton, Wash.) SSBN 732 Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga.
CVN 71 Theodore Roosevelt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coronado, Calif. SSBN 733 Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
CVN 72 Abraham Lincoln. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. (future: Coronado, Calif.) SSBN 734 Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga.
CVN 73 George Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport News, Va. SSBN 735 Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
CVN 74 John C. Stennis . . . . . . . . Bremerton, Wash. (future: Newport News, Va.) SSBN 736 West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga.
CVN 75 Harry S. Truman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. SSBN 737 Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
CVN 76 Ronald Reagan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan SSBN 738 Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga.
CVN 77 George H.W. Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. SSBN 739 Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
SSBN 740 Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga.
SSBN 741 Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
SSBN 742 Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga.
SUBMARINES SSBN 743 Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.

BALLISTIC-MISSILE SUBMARINES (SSBN)

BRIEFING: The Ohio-class SSBNs are the nation’s sole sea-
based strategic deterrent force. The last of 18 Ohio-class boats
was commissioned in September 1997. The first eight boats of
the class initially carried the UGM-96 Trident I C4 missile. In
March 1990, the ninth boat of the class, Tennessee, was the first
to deploy with the advanced UGM-133A Trident II D5 missile;
all later boats were built to carry the D5. Beginning in 2003, the
first four C4 boats were converted to guided-missile submarines
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(SSGNs), while the other four were retrofitted for D5 missiles.

The Ohio-class design allowed the submarines to operate
for 15 or more years between major overhauls. On average, the RHODE ISLAND OHIO CLASS SSBN
submarines spend 77 days at sea followed by 35 days in port
for maintenance. Each SSBN has two crews, Blue and Gold,
which alternate manning the submarines on patrol. This maxi- GUIDED-MISSILE SUBMARINES (SSGN)
mizes strategic availability; reduces the number of submarines BRIEFING: The first four Ohio-class submarines were converted
required to meet strategic requirements; and allows for proper in the mid-2000s to cruise missile-carrying SSGNs intended
crew training, readiness and morale. Normally, five SSBNs are at to carry out strike warfare and special operations. Most of the
sea at any given time. former Trident missile tubes now are fitted with Multiple All-
The Ohio-class SSBNs will begin deactivation in 2027, Up-Round Canisters (MACs), each of which can accommodate
when the new Columbia class begins to enter service. General seven Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles for a total of up
Dynamics Electric Boat was awarded a $5.1 billion contract in to 154 missiles. The MACs can be removed and replaced with
September 2017 to complete the design of the lead boat, SSBN stowage canisters to accommodate equipment for 66 Special
826. Including Columbia, hull numbers SSBN 826 through 837 Operations Forces (SOF) members who can embark aboard each
have been reserved for the new class, which previously was SSGN. The missile tubes also provide additional capability to host
known as the Ohio-class Replacement Program. future payloads, such as new types of missiles and other weap-
The new design will feature a new reactor with a core ons, UAVs and unmanned underwater vehicles.
designed to last the life of the boat. The Columbia class also will To help facilitate SOF operations, the two forward-most
feature an X-stern with a water-jet propulsor, electric drive, missile tubes were converted to lock-in/lock-out chambers
sail planes, a six-mast sail and a large-aperture bow sonar. that double as docking stations for Dry-Deck Shelters (DDSs).
The Columbia subs will retain the Trident D5LE missile system. The SSGNs can carry two DDSs or two future Dry Combat
Construction is planned to begin in 2021, with strategic certi- Submersibles, or one of each.
fication expected in 2026, the first patrol in 2031 and complete SSGNs also are equipped with the Common Submarine Radio
replacement of the Ohio class by 2039. Room, two High-Data-Rate Antennas and the Battle Management
Center, improving the ships’ command-and-control capabilities.
Ohio Class (SSBN) Following conversion, Ohio returned to service Feb. 7, 2006,
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 18,750 tons submerged and deployed in October 2007. Florida was redelivered in April
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560 feet 2006. Michigan and Georgia returned to service in 2007 and 2008,
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 feet respectively. Each SSGN has Blue and Gold crews that typically
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20+ knots submerged
swap out while the submarine is deployed for year-long periods.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 nuclear reactor, 1 shaft
SSBN ARMAMENT: . . . . . . 24 tubes for Trident missiles; 4 torpedo tubes for
Florida became the first of its class to participate in combat
Mk48 torpedoes operations when it launched more than 90 Tomahawk missiles
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 15 officers, 140 enlisted against targets in Libya during Operation Odyssey Dawn in
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Electric Boat March 2011.

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Ohio Class (SSGN) The introduction in 2004 of the Virginia class provided the
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DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 18,750 tons submerged fleet with advanced stealth submarines with improved ability to
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560 feet gain access and remain undetected. These boats possess increased
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 feet capabilities for perform intelligence collection, surveillance, and
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25+ knots submerged
reconnaissance and communications, as well as launch strike
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 nuclear reactor, 1 shaft
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, 2 lock-in/lock-
attacks. Virginia-class submarines are configured to carry a DDS.
out chambers for DDS; four torpedo tubes for Mk48 They also incorporate significant habitability upgrades to eliminate
torpedoes “hot bunking” by having a one-for-one bunk-to-Sailor ratio.
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 15 officers, 144 enlisted and up to 66 SOF members The Virginia boats have non-hull-penetrating Photonics
CONVERSION TEAM: . . . . O verhaul: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Norfolk
masts instead of traditional periscopes. With the arrangement of
Naval Shipyard
CONVERSION: . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Electric Boat the control room and location of the sail no longer determined by
the boat’s optical system, designers moved the sail forward for
Homeport improved hydrodynamics and positioned the command-and-
SSGN 726 Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
control room further aft and down one deck, making it larger and
SSGN 727 Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
SSGN 728 Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga.
more utilitarian. The boat’s wide-aperture array sonar is opti-
SSGN 729 Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga. mized for littoral and blue-water operations, having improved
mine-detection and avoidance capabilities and a higher search
speed than previous classes. Virginia boats also have a fly-by-wire
ship-control system for precise handling and improved depth
control while operating in shallower waters.
A contract for the first four Block I Virginia-class subma-
rines was awarded in 1998 under a teaming arrangement with
General Dynamics Electric Boat as the prime contractor and
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, as
the principal subcontractor. The two shipyards share equally in
building each submarine, with each yard responsible for specific
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hull sections. Final assembly and delivery alternates between

Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News
FLORIDA OHIO CLASS SSGN Shipbuilding (the former Northrop Grumman yard). The lead
boat, Virginia, was commissioned on Oct. 23, 2004, and began
its first mission in September 2005.
ATTACK SUBMARINES (SSN) A second contract for construction of six Block II subma-
BRIEFING: Submarines of the Los Angeles class began entering rines was finalized in January 2004. The first of these boats,
service in 1976, but a number of the earlier boats have been New Hampshire, was commissioned in 2008. Minnesota, the
with­drawn. The last submarine in the class, Cheyenne, was com- last Block II boat, was commissioned in 2013.
missioned in September 1996. Boats of the Improved Los Angeles In 2009, the Navy awarded a contract for eight Block III
class, beginning with San Juan, are quieter and originally fea- Virginia-class submarines. The Block III features a revised bow
tured improved combat systems. However, the submarine force’s with the sonar sphere replaced by a large-aperture bow array
transition to common, open-architecture and commercial, off- and the 12 Vertical Launching System (VLS) tubes replaced by
the-shelf (COTS) Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical Systems two large-diameter MAC launch tubes similar to those installed
provides all classes with the same baseline systems that can be in the SSGNs. The Block III contract raised the procurement rate
easily upgraded with improved hardware and software. to two boats per year starting in fiscal 2011. Construction of SSN
Three Los Angeles-class boats were inactivated in 2016. La 784, the first Block III boat, began in fiscal 2009. The boat, North
Jolla is being converted to a moored training ship; San Francisco Dakota, was commissioned on Oct. 25, 2014.
followed in 2017. The Navy plans to inactivate eight more Los Multiyear procurement of Block IV began with the May 1,
Angeles-class boats through 2019. Dallas began its inactivation 2014, start of construction on Vermont, SSN 792, the first of
availability on June 15, 2017, and was stricken and decommissioned 10 Block IV boats. Block IV features improvements in life-cycle
on April 4, 2018. Buffalo inactivated on Sept. 30, 2018. Jacksonville sustainment to reduce the number of major maintenance peri-
followed on May 1, 2018, and Bremerton on July 9, 2018. ods and increase the number of major deployments by one over
The three-boat Seawolf class supports multiple warfare the life of the submarine.
missions, including strike, mine, anti-submarine, anti-ship and Block V is planned to feature the Virginia Payload Module
littoral special operations. The third boat of the class, Jimmy (VPM), a hull section with four payload tubes for cruise missiles
Carter, commissioned on Feb. 19, 2005, is 100 feet longer to and other payloads. The Navy plans to install the VPM on all
incorporate a multimission section aft of the sail. The enhanced Virginia production beginning in 2019.
payload allows Jimmy Carter to conduct special missions along The SSN(X), if the Navy proceeds with a new class, will follow
with research and development efforts that aid in the advance- production of 48 Virginia-class SSNs, the last of which is sched-
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SSN 796 New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (authorized for construction)

alternatives in 2024 and expects to begin construction of the first SSN 797 Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under contract)

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SSN(X) in 2034. Affordability will be a key focus of the design, SSN 798 Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under contract)
leveraging the technology existing at the time. The Navy expects SSN 799 Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under contract)
SSN 800 Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under contract)
the SSN(X) to make extensive use of off-board sensors.
SSN 801 Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under contract)

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DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . approx. 7,800 tons submerged; 10,200 tons for Seawolf Class
Block V with VPM DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 9,138 tons submerged (12,158 for Jimmy Carter)
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 feet; 460 feet for Block V with VPM LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 feet (453 feet for Jimmy Carter)
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 feet BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25+ knots submerged SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25+ knots submerged
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 nuclear reactor, 1 shaft POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 nuclear reactor, 1 shaft
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSN 774-784: 12 VLS tubes for Tomahawk cruise ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 torpedo tubes to launch Mk48 torpedoes and
missiles; 4 21-inch torpedo tubes for Mk48 torpedoes Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles
and Harpoon missiles. SSN 784 and subsequent: COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 14 officers, 126 enlisted
2 payload tubes in lieu of 12 VLS tubes BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Electric Boat
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 15 officers, 117 enlisted
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Electric Boat, Huntington Ingalls Homeport
Industries Newport News Shipbuilding SSN 21 Seawolf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bremerton, Wash.
SSN 22 Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bremerton, Wash.
Homeport SSN 23 Jimmy Carter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
Block I
SSN 774 Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.
SSN 775 Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
SSN 776 Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
SSN 777 North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Block II
SSN 778 New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.
SSN 779 New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.
SSN 780 Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
SSN 781 California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.
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SSN 782 Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

SSN 783 Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.

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SSN 784 North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.
SSN 785 John Warner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
SSN 786 Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.
SSN 787 Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. Los Angeles Class
SSN 788 Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn. DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 6 ,900 tons submerged
SSN 789 Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn. LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 feet
SSN 790 South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn. BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 feet
SSN 791 Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25+ knots submerged
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 nuclear reactor, 2 geared turbines, 1 shaft
Block IV ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 torpedo tubes to launch Mk48 torpedoes and
SSN 792 Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles, VLS
SSN 793 Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 16 officers, 127 enlisted
SSN 794 Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSNs 717, 721-723, 750, 753, 756, 758, 759, 764-767,
SSN 795 Hyman G. Rickover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) 769, 770, 772, 773, 775, 777, 779, 781, Northrop
Grumman Shipbuilding/Huntington Ingalls Industries
Newport News Shipbuilding; SSNs 719, 720, 724, 725,
751, 752, 754, 757, 760-763, 768, 771, 774, 776, 778,
780, 782, General Dynamics Electric Boat

Homeport
SSN 717 Olympia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
SSN 719 Providence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.
SSN 720 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.
SSN 721 Chicago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
SSN 722 Key West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam
SSN 723 Oklahoma City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam
SSN 724 Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
SSN 725 Helena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
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SSN 750 Newport News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.

SSN 751 San Juan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.
SSN 752 Pasadena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
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SSN 753 Albany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.

SSN 754 Topeka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam the four selected for 2013 — Cowpens, Anzio, Vicksburg and Port
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SSN 756 Scranton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. Royal — and three for 2014 — Gettysburg, Chosin and Hue City.
SSN 757 Alexandria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, N.H. In the 2015 budget, Congress opposed the Navy’s proposal to take
SSN 758 Asheville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam
the 11 newest cruisers out of service, modernize them and retire
SSN 759 Jefferson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
SSN 760 Annapolis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
the 11 oldest cruisers as the modernized ships came back on line.
SSN 761 Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn. Congress did approve a plan to modernize two cruisers in 2015:
SSN 762 Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Cowpens and Gettysburg. Modernization of Vicksburg and Chosin
SSN 763 Santa Fe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii began in 2016, followed by Anzio and Cape St. George in 2017.
SSN 764 Boise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
Lake Erie, which had operated under the direction of the
SSN 765 Montpelier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
SSN 766 Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Missile Defense Agency to conduct ballistic missile testing, was
SSN 767 Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego transferred from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Diego in 2014 to
SSN 768 Hartford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn. undergo modernization. It was replaced in the BMD test role by
SSN 769 Toledo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G roton, Conn.
the destroyer John Paul Jones.
SSN 770 Tucson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
SSN 771 Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
SSN 772 Greeneville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Cruiser Modernization: The Cruiser Modernization (CG Mod)
SSN 773 Cheyenne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Program is intended to preserve mission relevancy of Aegis
cruisers in support of the Navy’s force structure well into the
21st century. The program introduces new mission and joint
warfighting capabilities to the class, employing a block-upgrade
strategy based on the Aegis combat system. The modernizations
form a cost-effective investment strategy to extend the service
life of the ships and reduce operating and maintenance costs.
The principal feature of the modernization is the installation
of Aegis Open Architecture (AOA) to upgrade the Aegis Weapon
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System, the ACB 08/ACB 12 (Advanced Capability Build) software

and associated displays and computing infrastructure. The new
OKLAHOMA CITY LOS ANGELES CLASS software replaces several baselines and provides improved tac-
tical performance and functionality. The AOA upgrade provides
the capacity for future combat system growth over the life of the
GUIDED-MISSILE CRUISERS class as well as mission expansion, such as BMD.
The Mk34 Mod 4 Gun Weapon System upgrade includes Mk45
GUIDED-MISSILE CRUISERS (CG) Mod 2 5-inch/62-caliber guns, associated Mk160 Mod 11 fire-
BRIEFING: The 22 Ticonderoga-class cruisers are multimission — control system and optical sights, and improved land-attack capa-
air warfare, undersea warfare, naval surface fire support and sur- bility. Upgraded command, control, communications, computers
face warfare — surface combatants capable of supporting carrier and intelligence (C4I) systems and improved force-protection
battle groups, amphibious forces or operating independently and capabilities also are installed as part of the modernization.
as flagships of surface action groups. These ships are equipped Layered defense is improved through installation of the
with Tomahawk cruise missiles, giving them long-range strike CIWS Block 1B, ESSM, Mk53 Mod 5 Decoy Launch System
warfare capability. The ships were designed with defensive capa- (Nulka) and the SPQ-9B radar to increase detection and
bility against high-performance aircraft and surface-, air- and engagement of surface and air threats. Modernized Baseline
submarine-launched missiles. Each ship’s Aegis combat system 3 and 4 cruisers rejoin the fleet equipped with the improved
enables it to control all friendly aircraft in its operating area and anti-submarine warfare capability with the installation of the
still have the capability for surveillance, detection, and tracking of SQQ-89A(V)15 upgrade and the Multifunction Towed Array.
enemy aircraft and missiles. The ships are essential components The upgrade program includes a significant hull, mechanical
in deployed carrier strike groups, acting as air warfare commander and electrical (HM&E) work package that features alterations
for the defense of the carrier. in weight and movement correction, hull and deckhouse struc-
CGs 65-73 have received Baseline 4 improvements that provide tural improvements, corrosion-control enhancements, hangar
additional combat systems upgrades. Five cruisers — Lake Erie, deck strengthening, distributive system enhancements and
Shiloh, Port Royal, Vella Gulf and Monterey — have been upgraded many quality-of-service upgrades. The modernization includes
with improved combat system processors to launch Standard new Integrated Ship Controls (ISC), or Smartship systems, and
Missile-3s (SM-3s) for the ballistic missile defense (BMD) mission. all-electric modifications on ships that have not yet received the
The class originally comprised 27 ships, but all five Baseline alterations. Those cruisers with ISC previously installed receive
1 cruisers, equipped with twin-arm missile launchers rather system upgrades developed since the original installation.
than VLS, were decommissioned in 2004-2005. The CG Mod program is upgrading all active cruisers.
In the 2013 budget request, the Navy announced a decision to Complete modernization is occurring in two primary phases.
retire seven cruisers as force reductions and thus avoid the cost of The first involves HM&E Centric Modernization availabilities
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phase is scheduled to be less than six months and takes place in BRIEFING: The Navy plans to field a Family of Surface
the ship’s homeport. The initial HM&E Centric Modernization Combatants, including a destroyer-size combatant, a small
availability for San Jacinto was completed in January 2007. combatant, and large and medium unmanned surface vessels,
The second phase — Full Up Combat Systems Modernization all linked with an integrated combat system. The destroyer-
— involves a fully integrated combat system package upgrade size Future Large Combatant would feature the DDG 51 Flight
along with any HM&E ship changes not previously completed. III combat system with a new hull. The ship would be able to
Bunker Hill was the first ship to undergo the full upgrade incorporate evolutionary upgrades over its life.
and rejoined the fleet in 2009. CGs already having received
the HM&E upgrades will have the integrated combat system
upgrades installed during an availability in their homeport. D E S T ROY E R S

Ticonderoga Class GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYERS (DDG)

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 9,600 tons full load BRIEFING: The Arleigh Burke-class DDGs employ an array of
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567 feet weapons and sensors integrated into a multimission warship,
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 feet including the Aegis combat weapons system, which integrates
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0+ knots
air, surface, anti-submarine warfare sensors and engagement
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MH-60R helicopters
systems. The class is further enhanced with a formidable
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . Tomahawk, Harpoon and Standard missiles; 2 land-attack capability. The Mk41 VLS is capable of firing SM-2
5-inch/54-caliber guns; 2 Phalanx CIWS; 6 Mk32 Block III/IV surface-to-air and Tomahawk land-attack mis-
torpedo tubes siles. Ballistic weapons include the Mk45 5-inch gun and the
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 24 officers, 340 enlisted
Mk15 CIWS self-defense system.
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CGs 52-57, 59, 62, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71-73, Ingalls
Shipbuilding; CGs 58, 60, 61, 63, 64, 67, 70, General A total of 62 Arleigh Burke destroyers (DDGs 51-112)
Dynamics Bath Iron Works constituted the initial planned buy for the class, but in mid-
2008 the Navy decided to restart production of the ships.
Homeport Construction continues, with the total yet to be determined.
CG 52 Bunker Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
CG 53 Mobile Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
Altogether, the ships represent the largest class of surface
CG 54 Antietam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan combatant built for the U.S. Navy since World War II.
CG 55 Leyte Gulf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. Three “flights,” or variants, of the class are in service: DDGs
CG 56 San Jacinto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. 51-71 represent the original Flight I design, DDGs 72-78 are Flight
CG 57 Lake Champlain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
II, and DDG 79-124 and 127 are built to the Flight IIA design. There
CG 58 Philippine Sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
CG 59 Princeton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego are no significant visual differences between the Flight I and II
CG 60 Normandy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. ships, but Flight IIA introduced a pair of helicopter hangars, adding
CG 61 Monterey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. the ability to carry and support two H-60 helicopters. The stern is
CG 62 Chancellorsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan
extended 5 feet to accommodate aviation facilities, which include
CG 63 Cowpens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
CG 64 Gettysburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
a Recover Assist Secure and Traverse system. Other additions to
CG 65 Chosin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego the Flight IIA ships include the Kingfisher mine-avoidance capa-
CG 66 Hue City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla. bility, blast-hardened bulkheads, distributed electrical system
CG 67 Shiloh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan and advanced networked systems. Six Flight IIA DDGs, 91-96,
CG 68 Anzio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
originally were intended to carry the WLD-1 Remote Minehunting
CG 69 Vicksburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
CG 70 Lake Erie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego System (RMS), but the system was canceled and the RMS hangar
CG 71 Cape St. George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego closed in or converted for other uses.
CG 72 Vella Gulf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. Flight III DDGs will feature the SPY-6 Air and Missile
CG 73 Port Royal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Defense Radar (AMDR) and upgraded electrical power and air
conditioning plants to accommodate the more powerful SPY-
6. The AMDR will replace SPY-1D radars as the primary Aegis
system sensor in these ships. Flight III incorporates a number
of changes, including more powerful electric and air condition-
ing plants, enhanced ACB and a wider stern. On June 27, 2017,
the Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a contract to
incorporate the Flight III baseline into the previously awarded
DDG 125, Jack H. Lucas. On Sept. 28, General Dynamics Bath Iron
Works received a similar contract to build DDG 126, Louis H.
Wilson, as a Flight III; the Navy at the same time ordered DDG
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contracts were awarded on Sept. 27, 2018: Huntington Ingalls
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Congress add an extra ship, while General Dynamics Bath Iron (LRLAPs) that reach up to 76 nautical miles, tripling fire-support
Works received an order for DDGs 130, 134, 136 and 138. coverage compared with the Mk45 5-inch gun. The Navy in
Eighteen DDGs have been or will be modified with SM-3s 2016 canceled further procurement of LRLAP projectiles on cost
capable of intercepting and destroying certain types of short- grounds; a less-expensive alternative will be sought. The ship’s
and mid-range ballistic missiles. More ships are expected to missile payload is housed in the Peripheral VLS, a new damage-
be selected for the upgrade. tolerant system that directs explosive damage outward, greatly
In 2014 and 2015 four East Coast DDGs, Carney, Ross, reducing the chance of a single-hit ship loss.
Donald Cook and Porter, were forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, The Zumwalts feature a wave-piercing tumblehome hull
to provide BMD in Europe. along with an integrated deckhouse and apertures designed to
Two DDGs — Fitzgerald and John S. McCain — were minimize signatures. The ship’s open-architecture Total Ship
severely damaged in collisions with merchant ships in the Computing Environment will use plug-and-play systems to
Western Pacific in summer 2017. Fitzgerald is being repaired provide adaptability and scalability to cost-effectively upgrade
by Ingalls Shipbuilding, while John S. McCain is being repaired and modernize the class throughout its service life. Open
in Yokosuka, Japan. architecture and spiral development will ensure compatibility
with future ships and simplify insertion of new technologies
Modernization: A DDG Modernization Plan has been developed to increase operational capabilities.
to backfit design and technology improvements into Flight I The ship’s sensors and combat system include the Integrated
and II DDGs to ensure a mission-relevant service life of at least Undersea Warfare System and the SPY-3 X-band Multifunction
35-plus years. The DDG modernization technologies were inte- Radar. DDG 1000 will be capable of conducting area air surveil-
grated during construction of DDGs 111 and 112, then retrofitted lance, including over land, throughout the cluttered sea-land
into Flight I and II ships during in-service overhaul periods. interface. The SPY-3 also will detect and support engagement of
DDG modernization reduces total ship class ownership the most advanced anti-ship cruise missile threats.
costs with HM&E technology upgrades that include a full DDG 1000 is fitted with an Integrated Power System, con-
integrated bridge, improved machinery and damage con- sisting of two main and two auxiliary turbine generator sets
trol, wireless communications, digital video surveillance, that produce and distribute power for all of the ship’s electrical
quality-of-life improvements and an advanced galley. COTS needs, from the motors to combat systems and “hotel” services.
computing equipment in an open-architecture environment Integrated power will generate and distribute sufficient power to
allows for more affordable future combat system upgrades. enable future employment of directed-energy weapons.
Fielding the HM&E systems began with two ships in fiscal The Navy had planned to build seven DDG 1000s, but in 2008
2010 and three ships in each successive year. The combat sys- reduced the size of the class to three ships in conjunction with a
tem upgrades began in fiscal 2012, with ships already installed decision to restart construction of Arleigh Burke-class destroy-
with the HM&E systems using the same fielding profile. ers. DDG 1000 construction was planned to alternate between
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Bath
Zumwalt Class: The Zumwalt-class DDG 1000, formerly DD(X), Iron Works, but the acquisition strategy was changed in 2008 to
is a multimission destroyer built to an entirely new design, build all three ships at Bath Iron Works.
tailored for sustained operations in littoral and land-attack Fabrication of Zumwalt began on Feb. 11, 2009. The ship was
missions. The ships will complement but not replace the Arleigh launched on Oct. 28, 2013, and commissioned on Oct. 15, 2016.
Burke class. DDG 1000 will provide independent forward pres- The ship’s mission systems were installed at San Diego in 2017-
ence and deterrence, support special operations forces, and 2018. Bath Iron Works was awarded contracts on Sept. 15, 2011,
operate as an integral part of joint and combined expeditionary to build DDGs 1001 and 1002. Delivery of the Michael Monsoor
forces. The design of the ships integrates numerous tech- was made on April 24, 2018. Full operational capability for the
nologies, systems and principles that include multispectral class is scheduled for 2019. All three ships will be homeported
signature reduction, low operation and support costs, improved in San Diego.
human systems integration, and quality of life in a balanced
warfighting design. Arleigh Burke Class
The ship’s defensive systems will employ active and passive DDG 51-71 DDG 72-78 DDG 79
sensors, as well as onboard weapon systems and unmanned and following
vehicles. DDG 1000 is designed to defeat anti-access systems DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 8 ,230 long tons 8,637 9,496
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505 feet 505 509.5
including advanced cruise missiles, sea mines and quiet sub-
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 feet 59 59
marines. The ships also have capabilities against hypersonic SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0+ knots 30+ 30+
air-breathing and atmospheric missile threats. POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . 4 GE LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 total shp
The ship’s offensive weaponry includes two 155 mm Advanced AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flights I and II: landing platform and handling facili-
Gun Systems (AGSs) and Tomahawk land-attack missiles. The ties only; Flight IIA: 2 MH-60Rs
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harpoon (Flights I and II), Tomahawk and Standard
AGS battery was designed to satisfy Marine Corps naval surface
missiles, ESSM (DDG 79 and following), MK 41 VLS,
fires requirements by providing sustained precision and volume 1 or 2 MK 15 Phalanx CIWS, 1 Mk45 5-inch/54-caliber
fire support for forces on the ground. The guns were designed gun (DDG 51-80), 1 Mk45 5-inch/62-caliber gun (DDG

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torpedo tube launchers. DDGs 64, 71, 75 and 78 also
armed with SeaRam launcher
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . designed for 341 (DDG 51-71); 356 (DDG 72-78); 383
(DDG 79-90); 369 (DDG 91-106); 314 (DDG 107-112)
crew reduction initiatives ongoing, with 276 typical
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DDGs 51, 53, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72,
73, 75-77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 90, 92, 94, 96, 99, 101,
102, 104, 106, 108, 109, 111, 112, 115, 116, 118,
120, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 130, 134, 136, 138
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works; DDGs 52, 55, 57,
59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 74, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88,
89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 98, 100, 103, 105, 107, 110, 113,
114, 117, 119, 121, 125, 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 135,
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Flight I
DDG 51 Arleigh Burke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
DDG 52 Barry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan MASON ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS
DDG 53 John Paul Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
DDG 54 Curtis Wilbur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan DDG 98 Forrest Sherman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
DDG 55 Stout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 99 Farragut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
DDG 56 John S. McCain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan DDG 100 Kidd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everett, Wash.
DDG 57 Mitscher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 101 Gridley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everett, Wash.
DDG 58 Laboon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 102 Sampson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everett, Wash.
DDG 59 Russell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii DDG 103 Truxtun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
DDG 60 Paul Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii DDG 104 Sterett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
DDG 61 Ramage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 105 Dewey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
DDG 62 Fitzgerald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pascagoula, Miss. DDG 106 Stockdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
DDG 63 Stethem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan DDG 107 Gravely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
DDG 64 Carney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rota, Spain DDG 108 Wayne E. Meyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
DDG 65 Benfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan DDG 109 Jason Dunham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
DDG 66 Gonzalez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 110 William P. Lawrence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
DDG 67 Cole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 111 Spruance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
DDG 68 The Sullivans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla. DDG 112 Michael Murphy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
DDG 69 Milius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan DDG 113 John Finn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
DDG 70 Hopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii DDG 114 Ralph Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everett, Wash.
DDG 71 Ross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rota, Spain DDG 115 Rafael Peralta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
DDG 116 Thomas Hudner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
Flight II DDG 117 Paul Ignatius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
DDG 72 Mahan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 118 Daniel Inouye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
DDG 73 Decatur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego DDG 119 Delbert D. Black. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
DDG 74 McFaul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 120 Carl M. Levin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
DDG 75 Donald Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rota, Spain DDG 121 Frank E. Petersen Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
DDG 76 Higgins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego DDG 122 John Basilone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
DDG 77 O’Kane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego DDG 123 Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
DDG 78 Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rota, Spain DDG 124 Harvey C. Barnum Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)

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DDG 79 Oscar Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 125 Jack H. Lucas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
DDG 80 Roosevelt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla. DDG 126 Louis H. Wilson Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
DDG 81 Winston S. Churchill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
DDG 82 Lassen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
Flight IIA
DDG 83 Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
DDG 127 Gallagher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (authorized)
DDG 84 Bulkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
DDG 85 McCampbell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan
DDG 86 Shoup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everett, Wash. Flight III
DDG 87 Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
DDG 88 Preble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii DDG 129. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
DDG 89 Mustin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan DDG 130. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
DDG 90 Chafee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii DDG 131. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
DDG 91 Pinckney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego DDG 132. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
DDG 92 Momsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everett, Wash. DDG 133. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
DDG 93 Chung-Hoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii DDG 134. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
DDG 94 Nitze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
DDG 95 James E. Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 136. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
DDG 96 Bainbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va. DDG 137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
DDG 97 Halsey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii DDG 138. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)

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DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 15,482 long tons

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 00 feet LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS (LCS)
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0.7 feet BRIEFING: The LCS was conceived with interchangeable capa-
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 knots
bilities optimized for littoral or coastal missions. The concept
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . Integrated Power System: 2 main turbine generators,
2 auxiliary turbine generator sets, 2 34.6-megawatt
provides a basic platform able to embark mission packages
propulsion motors (MPs) configured for specific types of warfare. The first three
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0-cell Advanced VLS cells for Tomahawk, Standard, MPs under development are for anti-mine, anti-submarine
ESSM and Vertical-Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket and anti-surface warfare. Future development may include
missiles, 2 155 mm AGSs; 2 Mk46 30 mm guns
homeland security and maritime interdiction modules.
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MH-60Rs or 1 MH-60R and 3 RQ-8Bs
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 130 plus 28 in aviation detachment The ships are intended to fight in enclosed or coastal con-
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Bath Iron Works tested waters, with their abilities optimized by networked,
off-board sensors and weapons. They feature an advanced
Homeport networking capability to share tactical information with other
DDG 1000 Zumwalt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
DDG 1001 Michael Monsoor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
Navy aircraft, ships, submarines and joint units. MPs consist
DDG 1002 Lyndon B. Johnson . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: San Diego of mission modules — sensors, weapons, and manned and
unmanned vehicles used above, on and below the surface —
operated by special personnel detachments.
The LCS will perform self-defense; high-speed transit;
mari­time interdiction operations; intelligence, surveillance,
reconnaissance (ISR) and anti-terrorism/force-protection
missions; as well as support special operations forces and
homeland defense.
Industry teams led by Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics
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were contracted in 2004 to build competing designs for a fast, agile

and networked surface combatant seaframe. The Navy procure-
MICHAEL MONSOOR ZUMWALT CLASS ment program envisioned purchasing a number of each design and
left open the option that both designs could proceed into series
production. Keys to the original construction program were a fast
F R I G AT E S building time of two years per ship and a relatively inexpensive
cost of about $220 million per hull, exclusive of mission modules.
GUIDED-MISSILE FRIGATES (FFG) In April 2007, the Navy canceled its contract with Lockheed
BRIEFING: The last nine of 51 U.S. Navy Oliver Hazard Perry- Martin for the construction of LCS 3 after negotiations to con-
class guided-missile frigates (FFG) were decommissioned and trol cost overruns failed. The second General Dynamics ship,
stricken for disposal in 2015. Then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus LCS 4, also was canceled in November 2007 after similar cost
announced in January 2015 that the frigate designation (FF) overruns. In the fiscal 2009 budget, the Navy funded pro-
would return with the last 20 littoral combat ships (LCSs), to be curement of one vessel of each class and reassigned the hull
built with more lethal capabilities. However, on Dec. 14, 2015, numbers 3 and 4, respectively.
then-Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ordered a 12-ship reduc- To meet cost constraints, the Navy restructured its acquisition
tion in the LCS/FF programs. In 2017, the Navy decided on a full, strategy in 2010 and announced a competition between Lockheed
open competition for the new ship, no longer limited to the two Martin and Austal USA (taking over as prime contractor from
LCS variants, to be designated a guided-missile frigate. General Dynamics beginning with LCS 6) for a 10-ship contract,
The Navy issued a request for information to the defense with two ships in fiscal 2010 and options through fiscal 2014. In
industry on July 10, 2017. The FFG will be required to incorporate December 2010, Congress approved an award to both teams with
the following systems: cannister-launched Naval Strike Missiles, multiyear contracts to build 10 ships each through 2015.
a self-defense launcher, Mk110 57 mm gun, Longbow Hellfire The Navy had planned to procure a total of 52 LCSs, but in
missiles, SeaRAM Mk15 Mod 31 launcher, SQS-62 variable-depth February 2014 then-Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the
sonar, TB-37 Multi-Function Towed Array, SQQ-98F undersea Navy to truncate the program at 32 ships and proceed with devel-
combat system, SLQ-61 lightweight tow, SLQ-32(V)6 SEWIP opment of a frigate-sized Small Surface Combatant to be based on
Block 2, Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar, COMBATSS-21 mission a modified LCS design. The Dec. 14, 2015, order to reduce the LCS/
system, one MH-60R helicopter, one MQ-8C or similar-sized FF programs by 12 ships will result in a total of 40 LCS/FF hulls,
UAV, two 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable boats. Crew size, including and down-selecting to one LCS/FF hull type by 2019. The move in
detachments, cannot exceed 200. A request for proposals for con- spring 2017 to replace the FF with FFGs has clouded the picture
ceptual designs was issued Nov. 7, 2017. A contract award for the however, and the Navy could unveil a new building plan in 2018.
winning design is expected in 2020. LCS 1, USS Freedom, a semi-planing monohull built by
The Navy in 2017 also decided against the reactivation of some the Lockheed Martin team, was commissioned Nov. 8, 2008.
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LCS 3 Fort Worth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego

Southern Command and U.S. Pacific Command areas of oper- LCS 5 Milwaukee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.

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ations in 2010 and a more extensive, 10-month deployment in LCS 7 Detroit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
2013, operating for much of the year from Singapore, where the LCS 9 Little Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
LCS 11 Sioux City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
U.S. plans to forward deploy four Freedom-class LCSs.
LCS 13 Wichita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (delivered) future: Mayport, Fla.
LCS 2, USS Independence, an all-aluminum trimaran built LCS 15 Billings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: Mayport, Fla.
by the General Dynamics team, was delivered to the Navy in LCS 17 Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: Mayport, Fla.
December 2009 and commissioned on Jan. 16, 2010. It primarily LCS 19 St. Louis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: Mayport, Fla.
has been assigned to tests of the mine warfare mission package. LCS 21 Minneapolis-St. Paul . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: Mayport, Fla.
LCS 23 Cooperstown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: Mayport, Fla.
In a break from the test schedule, the ship took part in Rim of the
LCS 25 Marinette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: Mayport, Fla.
Pacific exercises in and around Hawaii in mid-2014. Independence LCS 27 Nantucket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: Mayport, Fla.
completed initial operational test and evaluation in June 2016. LCS 29 Beloit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
USS Fort Worth was commissioned Sept. 22, 2012, and in
November 2014 began its first 16-month rotational Western
Pacific deployment, during which it operated an MH-60R heli-
copter and an MQ-8B vertical-takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle
(VTUAV) simultaneously. Its deployment was cut short in January
2016 because of an engineering casualty. USS Coronado was
commissioned on April 5, 2014, and conducted the initial opera-
tional test and evaluation of the Surface Warfare mission package
in September 2015. Coronado deployed to the Western Pacific in
September 2016 armed with Harpoon cruise missiles installed as
a measure to increase offensive lethality, and became the first
LCS to deploy with both MH-60S and MQ-8B aircraft. Coronado
left Singapore in early November 2017 to return to San Diego.
In September 2016, the Navy announced several significant
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changes to the LCS program based on operational experience.

The original 3:2:1 crew concept — three crews, two ships, one
deployed — was changed to a Blue/Gold concept similar to that SIOUX CITY FREEDOM CLASS
used by the SSBN force, with two crews dedicated to each LCS.
The mission package detachments will merge with the LCS crews.
The ships will be organized in four-ship divisions specializing Independence Class
in a single warfare specialty, with three deployable ships and the DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . approx. 3,000 metric tons full load
fourth a dedicated training ship that will remain in local waters LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 feet
to train and certify the crews. The first four LCSs will be dedicated BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.7 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0+ knots
to RDT&E and, like the training ships, will be single-crewed, but
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 gas turbines, 2 diesel engines
could be deployed as fleet assets if needed on a limited basis. AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MH-60R/S helicopter, 1 MQ-8 VTUAV with a
The Navy also decided to base the LCSs according to class, mission package installed
with the Independence variant based in San Diego and the ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mk110 57 mm gun, 1 SeaRAM launcher, plus arma-
Freedom class in Mayport, Florida. The decision to base the ment according to mission package
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 core crew; berthing for 75
Freedom variant on the East Coast was a matter of pier support.
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Bath Iron Works team (LCS 2, 4),
The Freedom class, due to its size, is a better fit for the port Austal USA (LCS 6 and subsequent)
loading requirements of Mayport.

Freedom Class
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . approx. 3,000 metric tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.4 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0+ knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 gas turbines, 2 diesel engines
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 MH-60R/S helicopter, 1 MQ-8 VTUAV with a
mission package installed
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mk110 57 mm gun, 1 RAM launcher, plus arma-
ment according to mission package
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 core crew; berthing for 75
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin industry team, Fincantieri Marinette
Marine Corp.
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LCS 1 Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
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LCS 2 Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
began in 2018, with delivery scheduled for 2024. Retention of the
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LCS 4 Coronado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego LHA designation for Bougainville is a reflection of the authoriza-
LCS 6 Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego tion process and not of the ship’s configuration.
LCS 8 Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego Wasp relieved Bonhomme Richard in January 2018 as the
LCS 10 Gabrielle Giffords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
forward-deployed assault ship at Sasebo, Japan. A new “up-
LCS 12 Omaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
LCS 14 Manchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego gunned Expeditionary Strike Group” concept is under devel-
LCS 16 Tulsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (delivered) future: San Diego opment by U.S. Pacific Fleet to maximize the capability of the
LCS 18 Charleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (delivered) future: San Diego F-35B aboard Wasp. Wasp deployed in 2016 for the first time in 11
LCS 20 Cincinnati. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: San Diego
years after having been modified to support F-35B testing. Wasp
LCS 22 Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(under construction) future: San Diego
LCS 24 Oakland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: San Diego
launched combat missions against Islamic State targets in Libya
LCS 26 Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: San Diego in mid-late 2016 in support of Operation Odyssey Lightning. Wasp
LCS 28 Savannah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: San Diego replaced Bonhomme Richard as the forward-deployed LHD in
LCS 30 Canberra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: San Diego Japan in 2018 and became the first ship to deploy the F-35B.
LCS 32 Santa Barbara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: San Diego
Essex in July 2018 was the second LHD to deploy with the
LCS 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (unnamed, under construction) future: San Diego
LCS 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under contract) F-35B, launching the aircraft into its first combat sorties.
LCS 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under contract) Nassau was decommissioned in 2011 but is being retained in
reserve status. The last Tarawa-class LHA, Peleliu, was decom-
missioned on March 31, 2015, and placed in reserve status.
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Wasp Class (LHD)
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPS (LHA, LHD) DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . LHDs 1-4, 40,650 tons full load; LHDs 5-7, 40,358
BRIEFING: The Wasp-class LHDs and America-class LHAs tons full load; LHD 8, 41,772 tons full load
provide the Marine Corps with a means of ship-to-shore LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 44 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 feet
movement by helicopter and by landing craft. The ships can
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20+ knots
accommodate the landing craft utility (LCU) and landing craft POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . (LHDs 1-7) 2 boilers, 2 geared turbines, 2 shafts,
air cushion (LCAC), operate all helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft 70,000 shp; (LHD 8) 2 gas turbines, 70,000 shp,
operated by the Marine Corps, have extensive storage capacity 2 auxiliary propulsion motors (5,000 hp each)
and have proven very useful in combat operations, and major AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-35B, AV-8B and MV-22 aircraft, CH-53, UH-1,
AH-1 and MH-60S helicopters
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions. The
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 RAM launchers, 2 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers,
ships operate and support AV-8B Harriers and are being mod- 3 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts (2 on LHDs 5-8),
ified to operate the F-35B strike fighter. 4 .50-caliber machine guns, 4 25 mm Mk38 machine
Amphibious assault ships served as launching platforms for guns (LHDs 5-8 have 3 25 mm Mk38 machine guns)
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . ship’s company LHDs 1-7: 66 officers, 1,004 enlisted;
Marine Corps expeditionary forces to Afghanistan in Operation
LHD 8: 65 officers, 994 enlisted; embarked Marines:
Enduring Freedom in 2001-2002 and Iraq in Operation Iraqi 1,687, plus 184 surge
Freedom in 2003. During the latter operation, two LHDs served as BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding
“Harrier carriers,” each operating an air group of AV-8B attack
aircraft against targets inside Iraq. Kearsarge launched strikes Homeport
LHD 1 Wasp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasebo, Japan
against Libyan government forces in 2011 in Operation Odyssey
LHD 2 Essex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
Dawn/Uphold Protector. Other LHAs/LHDs have launched strikes LHD 3 Kearsarge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
in Iraq and Syria since 2014 against the Islamic State. LHD 4 Boxer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
An eighth LHD, Makin Island, was commissioned on Oct. LHD 5 Bataan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
LHD 6 Bonhomme Richard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
24, 2009. In a switch from earlier steam-powered LHAs and
LHD 7 Iwo Jima. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
LHDs, it is powered by gas turbine engines. Makin Island LHD 8 Makin Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
deployed for the first time in November 2011.
America, the first ship of the LHA Replacement Program, is
an aviation-centric variant of the LHD 8. Along with Tripoli, the
ships will be the only big-deck amphibious ships without a well
deck. Key differences between America and Makin Island include
an enlarged hangar deck, enhanced maintenance facilities, addi-
tional aviation storerooms and an electronically reconfigurable
C4ISR suite. America was commissioned on Oct. 11, 2014, and
deployed in 2017 and 2018.
In May 2012, the Navy awarded a $2.4 billion contract for
the second of the class, Tripoli, for delivery in 2018. A third ship,
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DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 4 4,971 long tons full load Harpers Ferry-class LSDs with a Flight II San Antonio-class LPD,
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 44 feet formerly known as LX(R). Huntington Ingalls was awarded a
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 feet $165.5 million contract on Aug. 3 for long-lead materials for the
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20+ knots
first Flight II, LPD 30, for a 2020 construction start. The Flight II
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 70,000 bhp, 2 auxiliary
propulsion motors (5,000 hp each)
LPDs will feature tripod masts, modified hangar doors, an open
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-35B, AV-8B and MV-22 aircraft, CH-53, UH-1, upper stern gate and a flight deck able to handle MV-22B aircraft.
AH-1 and MH-60S helicopters Fort Lauderdale and Richard M. McCool Jr. are modified
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 RAM launchers, 2 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers versions of the LPD 17 design with tripod masts rather than the
(with ESSM), 2 20 mm MK 15 Phalanx CIWS mounts,
composite structure masts of the original design, but both are
7 twin .50-caliber machine gun mounts
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . ship’s company: 65 officers, 994 enlisted; embarked considered Flight I ships. The Navy intends to procure 13 Flight
Marines: 1,687 (plus 184 surge) II ships to go with the 13 Flight Is.
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding
San Antonio Class
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Flight 0 DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . approx. 24,900 long tons full load
LHA 6 America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684 feet
LHA 7 Tripoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22+ knots
Flight I POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 sequentially turbocharged marine diesels, 2 shafts,
LHA 8 Bougainville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) 41,600 shp
AIRCRAFT LAND/
LAUNCH SPOTS: . . . . . . . . . . 2 CH-53Es or 2 MV-22s (4 total with 2 wings spread/
2 folded), or 4 of any of the following: AH-1 or UH-1
helicopters
AIRCRAFT HANGAR: . . . . s torage for 1 CH-53E, 1 MV-22 or 2 UH/AH-1s when
cross-decked
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mk31 Mod 1 RAM launchers, 2 Mk46 30 mm gun
systems, 10 .50-caliber machine guns
LANDING CRAFT: . . . . . . . 2 LCACS or 1 LCU and 14 amtracs
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 28 officers, 351 Sailors and 3 Marines; 699 troop-
fixed accommodations plus 101 surge (800 total)
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . prime contractor: Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls
Shipbuilding; major subcontractors: Raytheon Ship
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Systems (electronic systems integrator), Intergraph

Corp. (electronic data environment supplier)

AMERICA AMERICA CLASS Homeport

Flight I
LPD 17 San Antonio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCK SHIPS (LPD) LPD 18 New Orleans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
LPD 19 Mesa Verde. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
BRIEFING: LPDs are used to transport and land Marines, their LPD 20 Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasebo, Japan
equipment and supplies by embarked air cushion or conven- LPD 21 New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
tional landing craft or amphibious assault vehicles, augmented LPD 22 San Diego. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
by helicopters or vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft. These LPD 23 Anchorage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
LPD 24 Arlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
ships support amphibious assault, special operations or expe-
LPD 25 Somerset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
ditionary warfare missions and can serve as secondary aviation LPD 26 John P. Murtha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
platforms for expeditionary strike groups. LPD 27 Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
San Antonio, the lead ship of its class, was commissioned
Jan. 14, 2006, and deployed for the first time on Aug. 28, 2008.
New York’s bow stem was cast in 2003 using 7.5 tons of steel sal-
vaged from the World Trade Center following the 9/11 terrorist
attacks. The Navy named the eighth and ninth ships of the class
— Arlington and Somerset — in honor of the victims of the attacks
on the Pentagon and United Flight 93, respectively. Arlington and
Somerset also incorporate materials salvaged from those sites.
Somerset, commissioned on April 1, 2014, was the last ship
to be built at Huntington Ingalls Industries Avondale Shipyard
near New Orleans.
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San Antonio launched AH-1W helicopters in combat against

Islamic State forces in Libya in late 2016 during Operation
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LPD 28 Fort Lauderdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) future: San Diego Homeport

LPD 29 Richard M. McCool Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) LSD 41 Whidbey Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Creek, Va.
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LSD 42 Germantown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasebo, Japan

Flight I LSD 43 Fort McHenry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
LPD 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (unnamed, authorized) LSD 44 Gunston Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Creek, Va.
LSD 45 Comstock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
LSD 46 Tortuga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Creek, Va.
DOCK LANDING SHIPS (LSD) LSD 47 Rushmore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
BRIEFING: The versatile Whidbey Island-class ships were the LSD 48 Ashland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasebo, Japan
first dock landing ships specifically designed to operate LCACs;
they are able to carry four in their well decks. LSDs accom- Harpers Ferry Class
modate a sizable number of troops but carry more cargo and DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 16,708 tons full load
vehicles than LPDs. The Harpers Ferry variant carries only two LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 09 feet
LCACs in favor of a greater cargo-carrying capacity, improved BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20+ knots
facilities for embarked troops and greater operating range.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 Colt Industries 16-cylinder diesels, 2 shafts,
A midlife upgrade program to extend the ships’ service lives 33,000 shp
to 40 years was begun in 2008. In 2012, the Navy announced AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the equivalent of 2 CH-53E helicopters; vertical-
that Whidbey Island and Tortuga would be decommissioned takeoff-and-landing capable
in 2013 as a cost-cutting measure and placed in storage, but LANDING CRAFT: . . . . . . . 2 LCACs
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 RAM launchers, 2 Phalanx CIWSs, 2 20 mm guns,
Congress directed the Navy to keep them in service. Ashland
2 25 mm Mk38 guns (starting with LSD 43),
replaced Tortuga forward-deployed in Japan during August 6 .50-caliber machine guns
2013. Fort McHenry shifted homeport from Little Creek, COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 22 officers and 397 Sailors, 402 Marines (plus 102
Virginia, to Mayport, Florida, in August 2014. surge)
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
The Navy had planned to replace the LSDs with Flight II San
Antonio-class LPDs, but the ships may be retained for extended Homeport
service lives to meet the expansion to a 355-ship fleet. A service LSD 49 Harpers Ferry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
life extension plan will likely be developed to keep the ships in LSD 50 Carter Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Creek, Va.
good material condition throughout their service lives. LSD 51 Oak Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Creek, Va.
LSD 52 Pearl Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego

Whidbey Island Class

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 15,939 tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 09 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20+ knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 Colt Industries 16-cylinder diesels, 2 shafts,
33,000 shp
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the equivalent of 2 CH-53E helicopters; vertical-
takeoff-and-landing capable
LANDING CRAFT: . . . . . . . 4 LCACs
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 RAM launchers, 2 Phalanx CIWSs, 2 20 mm guns,
2 25 mm Mk38 guns (starting with LSD 43), 6
.50-caliber machine guns
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 22 officers and 391 Sailors, 402 Marines (plus 102
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surge)
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L SDs 41-43: Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction;
LSDs 44-48: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
HARPERS FERRY HARPERS FERRY CLASS

COASTAL PATROL SHIPS (PC)

BRIEFING: After a checkered early career, the Navy’s 13 active
PCs gained in importance following the 9/11 attacks. They were
extensively used in homeland security patrols, with several ships
temporarily transferred to the Coast Guard, and five were forward
deployed to the Persian Gulf in the early and mid-2000s.
Tornado differed from the original Cyclone-class PCs
by the addition of an extended stern, which incorporated a
launch-and-recovery ramp for special warfare boats. Tornado
also featured self-defense improvements, including the instal-
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lation of radar-absorption material and shaping to reduce the

radar cross section of the ship. The extended stern later was
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Homeport
Because of operational funding shortfalls, the first ship, PC 2 Tempest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain

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Cyclone, was decommissioned after less than seven years’ ser- PC 3 Hurricane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
vice. Although transferred to the Coast Guard in February 2000, PC 4 Monsoon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
a lack of funding prevented the ship from entering service and PC 5 Typhoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
PC 6 Sirocco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
it was instead transferred to the Philippines, where it entered
PC 7 Squall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
military service, as BRP Gen. Mariano Alvarez. PC 8 Zephyr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
Chinook and Firebolt transferred to U.S. 5th Fleet in early 2003 PC 9 Chinook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
to take part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Typhoon and Sirocco PC 10 Firebolt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
PC 11 Whirlwind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
transferred to the Persian Gulf in mid-2004 as forward-deployed
PC 12 Thunderbolt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
assets. Whirlwind arrived in Bahrain in February 2006. After ser- PC 13 Shamal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
vice with the Coast Guard, PCs 2 and 4 were returned to the Navy PC 14 Tornado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
Aug. 22, 2008. PCs 8, 13 and 14 were returned in September 2011,
bringing all of the craft back under direct Navy control. AMPHIBIOUS COMMAND SHIPS
In 2009, a sustainment program was begun to update the BRIEFING: The command ships USS Coronado and USS Mount
ships’ communication, engineering and support systems. In Whitney in 2004 were the first commissioned Navy warships
September 2010, the Navy announced discovery of extensive with crews that included civilian mariners from Military Sealift
hull corrosion and damage in five PCs deployed to the Persian Command (MSC) as well as Navy Sailors, under the command of a
Gulf and halted their operation pending repairs. The ships have Navy captain. Mount Whitney serves as flagship for commander,
since returned to service. Naval Forces Europe/U.S. 6th Fleet. Coronado has been disposed
As the ships are modified and upgraded, five more PCs have of. USS Blue Ridge, sister ship of Mount Whitney, serves with an
been transferred to Bahrain, for a total of 10 forward-deployed all-Navy crew as the 7th Fleet flagship forward deployed to Japan.
boats. Tempest, Squall and Thunderbolt arrived in Bahrain in (See the MSC Ships section for description and characteristics.)
2013, followed in 2014 by Hurricane and Monsoon. The three
based on the U.S. East Coast are used for training and security EXPEDITIONARY MOBILE BASE SHIP (ESB)
purposes. BRIEFING: USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) was commissioned on
Aug. 17, 2017, and replaced the Afloat Forward Staging Base
Cyclone Class (Interim) ship USS Ponce in mid-2017. (See the MSC Ships sec-
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 380 long tons full load tion for description and characteristics.)
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 feet with stern ramp conversion
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 Paxman diesels, 14,400 hp, 4 shafts
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SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 knots, maximum; 25 knots, cruising
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 nautical miles at 12 knots; 2,500 nautical
miles (with transit fuel) MINE COUNTERMEASURES SHIPS (MCM)
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 25 mm gun mounts (Mk38 forward/Mk96 aft), BRIEFING: The Avenger-class ships are dual-role vessels intended
5 .50-caliber machine guns, 2 40 mm Mk19 grenade to act as minesweepers and minehunters, able to find and destroy
launchers, 2 M60 7.62 mm machine guns (inter-
moored and bottom mines. Their composite construction hulls
changeable with machine-gun/launchers); BGM-176
Griffin B missiles significantly reduce magnetic and acoustic signatures, and their
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 39, including 4 officers, 24 enlisted, 9 SEALs or law sophisticated mission payload systems meet rigorous shock qual-
enforcement detachment, 2 Reserve ifications. The class will be replaced by LCSs, but because of delays
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bollinger Shipyards
in developing and fielding the LCS and its mine mission modules,
the MCMs have been upgraded and modernized. Increased oper-
ational demand for MCMs in the Persian Gulf in 2012 also led to
improved material support for all the ships.
In 2009, with the closure of Naval Station Ingleside, Texas,
two MCMs were shifted to Sasebo, Japan, to join two others,
while six MCMs were transferred to San Diego. In 2012, four
MCMs were deployed to Bahrain, scheduled for seven months of
operations; two were extended in the Persian Gulf through 2013.
The additional ships have since returned.
Guardian was decommissioned and stricken from the naval
registry on Feb. 15, 2013, after grounding on a reef off Palawan
in the Philippines. The ship was dismantled on the scene.
Warrior shifted homeport from San Diego to Sasebo, Japan, to
replace Guardian. Sentry and Devastator replaced Scout and
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Ardent in Bahrain in October 2013. Avenger and Defender were

decommissioned Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2014, respectively, and
TORNADO CYCLONE CLASS DURING BALTIMORE FLEET WEEK replaced in Sasebo in May 2014 by Pioneer and Chief.

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DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 1,312 tons full load the modules carried by LCS, Sea Fighter sports a different arrange-
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 feet ment, storing the modules in stalls arranged along the mission bay.
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 feet A reconfigurable stern ramp allows Sea Fighter to launch and
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 knots
recover manned and unmanned surface and subsurface vehicles up
PROPULSION PLANT: . . . . 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,400 bhp
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
to the size of an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat. From its flight
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mine neutralization system, 2 .50-caliber machine guns deck, Sea Fighter can operate one H-60-type helicopter or VTUAV.
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 8 officers, 76 enlisted After a modernization overhaul completed in November
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCMs 3, 6, 8-14, Peterson Builders; MCMs 4, 7, 2009, Sea Fighter supported development of the LCS mine
Marinette Marine
mission module. Initially operated by a joint Navy-Coast Guard
Homeport crew, the ship now is manned by a civilian crew.
MCM 3 Sentry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
MCM 4 Champion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego Sea Fighter
MCM 6 Devastator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain
MCM 7 Patriot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasebo, Japan DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 1,600 tons
MCM 8 Scout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . overall, 262 feet; waterline, 240 feet
MCM 9 Pioneer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasebo, Japan BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 feet (overall)
MCM 10 Warrior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasebo, Japan DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 feet
MCM 11 Gladiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50+ knots; 40 knots in sea state 4 with active ride
MCM 12 Ardent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego control
MCM 13 Dextrous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . GE LM2500 gas turbine engines, 2 MTU 16V 595 TE 90
MCM 14 Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sasebo, Japan propulsion diesel engines, 4 KaMeWa 125SII waterjets
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 H-60 helicopter or VTUAV
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . none
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 16-26 core crew
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nichols Brothers Boat Builders

Homeport
FSF 1 Sea Fighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panama City, Fla.

SAILING FRIGATE
BRIEFING: USS Constitution, a wooden-hulled, three-masted
frigate, is the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy. It is on
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public display at Charlestown, Massachusetts. One of six frig-

ates authorized to form the U.S. Navy for operations against the
PATRIOT, AT FRONT, AND PIONEER AVENGER CLASS Barbary pirates, “Old Ironsides” was built to be powerful enough
to defeat an enemy of equivalent strength and fast enough to
out-sail a stronger opponent. The frigate is manned by an active-
SUBMARINE TENDERS duty U.S. Navy crew and supported in its 1812 configuration by a
BRIEFING: The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land transferred historic artisan maintenance detachment of the Naval History and
to MSC in 2008, USS Frank Cable was transferred in February 2010. Heritage Command.
Operated by MSC, the sub tenders, like the command ships, have In 1997, following an extensive overhaul and the fabrication
hybrid crews of uniformed Navy personnel and civilian mariners of a limited set of sails, Constitution sailed under its own power
serving under the leadership of a U.S. Navy captain. This allows for the first time in 116 years. On Oct. 28, 2010, then-President
the ships to retain their commissioned status. (See the MSC Ships Barack Obama signed legislation designating Constitution
section for description and characteristics.) America’s “ship of state.” Although the frigate was overhauled
in preparation for the bicentennial of the War of 1812, it entered
FAST SEA FRAME drydock at Charlestown in May 2015 for a major overhaul that
BRIEFING: Sea Fighter is an experimental, high-speed vessel was completed in summer 2018.
developed by the Office of Naval Research. The aluminum catama-
ran is testing a variety of technologies that will allow the Navy to DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 2,200 tons
operate in littoral waters. Sea Fighter also is used to evaluate the LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 feet (billet head to taffrail); 175 feet at waterline
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3.5 feet
hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior, mission flexibil-
MAST HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . foremast, 198 feet; mainmast, 220 feet; mizzenmast,
ity and propulsion system efficiency of high-speed vessels. 172.5 feet
Sea Fighter carries mission modules, housed in standard SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13+ knots
20-foot containers, in a large, climate-controlled mission bay. The POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 42,710 square feet of sail on 3 masts
mission bay can accommodate 12 containers, permitting the vessel ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 24-pounder long guns, 20 32-pounder carronades
and 2 24-pounder bow chasers
to be quickly reconfigured for experimentation to support a vari-
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . “450, including 55 Marines and 30 boys” (1797)
ety of potential missions, including battle-force protection, mine DESIGNER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joshua Humphreys
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LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 feet

S U R FA C E C R A F T SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 knots

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RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 00+ nautical miles
MK V SPECIAL OPERATIONS CRA FT (SOC) POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 diesel engines driving waterjets
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mk38 Mod 2 25 mm chain guns; remotely operated
BRIEFING: The MK V SOC is used to insert and extract SOF, pri- .50-caliber machine guns
marily Navy SEALs, in areas of low to medium threat. The MK Vs, COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . up to 10 crew and 8 passengers
assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group Four, are organized into BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAFE Boats International
detachments of two boats, their crews and a detachment deploy-
ment package. The detachment can be delivered in-theater by COASTAL COMMAND BOAT (CCB)
C-5 transport aircraft or by ship. The detachments, deployable BRIEFING: A single CCB was delivered to Coastal Riverine Group
within 48 hours of notification, can be ready for operations 1 in August 2013. The CCB is a smaller version of the MK VI
within 24 hours of arrival in a forward operating area. The MK V patrol boat. The CCB features an enclosed pilot house and main-
SOC is equipped with radar and sophisticated navigation systems deck cabin, shock-mitigated seats for 18 personnel, integrated
and can carry four Combat Rubber Raiding Craft to transport SOF work stations, a hydraulic crane, and crew-served and remotely
to and from shore. operated machine guns. The CCB was deployed to the Persian
Gulf in early 2014.
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 tons
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 feet LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.5 feet SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 knots
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 knots POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 diesel engines driving waterjets
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500+ nautical miles ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . crew-served and remotely operated .50-caliber
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 MTU 12V396 TE94 engines, 2,285 hp each, machine guns
powering 2 K50S waterjets BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAFE Boats International
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 mounts for .50-caliber, 7.62 mm or Mk19 40 mm
machine guns
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 5 crew, 16 passengers FORCE PROTECTION LARGE HARBOR
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halter Marine Inc. SECURITY PATROL BOAT (FP-L)
BRIEFING: The FP-L is a 36-foot high-speed boat based on the
MK VI PATROL BOAT (PB) North River Valor model designed to protect harbors. It features
BRIEFING: The Mark VI PB improves the capabilities of the an enclosed cabin, a deck aft for cargo, a hybrid foam and air
Coastal Riverine Force in patrolling shallow littoral waters fender, several mounts for machine guns and an infrared sensor.
beyond sheltered harbors and bays. The PBs are used for Nine FP-Ls were delivered by 2013 to the Navy for harbor secu-
maritime intercept; escort; infrastructure protection; the- rity patrols.
ater security cooperation; security force assistance; and visit,
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 feet
board, search and seizure operations. They are able to launch
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 feet
unmanned vehicles. The PBs feature integrated work stations SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cruising, 27.9 to 29.3 knots; maximum, 39.2 knots
and shock-mitigating seats, a galley and a shower. POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Yamaha Twin 250 4.2L 4-stroke outboard engines
In May 2012, the Navy selected a SAFE Boats International ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . machine guns
design and awarded a contract for five MK VI PBs. Four more BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North River Boats

PBs were ordered in July 2014, and two more were ordered in
July 2015 for deliveries through 2018. The Navy may order up to FORCE PROTECTION MEDIUM HARBOR
48 MK VI PBs. SECURITY PATROL BOAT (FP-M)
The first MK VI PB was delivered to the Navy on Aug. 27, BRIEFING: In June 2013, the Navy ordered, under an indefinite
2014. The first two boats were delivered to Coastal Riverine quantity contract to Gravois Aluminum Boats, a number of
Group Two on Sept. 8, 2015. PBs were deployed to the Persian FP-M patrol boats for harbor security. The boats have mounts
Gulf and to Guam in 2016. for four .50-caliber machine guns.

SPECIAL OPERATIONS CRAFT-

RIVERINE (SOC-R)
BRIEFING: The SOC-R performs short-range insertion and
extraction of SOF in riverine and littoral environments. The
aluminum-hull SOC-R is a high-performance craft with ample
weapons and equipment capacity. It is sized to permit air
transport aboard C-130 or larger military aircraft. Each craft is
manned by four Special Warfare Combatant-Craft crew and can
carry eight SOF personnel.
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WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,500 pounds (armored load)

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 feet
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SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0+ knots maximum

RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195+ nautical miles RIVERINE COMMAND BOAT (RCB)
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POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 40 twin Yanmar 6LY2M-STE diesels powering BRIEFING: The RCB is designed to provide command and control,
Hamilton HJ292 water jets tactical mobility and personnel transport for 18 troops in a riv-
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . combination of .50 caliber/M2HB, 40 mm/Mk19,
7.62 mm/M60, M240 or GAU-17 guns at 5 stations erine environment. Its aluminum hull features robust beaching
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4 crew, 8 passengers plates and is armored for small arms ballistic protection. RCBs
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United States Marine Inc. were deployed to the Western Pacific and the Persian Gulf in 2013.
Two were based in Guam in November 2014. Early versions of the
RIVERINE ASSAULT BOAT (RAB) craft were procured as Riverine Command Boats, Experimental.
BRIEFING: A variant of the SOC-R, the RAB is designed for
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,000 pounds
riverine combat operations. The RAB is capable of operating in
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 feet
shallow, confined waters, can suppress fire or break contact BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.4 feet
with hostile forces, and is fast and maneuverable. The alumi- DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 inches static
num RAB is armored for small arms ballistic protection. SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cruise 35 knots; sprint 40 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320+ nautical miles
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,600 pounds: 20,500 pounds maximum combat POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . t win Scania diesel engines, 850 hp, powering twin
load Rolls-Royce waterjets
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 feet ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 mounts for M2 .50-caliber, 7.62 mm M240B, Mk19
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 feet 40 mm machine guns, or Mk44 GAU-17 7.62 mm guns;
DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 inches static, 15 inches on plane foundation for remote-operated weapons system
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cruise 30 knots; sprint 40 knots COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 crew, 15 troops
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249+ nautical miles BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAFE Boats International
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . t win Yanmar diesel engines, 440 hp, powering twin
Hamilton HJ292 Waterjets
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 mounts for M2 .50-caliber, M240B 7.62 mm, Mk19 RIVERINE ASSAULT CRAFT (RAC)
40 mm machine guns, or Mk44 GAU-17 7.62 mm guns; BRIEFING: The RAC is a high-speed, aluminum-hulled plat-
foundation for remote-operated weapons system
form that provides speed, maneuverability and survivability to
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 7 crew
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United States Marine Inc. conduct command/control, armed escort, direct fire support,
electronic warfare, pursuit/intercept and scout/patrol missions.
It is capable of employing a variety of military and commercial
SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING BOAT communications/electronic and crew-served weapons systems.
BRIEFING: The Navy Special Forces Training Boat is used to The RAC is transportable by truck, externally by CH-53 helicop-
train Sailors from foreign navies for coastal riverine and force ter, or internally by C-5, C-130 or C-17 cargo aircraft.
protection roles. The Navy requires up to eight boats. The first
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,600 pounds empty; 16,400 pounds full load
was delivered in September 2017.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 feet
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 feet
DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 inches on plane
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cruise, 27 knots; maximum, 37.4 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 nautical miles
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 3 Yamaha 325 hp outboard engines
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . t win Cummins diesel engines, 300 hp, powering
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 mounts for machine guns
Hamilton 271 waterjets
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . North River Boats
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . fore and aft gun tubs capable of mounting 7.62 mm,
.50-caliber or Mk19 40 mm machine guns; port and
RIVERINE PATROL BOAT (RPB) starboard mounts for 7.62 mm machine guns
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 crew, 10-15 troops
BRIEFING: Formerly designated the Small-Unit Riverine Craft,
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SeaArk Marine
the RPB is designed to provide tactical mobility and personnel
transport for a ground combat element. Its hull is aluminum
with beaching plates, a foam collar that provides redundant 25-FOOT OSWALD-CLASS
buoyancy and is armored for small arms ballistic protection. TACTICAL CRAFT (TC)
BRIEFING: The 25-foot TC is a highly maneuverable, welded
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,500 pounds; 22,870 pounds combat load
aluminum boat powered by two outboard gasoline engines.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.5 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.1 feet Assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Groups One and
DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 inches static Two, the TCs are organized into Boat Detachments consisting
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cruise 35 knots; sprint 38 knots of two per unit in addition to a table of organization allowance
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 nautical miles of four 34-foot TCs. The TC is designed to perform a variety of
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . t win Yanmar diesel engines, 440 hp, powering twin
patrol, surveillance and security functions.
Hamilton HJ292 waterjets
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 mounts for M2 .50-caliber, M240B 7.62 mm, Mk19
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,430 pounds full load
40 mm machine guns, or Mk44 GAU-17 7.62 mm guns;
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 feet
foundation for remote-operated weapons system
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .5 feet
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 5 crew, 13 troops
DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 inches at operating trim
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAFE Boats International
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POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 gasoline outboard engines

ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 machine gun mounts

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COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4 crew
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAFE Boats International

34-FOOT SEAARK DAUNTLESS TC

BRIEFING: The 34-foot SeaArk Dauntless TC is a highly ma­
neuverable, welded aluminum boat powered by two inboard,
turbocharged, diesel engines with outdrives. The latest ver-

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sions of the TC, to include earlier hulls undergoing conversion,
are equipped with Hamilton jet drives, increasing maneuver-
ability and reducing maintenance costs. Assigned to Maritime 11-METER RIGID-HULL INFLATABLE BOATS
Expeditionary Security Groups One and Two, the TCs are
organized into Boat Detachments consisting of four per unit the glass fiber-reinforced structure. Two variants of the craft are
in addition to a table of organization allowance of two 25-foot in service or on order: eight with an enclosed cabin and another
TCs. The Dauntless boats perform a variety of patrol, surveil- for the LPD 17 ships. The boats are used to support maritime
lance and security functions. interdiction operations.

WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,600 pounds WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,000 pounds fully loaded

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 feet LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.3 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 feet (maximum) BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 feet
DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 inches jet-drive, 52 inches stern-drive DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 feet fully loaded
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35+ knots SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 knots fully loaded
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 inboard diesel engines POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . 2 380 hp Cummins QSB 6.7-liter diesels powering twin
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 mounts for 7.62 mm and/or .50-caliber machine guns Doen Jet DJ110Z or Hamilton Jet HJ292 waterjets
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 6 crew ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 mounts for 7.62 mm and/or .50-caliber machine guns
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SeaArk Marine COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . up to 26 including crew
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willard Marine Inc.

PB(X) PATROL BOAT

BRIEFING: In October 2017, the Navy awarded a contract to Metal NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE 11-METER
Shark for a new patrol boat, PB(X), to replace between 100 and 160 RIGID-HULL INFLATABLE BOAT (NSW RHIB)
of the service’s Oswald- and Dauntless-class TCs. The PB(X) is a BRIEFING: The 11-meter NSW RHIBs are high-speed, high-
40-foot welded aluminum boat powered by twin diesel inboard buoyancy, extreme-weather craft with the primary mission of
engines. The boat will have a wide-waterplane, sharp-entry hull SEAL insertion and extraction. Constructed of composites with
capable of speeds greater than 35 knots and enhanced handling at an inflatable tube gunwale made of reinforced fabric, they can
cruise speeds of 10 to 15 knots. Metal Shark built and tested a run- operate in heavy seas and winds up to 45 knots.
ning prototype. The Navy placed an initial order of 11 boats, with a
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,000 pounds (full load)
total of 50 expected to be ordered.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.1 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.6 feet (sponsons inflated)
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal Shark
DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .9 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 470 hp twin Caterpillar 3126 diesels powering
7-METER RIGID-HULL INFLATABLE KaMeWa FF280 waterjets
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45+ knots
BOAT (RHIB) ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . combination of M2HB .50-caliber 7.62 mm/M60,
BRIEFING: The 7-meter RHIB is used for maritime interdiction 40 mm/Mk19 machine guns at 2 stations
and security patrols by Navy ships. COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 3 crew, 8 passengers
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United States Marine Inc.
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,700 pounds fully loaded
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.75 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 feet COMBATANT CRAFT ASSAULT
DRAFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 feet fully loaded MK 1 (CCA MK 1)
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 knots fully loaded BRIEFING: The CCA is a low-observable, composite-material
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 230 hp Cummins diesel powering Mercury Bravo craft designed for high-speed insertion and extraction of SOF
2X stern-drive twin Doen DJ110Z waterjets
forces and for coastal surveillance that can be air-dropped from
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 mount for 7.62 mm machine gun
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . up to 18 including crew a C-17 transport aircraft. The CCA is equipped with a small mast
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willard Marine Inc. with a surface search radar, electro-optical/infrared sensor and
satellite communications. Development began by 2010 for U.S.
11-METER RIGID-HULL Special Operations Command (SOCOM), with the first delivered
INFLATABLE BOAT (RHIB) by 2013. Full operational capability was reached in 2017.
BRIEFING: The 11-meter RHIB is a highly maneuverable, turbo-
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 feet
charged, diesel-powered tactical craft made of a glass-reinforced COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . unknown
plastic structure with an inflatable tube mechanically fastened to BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United States Marine Inc.

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COMBATANT CRAFT MEDIUM it to access more than 70 percent of the world’s beach areas.
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MK 1 (CCM MK 1) LCACs are carried by LHAs, LHDs, LPDs and LSDs.

BRIEFING: SOCOM ordered on Feb. 10, 2014, an indefinite A personnel-transport module, capable of accommodat-
quantity of CCM MK 1s, designed to be clandestine, agile and ing up to 180 seated passengers, 145 combat-loaded Marines
adaptive craft to insert and extract SOF forces. The CCM can be or 108 litters, was developed by Naval Sea Systems Command
carried inside a C-17. The CCM will replace the MK V SOC and and deployed to serve three LCAC mission roles: combat-ready
the NSW RHIB. SOCOM has a requirement for 30 CCMs. The Marine transport, medical evacuation and noncombatant-
contract potentially is worth $400 million through 2021. evacuation operations. Of 91 LCACs delivered, 73 are being given
a service life extension program (SLEP) through 2018.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0 feet
The Navy awarded a contract to Textron on July 6, 2012, for a
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-caliber machine guns
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4 crew and up to 19 passengers new Ship-to-Shore Connector craft to replace the retiring LCAC.
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V igor (formerly Oregon Iron Works), Leidos Fabrication of the lead craft, LCAC 100 began on Nov. 17, 2014.
This single test/training craft was delivered in 2018 and began
COMBATANT CRAFT HEAVY MK 1 in-water testing. The Navy plans to procure 73 LCAC 100s in eight
(CCH MK 1) (SEALION) production versions. Initial operational capability is planned for
BRIEFING: The CCH is the SEALION (SEAL Insertion, Observation, 2020. LCACs 100 through 108 have been ordered and long-lead
and Neutralization) craft, and is described as semi-submersible. materials for LCACs 109-112 have been ordered. Initial operational
It has retractable masts for sensors and communications. Jet Skis, capability (IOC) will be reached after six craft are delivered.
inflatable rubber raiding craft and diving equipment can be carried The LCAC 100 will be a fully amphibious craft with a corrosion-
and launched out the stern. SEALION is based on an earlier proto- resistant aluminum hull, composite-material propeller shrouds
type, the Alligator, which has been transferred to Israel. SEALION and an improved skirt design. It is powered by the same engines
II is an improved design. On June 2, 2017, Vigor was awarded a $17 used on the V-22 Osprey aircraft and uses fly-by-wire controls.
million contract for SEALION III.
LCAC 1
SEALION II DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 82.7 tons light; 170-182 tons fully loaded
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 feet LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 feet/92 feet deep skirt
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.5 feet BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 feet/48 feet deep skirt
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 feet SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0+ knots with full load
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0+ knots RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with payload: 200 miles at 40 knots or 300 miles at
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 4 0 tons 35 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MTU 10V 2000 M93 diesel engines driving waterjets POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . legacy configuration: 4 AlliedSignal TF-40B gas tur-
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 7 crew and passengers bines (2 for propulsion, 2 for lift); 16,000 hp sustained;
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V igor (formerly Oregon Iron Works), Leidos 2 shrouded reversible pitch airscrews; 4 double-entry
fans, centrifugal or mixed flow (lift). SLEP configura-
tion: 4 Vericor Power Systems ETF-40B gas turbines
SURVEY BOAT with Full Authority Digital Engine Control (2 for pro-
BRIEFING: The Fleet Survey Team, a rapid-response unit de­ pulsion, 2 for lift); 19,000 hp sustained; 2 shrouded
signed to meet combatant commander requests for hydro­graphic reversible pitch airscrews; 4 double-entry fans
CARGO CAPACITY: . . . . . . 6 0-ton design; 75-ton overload
survey of poorly charted areas, acquired two Defender-class
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 M2HB .50-caliber, M60 7.62 mm or Mk19 Mod 3
boats in March 2009. The boats have climate-controlled cabins 40 mm machine guns
and are deployable in a C-130 transport aircraft. The boats can COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 5 crew, 24 Marines
deploy echo-sounders and side-scan sonar with a winch system. BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textron Marine Systems, Avondale Gulfport Marine

WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,200 pounds fully loaded

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.5 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .5 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Honda outboard gasoline engines, 550 hp
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . none
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAFE Boats International

LANDING CRAFT AIR CUSHION (LCAC)

BRIEFING: The LCAC is a high-speed, over-the-beach, fully
amphibious landing craft. LCAC’s air-cushion capability allows it
to proceed inland to discharge cargo on dry, trafficable beaches,
thus reducing buildup of troops, equipment and other materiel
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in the surf zone. The landing craft is capable of carrying a 60- to

75-ton payload, including an Abrams M1 main battle tank. LCAC is
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SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35+ knots with full load a lighterage system that had served for more than 50 years and
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Rolls-Royce MT7 turboshaft engines could only operate in seas up to sea state 2. The INLS craft are
CARGO CAPACITY: . . . . . . 74 tons operated by Amphibious Construction Battalions One and Two.
PASSENGERS: . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Marines or 108 casualties in an enclosed module
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textron Systems, L-3, Alcoa, Rolls-Royce CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Marinette Marine

LANDING CRAFT (LCM, LCU)

BRIEFING: Landing craft are capable of transporting tracked SUBMERSIBLES
and/or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault
ships to beachheads or piers. Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) LARGE-SCALE VEHICLE 2 (LSV 2)
and Landing Craft Utility (LCU) each feature a bow ramp for BRIEFING: At 205 tons, LSV 2 Cutthroat is the world’s largest
on-load and off-load. LCUs have a stern gate to permit drive- unmanned autonomous submarine and offers a cost-effective
through capability and can link with other LCUs to form a and scalable platform for advanced research and development
causeway. in hydroacoustics, hydrodynamics and radiated noise reduction.
In 2018, the Navy selected Swiftships LLC to design a new Fully autonomous and battery-powered, Cutthroat offers the
LCU. The initial LC 1700 contract includes delivery of the first capability of improving the performance, while reducing the
craft in 2021 with options for up to 31 additional craft for deliv- risk, of future submarine technologies.
ery by 2027. Geometrically similar to USS Virginia, Cutthroat was
designed with specific emphasis for supporting submarine
LCU 1610, 1627 and 1646 Classes stealth, hydrodynamics, hydroacoustics, and submarine pro-
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 220 long tons (light), 375 long tons full load pulsion designs to permit technology insertion into current and
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134.9 feet future submarines. After delivery in 2001 and final assembly
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 feet on site, LSV 2 has operated on Lake Pend Oreille at the Acoustic
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 knots
Research Detachment in Bayview, Idaho.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 miles at 8 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Detroit Diesel 12V-71NA engines; 425 x 2 hp, twin
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 205 tons
shafts; Kort nozzles; 2 40 kw Detroit Diesel 3-71NA
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 feet
engines
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 feet
LIFT CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . 170 tons: (3 M1 Abrams tanks or 10 LAVs or 400+
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . electric drive; 3,000 shp plant coupled with electric
Marines)
motor controller, expandable to 6,000 shp with
CARGO DECK AREA: . . . . . 2,205 square feet
additional motor-controlled modules
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .50-caliber machine guns
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, General Dynamics
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 14
Electric Boat
ENDURANCE
(UNDERWAY): . . . . . . . . . . . 10 days
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . various yards
DRY COMBAT SUBMERSIBLE (D CS)
BRIEFING: Planning began in 2010 for a Joint Multimission
LCM 8 Type Submersible (JMMS) to meet requirements of the SOF after
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 105 tons full load the Advanced Seal Delivery System (ASDS) was canceled. The
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.7 feet single ASDS sustained a severe battery fire in November 2008.
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 feet In July 2009, SOCOM announced that repairing the craft was
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 knots
not economically feasible. In August 2010, SOCOM canceled the
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 miles at 9 knots full load
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Detroit Diesel 12V-71NA engines, 874 shp combined,
JMMS program.
twin shafts In October 2010, SOCOM announced a continued need for
LIFT CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . 180 tons; 1 tank or 200 troops a dry diver lockout submersible for special operations. The
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .50-caliber machine guns 30-ton DCS is designed to operate from surface ships. In July
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 5
2016, Lockheed Martin was awarded a $166 million contract
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . various yards
to build up to three lithium battery-powered DCSs over five
years. DCS-1 is scheduled for delivery in February 2019. DCS-2
IMPROVED NAVY LIGHTERAGE is under construction and scheduled for delivery in 2020. IOC is
SYSTEM (INLS) planned for the second quarter of 2020.
BRIEFING: The INLS is a system of sectional craft with floating
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 meters
sections that lock together like building blocks to create a variety
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 2 crew plus 8 SEALs
of floating structures such as causeways, docks and ferries. These CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin (including Submergence
structures allow Navy ships to transport heavy equipment, such Group, Northrop Grumman and Newport News
as tanks and trucks, to shore and cargo, such as food, water and Shipbuilding), General Dynamics (including Giunio
equipment parts, between ships and from ship to shore when Santi Engineering Group)

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SUBMERSIBLES

SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE (SDV)

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BRIEFING: The Mk 8 Mod 1 SDV is a manned wet-submersible

vehicle used to deliver Navy SEALs and their equipment to mis-
sion areas. The crew operates and navigates the submerged SDV
while using underwater breathing apparatus for life support.
The SDV, developed by the Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Panama City, Florida, is battery-powered and equipped with pro-
pulsion, navigation, communication and life-support equipment.
It is capable of delivering several fully equipped SEALs to a mission
area, loitering, retrieving the SEALs and returning while remain-
ing submerged. The Mk 8 Mod 1 SDV, delivered to Naval Special
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maintainability over previously operational SDVs.
A fleet modernization for all SDVs was completed in September
2006, including increased diver air capacity, improved diver com- SEA HUNTER
munications, satellite communications capability, reduction of
signal acquisition time for the GPS and installation of a Windows- MINE HUNTING UNMANNED
based computer. The SDV eventually will be replaced by the SURFACE VEHICLE (MHU)
Shallow-Water Combat Submersible. BRIEFING: The MHU is an unmanned 11-meter RHIB equipped
with a winch to deploy the AQS-24B mine-detection sonar body.
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 3 tons (dry)
The MHU is dispatched on preplanned mission search tracks,
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.4 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 feet deploying and recovering the AQS-24B. Sensor data is transmitted
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 2 crew plus SEALs via data link to a control station on ship or shore. Four MHUs were
delivered and some have been deployed to the Persian Gulf.
SHALLOW-WATER COMBAT
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.
SUBMERSIBLE (SWCS)
BRIEFING: The SWCS is a free-flooding combat submersible
mobility platform suitable for transporting and deploying SEALs REMOTE MULTI-MISSION VEHICLE (RMMV)
and other SOF and their payloads. The primary use of the SWCS BRIEFING: The RMMV is the USV component designed for the
System is to provide assured access for SOF missions. The battery- WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System designed to detect, classify
powered, aluminum-hull SWCS is intended to replace the SDV Mk8 and report the position of bottom and moored mines in deep
Mod 1. The SWCS will be deployable from any DDS-configured and shallow waters. The RMMV is a snorkeled, diesel-powered
submarine, as well as surface ships. The first two SWCSs had been craft launched from a mother ship and dispatched along a
delivered to SOCOM by 2018, with two more in production. SWCS programmed search pattern. The sensors onboard the RMS
is a one-for-one replacement for the SDV, for a total of 10 opera- include a forward-looking sonar, side-scanning sonar and a
tional boats and one training vessel. IOC is planned for 2019. variable-depth towed AQS-20A sonar. Contacts of interest are
transmitted to the mother ship from the RMMV’s radio mast.
DRY WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 pounds
The existing RMS will be deployed with the mine countermea-
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 feet sures mission package on LCSs, but further procurement has
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. been canceled because of unsatisfactory reliability. Launch han-
dling and recovery testing was completed on USS Independence
in August 2013.
U N M A N N E D S U R FA C E V E S S E L S
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp.

SEA HUNTER
BRIEFING: Sea Hunter is a medium-displacement USV developed MINE COUNTERMEASURES USV (MCM USV)
by DARPA under the Anti-submarine Continuous Trail Unmanned BRIEFING: The MCM USV is an autonomous unmanned small
Vehicle project, which in 2018 transferred to the Navy. The trima- boat designed to accommodate various payloads and to be
ran was developed to independently trail diesel submarines for 30 launched and recovered by an LCS. Developed under the Common
days, but since delivery in November 2016 the craft is being con- USV program as the tow platform for the Unmanned Influence
sidered for evaluation for a variety of other unspecified missions, Sweep System, the MCM USV now reflects an expansion of the
believed to include mine countermeasures and ISR. A second ship, craft’s missions to include mine hunting. Two prototype craft are
Sea Hunter II, was ordered by the Navy in 2017. being tested at Navy ranges and two production-representative
pilot line craft have been delivered to be fitted with the AQS-20C
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 140 tons
and AQS-24 sonar systems for mine hunting.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 knots
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Textron
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Leidos, Vigor

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More than 125 ships were in daily operation for In June 2016, the Navy awarded a $3.2 billion contract to

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General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego for the design and con-
Military Sealift Command (MSC) during fiscal struction of the first six ships of the Future Fleet Replenishment
2018, delivering combat cargo and petroleum Ship, the John Lewis class (T-AO 205), formerly T-AO(X), with
construction commencing in September 2018 and planned
products to U.S. and coalition warfighters around delivery in November 2020. The Navy plans to procure 20 ships
of the new class in three different contract awards.
the world. MSC kept the Navy’s fleets supplied
and underway, supported humanitarian assis- Henry J. Kaiser Class
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 41,225 tons full load (double hull), 40,900 tons full
tance to those in need; shared expertise and load (single hull)
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677.5 feet
techniques with maritime partners in Central BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.5 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 knots
and South America and Africa; provided special POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 fully automatic diesel engines, twin shafts,
controllable-pitch propellers, 32,540 shp
mission ships for a variety of Department of AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none (landing platform for vertical replenishment
provided)
Defense customers; and operated prepositioned CARGO CAPACITY: . . . . . . 180,000 barrels of aviation and diesel fuel
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-89 civilian mariners (CIVMARS)
ships to supply materials and equipment to the BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avondale Shipyards

U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps in Areas of Operation
T-AO 187 Henry J. Kaiser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific/Persian Gulf
contingency operations. T-AO 188 Joshua Humphreys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persian Gulf
T-AO 189 John Lenthall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean/Persian Gulf
In mid-2016, MSC decided to group its ships according to T-AO 193 Walter S. Diehl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific/Persian Gulf
programs rather than also in mission areas. One additional pro- T-AO 194 John Ericsson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific/Persian Gulf
gram was created. MSC’s operations now are broken out into T-AO 195 Leroy Grumman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean/Persian Gulf
T-AO 196 Kanawha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean/Persian Gulf
eight program areas:
T-AO 197 Pecos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific/Persian Gulf
■ P
 M1: Fleet Oiler T-AO 198 Big Horn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean
■ P
 M2: Special Mission T-AO 199 Tippecanoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific/Persian Gulf
■ P
 M3: Prepositioning T-AO 200 Guadalupe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific/Persian Gulf
T-AO 201 Patuxent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean/Persian Gulf
■ P
 M4: Service Support
T-AO 202 Yukon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific/Persian Gulf
■ P
 M5: Surge Sealift
T-AO 203 Laramie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean/Persian Gulf
■ P
 M6: Fleet Ordnance and Dry Cargo T-AO 204 Rappahannock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific/Persian Gulf
■ P
 M7: Service Support
■ P
 M8: Expeditionary Fast Transport

Note: MSC ships carry the prefix USNS, for United States Naval Ship, unless other-
wise noted.

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FLEET REPLENISHMENT OILERS (T-AO)

BRIEFING: Kaiser-class ships carry jet fuel, diesel fuel and lubri-
U. S. NAVY

cating oil, and small quantities of fresh and frozen provisions,

stores, potable water and other items. Fleet replenishment oil-
ers normally operate with five underway replenishment station HENRY J. KAISER HENRY J. KAISER CLASS
capability when deployed.
However, fleet oilers assigned to the Southern California John Lewis Class
and middle Pacific operating areas, as well as two of the four DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 22,173 metric tons (lightship)
oilers operating in the western Atlantic Ocean, are crewed to LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227.3 meters
operate with up to three underway replenishment stations BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.2 meters
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 knots
capability to reduce costs.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . t win-shaft, geared medium-speed diesels with power
Three ships within the class — Laramie, Patuxent and take-off generators/power take-in motors
Rappahannock — were built with double hulls in compliance AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none (landing platform for vertical replenishment can
with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, although government-owned accommodate H-1, H-53, H-60, MV-22 and MSC’s
ships currently are exempt from the act. commercial logistics helicopters)

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CARGO CAPACITY: . . . . . . . f uel payload capacity: 162,000 barrels; dry stores

capacity: 1,576 cubic meters; freeze/chill capacity: Howard O. Lorenzen
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1,362 cubic meters DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 12,642 tons

CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 CIVMARS LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534 feet
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 feet
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 civilians, 25 scientists, 1 military
Areas of Operation BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V T Halter Marine
T-AO-205 John Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
T-AO-206 Harvey Milk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (named) No layberth assigned
T-AO 207 Earl Warren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (named) T-AGM 25 Howard O. Lorenzen
T-AO 208 Robert F. Kennedy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (named)
T-AO 209 Lucy Stone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (named)
T-AO 210 Sojouner Truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (named) NAVI GATION TEST-SUPPORT SHIP (T-AGS)
BRIEFING: Waters supports submarine navigation system test-
ing and provides ballistic missile flight-test support services
PM2: SPECIAL MISSION PROGRAM under the sponsorship of the Strategic Systems Program Office.
The ship also conducts operational tests of upgrades to subma-
MISSILE-RANGE INSTRUMENTATION rine navigation systems.
SHIPS (T-AGM)
BRIEFING: Howard O. Lorenzen replaced Observation Island in Waters (Conversion)
January 2014 and began operation as a support platform for the DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 12,208 tons full load
Cobra King phased-array radar system used for detecting and LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 42 feet
collecting data from missile launches around the world. The BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.2 knots, sustained
ship supports the enforcement of strategic weapons treaties
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel-electric, twin screw, 7,400 shp
and weapons tests. CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 mariners, 59 military and scientific personnel
Invincible, a converted Stalwart-class ocean surveillance BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avondale Industries
ship, provides a platform for a dual-band radar developed by CONVERSION YARD: . . . . Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock
the U.S. Air Force to support its data-collection requirements
No layberth assigned
against theater ballistic missiles.
T-AGS 45 Waters

Invincible
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 2,285 tons full load OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY SHIPS (T-AGS)
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 feet BRIEFING: Six Pathfinder-class ships were delivered from 1994-
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 feet 2001 to operate in an oceanographic survey-support capacity,
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 knots
gathering underwater data in the deep ocean and coastal waters.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 diesel generators, 2 shafts, 1,600 bhp
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 mariners, 11 sponsor personnel
A seventh, Maury, was delivered in February 2016. Maury is 25
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tacoma Boatbuilding feet longer than its sister ships and is equipped with a moon
pool for operating unmanned underwater vehicles. Sumner
No layberth assigned (T-AGS 61) was inactivated in August 2014 and transferred to
T-AGM 24 Invincible
the Maritime Administration. A new ship, T-AGS 67, will be
built at VT Halter Marine to a modified repeat Pathfinder design.
In November 2018, the shipyard was awarded a contract for
functional design engineering, procurement of long-lead time
material, and limited advanced production of the ship.

Pathfinder Class
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 5,000 tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328.5 feet (353 feet for Maury)
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 knots, sustained
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . integrated diesel-electric, twin azimuthing thrusters,
8,000 total hp (4,000 each)
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 mariners, 27 oceanographers
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halter Marine

No layberths assigned
T-AGS 60 Pathfinder
T-AGS 62 Bowditch
T-AGS 63 Henson
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T-AGS 64 Bruce C. Heezen

T-AGS 65 Mary Sears
T-AGS 66 Maury
INVICIBLE T-AGS 67 (unnamed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)

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POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . 2 direct-drive electric motors, 2,500 shp, 4 generators

SEA-BASED X-BAND RADAR ONE (SBX-1) CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 CIVMARS, 5 technicians, 10-20 military

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BRIEFING: The SBX-1 provides ballistic-missile tracking infor- BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halter Marine
mation to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System as well
as functioning as a research development test and evaluation No layberth assigned
T-AGOS 23 Impeccable
asset for the Missile Defense Agency. SBX-1 consists of the
X-band radar and mission systems, including the Ground-based
Midcourse Defense fire control and communications subcompo- CABLE LAYING AND REPAIR SHIP (T-ARC)
nents. All are installed on the SBX-1 vessel, a semi-submersible, BRIEFING: The first and only cable laying and repair ship built
self-propelled platform capable of sustained underway operations. especially for the U.S. Navy, Zeus can lay up to 1,000 miles of
cable to depths up to 9,000 feet. The ship supports the Sound
SBX-1 Surveillance System network of strategically placed sonar sen-
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 32,690 tons (registered) sors providing early warning of submarines.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 feet Zeus
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 6 ship’s service diesel generators and 1 emergency DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 14,334 tons full load
diesel generator; 4 fixed-pitch, controllable-speed, LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513 feet
fully azimuthing and retractable 3,400 kW thrusters BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 feet
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Full Operating Status (FOS) or 19 Reduced SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 knots
Operating Status (ROS) mariners, 49 FOS or 23 ROS POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . integrated, twin shaft, diesel-electric, 10,000 shp
mission support (5,000 hp each shaft)
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moss Maritime; modified by Keppel AmFELS CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 mariners
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO

No layberth assigned
OCEAN SURVEILLANCE SHIPS (T-AGOS) T-ARC 7 Zeus
BRIEFING: MSC operates two classes of ocean surveillance
ships that use surveillance towed-array sensor system
(SURTASS) equip­ment to support the Navy’s anti-submarine SUBMARINE SUPPORT SHIPS
warfare capability. The SURTASS mission gathers ocean acous- BRIEFING: USNS Arrowhead, USNS Eagle View, USNS Black
tical data and trans­mits anti-submarine warfare information Powder and USNS Westwind are government-owned vessels
for prompt analysis. and provide submarine support services.
The Victorious class comprises four small waterplane-area,
Areas of Operation
twin-hull (SWATH) ships. Impeccable, placed in service in
T-AGSE 1 Black Powder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bremerton, Wash.
October 2001, is larger and faster, with a more powerful propul- T-AGSE 2 Westwind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bremerton, Wash.
sion plant and designed specifically for deploying an additional T-AGSE 3 Eagle View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga.
low-frequency active (LFA) array system. The Victorious-class T-AGSE 4 Arrowhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga.
ships can deploy compact LFA arrays.

Victorious Class PM3: PREPOSITIONING PROGRAM

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 3,384 tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234.5 feet MARITIME PREPOSITIONING FORCE (MPF)
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.5 feet BRIEFING: The two Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadrons
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 knots
(MPSRONs) carry enough equipment and supplies to sustain
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 Caterpillar diesel generators, 2 General Electric
propulsion motors (1 on each side of the hull), twin
more than 16,000 Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Navy
shafts, 1,600 shp personnel for up to 30 days. The ships can offload equipment
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 civilians, 22 military (T-AGOS 19-21); 24 civilians, at established port facilities or while anchored, using onboard
8-15 military (T-AGOS 22) watercraft operated by Naval Support Element forces. MPSRON
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDermott Marine
assets complement naval amphibious forces.
No layberths assigned
T-AGOS 19 Victorious Bobo Class (Purpose-built in support of MPF mission)
T-AGOS 20 Able
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 4 6,111 long tons
T-AGOS 21 Effective
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673.2 feet
T-AGOS 22 Loyal
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.5 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.7 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 diesel main engines, 1 screw, 30,000 shp
Impeccable ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . 11,107 nautical miles (at maximum speed)
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 5,730 tons full load CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bulk petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) (1.6 million
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281.6 feet gallons), water (98,994 gallons), equipment and vehicles
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.8 feet CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 civilians
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 knots BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Shipbuilding

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Deployment Location
T-AK 3008 2ND LT John P. Bobo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam/Saipan/MPSRON 3
Stockham Conversion Container and RO/RO Ship
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T-AK 3009 PFC Dewayne T. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam/Saipan/MPSRON 3 DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 55,123 long tons full load
T-AK 3010 1ST LT Baldomero Lopez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906.9 feet
T-AK 3011 1ST LT Jack Lummus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam/Saipan/MPSRON 3 BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6 feet
T-AK 3012 SGT William R. Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . slow-speed diesel
ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 nautical miles
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 civilians
CONVERSION YARD: . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO

Deployment Location
T-AK 3017 GYSGT Fred W. Stockham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam/Saipan/MPSRON 3

EXPEDITIONARY TRANSFER
DOCK SHIPS (T-ESD)
BRIEFING: The T-ESD, formerly known as the mobile landing
platform, functions as a transfer station for prepositioning
ships to offload and transfer cargo to ship-to-shore con-
nector craft such as Landing Craft Air Cushions. It features
add-on modules to support a vehicle staging area, side-port
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ramp, large mooring fenders and parking lanes for three
landing craft.
Montford Point was delivered on May 14, 2013, from General
Dynamics NASSCO, outfitted with its mission package at Vigor,
Astoria, Oregon, and deployed to MPSRON 3 in spring 2015.
1ST LT BALDOMERO LOPEZ BOBO CLASS John Glenn was delivered on March 12, 2014, and was support-
ing Pacific Fleet requirements.
LARGE, MEDIUM-SPEED, ROLL-ON/
ROLL-OFF SHIPS (T-AKR) Montford Point Class
BRIEFING: In 2008, the LMSR USNS Sisler began operating as DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 81,406 metric tons
an MPS, followed by USNS Dahl in 2009. The Army’s six LMSRs LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784 feet
returned to MPSRON 2 and MPSRON 3 by 2012. In late 2014, the BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 knots
Army decided to decrease the amount of cargo prepositioned
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 General Electric Marine LM2500 gas turbines,
afloat and placed one of its six LMSRs in ROS. 64,000 hp, 2 shafts, 2 controllable-pitch propellers
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,500 nautical miles
Watson Class (New Construction LMSR) CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO
(See Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships section for characteristics.)

Deployment Location
Deployment Location
T-ESD 1 Montford Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam Saipan/MPSRON 3
T-AKR 311 Sisler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2
T-ESD 2 John Glenn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam/Saipan/MPSRON 3
T-AKR 312 Dahl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam/Saipan/MPSRON 3

Bob Hope Class (New Construction LMSR)

(See Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships section for characteristics.)

Deployment Location
T-AKR 302 Seay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2
T-AKR 304 Pililaau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam/Saipan/MPSRON 3

MODIFIED SHUGHART CLAS S

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BRIEFING: Previously referred to as the MPF(E) program,

these ships support the U.S. military’s prepositioning
requirements using lengthened roll-on/roll-off-container MONTFORD POINT MONTFORD POINT CLASS
capability. USNS GYSGT Fred W. Stockham carries Navy Mobile
Construction Battalion equipment, fleet hospital equipment, EXPEDITIONARY SEA BASE SHIPS (ESB)
expeditionary airfield materials and a headquarters support BRIEFING: Four Montford Point-class mobile landing plat-
unit. In October 2012, USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat was trans- forms are being completed as ESB ships, formerly known as
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CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 civilians (22 when FOS)

with a 52,000-square-foot flight deck, fuel and equipment PUMP RATE: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 million gallons/day

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storage, repair spaces, magazines, mission planning spaces and
accommodations for up to 250 personnel. Deployment Location
T-AG 5001 VADM K.R. Wheeler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam/Saipan/MPSRON 3
The ships support multiple missions including airborne
mine countermeasures, counter-piracy operations, maritime
security operations, humanitarian-aid and disaster-relief mis- USNS Fast Tempo
sions and U.S. Marine Corps crisis response. They also support DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 6 01 long tons
MH-53 and MH-60 helicopters. LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 feet
General Dynamics was awarded a $106 million advance BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 feet
DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.6 feet
procurement contract in June 2016 for T-ESB 5. Lewis B. Puller
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 knots
was placed in commission on Aug. 17, 2017, and deployed to the
U.S. 5th Fleet to replace the now-decommissioned USS Ponce. Deployment Location
Hershel “Woody” Williams entered service in February 2018. T-AG 4907 Fast Tempo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam/Saipan/MPSRON 3

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RESCUE AND SALVAGE SHIPS (T-ARS)

BRIEFING: The Safeguard-class salvage ships originally were
built for service in the active Navy, but transferred to MSC in
2006 and 2007. Salvor operates from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and
Grasp transferred to San Diego in October 2018. Safeguard and
Grapple were placed out of service, in reserve on Oct. 1, 2016. The
Navy is procuring a new class of Towing, Salvage and Rescue
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Ships (T-ATS) to replace the T-ARS and T-ATF ships.

HERSHEL “WOODY” WILLIAMS EXPEDITIONARY SEA BASE SHIP Safeguard Class

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 3,283 tons full load
Lewis B. Puller Class LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 feet
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 81,406 metric tons
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 knots
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 4,200 shp
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 feet
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 knots
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 civilians, up to 35 mobile diving and salvage unit
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 General Electric Marine LM2500 gas turbines,
members
64,000 hp, 2 shafts, 2 controllable-pitch propellers
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peterson Builders
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,500 nautical miles
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4
Areas of Operation
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO
T-ARS 51 Grasp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean
T-ARS 52 Salvor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific
Deployment Location
ESB 3 USS Lewis B. Puller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. 5th Fleet
T-ESB 4 USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. 2nd Fleet
T-ESB 5 USNS Miguel Keith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
BRIEFING: USNS VADM K.R. Wheeler uses an offshore petroleum
distribution system uniquely designed to pump fuel ashore from
up to eight miles, which supports U.S.-deployed warfighters. It
takes less than 48 hours for the ship to set up the full length of
pipe and begin pumping fuel to shore. The 160-foot USNS Fast
Tempo performs as Wheeler’s primary support vessel.

USNS VADM K.R. Wheeler

U. S. COAST GUARD

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 6 ,389 long tons

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 49 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 feet
DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 knots
SALVOR SAFEGUARD CLASS

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FLEET OC EAN TUGS (T-ATF) SUBMARINE TENDERS (AS)

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BRIEFING: There are three fleet ocean tugs in the MSC fleet. BRIEFING: These two forward-deployed ships are the vestiges
The design of the Powhatan-class tugs was patterned after of the previously large fleet of submarine and destroyer tenders
commercial offshore supply ships, and they entered service and repair ships. Although their sister ships were decommis-
with MSC in 1979. Each is fitted with a 300-horsepower bow sioned after the Cold War, the two L.Y. Spear-class tenders
thruster and a 10-ton-capacity crane and has 150,000 pounds Emory S. Land and Frank Cable are important assets intended to
of bollard pull. Navajo was inactivated and stricken for dis- serve into the mid-2020s.
posal on Oct. 1, 2016. A fifth ship, Mohawk, was stricken for Both ships remain commissioned U.S. Navy units and have
disposal in 2015. hybrid crews of military and civilian personnel. MSC CIVMARs
The Navy is procuring a new class of Towing, Salvage and assumed responsibility in 2008 to man, operate and maintain
Rescue Ships (T-ATS) to replace the T-ARS and T-ATF ships. the ships, while uniformed Navy personnel, under the com-
A contract was awarded on March 16, 2018, to Gulf Island mand of a U.S. Navy captain, handle the mission roles.
Shipyards LLC, Houma, Louisiana, for detail and design of con- Both ships have been given modernization and habitability
struction of Navaho, with options for up to seven more ships. upgrades. The ships routinely deploy throughout the Western
Pacific and Indian Ocean regions.
Powhatan Class
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 2,260 tons full load L.Y. Spear Class
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 feet DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . approx. 23,493 tons full load
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 feet LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 44 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.5 knots BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 diesels, 2 shafts, controllable-pitch propellers, SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 knots
7,250 shp POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 boilers, steam turbines, 1 shaft, 20,000 shp
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 civilians (19 civilians on Catawba) AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marinette Marine ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 25 mm Mk38 guns
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . Emory S. Land: 292 officers and enlisted, 158
Areas of Operation CIVMARs; Frank Cable: 206 officers and enlisted,
T-ATF 168 Catawba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persian Gulf 158 CIVMARs
T-ATF 171 Sioux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction
T-ATF 172 Apache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean
Homeport
AS 39 USS Emory S. Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A  pra Harbor, Guam
AS 40 USS Frank Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A pra Harbor, Guam
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EMORY S. LAND, AT FRONT, WITH FRANK CABLE L.Y. SPEAR CLASS

HOSPITAL SHIPS (T-AH)

BRIEFING: The two Mercy-class hospital ships have become
prime assets in the Navy’s efforts to reach out to foreign coun-
tries and provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
When fully operational, the hospital ships have a crew of
about 71 civilians and up to 1,200 Navy medical and communi-
cations personnel. The precise crew composition and size varies
by mission type. During humanitarian-assistance missions, the
crew often includes representatives from other U.S. services,
foreign militaries and nongovernmental organizations.
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Since 2001, the hospital ships have conducted humanitarian-

assistance and disaster-response missions at home and abroad,
APACHE POWHATAN CLASS providing care to more than 550,000 people.

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the Washington area, was transferred to Norfolk, Virginia, in 2013
to be closer to the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, where most LARGE, MEDIUM-SPEED, ROLL-ON/
of its medical staff now are based. Comfort deployed for 180 days ROLL-OFF SHIPS (T-AKR)
for Continuing Promise 2015 and carried an 11-week Enduring BRIEFING: As part of the ongoing effort to upgrade the nation’s
Promise mission to Central and Latin America in the fall and win- sealift surge capability, 10 LMSRs were assigned to the Sealift
ter of 2018. Mercy has made three 150-day deployments in recent Program. All made numerous journeys moving cargo in support
years including Pacific Partnership 2015, 2016 and 2018. Comfort of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. USNS Seay
also provided humanitarian assistance and disaster relief for was transferred to the MPF in 2010, while USNS Pililaau entered
Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017. in June 2012. The Surge Fleet also consists of five roll-on/roll-
off (RO/RO) and container ships that are at East Coast layberths,
Mercy Class ready to get underway with five days’ notice.
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 69,360 tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 894 feet Bob Hope Class (New Construction LMSR)
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 feet
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 62,069 long tons full load
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 knots
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . geared steam turbine, 2 boilers, 1 shaft, 24,500 shp
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.9 feet
CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 beds, 12 operating rooms
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 knots
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 CIVMARs plus up to 1,200 medical personnel
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels, 65,160 hp, 2 shafts,
CONVERSION YARD: . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO
2 controllable-pitch propellers
ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 nautical miles
Layberth
CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387,662 square feet
T-AH 19 Mercy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 (FOS), 50 supercargoes
T-AH 20 Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk, Va.
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding

Layberth
T-AKR 300 Bob Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bremerton, Wash.
T-AKR 301 Fisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bremerton, Wash.
T-AKR 303 Mendonca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corpus Christi, Texas
T-AKR 305 Brittin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bremerton, Wash.
T-AKR 306 Benavidez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corpus Christi, Texas
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COMFORT MERCY CLASS

SUBMARINE AN D SPECIAL
WARFARE SUPPORT SHIPS
BRIEFING: A number of chartered vessels are used in special
mission and submarine support role. These ships are owned
and operated by contract operators in support of Naval Special
Warfare Command, U.S. Submarine Forces, Pacific and U.S.
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Special Operations Command. MV Dolores Chouest, Carolyn

Chouest and C-Commando are owned and operated by Edison
Chouest Offshore, and provide training and exercise support BRITTIN, AT LEFT, BOB HOPE CLASS
for various Special Warfare commands. MV HOS Dominator
provides submarine support and is owned and operated by Watson Class (New Construction LMSR)
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Covington, Louisiana. MV Malama DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 62,644 long tons full load
also provides submarine support and is owned and operated by LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 feet
Hawaiian Resource Group. BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.8 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 knots
Areas of Operation POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 General Electric Marine LM2500 gas turbines,
M/V Dolores Chouest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. East Coast 64,000 hp, 2 shafts, 2 controllable-pitch propellers
M/V C-Commando. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. West Coast ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 nautical miles
M/V Carolyn Chouest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Ocean Area CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392,627 square feet
M/V HOS Dominator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. West Coast CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
M/V Malama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pearl Harbor, Hawaii BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO

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Layberth POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 geared steam turbines, 2 boilers, 1 screw, 30,000 shp
T-AKR 310 Watson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport News, Va. (ROS) ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . 11,176 nautical miles (maximum speed)
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T-AKR 313 Red Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOS Korea/MPSRON 3 CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bulk POL (1.5 million gallons), water (91,938 gallons),
T-AKR 314 Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOS Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3 equipment and vehicles
T-AKR 315 Watkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOS Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 civilians, 10 maintenance personnel
T-AKR 316 Pomeroy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOS Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 CONVERSION YARD: . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO
T-AKR 317 Soderman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOS Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3
Layberth
T-AK 3005 SGT Matej Kocak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N
 ewport News, Va. (ROS)
Shughart Class (Conversion LMSRs) T-AK 3006 PFC Eugene A. Obregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport News, Va. (ROS)
T-AK 3007 MAJ Stephen W. Pless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport News, Va. (ROS)
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 55,894 long tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906.8 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.66 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 engine, 1 shaft, slow-speed diesel (12 cylinder),
46,653 hp at 97 rpm
ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 nautical miles
CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 02,087 square feet
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 (FOS), 50 supercargoes
CONVERSION YARD: . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO

Layberth
T-AKR 295 Shughart (ROS-4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V iolet, La.
T-AKR 297 Yano (ROS-4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V iolet, La.
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Gordon Class (Conversion LMSRs)

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 58,039 long tons full load PFC EUGENE A. OBREGON SGT MATEJ KOCAK CLASS
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 956 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.8 feet Martin Conversion Container and RO/RO Ship
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 3 engines (1 B&W slow-speed diesel, 26,000 hp, DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 51,531 long tons full load
2 B&W slow-speed diesels, 19,500 hp each), 3 shafts, LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754 feet
controllable-pitch centerline propeller BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 feet
ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 nautical miles SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 knots
CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321,831 square feet POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 slow-speed diesel, single shaft, 21,000 shp
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 (FOS), 50 supercargoes ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000 nautical miles
CONVERSION YARD: . . . . Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,000 square feet, 767 twenty-foot equivalent
units (TEUs)
Layberth CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 civilians, 12 maintenance personnel, 100 Marines
T-AKR 296 Gordon (ROS-4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B  altimore CONVERSION YARD: . . . . Atlantic Drydock
T-AKR 298 Gilliland (ROS-4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore
Layberth
T-AK 3015 1ST LT Harry L. Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport News, Va. (ROS)
NAVY, MARINE CORPS AND AIR
FORCE (NMAF) PROJECT Wheat Conversion
BRIEFING: The NMAF Project includes a mixture of government- DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 50,570 long tons full load
owned and time-chartered ships that have been strategically LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864 feet
located around the world to support the Navy, Marine Corps and BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.5 knots
Air Force.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 gas turbines, 2 screws
The RO/RO container ships MV MAJ Bernard F. Fisher and MV ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . 13,265 nautical miles
CAPT David I. Lyon continued to support U.S. Air Force munitions CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,000 square feet, 960 TEU
requirements in the Western Pacific in 2017. In 2017, MV Fisher CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 civilians, 12 maintenance personnel, 100 Marines
completed its contract, conducted an overhaul and returned CONVERSION YARD: . . . . Bender Shipbuilding & Repair

under a new contract to continue to support the Air Force.

Layberth
T-AK 3016 LCPL Roy M. Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport News, Va. (ROS)
Air Force Container Ships
T-AK 4396 MV MAJ Bernard F. Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2
T-AK 5362 MV CAPT David I. Lyon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Korea/MPSRON 3
ARMY PREPOSITIONED
STOCKS AFLOAT (APS-3)
SGT Matej Kocak Class (Conversions) BRIEFING: Five Watson-class LMSRs support Army Prepositioned
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 49,536 tons Stocks-3 program, assigned to MPSRONs 2 and 3 to support Army
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821 feet requirements. Chartered container ships MV LTC John U.D. Page
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.5 feet and MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. continued their support of the
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 knots
Army and are deployed to Diego Garcia.

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Army Container Ships LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590.6 feet

T-AK 4496 MV LTC John U.D. Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.0 feet

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T-AK 4544 MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel engines
DRY CARGO SHIPS CARGO CAPACITY: . . . . . . 271,442 barrels
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 civilians
BRIEFING: These ships provide sealift for Department of BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S TX Shipyard Jinhae
Defense supplies to points all over the world. MSC’s break-bulk
and container ships are under long-term charter. In addition, Area of Operation
MSC charters dry cargo ships on a short-term basis as needed. T-AOT 5246 MV Maersk Peary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Worldwide

Down-Range Support Shallow-Draft Tanker

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 6 ,998 deadweight tons
Area of Operation LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332.6 feet
T/B Sea Eagle/MB 1219 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bahamas BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.5 feet

Area of Operation
Container MT SLNC Pax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Pacific

Area of Operation
SLNC Corsica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Far East-Diego Garcia Government-Owned Champion Class (T-5) Tanker
SLNC Goodwill
(T-AOT)
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 4 0,260 deadweight tons
TANKERS (T-AOT) LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 feet
BRIEFING: Point-to-point tankers transport fuel from refin- BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 knots
eries to storage facilities for Defense Logistics Agency-Energy
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel engines
and are capable of transferring fuel at sea to support oilers when CARGO CAPACITY: . . . . . . 237,562 barrels
necessary. The ships are crewed by U.S. Merchant Mariners who CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 civilians
work for a private company under contract to MSC. BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampa Shipbuilding
Empire State was chartered in 2015 to carry refined petro-
Area of Operation
leum products primarily between commercial refineries and
T-AOT 1125 Lawrence H. Gianella. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. coastwide
Department of Defense storage and distribution facilities
on the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. MV Maersk Peary, on
charter in 2017, is an ice-class vessel trading worldwide in
addition to meeting mission requirements for Antarctica and
Greenland. USNS Lawrence H. Gianella was transferred from
the Prepositioning Program to the Sealift Program as a point-
to-point tanker in 2012. The shallow-draft tanker MT SLNC
Pax came under charter to MSC in 2014 and operates in the
Western Pacific region.
In 2015, the tug ATB Galveston and barge Petrochem
Producer were delivered for up to a four-year charter for the
point-to-point petroleum-oil-lubricants trade in the U.S. Gulf,
Caribbean and U.S. East Coast.

Long-Term Chartered Tankers (T-AOT)

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State Class
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 4 8,633 deadweight tons
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 00.4 feet
LAWRENCE H. GIANELLA CHAMPION CLASS
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.5 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel engines ATB Galveston/Barge Petrochem Producer
CARGO CAPACITY: . . . . . . 322,676 barrels
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 civilians ATB Galveston
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 1,445.1 deadweight tons
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 feet
Area of Operation BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 feet
T-AOT 5193 MT Empire State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. West Coast and Hawaii SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.8 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel engine
Ice Class CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 civilians
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 38,177 deadweight tons BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eastern Shipbuilding Group

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CARGO CAPACITY: . . . . . . 24,900 barrels of fuel; dry cargo volume, 673,600

PM6: FLEET ORDNANCE AND DRY cubic feet; chill/freeze volume, 158,300 cubic feet;
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CARGO PROGRAM specialty cargo volume, 164,700 cubic feet; fresh

water cargo volume, 52,800 gallons
DRY CARGO/AMMUNITION SHIPS (T-AKE) CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 civilians
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO
BRIEFING: Lewis and Clark-class ships employ sophisticated
handling systems to deliver ammunition, fuel, provisions, Deployment Location
stores, spare parts, potable water, and petroleum products to T-AKE 1 Lewis and Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2
ships and other naval forces at sea. Depending on operational T-AKE 2 Sacagawea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G uam/Saipan/MPSRON 3
T-AKE 3 Alan Shepard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persian Gulf/Indian Ocean
requirements, a T-AKE can operate independently as a resupply
T-AKE 4 Richard E. Byrd . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Pacific/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf
shuttle ship or paired with an oiler as a station ship, deployed as T-AKE 5 Robert E. Peary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean
part of a carrier strike group. T-AKE 6 Amelia Earhart. . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Pacific/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf
The class is designed and built to commercial specifications T-AKE 7 Carl Brashear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western/Eastern Pacific
T-AKE 8 Wally Schirra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Pacific/Indian Ocean
and standards and certified and classed by the American Bureau
T-AKE 9 Matthew Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Pacific/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf
of Shipping, U.S. Coast Guard and other regulatory bodies. T-AKE 10 Charles Drew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western/Eastern Pacific
Lewis and Clark was delivered to MSC in 2006; the last ship of T-AKE 11 Washington Chambers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Pacific/Indian Ocean
the class, Cesar Chavez, was placed in service in 2012. William T-AKE 12 William McLean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean
McLean and Cesar Chavez were assigned to the Combat Logistics T-AKE 13 Medgar Evers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean
T-AKE 14 Cesar Chavez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western/Pacific/Indian Ocean
Force in 2012 in exchange for Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea.

Lewis and Clark Class FAST COMBAT SUPPORT SHIPS (T-AOE)

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 25,231 long tons BRIEFING: Fast combat support ships have the speed to keep up
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689 feet with carrier strike groups and can carry more than 177,000 bar-
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.6 feet rels of oil, 2,150 tons of ammunition, 500 tons of dry stores and
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 knots
250 tons of refrigerated stores. The ships receive petroleum prod-
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,000 miles at 20 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . integrated propulsion and ship service electrical sys-
ucts, ammunition and stores from shuttle ships when possible to
tem, with generation at 6.6 kV by 4 FM/MAN B&W minimize in-port time and remain with the carrier strike groups.
diesel generators; 1 fixed-pitch propeller; bow thruster T-AOEs can simultaneously transfer fuel, ammo and stores to
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MH-60S Seahawk helicopters or commercial ships in carrier strike groups, reducing the vulnerability of ser-
equivalent
viced ships by minimizing at-sea alongside time and have greater
speed to keep up with an aircraft carrier and its escort ships.
Built originally for Navy operation, the four remaining fast
combat support ships were transferred to MSC for civil service
operation between 2001 and 2004. USNS Bridge was inactivated
on Sept. 30, 2014, and Rainier was inactivated on Sept. 30, 2016,
as cost-reduction measures.

Supply Class
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 4 8,500 tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25+ knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 GE LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 105,000 shp
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CESAR CHAVEZ LEWIS AND CLARK CLASS ARCTIC SUPPLY CLASS

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AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  MH-60S Seahawk helicopters or commercial

equivalent Blue Ridge Class

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CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 civilians (helicopter detachment adds 35) DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 18,874 tons, full load 19,700 tons
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics NASSCO LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 feet
Areas of Operation SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 knots
T-AOE 6 Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean/Persian Gulf POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 geared turbine, 2 boilers, 1 shaft, 22,000 shp
T-AOE 8 Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean/Persian Gulf ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Phalanx CIWS, 2 25 mm Mk38 guns
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none (helicopter landing area only)
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 officers, 564 Sailors
PM7: SERVICE SUPPORT BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LCC 19, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; LCC 20,
Newport News Shipbuilding

AMPHIBIOUS COMMAND SHIPS (LCC)

BRIEFING: The two Blue Ridge-class LCCs are the only ships
designed from the keel up for an amphibious/command ship
role. After entering service, both ships largely have served as
fleet flagships. Blue Ridge became the 7th Fleet flagship in 1979
and is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. Mount Whitney
serves as 6th Fleet flagship, after having operated since 1981 as
2nd Fleet flagship.
Mount Whitney underwent an MSC conversion in fiscal 2005
and operates with a hybrid crew of CIVMARs and active Navy per-
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sonnel. The ship participates in fleet and multinational exercises
and operations in the European theater. It remains a commis-
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Homeport T-EPF 10 Burlington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic

LCC 19 USS Blue Ridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yokosuka, Japan T-EPF 11 Puerto Rico . . . (under construction; expected delivery in March 2019)
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LCC 20 USS Mount Whitney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gaeta, Italy Central/Western Pacific

T-EPF 12 Newport. . . . (under construction; expected delivery September 2019)
A rea of Operations TBD
T-EPF 13 (unnamed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction)
P M 8 : E X P E D I T I O N A R Y FA S T T-EPF 14 (unnamed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (authorized)
TRANSPORT

EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORTS (T-EPF)

BRIEFING: Formerly designated joint high-speed vessels
(JHSVs), T-EPFs are high-speed, shallow-draft ships capable
of intra-theater personnel and cargo lift for the armed ser-
vices. Able to reach speeds of more than 35 knots, they enable
the rapid transit and deployment of conventional and spe-
cial forces, equipment, and supplies in support of maneuver
and sustainment operations. The vessels can carry Army and
Marine Corps company-sized units with vehicles and tanks
and are able to support a variety of noncombat missions,
including humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, theater
security cooperation, maritime domain awareness and non-
combatant evacuations.
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The design features a flight deck capable of landing an
H-53 helicopter and parking an H-60. There is a stern ramp
for vehicle access to the mission deck. The ramp is suitable for CARSON CITY SPEARHEAD CLASS WITH NORWEGIAN INSHORE PATROL VESSEL
the types of austere piers and quay walls common in develop-
ing countries as well as for lighters and floating causeways in HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORTS
a low sea state. The ship’s crane can be used for the launch and BRIEFING: USNS Guam provides transport for U.S. Marine Corps
recovery of small craft as well as cargo movement between the III Marine Expeditionary Force personnel and equipment to and
mission bay, flight deck and over the side. The ship’s draft and from exercise areas in the Western Pacific.
maneuverability allow it to operate in shallow waters without HST 2, owned by Military Sealift Command, currently is
tug support. under lease to Bay Ferries Ltd., a Canadian company, to operate
The first EPF, Spearhead, was delivered by Austal USA as ferry service between Portland, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova
JHSV 1 in December 2012. Puerto Rico and Newport will be Scotia. The lease is for an 18-month period with two one-year
delivered in 2019. Austal received a contract from the Navy in options after the first two years. At the end of the lease, HST 2
October 2018 to order long-lead-time materials for EPF 13. The is scheduled to return to the United States. Previously named
T-EPFs are operated by MSC CIVMARs and forward deployed to Puerto Rico, the name was canceled in February 2016 and reas-
assigned combatant commanders. signed to T-EPF 11.

Spearhead Class Guam Class

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 2,400 long tons DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 1,646 tons
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338 feet LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.5 feet BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 feet
DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 feet DRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 knots SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 knots with 700 short tons of cargo, 39 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 nautical miles carrying 600 short tons at an without payload
average speed of 35 knots; 4,700 nautical miles at RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,400 nautical miles at 34 knots; 5,800 nautical
23 knots, empty of cargo miles at 17 knots
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 26 civil service mariners or contract mariners COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 15-18 civilians
LIFT CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . 6 00 short tons and 312 passengers LIFT CAPACITY: . . . . . . . . . 24,500 square feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 MTU 8000 diesel engines POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 Rolls-Royce KaWeMa 125 Mkll waterjets; 4 MTU
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austal USA diesel engines M70; 4 420 eKW Cat generator sets
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austal USA
Area of Operations
T-EPF 1 Spearhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Deployment Location
T-EPF 2 Choctaw County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persian Gulf HST 1 Guam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Okinawa, Japan
T-EPF 3 Millinocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Pacific HST 2. . . . . . . . Portland, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (commercial charter)
T-EPF 4 Fall River. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Pacific
T-EPF 5 Trenton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean
T-EPF 6 Brunswick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Pacific
T-EPF 7 Carson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic/Mediterranean
T-EPF 8 Yuma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mediterranean
T-EPF 9 City of Bismarck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific

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Following a multiday process that includes moving the ship from the land-level facility to the dry dock, the future Zumwalt-class destroyer Lyndon
B. Johnson (DDG 1002) sits before flooding of the dry dock at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Maine, shipyard, and subsequent launching.

This list covers changes in the status of ships of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and fleet support auxiliary ships of the Military Sealift
Command (MSC) for calendar year 2018. Data is considered correct as of Dec. 14, 2018; future dates are subject to change. All dates
are for 2018 unless otherwise noted; some late events for 2017 and near-future projected events for 2019 are included. Disposal
information for selected decommissioned or stricken naval ships also is given.

SUBMARINES Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) delivered June 15 from Bath Iron Works.
Commissioned Dec. 1 at Boston. Homeported at Mayport, Florida.
Bremerton (SSN 698) placed In Commission In Reserve July 9 to begin
inactivation. Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) keel ceremony held May 14 at Bath Iron Works.

Jacksonville (SSN 699) placed In Commission In Reserve May 1 to begin Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) launched July 13 at Ingalls. Christened
inactivation. Oct. 6.

Dallas (SSN 700) decommissioned and stricken April 4. Harry C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124) fabrication began May 17 at Bath Iron Works.

Colorado (SSN 788) commissioned March 17 at Groton, Connecticut. Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) fabrication began May 7 at Ingalls.

Indiana (SSN 789) delivered June 25 from Huntington Ingalls Industries, Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127) fabrication began Nov. 9 at Bath Iron Works.
Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia. Commissioned Sept. 29 at Port DDG 128, 129, 131, 133, 135 and 137 construction contracts awarded
Canaveral, Florida. Sept. 27 to Ingalls.
South Dakota (SSN 790) delivered Sept. 24 from General Dynamics Electric DDG 130, 134, 136 and 138 construction contracts awarded Sept. 27 to
Boat at Groton. To be commissioned Feb. 2, 2019, at homeport of Groton. Bath Iron Works.
Delaware (SSN 791) christened Oct. 20 and launched Dec. 18 at New- Zumwalt (DDG 1000) placed In Commission Special upon completion of
port News. mission system installation. Full commissioning planned for May 2019.
Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) keel ceremony held May 11 at Groton. Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) delivered April 24 from Bath Iron Works
and placed In Commission Special. Commissioning ceremony scheduled
DESTROYERS for Jan. 26, 2019, at Coronado, California.

Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) commissioned March 24 in Charleston, South Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) launched Dec. 9 at Bath Iron Works.
Carolina. Homeported at Everett, Washington.

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LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) keel ceremony held Jan. 30 at General Dynamics
NASSCO.
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Sioux City (LCS 11) delivered Aug. 22 from Fincantieri Marinette Marine,
Marinette, Wisconsin. Commissioned Nov. 17 at Annapolis, Maryland. T-AGS 67 long-lead material procurement and advanced construction
Homeported at Mayport. contract for survey ship awarded Nov. 16 to VT Halter Marine Inc.,
Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Omaha (LCS 12) commissioned Feb. 3 at homeport of San Diego.
Navajo (T-ATS) detail design and construction contract for Towing,
Wichita (LCS 13) delivered Aug. 22 from Fincantieri Marinette Marine. Salvage and Rescue ship awarded March 16 to Gulf Island Shipyards LLC,
To be commissioned Jan. 12, 2019, at homeport of Mayport. Houma, Louisiana. Name announced Aug. 2.
Manchester (LCS 14) delivered Feb. 28 from Austal USA. Commissioned
May 26 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Homeport at San Diego. COAST GUARD
Tulsa (LCS 16) delivered April 30 from Austal USA. Commissioning Sherman (WHEC 720) decommissioned March 29 at Honolulu. Trans-
scheduled for Feb. 16, 2019, at San Francisco. ferred to Sri Lanka Aug. 27 at Honolulu.
Indianapolis (LCS 17) christened April 14 at Fincantieri Marinette Marine. Kimball (WMSL 756) delivered Sept. 19 from Ingalls Shipbuilding. To be
Launched April 18. commissioned in January 2019 at homeport of Honolulu.
Charleston (LCS 18) delivered Aug. 31 from Austal USA. Commissioning Stone (WMSL 758) keel ceremony held Sept. 14 at Ingalls Shipbuilding.
scheduled for March 2, 2019.
WMSL 759 long-lead procurement contract awarded March 29 to
St. Louis (LCS 19) christened and launched Dec. 15 at Fincantieri Mari- Huntington Ingalls Industries.
nette Marine.
WMSL 760 long-lead procurement contract awarded Sept. 28 to
Cincinnati (LCS 20) christened May 5 at Austal USA. Launched May 22. Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) keel ceremony held Feb. 22 at Fincant- Argus (WMSM 915) construction contract and long-lead procurement
ieri Marinette Marine. contract for Chase (WMSM 916) awarded Sept. 28 to Eastern Shipbuild-
Kansas City (LCS 22) christened Sept. 22 at Austal USA. Launched Oct. 17. ing Group, Panama City, Florida.

Marinette (LCS 25) construction started Feb. 16 at Fincantieri Marinette Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) commissioned March 9, 2018, at homeport
Marine. of Honolulu.

Mobile (LCS 26) keel ceremony held Dec. 14 at Austal USA. Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) delivered from Bollinger Marine, Lockport,
Louisiana, Feb. 8 at Key West, Florida. Commissioned April 20 at home-
Nantucket (LCS 27) name announced Feb. 13. port of Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.
Savannah (LCS 28) name announced Feb. 13. Nathan Bruckenthal (WPC 1128) delivered from Bollinger March 29 at
Beloit (LCS 29) construction contract awarded Sept. 18 to Lockheed Martin Key West. Commissioned July 25 at Alexandria, Virginia. Homeported at
for construction at Fincantieri Marinette Marine. Name announced Oct. 9. Atlantic Beach.

Canberra (LCS 30) name announced Feb. 23. Forrest Rednour (WPC 1129) delivered from Bollinger June 7 at Key
West. Commissioned Nov. 8 at homeport of San Pedro, California.
Santa Barbara (LCS 32) construction contract awarded Sept. 18 to Austal
USA. Name announced Oct. 9. Robert Ward (WPC 1130) delivered from Bollinger Aug. 21 at Key West.
To be commissioned in February 2019 at homeport of San Pedro.
LCS 34 construction contract awarded Sept. 18 to Austal USA.
Terrell Horne (WPC 1131) delivered from Bollinger Oct. 25 at Key West.
LCS 36 and 38 construction contract awarded Dec. 14 to Austal USA. To be commissioned in 2019 at homeport of Long Beach, California.
Construction contract option awarded June 16 to Bollinger Marine for
AMPHIBIOUS TYPES WPCs 1139-1144.
Bougainville (LHA 8) fabrication began Oct. 15 at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Edisto (WPB 1313) decommissioned April 13 at San Diego.
Portland (LPD 27) commissioned Dec. 14, 2017, at Pascagoula, Mis- Galveston Island (WPB 1349) decommissioned March 16 at Honolulu; to
sissippi. Commissioning ceremony held April 21 at Portland, Oregon. transfer to Costa Rica.
Homeported at San Diego.
Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) construction contract awarded Feb. 16 to FORMER NAVAL AND COAST GUARD SHIPS
Ingalls Shipbuilding. Name announced May 2. Start of fabrication July 30.
Doyle (FFG 39) arrived at New Orleans in July 2018 for scrapping by
Southern Recycling LLC.
AUXILARIES AND SUPPORT SHIPS
McClusky (FFG 41) sunk as a target July 19 during Rim of the Pacific
Burlington (EPF 10) christened Feb. 24 at Austal USA. Launched March (RIMPAC) exercises off Hawaii.
1. Delivered and placed in service with MSC Nov. 15.
Racine (LST 1191) sunk as a target July 12 during RIMPAC exercises off
Puerto Rico (EPF 11) keel ceremony held Aug. 9 at Austal USA. Chris- Hawaii.
tened Nov. 10, launched Nov. 12.
St. Louis (LKA 116) sunk as a target Sept. 18 during Valiant Shield exercises
Newport (EPF 12) name announced Feb. 13. near Guam.
EPF 13 long-lead procurement contract awarded Oct. 18 to Austal USA. Cushing (WPB 1321) and Drummond (WPB 1323) transferred to
EPF 14 long-lead procurement contract awarded Dec. 3 to Austal USA. Ukraine Sept. 27 at Baltimore.

Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) delivered Feb. 22 from General

Compiled by Christopher P. Cavas
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A Coast Guard Station Woods Hole boat crew escorts the new 238-foot oceanographic research vessel Neil Armstrong into Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
R/V Neil Armstrong, commissioned in 2016 and owned by the Navy, is homeported at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

BRIEFING: Nineteen civilian oceanographic research ships are used as part of the University National Oceanographic Laboratory
System (UNOLS) fleet. While ownership of the vessels varies from the Navy to the National Science Foundation to universities, all
are operated by universities or research institutions. The Coast Guard’s two operational oceangoing icebreakers Healy and Polar
Star and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship Ronald H. Brown also are scheduled by UNOLS. More infor-
mation on the vessels can be obtained through the UNOLS website: www.unols.org.

Ship Name Operator Homeport

Global Ships
Atlantis*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woods Hole, Mass.
Roger Revelle*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scripps Institution of Oceanography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
Thomas G. Thompson* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle
Marcus Langseth**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palisades, N.Y.
Sikuliaq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Alaska at Fairbanks Marine Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seward, Alaska
Ronald H. Brown***. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston, S.C.

Ocean/Intermediate Ships
Kilo Moana*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu
Oceanus**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oregon State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport, Ore.
Endeavor**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Narragansett, R.I.
Atlantic Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bermuda
Sally Ride*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scripps Institution of Oceanography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
Neil Armstrong* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woods Hole, Mass.

Regional Ships
Hugh R. Sharp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewes, Del.

Coastal/Local Ships
Robert Gordon Sproul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scripps Institution of Oceanography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego
Pelican. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chauvin, La.
F.G. Walton Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Miami. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami
Blue Heron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Minnesota-Duluth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duluth, Minn.
Savannah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skidway Institute of Oceanography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savannah, Ga.
Rachel Carson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle

* Owned by the U.S. Navy

** Owned by the National Science Foundation
*** Owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (scheduled in cooperation with UNOLS)

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LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 feet

BALLISTIC MISSILES DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 inches
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WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,000 pounds

UGM-133A TRIDENT II (D5) RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000+ nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 3-stage solid-fuel rocket
BRIEFING: The UGM-133A Trident II (D5) is a three-stage, solid-
WARHEADS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W76-Mk4/Mk4A or W88-Mk5 thermonuclear multiple
propellant, inertially guided fleet ballistic missile carried by independently targetable re-entry vehicles
the Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.
(SSBNs). Trident II is more sophisticated than the UGM-96A
Trident I (C4), with a significantly greater payload capability.
The missile’s range is increased by the aerospike, a tele- CRUISE MISSILES
scoping, outward extension that reduces frontal drag by about
50 percent. Trident II is launched by the pressure of expand- R/UGM-109 TOMAHAWK
ing steam within the launch tube. When the missile attains BRIEFING: The Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) is a
sufficient distance from the submarine, the first-stage motor long-range, all-weather subsonic cruise missile that can be fired
ignites, the aerospike engine nozzle extends and the boost stage from surface or submarine launch platforms. The Tomahawk
begins. Within about two minutes, after the third-stage motor carries a conventional payload. The land-attack unitary vari-
ignites, the missile is traveling at nearly 20,000 feet per second. ant carries a 1,000-pound-class warhead (TLAM-C), while the
The long-range Trident II D5, initially deployed in 1990, submunition dispenser variant carries 166 combined-effects
vastly increased the areas in which SSBNs can operate and still bomblets (TLAM-Ds).
have their missiles reach their targets, offsetting improve- The Block III version incorporates engine improvements
ments in the anti-submarine warfare capability of potential over Block II, an insensitive extended-range warhead and
adversaries. Trident II D5s are subject to the limitations of time-of-arrival control. The Block III has a navigation capa-
the 1993 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II and the 2011 New bility that utilizes an improved Digital Scene Matching Area
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Correlator and GPS — which can significantly reduce mission-
The Trident I C4 was deployed in the first eight boats of the planning time, improve navigation accuracy and increase ter-
Ohio class. The Trident II D5 was deployed in the remaining 10 minal accuracy.
boats of the class. The last Trident I C4 patrol was completed Tomahawk Block IV (TLAM-E) — the “Tactical Toma­hawk”
in September 2005 and the missile withdrawn from service. — has capability enhancements that utilize two-way satellite
Of the eight Ohio-class boats that deployed the Trident I C4, communications to reprogram the missile, send the missile a
the first four have been converted to guided-missile (SSGN) new mission in flight, and transmit missile health and status
configurations. The remaining four boats have been backfit to messages during flight. Other improvements include a mission
carry Trident II D5 missiles. planning capability aboard the launch platform, and a loiter
The Trident has been selected to arm the next-generation capability in the area of emerging targets. The improvements to
Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarine. The Trident the Block IV have made it more affordable than past models and
inven­tory is going through a life extension, with the upgraded provided increased responsiveness with faster launch timelines.
missiles designated D5LE. The D5LE entered service in 2017. Full-rate production of the Tactical Tomahawk began in
The Navy is planning a follow-on missile, the D5LE2, for ser- 2004. The Block IV missile is set to begin midlife recertification
vice on the Columbia class. in 2019, which will extend service life and increase capabil-
ities such as upgrading the navigation and communication
systems. In January 2015, the Navy conducted a successful
test flight that demonstrated the ability of a network-enabled
Tactical Tomahawk to hit a moving target. The Maritime Strike
Tomahawk will be converted from existing missiles as they go
through recertification.
More than 4,000 Tomahawks have been delivered to the
U.S. and U.K navies. The Tomahawk was first used operation-
ally during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Since January 1991,
more than 2,300 Tomahawk missiles have been fired in combat
operations, including in 2011 during Operation Odyssey Dawn in
Libya and in 2014 and 2017 during Operation Inherent Resolve
in Syria. Raytheon delivered the 4,000th Tactical Tomahawk in
August 2017.
In January 2015, the Navy conducted a successful test
flight demonstrating the ability of a network-enabled Tactical
Tomahawk to hit a moving target. A $119 million contract
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was awarded for a multimode seeker for the Tomahawk in

September 2017. In July 2017, Tomahawks were first fired from
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CRUISE MISSILES

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.3 feet; with booster, 20.6 feet

DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.4 inches In 2018, a Harpoon was fired from the Los Angeles-class

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WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .9 feet SSN USS Olympia, marking a return of the Harpoon to the
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,900 pounds; 3,500 pounds with booster attack submarine force.
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high subsonic, approximately 550 mph
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TLAM-C, Block III, 900 nautical miles; TLAM-D,
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 feet
Block III, 700 nautical miles; TLAM-E, Block IV, 900
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5 inches
nautical miles
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 feet
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . . L aunch: Block III, CSD/ARC Mk106/Mk111 solid-fuel
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,523 pounds (with booster)
booster; Block IV, ARC Mk135 solid-fuel booster
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high subsonic
Cruise: Block III, Williams International F107-WR-402
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 nautical miles
turbofan; Block IV, Williams International
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . Teledyne turbojet (660 pounds thrust) and solid-
F415-WR-400 turbojet
propellant booster for other than air launch
WARHEADS: . . . . . . . . . . . . TLAM-C/E, 1,000-pound class WDU-36B; TLAM-D,
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 88-pound penetration high-explosive blast
BLU-97 submunitions
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Boeing Co.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems

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TOMAHAWK LAND-ATTACK MISSILE BEING FIRED FROM USS DEWEY

RGM-84 HARPOON BEING FIRED BY USS PRINCETON

RGM-84/AGM-84 HARPOON
BRIEFING: The RGM-84D/AGM-84D Harpoon, an autonomous, NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)
all-weather, over-the-horizon anti-ship missile, uses mid- BRIEFING: The NSM was selected in 2018 as the missile for the
course guidance with a radar seeker to attack surface ships. Its Over-the-Horizon Weapon System that will be installed on the
low-level, sea-skimming cruise trajectory, active radar guidance littoral combat ships (LCSs) and the new FFG(X). The NSM is a
and warhead design ensure high survivability and effectiveness. sea-skimming cruise missile designed for GPS-denied environ-
The Harpoon is deployed onboard U.S. Navy attack submarines ments that uses multiple programmable waypoints. It features
and surface combatants (cruisers, destroyers, one littoral com- Automatic Target Recognition and a passive seeker and is resis-
bat ship) as well as on F/A-18, F/A-18E/F, P-3 and P-8 aircraft. tant to electronic countermeasures.
In 1998, the RGM-84L Harpoon Block II was introduced
as an upgrade, which incorporates the inertial measuring unit LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.3 feet
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5 inches
from the Joint Direct-Attack Munition. Harpoon Block II is
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910 pounds (with booster)
capable of executing anti-ship missions by using GPS-aided RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100+ nautical miles
inertial navigation. The Block II improvements maintain SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high subsonic
Harpoon’s high-hit probability even against ships very close PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . JP-10 liquid-fuel turbojet and solid-propellant booster
to land or neutral shipping. It is deployable from all current WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500-pound class penetration high-explosive blast
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . Kongsberg Defence, Raytheon Missile Systems
Harpoon missile system platforms with existing command-
and-launch equipment or the new Advanced Harpoon Weapon
Control System. The Block II version was not adopted by the
U.S. Navy, but has been integrated on foreign F-16 and F-15 S U R FA C E -T O - S U R FA C E TA C T I C A L
aircraft, as well as international surface combatants. MISSILES
The latest upgrade is the RGM-84N Harpoon Block II+,
which includes a new GPS guidance kit, improved weapon MK60 GRIFFIN MISSILE SYSTEM (GMS)
reliability and survivability, and a new data-link interface that BRIEFING: The Mk60 GMS is installed aboard Cyclone-class
enables in-flight updates and improved target selectivity. Fleet patrol ships (PCs) and achieved initial operational capability
introduction of the Block II+ is planned on the F/A-18E/F in (IOC) in October 2013. PC combatants with the GMS installed
2017 followed by the P-8A in 2019. possess a layered small boat defense capability building upon

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S U R FA C E -T O - S U R FA C E TA C T I C A L M I S S I L E S

PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . . A lliant Techsystems Mk58 solid-propellant rocket

the point defense provided with the Mk38 gun system. The motor
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Mk60 consists of the following system components: Mk4 Battle WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAU-17A/B 90-pound angular blast-fragmentation
Management System, Mk208 Griffin Launcher Module, SSQ-133 warhead
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems, General Dynamics
BRITE Star II electro-optical/infrared system and the BGM-176B
Griffin B surface-to-surface missile.
RIM-162D EVOLVED SEA
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 nautical miles SPARROW MISSILE (ESSM)
GUIDANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . semi-active lock
BRIEFING: The all-weather, semi-active homing ESSM was
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems
designed as a replacement for RIM-7 to defeat advanced, highly
maneuverable threats. The ESSM has greater speed, maneu-
LCS SURFACE-TO-SURFACE verability and range from its more powerful rocket motor and
MISSILE MODULE (SSMM) tail-controlled airframe. The missile possesses an improved
BRIEFING: The SSMM is designed as a solution for an anti- warhead specifically designed to defeat hardened anti-ship
surface missile for the LCS. The Navy selected the AGM-114 cruise missiles. A surface-to-surface/anti-low-velocity air
Hellfire Longbow missile version (see Air-Launched Weapons threat capability was introduced for the ESSM in 2007.
section) as the weapon for the system. A test firing from USS In the U.S. Navy, the ESSM is deployed on Arleigh Burke-
Detroit was conducted on Feb. 28, 2017, followed by more firings class DDG Flight IIA destroyers and some Nimitz-class aircraft
from Milwaukee and Detroit in 2018. IOC is planned for 2019. carriers. It will be the primary self-defense weapon for DDG
1000-, CVN 78- and LHA 6-class ships. On U.S. Navy ships, it is
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin fired from the Mk29, Mk41 and Mk57 launchers.
Operational in 2004, and designed and produced through
an international cooperative effort, the ESSM also is considered
the primary ship self-defense and local area-defense weapon of
10 foreign navies.
The Block II version of the ESSM is in engineering and
manufacturing development. The Block II features an active
guidance system in addition to semi-active guidance. IOC is
scheduled for 2020.

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 feet

DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 inches (rocket motor)/8 inches (guidance section)
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TAILSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.5 inches

WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 pounds
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . supersonic (average)
AGM-114L LONGBOW HELLFIRE MISSILE FIRING FROM LCS SURFACE- RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . horizon
TO-SURFACE MISSILE MODULE PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . Mk134 solid-propellant rocket motor
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mk139 90-pound angular blast-fragmentation warhead
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems

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RIM-7 SEA SPARROW

BRIEFING: The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, a development of the
AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile, is used to defend against
anti-ship missiles and aircraft. The Sea Sparrow has a cylin-
drical body with four midbody wings and four tail fins. The
short-range, semi-active homing missile makes flight correc-
tions via radar uplinks. The missile has been upgraded to the
RIM-7P with a reprogrammable missile-borne computer, rear
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receiver and newly developed surface-to-surface/anti-low-

velocity air threat capability. It is fired from a trainable Mk29
Guided-Missile Launching System onboard aircraft carriers and RIM-162D EVOLVED SEA SPARROW MISSILE
amphibious assault ships.

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 feet RIM-66C/RIM-156/RIM-161/RIM -174

DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 inches
STANDARD MISSILE (SM-2, SM-3, SM-6)
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.4 inches
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 pounds BRIEFING: The Standard family of missiles can be used against
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 0.9 (average) missiles, aircraft and ships. The RIM-66C SM-2 Block III,
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 nautical miles IIIA and IIIB MR (medium-range) missiles are the primary

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SM-2 MR SM-2 ER SM-3 SM-6 Block I ER

air-defense weapons for Ticonderoga-class guided-missile LENGTH:. . . . . . . . 15.5 feet. . . . . 21.5 feet. . . . . 21.5 feet. . . . . 21.5 feet

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cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroy- DIAMETER: . . . . . 13.5 inches. . . 13.5 inches/. . 13.5 inches/. . 13.5 inches/
ers. The RIM-156A SM-2 ER (extended-range) Block IV was 21.0 inches 21.0 inches 21.0 inches
designed for the Aegis Weapon System (AWS) and the Vertical booster booster booster
WEIGHT:. . . . . . . . 1,558 . . . . . . . . 3,225. . . . . . . . 3,300. . . . . . . . 3,300
Launching System to give the battle force greater area anti-air
pounds pounds pounds pounds
warfare defense capability against very-high-altitude, large- RANGE:. . . . . . . . . (nautical miles): SM-2 MR: up to 90; SM-2 ER: 100-200
cross-range and high-G maneuvering targets. All variants are nautical miles
guided by inertial navigation and midcourse commands from PROPULSION:. . . SM-2 MR; dual-thrust solid-fuel rocket; SM-2 ER: 2-stage
solid-fuel rocket; SM-3: 3-stage solid-fuel rocket; SM-6:
AWS using semi-active radar or an infrared sensor for terminal
3-stage solid-fuel rocket
homing. The Block IV is deployed as a terminal-phase ballistic WARHEAD:. . . . . . . SM-2 MR and SM-2 ER: contact and proximity fuse, high-
missile defense interceptor. explosive; SM-3: kinetic warhead SM-6 Block I ER
The RIM-161 SM-3 is a development by the Missile Defense CONTRACTOR:. . Raytheon Missile Systems
Agency (MDA) of the SM-2 ER Block IV, optimized for sea-based
defense against short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles in RIM-116 ROLLING AIRFRAME MISSILE (RAM)
midcourse flight. It includes a third rocket stage, a GPS/inertial BRIEFING: The RAM is a lightweight, quick-reaction weapon
guidance system and a Boeing-developed kinetic warhead. Since system jointly developed by the U.S. and German navies. A
2005, the RIM-161B SM-3 Block 1A — featuring increased reliabil- fire-and-forget missile that does not require external guid-
ity and a one-color seeker — has been in production for the U.S. ance for target tracking and intercept, the RAM is designed to
Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. counter various anti-ship cruise missiles attacking in waves or
The RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B includes an advanced, two- in streams, diving or maneuvering. The RAM is based on the
color infrared seeker and throttling-divert and attitude-control seeker of a Stinger missile with the warhead, motor and fuse
system for increased maneuverability against sophisticated war- of the Sidewinder missile. The RAM Guided-Missile Launching
heads. The Block 1B was deployed aboard the Ticonderoga-class System holds 21 rounds and has the capability to launch any
cruiser USS Lake Erie for a 2010 IOC. The Block 1B was deployed RAM missile variant, depending on the type of threat.
at the Aegis Ashore site in Romania in 2015. The Block 1B is being Operational since 1993, the RAM has been installed on the
enhanced with threat-upgrade software. majority of U.S. Navy ships in the America, Wasp, Whidbey
The SM-3 Block II is being developed as a phase of Block IIA Island, Harpers Ferry and CVN classes, as well as on the
by the United States and Japan and will not become operational. newer San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks and the
The SM-3 Block IIA — planned for a 2018 IOC — has a Freedom-class LCSs.
21-inch-diameter rocket body, larger rocket motors, a more dis- RIM-116A RAM Block 0 targeted and guided on radio fre-
criminating seeker and advanced kinetic warhead. The SM-3 is quency (RF) and infrared (IR) emissions from threat missiles,
or will be deployed on several Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and using passive RF for midcourse guidance and passive IR for ter-
Ticonderoga-class cruisers, and four Japanese destroyers. The minal guidance. RIM-116B RAM Block 1A incorporates an IR mode
Block IIA also is deployed to Aegis Ashore land sites in Europe. upgrade, which further improves the fire-and-forget capability
In April 2011, Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to and enables “all-the-way” IR guidance against non-RF-emitting
define the concept for the SM-3 Block IIB, which will provide cruise missiles. RAM Block 1A has replaced Block 0 on U.S. ships.
an early intercept capability against intermediate- and long- RAM Block 2 provides kinematic improvements — including
range ballistic missiles. Development of the SM-3 Block IIB more canard fins and a larger rocket motor — to the missile for
was suspended by the Defense Department in 2013 in favor of countering maneuvering threats. Block 2 reached IOC in May
shifting funding to other components of the nation’s ballistic 2015 onboard the amphibious transport dock USS Arlington.
missile defense system. A software change — the Helo/Aircraft/Surface Mode —
The RIM-174 SM-6 Extended-Range Active Missile, a dual- provides the RAM capability against helicopters, aircraft and
mode active/semi-active radar missile, uses the active seeker surface craft in addition to retaining the anti-ship cruise mis-
radar from the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air sile capability.
Missile. The SM-6 is able to increase the battlespace to the
horizon using its autonomous active seeker mode either with
Aegis in a standalone configuration, or beyond the horizon with
an engage-on-remote capability. The SM-6 also is capable of
sea-based terminal ballistic missile defense, but no decision
has been made to use the SM-6 in that role. In 2016, the Navy
demonstrated the anti-ship capability of the SM-6.
Raytheon began low-rate initial production of the SM-6
Block I in 2010. IOC was achieved in November 2013. Full-
rate production deliveries began in April 2015. Follow-on
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operational test and evaluation was completed in 2016. Full

operational capability was achieved in 2018. The SM-6 was
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LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block 1A, 9.3 feet; Block 2, 9.45 feet WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,901 pounds above deck, 1,200 pounds below deck
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block 1A, 5 inches; Block 2, 6.25 inches HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.8 feet
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WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block 1A, 17.7 inches; Block 2, 12.65 inches AMMUNITION: . . . . . . . . . . 11 RIM-116 RAM missiles
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block 1A, 164 pounds; Block, 194.4 pounds CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . supersonic
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . solid-propellant rocket
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9-pound high-explosive, proximity fuze
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems, RAMSYS GmbH

MK41 VERTICAL LAUNCHING SYSTEM (VLS)

BRIEFING: The Mk41 VLS is a modular, below-deck missile-
launching system that originally was designed for the Navy’s
Aegis-equipped guided-missile cruisers to provide air threat
protection for naval strike groups. The Mk41 is a multi-
missile, multimission launcher capable of launching SM-2,
SM-3, SM-6, ESSM and Tomahawk missiles, and Vertical

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Launch Anti-Submarine Rockets (ASROCs).
The Mk41 is installed on all current Ticonderoga-class
cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. According to SEARAM SYSTEM BEING TEST FIRED BY USS PORTER
the Navy, the Mk41 has proven to be more than 99 percent
reliable in more than 3,800 launches, including launches in
Operations Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, LASER WEAPON SYSTEMS
Odyssey Dawn and against Syrian targets in 2017 and 2018.
SEQ-3 LASER WEAPON SYSTEM
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Training, BAE BRIEFING: The 30-kilowatt SEQ-3 is a prototype directed-energy
Systems
weapon system that uses a solid-state laser to disable or destroy
aerial and surface targets such as unmanned aerial vehicles and
MK57 PERIPHERAL VERTICAL fast attack craft. The SEQ-3 was installed in mid-2014 on the for-
LAUNCHING SYSTEM (PVLS) ward superstructure of the Navy’s interim Afloat Forward Staging
BRIEFING: The Mk57 PVLS is an open-architecture, modu- Base ship USS Ponce, based in the Persian Gulf. The system was
lar, below-deck missile-launching system designed for the removed from Ponce when the ship was decommissioned in
Zumwalt-class DDG 1000 guided-missile destroyer. The 20 October 2017. A new, 150-kilowatt technology demonstrator laser
four-cell launchers are designed to line the periphery of the developed by the Office of Naval Research will be installed on
hull to avoid a hit that would take out a ship’s entire launching board USS Portland during 2019 for later testing and deployment
system. The Mk57 is designed to accommodate current and in 2020 or 2021.
future missiles without major launch modifications, including
the ESSM, Tomahawk, Vertical Launch ASROC and Standard HIGH-ENERGY LASER AND INTEGRATED
family of missiles. OPTICAL DAZZLER SYSTEM (HELIOS)
BRIEFING: In March 2018, Lockheed Martin was awarded a $150
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . R aytheon Integrated Defense Systems, BAE million contract to develop, manufacture and deliver two high-
Systems
power laser systems with both intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance and counter-unmanned aerial system/counter-
SEARAM SYSTEM small boat capabilities by fiscal 2020. One will be used for land
BRIEFING: SeaRAM combines the Ku-band high-resolution testing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; the other
search-and-track radar of the Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon will be integrated on an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile
System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 and the thermal imager of destroyer. The wattage initially will be 60 kilowatts and will be
the Block 1B with the extended range, high maneuverability and upgraded sequentially to 150, 300 and 500 kilowatts.
accuracy of the RIM-116A RAM system. The SeaRAM system
replaces the CIWS 20 mm gun with an 11-round RAM launch-
ing guide, enabling the system to engage higher speed, more N AVA L G U N S
maneuverable anti-ship cruise missiles and surface targets
at longer ranges. The benefits of SeaRAM include eliminat- MK45 GUN MOUNT
ing or simplifying combat-system integration, providing firm BRIEFING: The 5-inch/54-caliber Mk45 Mod 2 gun mount is
track ranges that support maximum range RAM engagements a lightweight, single-barrel, fully automatic gun system that
and achieving rapid reaction time by coupling high-rate sen- provides surface ships with a weapon for firing 70-pound pro-
sors into the RAM launcher. SeaRAM has been installed on jectiles at surface craft, low-altitude aircraft and shore targets.
the Independence-class LCSs and has been installed on some It serves as the main gun battery aboard destroyers and cruisers.
Arleigh Burke-class DDGs. It is scheduled to be installed on The battle stations of the six-man gun-mount crew are below
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rounds. The Mk45 gun mount also has been manufactured for the signature weather-shield mount, is served below deck by a
Australian, Turkish, Hellenic, New Zealand and Thai navies. fully automated ammunition-handling-and-storage system.
The U.S. Navy developed modifications to the Mod 2 — a BAE Systems was awarded a contract in June 2007 to deliver
5-inch/62-caliber Mk45 Mod 4 gun — designed to meet four AGS guns and magazines. The first magazine was deliv-
emerging requirements for highly accurate, longer-range fires ered in 2010 and the guns followed beginning in 2011.
by employing the Extended-Range Guided Munition (EX 171
ERGM). The ERGM, designed to reach ranges up to 63 nautical AMMUNITION: . . . . . . . . . . 155 mm LRLAP
FIRING RATE: . . . . . . . . . . . 10 rounds per minute
miles, was canceled in 2008 because of development problems.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 83 nautical miles
In 2008, the Navy, in conjunction with Alliant Techsystems, CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . BAE Systems Land & Armaments
completed a demonstration of the rocket-powered Ballistic
Trajectory Extended-Range Munition, which reached ranges in
excess of 50 miles. MK75 76 MM/62-CALIBER GUN MOUNT
The Mod 4 gun has been or is being installed on the BRIEFING: The Mk75 is a fully automated, remotely con-
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers from DDG 81 forward. In addi- trolled, fiberglass-shielded mount that stows, aims and fires
tion, Mk45 guns onboard some Ticonderoga-class cruisers are 76 mm high-explosive, point-detonating/delayed, as well as
being modified to the Mod 4 configuration under the Cruiser several types of variable, time-fused ammunition. Against air-
Modernization Program. borne targets, it is primarily a defensive weapon. However, it
can be used effectively in attacking surface and shore targets.
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mod 4, mounting without lower hoist: 50,456 The unmanned Mk75 can be fired only from a remote
pounds; mounting with 4-flight lower hoist: 54,398
gun-control panel. The Mk92 fire-control system controls all
pounds; Mod 2, 48,934 pounds
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3 feet (above deck) firing sequences except rate of fire, which is controlled at the
AMMUNITION: . . . . . . . . . . 5-inch conventional gun-control panel. Ammunition feeding is automatic, hydrau-
FIRING RATE: . . . . . . . . . . . Mod 4, 15-16 rounds per minute; Mod 2, 16-20 lically operated and electrically controlled. Its projectile has a
rounds per minute range of 18,300 yards and can reach an altitude of 37,800 feet.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 nautical miles
The compact, fast-firing, versatile weapon served as the main
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . BAE Systems Land & Armaments
battery on Perry-class guided-missile frigates, the last of which
has been decommissioned. It is in service in about 50 countries
and has been installed on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Secretary- and
Famous-class cutters.

AMMUNITION: . . . . . . . . . . 76 mm
FIRING RATE: . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 rounds per minute
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 nautical miles
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . OTO Melara, BAE Systems

MK110 MOD 0 57 MM NAVAL GUN SYSTEM

BRIEFING: The Mk110 Mod 0 57 mm naval gun system is a
multimission medium-caliber rapid-fire gun, an export version
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of the BAE Systems (Bofors) Mk3 designed to fire the 57 mm

M295 Mod 0 ammunition that is programmable for six different
5-INCH/62-CALIBER Mk45 MOD 4 GUN BEING FIRED BY USS JASON modes, depending on mission. The gun — intended to counter
DUNHAM surface, aerial and land-based targets — is linked to a digital
fire-control system and responds to pointing orders and selected
ammunition fuzing options. The gun mount includes a 120 round
155 MM/62-CALIBER ADVANCED automatic loader drum. The gun is normally operated by remote
GUN SYSTEM (AGS) control from the fire control system by one operator but can be
BRIEFING: The 155 mm AGS was selected as the main battery controlled locally in the gun mount. Additional rounds can be
gun system for the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroy- accomplished by the mount captain and two designated ammu-
ers. The AGS was designed primarily to support expeditionary nition loaders, all of which are stationed below deck. The Mk110
warfighters in littoral areas and battlefields deep inland by is installed on the Navy’s Freedom- and Independence-class
firing the Lockheed Martin-built Long Range Land Attack LCSs and the Coast Guard’s Legend-class national security cut-
Projectile (LRLAP), a 155 mm rocket-assisted round equipped ters and has been selected for the Coast Guard’s offshore patrol
with a unitary warhead guided by a GPS/Inertial Measuring cutter and the Navy’s new guided-missile frigate.
Unit to ranges up to 83 nautical miles. In late 2016, the Navy
decided not to procure the LRLAP for cost reasons and is AMMUNITION: . . . . . . . . . . M295 57 mm programmable round
FIRING RATE: . . . . . . . . . . . 220 rounds per minute
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RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 nautical miles

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . BAE Systems Land & Armaments and auxiliary ships, and Coast Guard cutters. The Mk38 Mod 1s are
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maintained in a rotatable pool, available for temporary installation

on various deploying ships. A total of 387 Mod 1s were procured.
MK46 30 MM CLOSE-IN GUN SYSTEM The Navy has upgraded the Mk38 to the Mod 2 configuration
BRIEFING: The Mk46 Mod 1 30 mm close-in gun system is a with stabilization, remote operation and an on-mount electro-
derivative of the Mk46 Mod 0 gun system — with the Mk44 optical fire control system for day and night surveillance/
Bushmaster II gun — designed for the Marine Corps’ since- engagement. The stabilized gun improves a ship’s layered
canceled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program. The Mk46 Mod self-defense against the small boat threat while underway, at
1 gun is a stabilized, remotely operated 30 mm high-velocity gun anchor and in the littorals.
equipped with a second-generation thermal day/night sight for The first Mod 2s were installed in 2005 on Ticonderoga-
close-in protection of the ship against high-speed targets. The class cruisers. The Mod 3 is a technical refresh of the Mod 2.
Mk46 Mod 2 features open system architecture, fault-isolation The Mod 2/3 is installed on or planned for a variety of Navy ship
software and an embedded training system. types as well as Mk VI patrol boats, Coast Guard Sentinel-class
The Mk46 Mod 1 was installed on the earlier San Antonio- fast response cutters and the future offshore patrol cutter. The
class amphibious transport dock ships. The open-architecture Navy plans to procure a total of 517 Mod 2s/3s for installation on
Mod 2 is being installed on later San Antonio LPDs and is a most classes of surface warships and some Coast Guard cutters.
major component of the Gun Mission Module of the surface
Mk38 Mod 1 Machine Gun System
warfare mission package for the Freedom- and Independence-
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mod 1, 1,300 pounds (with 170 rounds of ammuni-
class LCSs. The Navy in 2012 decided to install the Mk46 on the tion); Mod 2, 2,300 pounds (without ammunition)
Zumwalt-class destroyers in lieu of the Mk110 gun. AMMUNITION: . . . . . . . . . . 25 mm M242 high-explosive incendiary tracer,
armor-piercing discarding sabot tracer and semi-
AMMUNITION: . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 mm explosive armor-piercing high-explosive incendiary tracer
FIRING RATE: . . . . . . . . . . . 200 rounds per minute FIRING MODE: . . . . . . . . . . Mod 1, manually aimed and fired; Mod 2, remotely
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,200 yards operated using on-mount electro-optical infrared
GUIDANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . closed-loop tracking with infrared and electro- FIRING RATE: . . . . . . . . . . . Mod 1, 175 rounds per minute; Mod 2, 5 rates
optical sensors and laser range-finding selectable from single shot to 180 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Corp. RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mod 1, 1,000 yards effective; Mod 2, 2,700 yards or
greater, effective day or night
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . BAE Systems Land & Armaments, Rafael Armament
Development Authority Ltd.
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Mk46 30 MM CLOSE-IN GUN SYSTEM

MK38 25 MM MACHINE GUN SYSTEM

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BRIEFING: The Mk38 Mod 1 machine gun system consists of

the 25 mm M242 automatic gun mounted on the Mk88 Mod
1 machine gun mount. The system is manually aimed in train Mk38 25 MM MACHINE GUN SYSTEM
and elevation. The M242 is an externally powered, air-cooled
automatic gun that incorporates a rotating belt driven by a chain-
drive mechanism. An on-mount rechargeable battery provides M2 .50-CALIBER MACHINE GUN
power for gun operation. Linked ammunition is fed to the can- BRIEFING: The Browning M2 .50-caliber (12.7 mm) machine
non through flexible chuting from an on-mount container. The gun is a World War II-era automatic, belt-fed, recoil-operated,
unstabilized mount consists of stand, carriage, cradle, ammuni- air-cooled, crew-operated machine gun. It is used to provide
tion container and Mk218 power-and-control unit and sight. automatic weapon suppression fire for offensive and defensive
The system provides self-defense against surface targets and purposes. This weapon can be used effectively against person-
can be operated in either semi-automatic or automatic modes of nel, light armored vehicles and low-flying/slow-flying aircraft.
fire with high-explosive incendiary tracer and target-practice The gun is installed on a variety of ship classes, including sur-
tracer ammunition. The gun is installed on a variety of ship face combatants, patrol boats, amphibious and auxiliary ships,
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LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.42 inches

WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 pounds fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms. Various modifica-

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BORE DIAMETER: . . . . . . . 50 inches tions — including improved acoustics, guidance and control
MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE upgrades, and countermeasure detection capability — have
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 meters
been introduced into the weapon. U.S. Navy procurement of the
MAXIMUM RANGE: . . . . . 6 ,855 meters
CYCLIC RATE OF FIRE: . . . 550 rounds per minute
Mk46 ended in 1991.
AMMUNITION: . . . . . . . . . . ball, armor-piercing, tracer and multipurpose In the early 1990s, a major system upgrade — Mk46 Mod
MANUFACTURER: . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Armament Systems (Saco), 5A(S) — was developed to improve weapon performance in
(numerous manufacturers originally produced the shallow water. It also serves as the payload for the Vertical
M2 heavy machine gun)
Launch ASROC.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division
In September 1996, the Mk46 Mod 5A(SW) Service Life
Exten­sion Program torpedo was introduced to improve counter-
MK15 PHALANX CIWS countermeasure performance, enhanced target acquisition, a
BRIEFING: The Phalanx CIWS is a last-ditch defense system bottom-avoidance preset and improved maintainability and
against aircraft and anti-ship missiles and surface craft. It reliability. The Mk46 is being replaced in the U.S. torpedo inven-
combines — on a single mount — fire-control radar and a tory by the Mk54.
six-barrel M61A1 Gatling gun firing 20 mm tungsten alloy
projectiles at a rate of 4,500 rounds per minute. The Phalanx LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .5 feet
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.8 inches
Block 1A incorporated a High-Order Language Computer with
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 pounds
improved fire-control algorithms to engage the high-speed RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more than 1,000 yards at optimum depth
maneuvering missile threat. POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . liquid propellant, piston engine
All Phalanx systems will be upgraded to Block 1B, which WARHEAD WEIGHT: . . . . . 96.8 pounds, high-explosive
includes an integrated IR tracker and the Phalanx Surface CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

Mode. The IR improves the track quality, thereby increasing

the accuracy against missiles with more radical maneuvers MK54 MAKO LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO
and enabling Phalanx to engage high-speed maneuvering BRIEFING: The Mk54 Mako lightweight torpedo is designed
surface targets and slow-moving air targets. The Block 1B specifically for optimal performance against advanced, quiet
thermal imager provides positive identification of surface and diesel/electric submarines operating in littoral or deep waters.
slow-moving air targets. The Phalanx 1B program will capi- It integrates existing torpedo hardware with state-of-the-art,
talize on radar improvements generated through the SeaRAM commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) digital signal-processing
development program to improve reliability, reduce mainte- technology and open architecture design philosophy. The
nance, address obsolescence and improve detection capability. design consists of Mk50 sonar, COTS guidance-and-control
Block 1B also incorporates new Optimized Gun Barrels that assembly, Mk46 warhead, a variable-speed version of the
provide improved barrel life, decreased round dispersion and Mk46 propulsion system and advanced software algorithms
increased engagement ranges. The Block 1B2 is the current developed for the Mk50 and Mk48 Mod 6 torpedo programs.
standard to which all are being modified. The torpedo is simple and inexpensive to overhaul and has a
The U.S. Army employs the CIWS in its Counter Rocket and 10-year maintenance cycle.
Mortar system. An adaptation of the Phalanx Block 1B, it sup- The Mk54 is the first all-digital lightweight torpedo, sig-
ported an urgent requirement in Iraq for a land-based system nificantly enhancing options for weapon employment. The use
to counter mortar attacks. of COTS technology and open-systems architecture enables the
Mk54 to be cost-effectively upgraded to incorporate the latest
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,500 pounds above deck (13,600 pounds in later technology to counter evolving threats. Produced by the same
models), 725 pounds below deck
manufacturer as the Mk48 ADCAP (advanced capabilities) tor-
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.6 feet
GUN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M61A1 Gatling-type pedo, upgrades to the Mk54 have emphasized commonality with
AMMUNITION: . . . . . . . . . . 20 mm armor-piercing; Block 1B, 20 mm tungsten- heavyweight torpedo sensor and processing technology.
enhanced lethality cartridge with heavier penetrator The Mk54 Mod 0 reached IOC in 2004. The Mk54 Mod 0
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000 yards maximum effective range reached IOC on the Vertical Launch ASROC in 2010.
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: . . . 1,550 rounds
Future development will continue to provide improve-
FIRING RATE: . . . . . . . . . . . 4,500 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co. ments to shallow-water performance via software Advanced
Processor Build upgrades. The Mk54 Mod 1 adds a new sonar
array assembly and improved processing capability.
TORPEDOES
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .9 feet
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.75 inches
MK46 TORPEDO
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 08 pounds
BRIEFING: The Mk46 torpedo, designed to attack high- RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more than 10,000 yards at optimum depth
performance submarines, is the NATO standard and has PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . liquid propellant, piston engine
been acquired by more than 25 countries. The Mk46 has var- WARHEAD WEIGHT: . . . . . 96.8 pounds, high-explosive
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BRIEFING: The VLA is a missile designed to deliver the Mk46 6 was fielded in 2009.
Mod 5 torpedo to a water-entry point. It is intended to provide n Mk48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System
vertical-launch-capable surface combatants with an all- (CBASS): The CBASS was jointly developed with the Royal
weather, 360-degree, quick reaction, standoff anti-submarine Australian Navy. It includes a new broadband sonar system
weapon capability. VLA includes a solid-propellant booster and its associated software to achieve significant increases
with thrust vector control to guide the missile from a vertical in operating bandwidth. The system also includes new
orientation through a pitch-over maneuver into a ballistic tra- broadband processing algorithms to improve counter-
jectory inten­ded to deliver the torpedo to a point on the ocean countermeasure and shallow-water performance while
surface. It is launched from the Mk41 VLS. retaining deep-water performance characteristics. The
All VLAs were upgraded with the Mk46 Mod 5A (SW) tor- CBASS torpedo reached IOC in 2006. New production of the
pedo that provides improved performance in shallow water. Mk48 Mod 7 began in 2016, with deliveries scheduled to
The VLAs were being upgraded with the Mk54 Mod 0 torpedo begin in 2019.
beginning in 2010. The VLA, deployed on Ticonderoga-class In June 2018, the Navy awarded contracts to begin Phase 1 of
cruisers and Zumwalt- and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the Torpedo Advanced Propulsion System to improve the engine
has had its service life extended. efficiency of the Mk48.
In 2012, Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to restart
production of VLA. LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 feet
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 inches
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,520 pounds
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.7 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more than 28 knots
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.1 inches
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more than 5 miles
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,650 pounds
DEPTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . greater than 1,200 feet
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more than 10 miles
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . liquid propellant, piston engine, pump jet
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . solid-propellant rocket
WARHEAD WEIGHT: . . . . . 650 pounds, high-explosive
WARHEAD WEIGHT: . . . . . 96.8 pounds, high-explosive
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin MS2

MK48 TORPEDO COUNTERMEASURE ANTI-TORPEDO (CAT)

BRIEFING: The Navy uses Mk48 heavyweight torpedoes only BRIEFING: The CAT is a small torpedo designed to intercept
in submarines, employing them as a primary anti-submarine and destroy anti-ship torpedoes. Designed by Pennsylvania
and anti-surface weapon. The Mk48 torpedo also has been State University, it is a component of the Surface Ship Torpedo
acquired by three allied countries. Defense System (SSTD). The SSTD’s Torpedo Warning System
With a need to continue torpedo performance upgrade pro­ (TWS) includes a Target Acquisition Group, a Tactical Control
grams to counter evolving threats, the Navy deve­loped the Group and a CAT launcher. The TWS detects the incoming tor-
Mk48 Mod 5 ADCAP torpedo with greater speed and accuracy pedo and launches the CAT.
than any submarine-launched torpedo in its history. The An engineering and development model (EDM) of the CAT
heavyweight acoustic-homing torpedo has sophisticated sonar, and SSTD were tested in May 2013 from USS George H.W. Bush
all-digital guidance-and-control systems, digital fusing sys- and deployed in 2014. A roll-on/roll-off model deployed on
tems and propulsion improvements. Its digital guidance system USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. EDMs
allows for repeated improvements through software upgrades. also have been installed aboard USS Harry S. Truman and USS
The last new ADCAP torpedo was delivered in 1996. The Navy Nimitz. The Navy plans to equip all aircraft carriers and other
has restarted Mk48 production. high-value ships with the SSTD by 2035.
To improve future performance, several upgrades are being
made to the existing ADCAP inventory. Details of the upgrades
follow: MK67 SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED
n Mk48 Mod 6 ADCAP: The Mk48 Mod 6 ADCAP — which MOBILE MINE (SLMM)
reached IOC in 1997 — combines two improvements: one in BRIEFING: The SLMM was developed to destroy enemy
guidance and control (G&C Mod), the other in the torpedo shipping in shallow-water areas inaccessible for other mine
propulsion unit (TPU Mod). The G&C Mod improves the deployment techniques or for covert mining of hostile envi-
acoustic receiver, replaces the guidance-and-control set ronments. The SLMM is a shallow-water mine consisting
with updated technology, increases memory and improves basically of a modified Mk37 torpedo. Some Mk67s were
processor throughput to handle the expanded software removed from the serviceable inventory in 2012.
demands required to improve torpedo performance against
evolving threats. The TPU Mod provides a tactically signifi- LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 inches
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 inches
cant reduction in torpedo-radiated noise signatures.
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,658 pounds
The Mod 6 is the first torpedo to use the Torpedo Downloader GUIDANCE SYSTEM: . . . . . magnetic/seismic target detection devices
System that can provide rapid software updates to embarked WARHEAD WEIGHT: . . . . . 510 pounds, high-explosive
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F/A-18E/F SUPER HORNET bilities. VFA-213 was the first operational squadron to fly the
BRIEFING: The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is an attack aircraft as F/A-18F equipped with the APG-79 AESA radar.
well as a fighter through selected use of external equipment and As of November 2018, there were 291 F/A-18E and 260
advanced networking capabilities to accomplish specific mis- F/A-18F models in the U.S. Navy inventory. The Navy plans to
sions. This “force multiplier” capability gives the operational procure a total of 716 Super Hornets.
commander more flexibility in employing tactical aircraft in Super Hornets equip 33 operational U.S. Navy strike fighter
rapidly changing battle scenarios. In its fighter mode, it pro- squadrons, two fleet replacement squadrons, and three air
vides escort and fleet air defense. In the attack mode, it provides test and evaluation squadrons, the Naval Aviation Warfighting
force projection and close and deep air support. Development Center and the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS).
The Super Hornet achieved its initial operational capability Boeing was awarded a contract in 2018 to build kits to convert
(IOC) in 2001 and is expected to be in service beyond 2035. Open Super Hornets for the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron.
architecture design principles facilitate future development In 2018, Kuwait decided to procure 22 F/A-18E and six F/A-
capabilities. 18F aircraft by 2022, the first foreign buy of the Super Hornet
The Super Hornet provides aircrew the capability and perfor- after Australia, which procured 24 F/A-18Fs.
mance necessary to face 21st-century threats. In Operations Iraqi
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.9 feet
Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Inherent Resolve, it performed
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0.3 feet
new combinations of varied and distinct missions, including air HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.2 feet
dominance, fighter escort, defense suppression, all-weather day/ WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,000 pounds maximum takeoff
night precision strike, reconnaissance and aerial refueling. The SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 1.7+
Super Hornet scored its first aerial kill on June 18, 2017, when a CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx. 50,000 feet
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hi-Lo-Lo-Hi profile radius with 3 480-gallon external
VFA-87 pilot shot down a Syrian Air Force SU-22.
fuel tanks and 4 1,000-pound bombs: 486 nautical
The single-seat F/A-18E and two-seat F/A-18F are 4.2 feet miles
longer than earlier Hornets. In addition, the Super Hornet has a POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 General Electric F414-GE-400 engines, each with
25 percent larger wing area, a longer wingspan by 4.7 feet and 20,700 pounds static uninstalled thrust
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 M61A2 20 mm gun; 16,000 pounds of external
a 33 percent higher internal fuel capacity, increasing mission
stores; general bombs, GPS/laser-guided bombs; air-
range by 32 percent. Its carrier-recovery payload is more than to-air and air-to-ground missiles; various other types
9,000 pounds. of pods and mines
The Super Hornet incorporates two additional wing stations CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F/A-18E, 1 pilot; F/A-18F, 1 pilot and 1 weapons
that allow for increased payload flexibility in the mix of air- systems officer
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Boeing Co.
to-air and air-to-ground ordnance. It has five “wet” stations
for in-flight refueling capability and can carry almost every
weapon in the U.S. Navy arsenal. Sophisticated systems such as
the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures System,
Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared, Joint Helmet-
Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), Joint Direct Attack Munition
(JDAM), Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), AIM-9X missile,
Distributed Target System (DTS), APG-79 active electronically
scanned array (AESA) radar, and advanced mission computers
and displays make the aircraft a capable, lethal strike platform.
The Block III Super Hornet is now under development. It
will feature conformal fuel tanks to increase speed and range,
a lower radar signature, the Advanced Cockpit System, Tactical
Targeting Network Technology, Distributed Tactical Picture-
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Network, and the Infrared Search and Track sensor. The last
six Super Hornets of fiscal 2018 will be delivered as Block
III versions, as will subsequent production. The Service Life F/A-18E SUPER HORNET
Modification (SLM) program will upgrade 116 Block II Super
Hornets to bring their service life to 9,000 flight hours. Four
were inducted in 2018. Beginning in 2022, Block IIs in SLM also F/A-18A/B/C/D HORNET
will be upgraded to the Block III configuration. BRIEFING: The F/A-18A-D Hornet is a twin-engine, midwing,
The Super Hornet saw its first combat action on Nov. 6, multimission tactical aircraft. Introduced in 1978, it replaced the
2002, when Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 participated in a F-4 Phantom and A-7 Corsair II. After widespread fleet service,
strike on hostile targets during Operation Enduring Freedom. the legacy or “classic” Hornet largely has been replaced by the
The second and third operational Super Hornet units, VFA- F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The last scheduled carrier deployment by
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active, one fleet replacement and one reserve VFA squadron; one delivered to the test team at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent
Navy Reserve fighter composite squadron; three VX squadrons; River, Maryland, on Nov. 6, 2010. In 2011, the F-35C completed
the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels); and catapult launch and jet-blast deflector tests. In 2012, landing
the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center. (See the trials revealed the need for a redesigned tailhook that was tested
Marine Corps section for more detail on the F/A-18A-D Hornet.) in 2013-2014. The F-35C made its first arrested landing on USS
Nimitz on Nov. 3, 2014.
An F-35C flight on April 11, 2018, marked the completion of
the F-35’s 12-year system design and demonstration flight-test
program. Operational Test-1 flights were conducted on board
USS Abraham Lincoln in August 2018.
In 2012, the Navy’s first F-35 replacement squadron, VFA-
101, was established at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and on Oct.
1, 2013, rolled out the fleet’s first F-35Cs. Another fleet replace-
ment squadron, VFA-125, was activated in January 2017. The
Navy’s first fleet F-35C squadron, VFA-147, completed transi-
tion in December 2018. IOC is planned for February 2019.
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U.K. Royal Navy’s decision to purchase F-35Cs in lieu of F-35Bs
was reversed in 2012. The Navy and Marine Corps plan to pro-
F/A-18C HORNETS cure 273 and 67 F-35Cs, respectively.
As of November 2018, 28 F-35Cs had been delivered to the
Navy in addition to five F-35C system development and demon-
F-35C LIGHTNING II stration aircraft. An additional 15 F-35Cs were on order through
BRIEFING: The F-35 Lightning II program is designed to field low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 10, including the first
transformational strike aircraft for the Navy, Marine Corps and Air F-35C for the Marine Corps. (See the Marine Corps Aircraft
Force that include next-generation sensors and weapons systems, section for characteristics and description of the F-35B.)
stealth characteristics and a high level of commonality among
Data applies to F-35C
versions. The F-35C, designed for carrier operations, features a
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 feet
larger wing and stronger landing gear than the F-35A being devel- LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.5 feet
oped for the Air Force. The F-35C will be a single-piloted strike WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . empty, 34,800 pounds
fighter powered by the world’s most powerful fighter engine. It MAX WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . t akeoff, 70,000 pounds
has an APG-81 AESA multipurpose radar and internal bay for a low SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 1.0
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,400 nautical miles unrefueled; radius, 615 nautical
observable cross section and to carry precision weapons.
miles
It also has internal Electro-Optical Targeting System Optics POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 Pratt & Whitney F-135 turbofan engine
to provide dual infrared imaging and infrared search-and-track ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . laser-guided bombs, JDAMs, cluster munitions,
(IRS&T) targeting functions. The Distributed Aperture System AMRAAMs
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 pilot
(DAS) provides a variety of different functions, including spher-
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Northrop
ical missile approach warning, all-aspect IRS&T and an infrared Grumman Corp., BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce
source for the night vision to be displayed on the Helmet-
Mounted Display (HMD).
The head-up display found in legacy aircraft has been
replaced by the HMD as a primary flight reference. The HMD has
a 30-degree-by-40-degree display that provides night vision
via infrared DAS video or night camera electro-optic video
mounted on the HMD.
The Human Systems Interface is rounded out with voice rec-
ognition, three-dimensional audio and an 8-inch-by-20-inch
tactical display. The data-link suite includes two-way Link 16,
Variable Message Formatting, Multifunction Advanced Data Link
(low-probability-of-intercept, high-data-capability, F-35-only
data link) and a P-5 training data link.
Now completing the 13-year systems development and
demonstration phase, the F-35C was the third variant of the
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BRIEFING: The EA-18G Growler is a variant of the Block II F/A-18F BRIEFING: The all-weather E-2C Hawkeye carrier-based air-
Super Hornet and the Navy replacement for the EA-6B Prowler. borne command-and-control aircraft has served as the “eyes”
This airborne electronic attack aircraft combines modern advances of the U.S. Navy for 50 years. The E-2C provides simultaneous
in Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) systems and weapons with the air and surface surveillance, strike and intercept control, battle
tactical versatility, advancements and capabilities of the Block II management, and search-and-rescue capabilities. Four foreign
Super Hornet. militaries currently fly E-2 variants.
The EA-18G uses the ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System pods, The E-2C, which had its first production delivery in 1973, is
ALQ-218 receiver, ALQ-227 Communications Countermeasures equipped with the APS-145 airborne early warning radar. The
Set Receiver and the Multimission Advanced Tactical Terminal system can simultaneously and automatically detect and track
(MATT). The MATT was replaced by the Joint Tactical Terminal- more than 2,000 targets and control more than 20 airborne inter-
Receiver (JTT-R) in 2015. The Next-Generation Jammer will cept operations. The Navy operates four configurations of the
replace the ALQ-99 jamming pods in the 2020s. E-2C Group II aircraft, which have seen significant improvements
Boeing rolled out EA-1, the first prototype NEA-18G over their years of operation. In fiscal 2004, the Navy commenced
Growler, on Aug. 4, 2006. EA-1’s first flight occurred on Aug. 15, fleet delivery of a robust Group II Replacement Mission Computer
2006. The aircraft was delivered to NAS Patuxent River on Sept. effort and state-of-the-art flat-panel displays.
22, 2006. The EA-18G program received LRIP approval in July The E-2C has demonstrated its capabilities during Operations
2007. The first EA-18G, G-1, made its first flight on Sept. 26, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, providing critical battle and
2007, and was delivered to Patuxent River in August 2008. airspace management, combat search-and-rescue command and
The first fleet Growler was delivered June 3, 2008, to communication relay, and excelling in strike-control and tanker-
Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, the Growler fleet control operations. It also has been a cornerstone in supporting
replacement squadron, at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. drug-interdiction efforts around the world. E-2C aircraft contrib-
IOC and full-rate production (FRP) followed in fall 2009. uted in search-and-rescue operations after Hurricane Katrina in
In November 2010, VAQ-132 took the EA-18G on its initial New Orleans in 2005 and the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010,
combat deployment, first to Iraq and then in March 2011 to providing urban relief efforts that included air traffic control.
Libya, where it provided electronic attack capability to NATO The last variant of the E-2C, known as Hawkeye 2000, was
forces in Operations Odyssey Dawn and Uphold Protector. VAQ- introduced in fiscal 2002. It includes an improved commercial,
132 also deployed to Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan, in 2013. off-the-shelf- (COTS-) based mission computer upgrade, a
The four expeditionary VAQ squadrons rotate deployments in new operator display, upgraded cooling system, improved sat-
U.S. Central Command. ellite communications and the USG-3 Cooperative Engagement
There currently are 14 EA-18G operational squadrons, one Capability (CEC) system. Hawkeye 2000 E-2Cs equipped with
Reserve squadron and one fleet replacement training squadron. CEC were deployed for the first time in 2002 over Afghanistan.
Nine of the 14 operational squadrons are carrier-based, while The Navy continued procurement of the Hawkeye 2000 through
five are expeditionary squadrons. 2007 and delivered the last E-2C Hawkeye aircraft Sept. 30,
The Navy’s current inventory objective for the EA-18G is 160 2009, to VAW-120.
aircraft. As of October 2018, the Navy has taken delivery of 153 The Navy ensured the aircraft remained a viable and capable
Growlers. In 2013, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) ordered platform through several upgrades. Aircraft reliability updates
12 EA-18Gs. In October 2015, the first RAAF Growler was delivered started in 2013, and included enhancements to the intercommu-
to the Advanced Weapon Laboratory in China Lake, California, to nication system, rate gyro/acceleration sensors, CEC system and
begin testing. The RAAF took delivery of the 12 EA-18Gs in March radar altimeter. Communications, navigation, and identification
2017. (See the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet entry for characteristics.) and mission system avionics installations continued through 2014.
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Upgrades to the E-2C continue and include a new high- The E-2D achieved IOC on Oct. 10, 2014, signifying that the
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frequency radio, high-frequency Internet Protocol capabilities, first operational squadron, VAW-125, was manned, trained,
mission computer upgrade and updated software configuration equipped and ready to start deployment preparation with the
set. All active fleet E-2Cs employ the all-composite eight-bladed aircraft. The first E-2D deployment occurred in 2015 onboard USS
NP2000 propeller. The E-2C equips six fleet VAW squadrons, plus Theodore Roosevelt. Subsequent transitions occurred in order by
VAW-120, the fleet replacement squadron. As of October 2018, VAW-121 and VAW-126. VAW-124 began transition in March 2018.
there were 38 E-2Cs and one TE-2C training version in inventory.
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0.6 feet
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0.6 feet LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.7 feet
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.7 feet HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.3 feet
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.3 feet WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross takeoff, 57,500 pounds
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross takeoff: 55,000 pounds SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 300+ knots
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum 300+ knots CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,000 feet
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0,000 feet RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ferry range, 1,300 nautical miles
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ferry range, 1,300 nautical miles POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Rolls-Royce T56-A-427A turboprop engines, 5,100
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Rolls-Royce T56-A-427 (E-2C) turboprop engines, shp each, Full Authority Digital Engine Control
5,100 shaft horsepower (shp) each CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots (1 optional tactical operator), 3 mission systems
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 3 mission systems operators operators
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp. CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.

E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE C-2A GREYHOUND

BRIEFING: The E-2D is designed for modern threats and increased BRIEFING: The C-2A Greyhound is the Navy’s Carrier Onboard
detection over blue water, land and in the littoral. Its radar Delivery aircraft, providing transport of personnel, logistic
provides advanced 360-degree coverage with mechanical and materiel, and mail between shore facilities and carrier strike
electronic scanning capability for continuous detection and track- groups at sea. The C-2A can deliver a payload of up to 10,000
ing of targets, expanding maritime domain awareness operations, pounds over more than 1,000 nautical miles.
and sorting the dense maritime picture. Beyond the strike group, Nineteen C-2As were procured during the 1960s and phased
the E-2D’s command-and-control capability makes it a diverse out of service in 1987. Thirty-nine C-2A replacement aircraft
and flexible platform through its ability to coordinate airborne — built with significant airframe and avionics improvements —
strike, land force support, rescue operations, managing a reliable were procured during the 1980s, 34 of which remain in service.
communications network between widely dispersed nodes and Two fleet logistics squadrons, one on each coast, deploy two-
drug interdiction operations support. plane C-2A detachments on each aircraft carrier to support air
The systems and capabilities of the E-2D were completely connector capability for time-critical logistics, diplomatic pres-
redesigned to support current and future missions and inte- ence operations and humanitarian assistance/disaster response.
gration with key players in the carrier strike group. The E-2D The C-2A SLEP was completed in 2011. It included improve-
features the APY-9 radar with a two-generation leap in capability ments such as structural enhancements, dual ARC-210 radios,
and upgraded aircraft systems that improve supportability and the Terrain-Awareness Warning System, the Traffic Collision-
increase readiness. Another notable upgrade is the glass cockpit. Avoidance System and the replacement of Kapton wiring.
The three 17-inch liquid crystal display panels enable either the Eight-blade NP2000 propellers are installed on all 35 C-2As.
pilot or co-pilot to become a fourth tactical operator — when not The Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic
actively engaged in flying the aircraft — to give the crew more Management system features components that expand the air-
flexibility in performing its diverse missions. craft’s communications capability by increasing the number of
The Navy has developed an aerial refueling capability for usable radio frequencies, reducing channel congestion. As part
fleet introduction in fiscal year 2020. Five E-2Ds have been so of the navigation upgrade, a system combining GPS equipment
retrofitted for development and addition of the capability began and an inertial navigation system has been integrated to provide
on the 46th new production E-2D for delivery in 2020. accurate positioning and velocity, allowing flight crews to perform
The E-2D made its maiden flight on Aug. 3, 2007, and first precise landing approaches. Integration is complete in all 34 C-2As.
mission systems flight Dec. 14, 2007. The E-2D completed initial The C-2 is scheduled to be replaced by the CMV-22B by 2024.
operational test and evaluation in October 2012 and was approved
for FRP in March 2013. Later that year, the Navy awarded the FRP
Lot 1 contract for five aircraft. The E-2D Multiyear Procurement
Secretary of Defense Certification enabled the Navy to award a
multiyear contract to Northrop Grumman in June 2014 for the
procurement of 25 E-2Ds; 51 aircraft have been placed on con-
tract. The Navy’s program of record is 75 E-2Ds. As of October
2018, 35 E-2Ds had been delivered.
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In January 2015, Japan announced its intention to acquire

E-2Ds. The first Japan Air Self-Defense Force E-2D was ordered
in January 2016 and delivered in November 2017. C-2A GREYHOUND

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LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.8 feet active-component patrol squadrons had completed the transi-

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HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.2 feet tion to the P-8A.
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum takeoff, carrier, 57,500 pounds; maximum In August 2016, the United Kingdom became a Foreign Military
takeoff, field, 60,000 pounds
Sales (FMS) partner with the order of nine P-8A aircraft and
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 343 knots
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0,000 feet
associated support. U.K. aircraft deliveries will begin in October
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,300 nautical miles 2019. In March 2017, Norway also became an FMS partner, placing
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Allison T56-A-425 turboprop engines (4,600 shp orders for five aircraft with deliveries beginning in 2021.
each) During 2018, New Zealand and South Korea approved the FMS
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 2 crew members
procurements of four and six P-8As respectively. These combined
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.
procurements and the commonality of the production configura-
tions have produced unit cost savings for all partners, as well as
P-8A POSEIDON substantial interoperability benefits during allied operations.
BRIEFING: The P-8A Poseidon is quickly becoming a leader in The Indian Navy also has procured eight derivative aircraft,
long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW); anti-surface warfare the P-8I, through Direct Commercial Sales with Boeing, and has
(ASuW); and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). contracted for four more for delivery beginning in 2020.
It’s proven itself as an aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.6 feet
and littoral operations, and is also successful at search and rescue.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129.5 feet
It’s a heavily modified military derivative of the Boeing Next- HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.1 feet
Generation 737-800 commercial platform and is built in-line WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross takeoff, 189,200 pounds
using the Boeing commercial manufacturing process: Spirit SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490 knots true air speed
AeroSystems builds the fuselage; Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,000 feet
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 nautical miles radius with 4 hours on-station
installs the wings, empennage, aircraft assembly and engine
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 CFM56-7BE turbofan engines
installations; and Boeing Defense, Space & Security installs the CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
mission systems and completes the installation and check-out. ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . Mk54 torpedoes, AGM-84 Harpoon cruise missiles
The P-8A provides more combat capability and requires a CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Boeing Co.

smaller force with less infrastructure to operate than the P-3C. It

also delivers an extended global reach, greater payload capacity,
higher operating altitude, open systems architecture and signif-
icant growth potential. Major sensor systems include an APY-10
radar system, developed specifically for the Poseidon that fea-
tures inverse synthetic aperture radar, and synthetic aperture
radar. The Poseidon also carries an electro-optical/infrared
sensor turret and has increased acoustic capability to conduct
concurrent passive/active processing.
In addition to aircraft procurement, the program is also
focused on depot-level maintenance, which is currently
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on-going at airframe maintenance facilities in Indianapolis

and Atlanta, and engine maintenance facilities in Canada and
Atlanta. Additionally, training systems infrastructure improve- P-8A POSEIDON
ments are ongoing, along with the continued integration and
fleet delivery of preplanned incremental capability upgrades.
To date, the aircraft has performed well and there have been no P-3C ORION
significant findings after maintenance checks. BRIEFING: The P-3 Orion has served as the U.S. Navy’s front-
Equipped with state-of-the-art radars, sensors and a new line, land-based maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) since the early
air-to-air refuel capability, the P-8A is scheduled to receive 1960s and is still operational. The PMA-290 (Naval Air System
periodic future enhancements to keep pace with the ASW threat. Command’s program office for MPA) continues to provide P-3
The Navy remains on track to field the High-Attitude Anti- support to the U.S. fleet as well as 15 allied nations operating
Submarine Warfare weapon capability in the near future as part more than 180 aircraft in the global maritime patrol and recon-
of the P-8A’s on-going incremental upgrade strategy. Future naissance force.
upgrades expand ASW; ASuW; and command, control, commu- The P-3 Orion is equipped with advanced submarine-
nications, computers and intelligence capabilities. detection sensors and magnetic anomaly detection equip-
Australia joined the United States as a P-8A Cooperative ment, and it is capable of carrying a mixed payload of weapons
Partner during April 2009, with the RAAF subsequently order- internally and externally on wing station pylons. The P-3C
ing 12 total aircraft. The RAAF declared its IOC in 2018, about Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program (AIP) provided
five months earlier than scheduled. upgrades in capabilities to include enhancements in sensors,
VP-16 became the first operational P-8A squadron, with communications, displays and controls; survivability and
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aperture radar, an upgraded acoustic processing system and a awareness, suppression of enemy air defenses, destruction of
digital magnetic anomaly detection system in some aircraft. enemy air-defense, anti-air warfare and ASW applications.
The remaining AIP aircraft, called the “best of breed,” The Navy operates the EP-3E land-based electronic-
added additional capabilities including upgrades for communi- reconnaissance aircraft in one fleet air reconnaissance squad-
cations navigation and surveillance; air traffic management; a ron based at NAS Whidbey Island. During the early 1990s, the
traffic collision avoidance system; increased acoustic process- Conversion-in-Lieu-of-Procurement program converted
ing capability; and the command, control, communications and 12 P-3Cs to an EP-3E Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated
computers for ASW capabilities. Electronic System II (ARIES II) configuration, which entered ser-
Finally, P-3C Block Modification Upgrade (BMUP) added vice in 1997, later augmented by four others to create a pool of 16
additional capabilities in the form of the AN/APS-149, an aircraft to sustain 12 in service. The Sensor System Improvement
enhanced state-of-the-art littoral surveillance radar system. Program completed the upgrade to the communications, collec-
The P-3C equips three active–component and two Reserve- tion and data-automation capabilities in January 2004. In 2003,
component patrol (VP) squadrons, as well as one (VPU) special the EP-3E program began the Joint Airborne SIGINT Architecture
projects patrol squadron and a replacement training squadron. Modernization Common Configuration (JCC) upgrade to incre-
The three active-component VP squadrons will complete tran- mentally improve SIGINT sensor system capabilities.
sition to the P-8A by 2020. JCC upgrades provided the Navy with an automated elec-
As the U.S. Navy continues its gradual replacement of the tronic surveillance measures capability, airborne ForceNET
P-3 with the P-8A Poseidon, the PMA-290 FMS staff works with classified network connectivity, precision direction finding,
foreign counterparts to maximize acquisition strategies that low-band multiplatform geo-location communications col-
benefit both the U.S. Navy and allied forces. The P-3 continues lection, recording and information operations capabilities.
to resource operational, readiness and reserve squadrons, while The EP-3E JCC and Task Force Intelligence, Surveillance and
also serving as range clearance and scientific research aircraft. Reconnaissance (TF-ISR) modifications included hardware and
software upgrades that aligned the EP-3 with the Navy’s cryp-
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.6 feet
tologic architecture and bridged the gap between the present
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.7 feet
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.7 feet capabilities and future manned/unmanned reconnaissance air-
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum takeoff, 139,760 pounds craft and integrated Link 16 mission management capabilities.
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 411 knots; cruise, 328 knots In 2007, the EP-3E program implemented an EO/IR system
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,300 feet and ForceNET upgrades to meet emerging TF-ISR requirements.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mission radius, 2,380 nautical miles; for 3 hours
This effort included installation of an EO/IR turret, improved
on-station at 1,500 feet, 1,346 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Allison T-56-A-14 turboprop engines (4,600 hp each) international maritime satellite connectivity, additional spe-
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 pilots, 2 naval flight officers, 2 flight engineers, cial signals boxes and line-of-sight wide-band data links for
3 sensor operators, 1 in-flight technician full-motion video. Because of obsolescence, the EP-3E program
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 pounds of ordnance, including AGM-84,
also began to upgrade electronic surveillance measures in 2016.
AGM-84K and AGM-65F missiles; Mk46/54 torpedoes;
rockets; mines; and depth bombs
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.5 feet
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.6 feet
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.6 feet
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross takeoff, 142,500 pounds
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 411 knots; cruise, 328 knots
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,000 feet
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum mission, 2,380 nautical miles; for 3 hours
on-station at 1,346 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Allison T-56-A-14 turboprop engines (4,600 shp each)
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., L-3
Communications Corp.
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P-3C ORION

EP-3E ORION (ARIES)

BRIEFING: The EP-3E, a version of the P-3 Orion, deploys
to intercept, collect, exploit, fuse, identify and disseminate
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signals intelligence (SIGINT) in support of joint, theater and

fleet commander tasking. The EP-3E crew fuses SIGINT and
off-board information and disseminates the data for direct EP-3E ARIES

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BRIEFING: The E-6B Mercury provides survivable, reliable the Navy-Unique Fleet Essential Airlift mission to provide rapid
and endurable command, control and communications to U.S. organic logistics support to forward-deployed naval operations.
strategic and nonstrategic nuclear forces, including support in The C-130 can carry 92 ground troops or, when configured for
the submarine communications role — known as TACAMO, for cargo, transport more than 42,000 pounds of weapons, equip-
Take Charge and Move Out — as well as the Airborne National ment or other supplies. It also can be configured as a medical
Command Post (ABNCP) capability for U.S. Strategic Command. evacuation platform capable of carrying 74 patients on stretch-
All 16 aircraft completed the conversion from E-6A to E-6B ers and their attendants.
(ABNCP) by 2003. The E-6B is equipped with a battle staff com- Five Navy Reserve VR squadrons operate 19 C-130Ts and
partment and an airborne launch-control system capable of five KC-130Ts. In addition, one C-130T serves as the logistics
ground alert/force generation, force management and airborne support aircraft for the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron
launch of Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles. (Blue Angels) and six KC-130Ts are assigned to the Navy Test
In November 2009, the E-6B began a SLEP at Tinker Air Wing, providing airborne flight test support for test and eval-
Force Base, Oklahoma, to extend the life of the aircraft from its uation programs and naval test range surveillance, clearance,
current 27,000 flight hours to 45,000 flight hours. Currently, 14 logistics, and persistent search and rescue on China Lake land
E-6B aircraft have completed the SLEP program. A follow-on ranges and Point Mugu sea ranges.
SLEP program began in 2018. The C-130T/KC-130T fleet is being retrofitted with NP2000
Modification programs on the aircraft currently under way propellers.
include: (See the Marine Corps Aircraft section for characteristics.)
n Block I/Internet Protocol/Bandwidth Expansion (IPBE). This pro-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
gram is designed to correct follow-on testing and evaluation
deficiencies and addresses equipment obsolescence. IPBE
adds INMARSAT and Digital Northstar and removes the C-40A CLIPPER
Utility Trailing Wire Antenna. The program entered FRP in BRIEFING: The C-40A, a derivative of the Boeing 737-700C
March 2012 and achieved IOC in February 2014. commercial airliner, is the newest medium-lift aircraft used for
n Multi-Role Tactical Common Data Link (MR-TCDL). This adds Navy-unique, fleet-essential airlift missions. The C-40 is certified
T-3 Capability, Ku Line-of-Sight and Ka Wideband Global to operate in three configurations: an all-passenger configura-
Satellite Communications. A Non-Recurring Engineering tion that can carry 121 passengers, an all-cargo configuration of
contract was awarded in 2012 with initial aircraft instal- eight cargo pallets, or a combination of three cargo pallets and 70
lation completed in 2015 and flight and system testing passengers. The C-40A has a state-of-the-art flight deck, avi-
currently underway. onics system and engines that are Stage III noise-compliant and
n Family of Advanced Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) and certified for extended over-water operations. Fifteen C-40As have
Presidential National Voice Conferencing (PNVC). This addresses been delivered since April 2001 and are flown by Fleet Logistics
MILSTAR obsolescence through Advanced Extremely High Support Squadrons (VRs) 56, 57, 58, 59 and 61. Two more are
Frequency FAB-T and adds PNVC capability to the aircraft. under contract, with deliveries scheduled for summer 2019.
Fifteen of the Navy’s 16 E-6Bs are divided into two oper-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Boeing Co.
ational squadrons (VQ-3 and VQ-4) assigned to Strategic
Communications Wing 1 at Tinker Air Force Base; the 16th
aircraft is used as a test platform with VX-20 at NAS Patuxent C-37A/B GULFSTREAM V/550, NC-37B
River. The E-6B is expected to serve through 2038. BRIEFING: The C-37 is a Gulfstream Aerospace-manufactured
transport capable of all-weather, long-range, high-speed
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148.3 feet
nonstop flights. C-37A Gulfstream V and C-37B Gulfstream
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.3 feet
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.4 feet 550 aircraft are low-wing, business jets powered by two
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gross takeoff, 341,000 pounds turbofan engines equipped with thrust reversers. The C-37
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 0.88
aircraft transport and carry out special air missions for high-
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,000 feet; patrol altitude, 25,000-30,000 feet
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . unrefueled, 8,700 nautical miles with 16 hours ranking government officials, Department of Defense offi-
on-station endurance cials and dignitaries. The C-37A has a distinguished visitor
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 CFM International F-108-CF-100 (CFM56-2A-2) compartment capable of handling six passengers and a staff
turbofan engines
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 pilots, 2 airborne communications officers, 2 flight
compartment capable of handling up to eight passengers. The
engineers, 7-15 mission crew C-37B has an executive compartment capable of accommodat-
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Boeing Co., Field Aerospace Services Inc., Rockwell ing four passengers.
Collins Inc., Lockheed Martin Corp., IAP World
The Navy procured four C-37A/B aircraft to replace the
Services, Northrop Grumman Corp.
VP-3A fleet that provided executive transport services, with the
first being delivered in July 2002. Three C-37Bs are operated
C-130T/KC-130T HERCULES by VR-1, Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington,
BRIEFING: The C-130 Hercules is a medium-sized trans- Maryland. One C-37A operates out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-
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Gulfstream 550 being modified by Raytheon into a telemetry to operate on unimproved runways, certified/capable of operat-
and range support aircraft equipped with phased array teleme- ing in extreme weather conditions, and equipped with the latest
try systems. IOC is scheduled for August 2021. FAA mandates for operations in and outside of the continental
United States. The cabin can be configured to accommodate
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . G ulfstream Aerospace Corp.
passengers, cargo or both.
UC-12 Huron aircraft typically carry out transport missions;
C-20 GULFSTREAM IV fly small troop movements, senior military commanders and
BRIEFING: The C-20G is a military version of the Gulfstream IV congressional staff members; provide relief/aid in support of
aircraft. C-20 aircraft are capable of all-weather, long-range, natural disasters; and can be configured for medical evacuation.
high-speed, nonstop transoceanic flights. One C-20G, operated All Navy UC-12 aircraft were procured with a cargo door that
by Executive Transport Detachment Sigonella, Italy, supports the enables high-priority and sensitive cargo shipments.
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe. The Marine Corps oper- Today, the Navy and Marine Corps operate 10 UC-12Fs
ates two C-20G aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, and nine UC-12Ms. One UC-12B is operated by Naval Criminal
Hawaii. Another C-20G based at VX-30 at Naval Base Ventura Investigation Service. Additionally, three C-12C aircraft on loan
County, in Point Mugu, California, supports the Navy’s sea test from the Army serve as training aircraft at the USNTPS. The last
range with range surveillance and clearance, as well as provides TC-12B multi-engine training aircraft were retired in 2017.
photometric capabilities. In 2007 and 2008, Congress provided funding to start
replacement of the 12 Marine Corps UC-12F/Ms with the more
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . G ulfstream Aerospace Corp.
capable UC-12W. The UC-12Ws are equipped with extended-
range fuel tanks, additional aircraft survivability equipment,
C-26 METROLI NER night-vision compatible lighting and satellite phone communi-
BRIEFING: The C-26D is a FAA-certified military utility trans- cations. The Marine Corps operates eight UC-12Ws.
port version of the Fairchild Metroliner 23 commercial light-lift
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Beechcraft Corp. (Textron)
aircraft. It is a multipurpose low-wing, twin-engine business
turboprop with an engine on each wing. With a maximum pay-
load capacity of 5,020 pounds, the cabin can be configured to T-6 TEXAN II
accommodate up to 19 passengers and/or cargo. The aircraft BRIEFING: The Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS)
incorporates a cargo door with an integral air-stair door to consists of the T-6 Texan II aircraft, simulators, computer-aided
permit easy entry and access. Four C-26Ds are based in Italy, academics and a Training Integration Management System. The
where they provide rapid-response transports for high-priority joint program, with the Air Force acting as the executive service, is
resupply and movement of key personnel to remote sites. Three replacing Navy T-34C and Air Force T-37B aircraft. The program is
other C-26D aircraft have been modified to two RC-26Ds and using COTS subsystems to the maximum extent possible. The air-
one EC-26D to conduct range clearance and control missions craft is a derivative of the Swiss Pilatus PC9 with a Pratt & Whitney
at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Hawaii. A PT6A-68 engine, digital cockpit, Martin-Baker ejection seats,
single C-26A was acquired in 2015 and delivered in 2018 for use cockpit pressurization and an onboard oxygen-generating system.
at the USNTPS. It has been modified to serve as an airborne sys- The T-6A entered service in 2001, and the Air Force began
tems training and research support III Flying Classroom with an training its student pilots at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas.
AESA radar and the Garmin G950 glass cockpit. The Air Force operates the T-6A at six training bases. The Navy
accepted its first two T-6A production aircraft in August 2002
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . M7 Aerospace LLC
and began naval flight officer training in Pensacola, Florida,
in June 2003. The Navy operates 43 T-6As, including one at
C-38 COURIER VX-20, Patuxent River, Maryland, for development work.
BRIEFING: The C-38 Courier, the Navy’s latest Test and Evaluation The Navy began procuring an upgraded avionics variant of
Support Aircraft, is a derivative Gulfstream G100 formerly known the Texan II, the T-6B, for primary pilot training in 2007. The
as the Astra SPX. This twin-engine jet is used as a test and evalua- avionics upgrade package includes an all-glass cockpit using
tion chase aircraft for P-8A, E-2D, MQ-4C, E-6B and C-130 testing three multifunction displays, head-up display, hands-on throt-
and as an airborne radar target. Two C-38 aircraft are operated by tle and stick, dual redundant Integrated Avionics Computers and
VX-20 at NAS Patuxent River. an open-architecture design to allow for future growth.
The first two T-6Bs were delivered on Sept. 3, 2009, to
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . G ulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Training Air Wing Five at NAS Whiting Field, Florida. The T-6B
reached IOC in April 2010. The first student naval aviators
C-12 HURON trained in the T-6B completed their syllabus in late 2010.
BRIEFING: The UC-12B/F/M Huron is a FAA-certified military Aircraft procurement for the Navy’s JPATS program, oper-
variant of the King Air 200 aircraft. The UC-12W is a FAA- ational at three bases, totaled 295 T-6s. The last of 252 T-6Bs
certified military variant of the King Air 300 series aircraft. The was delivered to the Navy in June 2016. Six T-6Bs are operated
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WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.4 feet

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.3 feet and certifications. Modification of the T-44A to the T-44C

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HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.7 feet replaced obsolete analog avionics with a COTS integrated digital
WEIGHT T-6A: . . . . . . . . . . . . empty, 5,500 pounds; maximum takeoff, 6,500 pounds cockpit and wing wiring is scheduled to be completed in fiscal
WEIGHT T-6B: . . . . . . . . . . . . empty, 5,850 pounds; maximum takeoff, 6,900 pounds
2017. As of October 2018, 54 T-44Cs were in inventory.
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 knots at 1,000 feet level flight
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 900 nautical miles
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.3 feet
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,000 feet
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.5 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68 turboprop engine
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.3 feet
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots (1 instructor, 1 student)
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . empty 6,326 pounds; maximum takeoff, 9,650 pounds
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Beechcraft Defense Corp.
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 1300 nautical miles
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,500 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34B turboprop engine
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 pilots (1 instructor, 2 students)
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Beechcraft Defense Corp.

T-45 GOSHAWK
BRIEFING: The T-45 Goshawk, a carrier-capable derivative of the
BAE Systems Hawk trainer, replaced the TA-4J Skyhawk and T-2C
Buckeye as the Navy’s strike syllabus trainer. It also is employed
for E-2 pilot and C-2 pilot carrier training, and tactical phases of
undergraduate military flight officer training. The T-45 Training
System (T45TS) is training strike pilots at NAS Kingsville, Texas,
and NAS Meridian, Mississippi. Undergraduate military flight offi-
cer training is located at NAS Pensacola, Florida.
The T45TS includes aircraft, academics, simulators and an
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integration system that tracks all aspects of student training, as

well as contractor logistic support. The Goshawk is a two-seat jet
T-6 TEXAN II with redesigned landing gear and fuselage carry-through struc-
ture to provide the strength necessary for carrier-qualification
training requirements.
T-34C TURBOMENTOR The T-45C incorporates multifunction displays with an inte-
BRIEFING: The T-34C is an unpressurized, low-wing, single- gral GPS/inertial navigation system. The first production T-45C
engine turboprop trainer that was retired as the Navy’s primary Goshawk was delivered in November 1997 to NAS Patuxent River.
trainer in August 2015 after 39 years of operational service, hav- The T45TS uses contractor logistics support for all levels of
ing been replaced by the T-6B. The aircraft entered service with maintenance.
the Navy in 1976. As a commercial-derivative aircraft, logistic In 2018, Boeing began a second phase of a service-life exten-
requirements were tailored around a combination of organic sion program to increase the T-45’s life to 19,500 flight hours.
and commercial processes for maintenance and supply require- Boeing has delivered 83 T-45As and 138 T-45Cs. The last
ments. As of November 2018, the Navy’s inventory consisted of T-45C aircraft was delivered in October 2009. Through the
16 T-34Cs performing pilot proficiency, chase and other govern- Required Avionics Modernization Program 63 T-45As have
ment support services. been converted to T-45Cs, completing the upgrade program in
2017. In October 2018, the Navy inventory Included 197 T-45Cs.
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.3 feet
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.5 feet
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.6 feet
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .empty, 3,010 pounds; maximum takeoff, 4,400 pounds
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 knots at 1,000 feet level flight
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 708 nautical miles
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000 feet (Navy limit)
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-25 turboprop engine
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots (1 instructor, 1 student)
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Beechcraft Defense Corp.

T-44 PEGASUS
BRIEFING: The T-44 aircraft is a twin-engine, pressurized
aircraft that provides advanced maritime flight training for U.S.
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and foreign military
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aircraft. Throughout its life, it has been operated and commer-
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WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 feet CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-16A, 1; F-16B, 2

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 feet CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., Pratt & Whitney
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WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . empty, 10,332 pounds; maximum takeoff, 14,500
pounds
T-38C TALON
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum with internal fuel, 995 nautical miles
BRIEFING: The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude,
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0,000 feet supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because of its
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 Rolls-Royce F405-RR-401 turbofan engine design, economy of operations, ease of maintenance, high per-
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots (1 instructor, 1 student) formance and exceptional safety record. It is used primarily by
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Boeing Co., BAE Systems
the Air Force, but 10 are used by the USNTPS.

WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.3 feet

F-5F/N TIGER II
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6.4 feet
BRIEFING: The F-5N Tiger II is a single-seat, twin-engine, tac- HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 feet
tical fighter and attack aircraft that provides simulated air-to-air WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross takeoff, 12,500 pounds
combat training. The F-5F is a dual-seat version used for train- SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 1.08 at sea level
ing and adversary combat tactics. The F-5N/F aircraft serve in RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870 nautical miles
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,000+ feet
an aggressor-training role with simulation capability of current
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 J85-GE-5 turbojet engines
threat aircraft in fighter combat mode. CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (instructor pilot and student)
Surplus Swiss Air Force low-time F-5Es were purchased and CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.
upgraded for the adversary role as F-5Ns to replace Navy and
Marine Corps F-5Es. The last of 41 F-5Ns was delivered on April
29, 2009; 40 remain in service. The fleet of eight F-5Fs was T I LT R O T O R
rebuilt from Swiss F-5E fuselages and F-5F nose and tail sec-
tions; the last of three was delivered in 2010. F-5Ns and F-5Fs CMV-22B OSPREY
are flown by VFC-13, VFC-111 and VMFT-401. BRIEFING: The Navy is procuring 44 CMV-22B Ospreys to replace
the C-2A Greyhound carrier-onboard-delivery aircraft. A July
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.7 feet
multiyear contract authorized the manufacture of 39 CMV-22Bs.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5F, 51.6 feet; F-5N, 47.4 feet
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5F, 13.3 feet; F-5N, 13.4 feet The CMV-22B differs from the MV-22B by having an HF radio,
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross takeoff, 24,722 pounds extra fuel capacity, improved fuel dump capability, improved
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5F, Mach 1.56 at 36,000 feet; F-5N, Mach 1.64 at light­ing for cargo handling and a public address system. The first
36,000 feet deliveries are scheduled for 2020, and IOC is scheduled for 2021.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum 2,324 nautical miles
Full operational capability is scheduled for 2024. (See the Marine
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000+ feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 J85-GE-21C afterburning turbojet engines Corps Aircraft section for MV-22B characteristics.)
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5F, 2 pilots; F-5N, 1 pilot
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.
HELICOPTERS
F-16A/B FALCON
BRIEFING: The F-16A is a single-seat, single-engine multirole H-60 SEAHAWK
jet fighter with superior maneuverability, and sophisticated BRIEFING: The Navy is executing a Helicopter Master Plan and
tracking and weapon systems for the interception and attack of its Helicopter Concept of Operations, which has reduced the
other aircraft. The F-16B is a two-seat version typically used for different type/model/series of helicopters currently operating
training by a student pilot with an instructor pilot in the rear to two new H-60 variants: the MH-60R and the MH-60S. These
cockpit. This aircraft is considered to be an agile modern fighter plans also involved restructuring the Navy’s helicopter wings
and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface and squadrons and encompassed the additional mission of
attack. F-16 training aircraft focus on tactics development, Organic Airborne Mine Countermeasures, as well as some mis-
assessment, graduate-level training, joint interoperability and sions formerly assigned to the S-3 Viking.
standardization of training with the aviation communities.
Generic Navy H-60 Data (varies depending on model)
Ten F-16A model and four F-16B model aircraft were reac-
FUSELAGE LENGTH: . . . . . 50 feet
quired from Pakistan and refurbished for Navy use. F-16s are OVERALL LENGTH: . . . . . . 6 4 feet (41 feet folded)
flown by the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 feet (13 feet folded)
NAS Fallon, Nevada. WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,884 pounds for H; 23,500 pounds for R/S
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum cruise at 5,000 feet, 145 knots
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 feet RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx. 380 nautical miles without auxiliary fuel
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.7 feet POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.5 feet CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 1-3 aircrew and varying passenger loads
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross takeoff, 37,500 pounds ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-caliber machine guns or 7.62 mm machine guns;
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 1.73 at 39,000 feet H/R/S, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles; F/R 2.75-inch
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 1,260 nautical miles Hydra-70 and Advanced Precision Kill Weapon
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000 feet System rockets; F/R, Mk46/54 torpedoes
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofan engine CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems

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BRIEFING: The MH-60R is the Navy’s next-generation sub- sions, three MH-60S configurations are being fielded: a combat
marine hunter and surface attack helicopter designed to replace support configuration, an AMCM configuration and an armed
SH-60B and SH-60F. The MH-60R’s primary mission areas helicopter configuration.
encompass undersea warfare, surface warfare, area surveillance The MH-60S combat support configuration reached IOC
and combat identification. Secondary mission areas include in August 2002, replacing the H-46D-series helicopters in the
search and rescue, vertical replenishment, naval surface fire vertical replenishment and utility roles.
support, logistics support, personnel transport, medical evac- The AMCM-equipped MH-60S configuration will detect,
uation, and ultra-high frequency communication relay. The localize and neutralize sea-based mines to clear the path for
modular design of the MH-60R provides greater surveillance battle groups. AMCM systems being developed for this con-
capabilities, flexibility and more options to address multiple figuration include the AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine-Detection
mission requirements with a single platform. System (ALMDS) and the Airborne Mine-Neutralization System.
The MH-60R is equipped with a glass cockpit — common The MH-60S AMCM systems technology is a critical aspect in
with the MH-60S, with functionally equivalent workstations enabling the littoral combat ship (LCS) to perform required
— and employ the AQS-22F Airborne Low-Frequency Sonar, organic minesweeping operational capabilities. The AMCM-
sonobuoys, acoustic processing, ALQ-210 Electronic Support equipped MH-60S configuration reached IOC in 2014. The
Measures, APS-147 or APS-153 Multimode Imaging Radar, MH-60S conducted an early deployment to the Middle East
AAS-44C Generation 3 infrared sensor, an Integrated Self- with the ALMDS mine-hunting system in summer 2014.
Defense Suite and an Organizational Level Interactive Electronic The MH-60S armed helicopter configuration provides a
Technical Manuals System. Additionally, it has four external robust capability in the areas of combat search and rescue, mari­
stores stations that can carry various combinations of torpe- time interdiction operations and surface warfare. It includes
does, missiles or external fuel tanks. eight Hellfire missiles and up to 38 Advanced Precision Kill
The MH-60R completed operational evaluation in Septem­ Weapon System laser-guided 2.75-inch rockets, 2.75-inch
ber 2005 and reached IOC in December 2005 with HSM-41, the unguided Hydra 70 rockets, M197 20 mm Gatling gun and Fixed
MH-60R West Coast fleet replacement squadron. HSM-71 was Forward Firing Weapons, and the AAS-44C infrared sensor sys-
established in January 2007 as the first operational MH-60R tem. Additionally, the mission kit gives the crew capability to fire
squadron and took the MH-60R on its first deployment in 2009. the M240 7.62 mm guns from the port and starboard gunners’
HSL-47 became the first SH-60B squadron to transition to the windows and GAU-21 .50-caliber guns from the port and star-
MH-60R and was redesignated HSM-77. The Navy’s plan called board cabin doors. The armed MH-60S reached IOC in 2007 and
for procurement of 280 aircraft, all of which had been delivered was deployed for the first time in January 2009 with HSC-8.
by the end of 2018. The MH-60S also serves in test roles and as a search-and-
The U.S. Navy has three foreign MH-60R partners: Australia rescue aircraft at several naval air stations. Production of all 275
received its 24th and final MH-60R in July 2016, Denmark has U.S. Navy MH-60S aircraft was completed in December 2015,
taken delivery of several of nine MH-60Rs and in 2018 the Royal with 262 MH-60Ss in service as of October 2018. The Royal Thai
Saudi Arabian Navy took delivery of the first of 10 MH-60Rs. Navy also has purchased two MH-60Ss.
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MH-60R SEAHAWK MH-60S SEAHAWK

MH-60S SEAHAWK HH-60H SEAHAWK

BRIEFING: The MH-60S is a multimission platform that has BRIEFING: The HH-60H operates as a strike rescue and special
replaced the HH-1N, UH-3H and H-46D helicopters and will operations aircraft, and is equipped with AAS-44 Generation
replace the HH-60H. It performs several missions, including 2 infrared sensor, Hellfire missiles and crew-served weap-
combat logistics support, vertical replenishment, amphibious ons. This platform also carries out such secondary missions as
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and fleet support. Operational since 1990, there are nine flight training, while the TH-57C is used for advanced helicopter
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HH-60Hs in service in one Reserve squadron, HSC-85, and and instrument flight training. Three helicopter training squad-
two in fleet replacement squadron HSC-3. Also, one NSH-60F rons, located at NAS Whiting Field, Florida, operate 41 TH-57Bs
remains in service as a test aircraft. One UH-60A and four and 72 TH-57Cs. HX-21, located at NAS Patuxent River, operates
UH-60Ls are on loan from the Army for Test Pilot School. two TH-57Cs for photo, chase and utility missions.
The Navy is planning on replacing the TH-57B/Cs with a
MH-53E SEA DRAGON modern, commercial helicopter beginning in 2021, and phasing
BRIEFING: The Sikorsky-built MH-53E Sea Dragon, a mine out the TH-57 in late 2023. Additionally, a simulator replace-
countermeasures derivative of the CH-53E Super Stallion, is ment program is underway to address simulator deficiencies. As
heavier and has a greater fuel capacity and range. Capable of part of the TH-57 Aircrew Training System services acquisition
transporting up to 55 troops, the MH-53E can carry a 16-ton pay- program starting in 2019, 10 TH-57 Flight Training Devices will
load 50 nautical miles or a 10-ton payload 300 nautical miles. In be utilized to support Chief of Naval Air Training’s helicopter
its primary mission, the MH-53E is capable of towing a variety of pilot ground-based training program until arrival of the Navy’s
mine countermeasures systems, including the MK-105 magnetic Advanced Helicopter Training System.
minesweeping sled, the AQS-24A side-scan sonar and the MK-103
FUSELAGE LENGTH: . . . . . 31 feet
mechanical minesweeping system. Mission duration can exceed
OVERALL LENGTH: . . . . . . 39 feet
four hours. All MH-53E aircraft employ the T64-GE-419 engines. HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 feet
The fleet of MH-53Es is being modified with crash-attenuating WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .empty, 1,595 pounds; maximum takeoff, 3,200 pounds
crew and troop seats, Helicopter Emergency Egress Lighting MAX SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 mph
Systems and Blue Force Tracker for situational awareness. RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 Allison 250-C20BJ turbofan engine
MH-53Es provide minesweeping and strike group logistics
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots
support for worldwide military operations and humanitarian CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Bell Helicopter Textron
assistance. The Navy operates 27 MH-53Es in two helicopter mine
countermeasures squadrons, HM-14 and HM-15, and one fleet
replacement squadron, HM-12. Two also are assigned in HMHT- UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS
302 for CH-53E training. Two retired MH-53Es were acquired
from Japan in 2015 for spare parts. The operational squadrons are MQ-4C TRITON
manned by an 80/20 mix of active and Reserve personnel. BRIEFING: The MQ-4C Triton Broad-Area Maritime Surveillance
(BAMS) unmanned aerial system (UAS) will be a forward-
FUSELAGE LENGTH: . . . . . 73.3 feet
deployed, land-based, remotely operated system that provides
OVERALL LENGTH: . . . . . . 99 feet
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.3 feet a persistent maritime ISR capability. The MQ-4C will provide
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . empty, 36,745 pounds; maximum gross, 69,750 pounds combat information to operational and tactical users such as the
MAX SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 miles/hour (150 knots) Expeditionary Strike Group, Carrier Strike Group and the Joint
MAX MISSION RADIUS: . . 272 statute miles (237 nautical miles) with 32 troops Forces Maritime Component Commander.
at 3,000 feet
In April 2008, Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded the
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 3 General Electric T64-GE-419 turboshaft engines
(4,750 shp each) sys­tem development and demonstration contract, leveraging
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 1-6 aircrew, depending on mission the U.S. Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 20 design to
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 GAU-21, 2 XM-218 .50-caliber machine guns pro­vide the initial air vehicle baseline. The Navy has made
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (Lockheed Martin)
improvements for reliability, maintainability, all-weather
capability and maritime performance. Developmental test and
evaluation began in late 2011.
The MQ-4C’s first flight occurred on May 22, 2013. The first
two MQ-4Cs were delivered to the VX-20 at NAS Patuxent River
in September 2014 and October 2014, respectively, to begin
Navy test and evaluation. A third, Northrop Grumman-owned
MQ-4C arrived at Patuxent River in December 2014.
The two system demonstration test articles — the fourth
and fifth Tritons— will join the fleet after they go through ini-
tial operational test and evaluation. Operational assessment was
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completed in February 2016. LRIP advanced procurement was

approved February 2015 and the full contract for LRIP-1 was
MH-53E SEA DRAGON awarded on Sept. 27, 2016, for three MQ-4Cs, one main operat-
ing base and one forward operating base. The first production
MQ-4C was delivered to the Navy on Nov. 10, 2017.
TH-57 SEA RANGER Early operational capability is scheduled for fiscal 2019.
BRIEFING: The TH-57 Sea Ranger is a commercial-derivative Triton will reach IOC, when four operational MQ-4Cs are
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WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 feet

continuous orbit from a deployment site. At full operational LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 feet

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capability, the MQ-4C will support up to five maritime orbits WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,600 pounds gross takeoff weight
worldwide each with four aircraft as a key operational platform SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 40 knots TAS
ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . more than 24 hours with fuel reserves
in maintaining maritime domain awareness.
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0,000+ feet
The Navy plans to procure 68 MQ-4Cs in addition to the POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 Rolls-Royce AE3007H turbofan engine
two prototypes. The first of two operational Triton squadrons, CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co., L-3 Systems
VUP-19, has formed at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, and is expected
to build up to 500 personnel and 12 MQ-4Cs. VUP-19 made its MQ-8 FIRE SCOUT
first Triton flights in July 2018. VUP-11 will be established at BRIEFING: The Fire Scout unmanned helicopter system com-
NAS Whidbey Island as the second operational squadron. The prises mission control systems, one or more air vehicles,
two operational squadrons together would field five orbits, for and associated handling and support equipment. Designed to
a total operational requirement of 20 Tritons. The remaining 48 operate from air-capable ships, the MQ-8 Fire Scout system
aircraft would sustain the program for attrition, training and is capable of more than eight hours of operations providing
depot-level maintenance. coverage out to 150 nautical miles from the host ship. A base-
Germany has announced its intention to procure three line payload that includes EO/IR sensors and a laser designator
Tritons, and Australia signed a memorandum of understanding enables Fire Scout to find, track and designate tactical targets,
in June for up to six Tritons. accurately provide targeting data to strike platforms and
perform battle damage assessment. The system provides a sig-
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130.9 feet
nificant improvement to organic surveillance capability.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.6 feet
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gross takeoff weight 32,250 pounds The Navy has two MQ-8 air vehicle variants. The MQ-8B is
AIRSPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 knots true air speed (TAS) based on the Schweitzer 333 airframe while the MQ-8C is based
ENDURANCE: . . . . . . . . . . . more than 24 hours on a larger airframe, the Bell 407 helicopter. The MQ-8B has
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . greater than 50,000 feet deployed aboard frigates since 2009 and achieved IOC in 2014.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 Rolls-Royce AE3007H turbofan engine
From May 2011 until September 2013, a Fire Scout detachment
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.
was also deployed to Afghanistan where it conducted land-based
operations in support of U.S. and coalition forces.
RQ-4A BROAD AREA MARITIME In November 2014, the MQ-8B Fire Scout deployed for the first
SURVEILLANCE DEMONSTRATOR (BAMS-D) time aboard an LCS, USS Fort Worth, with HSM-35. It was the first
BRIEFING: The BAMS-D, formerly known as the Global Hawk LCS deployment of a composite manned and unmanned aviation
Maritime Demonstration, is being used to develop Navy concepts detachment. The MQ-8B has amassed more than 16,000 deployed
of operations, tactics, techniques and procedures to support inte- flight hours. Additional capability includes the integration of
gration of a persistent unmanned ISR capability into the fleet. AIS, surface-search radar and a lethal strike capability with the
The basic RQ-4A Global Hawk UAS, manufactured for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System. The LCS USS Coronado
Air Force by Northrop Grumman, is one of the largest and most deployed in 2016 with an MQ-8B fitted with the ZPY-4(V)1 sur-
advanced UASs fielded by the U.S. military. The BAMS-D Integrated veillance radar. The Navy has procured 30 MQ-8B aircraft.
Sensor Suite features EO/IR, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), The MQ-8C incorporates the same control avionics as the
ground moving target indicator and wide-area search modes found MQ-8B, but with an increased payload capacity and increased
in the Air Force production systems. An LR-100 electronic surveil- endurance. The air vehicles share a common mission control
lance suite, Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver, inverse system, which is integrated with the ship’s combat systems.
SAR, and maritime search and maritime moving target indicator De­velop­ment began in 2009 with the first flight occurring
modes also have been integrated into the demonstrator system to in October 2013. The Navy is conducting flight tests with the
improve performance in the maritime environment. MQ-8C variant at Patuxent River. In April 2017, an MQ-8C first
Since BAMS-D deployed to U.S. Central Command in early flew from an LCS. Initial operational test and evaluation will be
2009, the system has provided Commander, Task Force 57, with complete in fiscal 2019, IOC of the MQ-8C is scheduled for 2019.
dedicated maritime and littoral ISR in support of theater mar- The Navy has 11 MQ-8Cs on order, for a total buy of 30 MQ-8Cs.
itime intelligence and surveillance activities with thousands of
images, radar tracks and AIS data.
In 2011, the Navy acquired three additional RQ-4As divested
by the Air Force. The BAMS-D system now comprises four pro-
duction Block 10 RQ-4A Global Hawk air vehicles (not including
one lost in a mishap in 2012) and a ground segment consisting of
NORTHROP G RUM MA N

three launch-and-recovery elements, two mission-control ele-

ments and a Navy-designed Tactical Auxiliary Ground Station.
The BAMS-D system is operated and maintained at NAS
Patuxent River and can be deployed to other locations in support
of fleet exercises or contingency operations. The lessons learned
from BAMS-D are being applied to future naval UAS programs. MQ-8C FIRE SCOUT

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UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

Data below applies to MQ-8B/MQ-8C

OVERALL LENGTH: . . . . . . 33.2 feet/41.4 feet
significantly increase the range of manned carrier aircraft with
U.S. NAVY

HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.42 feet/10.9 feet its enhanced refueling capabilities, pioneer the integration of
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum takeoff, 3,150 pounds/gross takeoff, manned and unmanned systems within the carrier air wing, and
6,000 pounds pave the way for more multifaceted multimission unmanned
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 knots/130 knots
systems to pace emerging threats.
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,500 feet/16,000 feet
STATION TIME: . . . . . . . . . . 3+ hours at 115 nautical miles/8+ hours at 150 Boeing was selected on Aug. 30, 2018, for the design, develop-
nautical miles ment, fabrication, test, delivery and support of four MQ-25As. The
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 Rolls Royce 250-C20W gas turbine engine/ MQ-25A Stingray is scheduled to begin initial operations in 2024.
1 Rolls-Royce 250-C47E gas turbine engine
It is anticipated that 72 air vehicles will be procured.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Unmanned Systems
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . Boeing

RQ-11B RAVEN
RQ-12A WASP IV RQ-26A AEROSTAR
RQ-20 PUMA BRIEFING: The RQ-26A Aerostar is a multimission tactical UAV
RQ-21A B LACKJACK test bed for payloads.
BRIEFING: (These systems are used by both the Navy and Marine
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . AeroNautics Defense Systems, a Boeing company
Corps. See the Marine Corps Aircraft section for descriptions.)

RQ-23A TIGER SHARK/COPPERHEAD MQ-27A MULTIMISSION

BRIEFING: The Tiger Shark is a twin-tailed UAV with EO/IR, TACTICAL UAS (MTUAS)
synthetic-aperture radar, signals intelligence receiver and BRIEFING: The MQ-27A MTUAS is a 48.5-pound, rail-launched,
communications jammer. The Tiger Shark was developed by fixed-wing UAS that provides ISR capability to Navy Special
the Navy’s Special Surveillance Systems program and NAVMAR Forces. MQ-27A is based on the Insitu-built ScanEagle UAS.
Applied Sciences, and manufactured by BAI, a company bought ScanEagle will remain a contractor-owned, contractor-operated
by L3 Systems that completed the production run of 68 Tiger system providing ISR services to the Navy and other military
Sharks. In October 2012, the Navy ordered 21 more Tiger Sharks services.
from NAVMAR, with an option for 30 more. An order for 42 more
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Insitu Inc., a Boeing company
followed in February 2014.
The Tiger Shark has been used operationally by U.S. Special
Operations Command, the Joint IED Defeat Organization and the BLACK WING
Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office. When mod- BRIEFING: The Blackwing is a small, tube-launched UAV
ified with a 1-foot synthetic aperture radar, the RQ-23A is known equipped with an advanced EO/IR sensor, an integrated GPS/INS
as the Copperhead. The Tiger Shark deployed to Afghanistan in autopilot and secure digital data link. First deployed in 2017,
2005 with contractor teams led by Navy Reserve officers. it can be launched from submarines and unmanned undersea
The UAV has been used for convoy escort, pre-raid and raid vehicles as well as surface vessels and ground vehicles.
support, ISR and improvised explosive device reconnaissance.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . AeroVironment Inc.
The Tiger Shark replaced the Mako UAV — built by NAVMAR —
in the Special Operations Command.
TERN
DEVELOPER/
BRIEFING: The Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN)
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Naval Air Warfare Center, NAVMAR Applied
Sciences, L-3 Systems program of the Office of Naval Research and Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency developed and demonstrated a vertical-
launch, medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV — capable of a
MQ-25A STINGRAY 600-pound payload — and associated launch and recovery system
BRIEFING: The MQ-25 system will deliver a robust organic refu- for surface ships. Northrop Grumman was selected in January 2016
eling capability to make better use of strike fighters and extend for the project.
the range of the carrier air wing. The MQ-25 will be the first
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.
air system procured by the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation
Program Office. It comprises three major architectural segments:
an Air Segment, a Control System and Connectivity Segment, OTHER NAVY AIRCRAFT
and a Carrier Segment. These segments are overseen by the NC-9D Skytrain II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . special test work (1)
Government Lead Systems Integrator providing government-led UH-72A Lakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t est pilot trainer (5)
OH-58C Kiowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t est pilot trainer (5)
system-of-systems integration for the Unmanned Carrier
T-39D Sabreliner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . test platform (1)
Aircraft Program. UV-18A Twin Otter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . unmanned system development (2)
The MQ-25 will leverage existing line-of-sight and beyond- NU-1B Otter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . test pilot trainer (1)
line-of-sight communications links and interface with existing U-6A Beaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . test pilot trainer (1)
ship- and land-based command and control systems. It will X-26A Frigate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . test pilot trainer (2)

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SQUADRON NICKNAME AIRCRAFT TAIL BASE SQUADRON NICKNAME AIRCRAFT TAIL BASE
TYPE CODE TYPE CODE
U.S. NAVY

Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) Helicopter Sea Combat Squadrons (HSC)

VFA-2. . . . . . . . . . . . Bounty Hunters. . . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSC-2*. . . . . . . . . . . . Fleet Angels. . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . HU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-11. . . . . . . . . . . . Red Rippers . . . . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSC-3*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merlins . . . . . . MH-60S, HH-60H. . . SA. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tophatters. . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. Det. SCORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . SA. . . . . NALF San Clemente Is. Calif.
VFA-22. . . . . . . . . . Fighting Redcocks. . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSC-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . Black Knights. . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-25. . . . . . . . . . . Fist of the Fleet. . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSC-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . Night Dippers . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-27. . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Maces. . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan HSC-6. . . . . . . . . . . Screamin’ Indians. . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-31. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tomcatters. . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSC-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dusty Dogs . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-32. . . . . . . . . . . . . Swordsmen . . . . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSC-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eightballers . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-34. . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Blasters. . . . . . . . F/A-18C. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSC-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tridents. . . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSC-11. . . . . . . . . . . Dragonslayers . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-41. . . . . . . . . . . . . Black Aces. . . . . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSC-12. . . . . . . . . . . Golden Falcons. . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAF Atsugi, Japan
VFA-81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunliners. . . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSC-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chargers. . . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-83. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rampagers. . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSC-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . Blackjacks. . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . VR. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-86. . . . . . . . . . . . Sidewinders . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSC-22. . . . . . . . . . . . Sea Knights . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-87. . . . . . . . . . Golden Warriors . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSC-23. . . . . . . . . . . . . Wildcards. . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . WC . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-94. . . . . . . . . . . Mighty Shrikes. . . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSC-25. . . . . . . . . . . Island Knights . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . RB. . . . . . . . . . . Andersen AFB, Guam
VFA-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . Warhawks. . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. Det. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . RB. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
VFA-101. . . . . . . . . . . Grim Reapers. . . . . . . . . F-35C. . . . . . . . AD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eglin AFB, Fla. HSC-26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chargers. . . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . HW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-102. . . . . . . . . . Diamondbacks. . . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan Det. 1. . . . . . . . . . . Desert Hawks . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . HW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NSA Bahrain
VFA-103. . . . . . . . . . . Jolly Rogers . . . . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSC-28. . . . . . . . . . . Dragon Whales. . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . BR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-105. . . . . . . . . . . Gunslingers . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. Det. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-60S. . . . . . . BR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NSA Naples, Italy
VFA-106*. . . . . . . . . . . Gladiators. . . . . . . . F/A-18E/F. . . . . . AD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSC-85***. . . . . . . . . . Firehawks. . . . . . . . . HH-60H. . . . . . NW. . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-113. . . . . . . . . . . . . Stingers. . . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif.
VFA-115. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagles. . . . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan Note: HSC squadrons also draw MQ-8Bs for some detachments.
VFA-122*. . . . . . . . . . Flying Eagles. . . . . . . F/A-18E/F,. . . . . . NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif.
T-34C Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadrons (HSM)
VFA-125*. . . . . . . . . Rough Raiders . . . . . . . . F-35C. . . . . . . . NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif.
VFA-131. . . . . . . . . . . . . Wildcats. . . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSM-35. . . . . . . . . . . . Magicians. . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . TG. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-136. . . . . . . . . . . Knighthawks. . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSM-37. . . . . . . . . . . . Easyriders. . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . TH. . . . . MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
VFA-137. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kestrels. . . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSM-40* . . . . . . . . . . . Airwolves . . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . HK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Mayport, Fla.
VFA-143. . . . . . . . . . . Pukin’ Dogs . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSM-41* . . . . . . . . . . . Seahawks . . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . TS. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-146. . . . . . . . . . Blue Diamonds. . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSM-46. . . . . . . . . . . Grandmasters . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Mayport, Fla.
VFA-147. . . . . . . . . . . . Argonauts. . . . . . . . . . F-35C. . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSM-48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vipers. . . . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . HR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Mayport, Fla.
VFA-151. . . . . . . . . . . . Vigilantes . . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSM-49. . . . . . . . . . . . Scorpions . . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . TX. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-154. . . . . . . . . . . Black Knights. . . . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSM-51. . . . . . . . . . . . . Warlords. . . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . TA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAF Atsugi, Japan
VFA-192. . . . . . . . . . Golden Dragons. . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Lemoore, Calif. HSM-60** . . . . . . . . . . . Jaguars . . . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . NW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Mayport, Fla.
VFA-195. . . . . . . . . . . Dambusters . . . . . . . . F/A-18E. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan HSM-70. . . . . . . . . . . . . Spartans. . . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VFA-204***. . . . . . . . River Rattlers. . . . . F/A-18A+/B/C. . . . **. . . . . . . . . . NAS-JRB New Orleans HSM-71. . . . . . . . . . . . . Raptors. . . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-211. . . . . . . . Flying Checkmates . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSM-72. . . . . . . . . . Proud Warriors. . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VFA-213. . . . . . . . . . . . Blacklions. . . . . . . . . F/A-18F. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va. HSM-73. . . . . . . . . . . . Battle Cats. . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
HSM-74. . . . . . . . . . . Swamp Foxes. . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
Note: VFA-131, VFA-83 and VFA-37 — in that order — completed transition to the F/A-18E in 2018. HSM-75. . . . . . . . . . . . Wolfpack . . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-34 will begin transition to the F/A-18E in February 2019. VFA-101 will be deactivated on July HSM-77. . . . . . . . . . . Saberhawks . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAF Atsugi, Japan
1, 2019. VFA-27 and VFA-102 moved from NAF Atsugi to MCAS Iwakuni on Jan. 1, 2018 and Feb.1, HSM-78. . . . . . . . . . . Blue Hawks . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
2018, respectively. HSM-79. . . . . . . . . . . . . Griffins . . . . . . . . . . MH-60R. . . . . . . TK. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.

Note: HSM squadrons also draw MQ-8Bs for some detachments.

Electronic Attack Squadrons (VAQ)
VAQ-129* . . . . . . . . . . . Vikings . . . . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . NJ. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadrons (HM)
VAQ-130 . . . . . . . . . . . . Zappers. . . . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . **. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VAQ-131 . . . . . . . . . . . . Lancers. . . . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . **. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. HM-12* . . . . . . . . . . . Sea Dragons. . . . . . . . MH-53E. . . . . . . AN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VAQ-132 . . . . . . . . . . . Scorpions . . . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . NL. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. HM-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanguard . . . . . . . . . MH-53E. . . . . . . BJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VAQ-133 . . . . . . . . . . . . Wizards. . . . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . **. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. Det. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-53E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pohang, Korea
VAQ-134 . . . . . . . . . . . . Garudas. . . . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . NL. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. HM-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . Blackhawks . . . . . . . . MH-53E. . . . . . . TB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VAQ-135 . . . . . . . . . . Black Ravens. . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . NL. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. Det. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-53E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NSA Bahrain
VAQ-136 . . . . . . . . . . . Gauntlets . . . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . **. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
Note: HM squadrons are joint active/Reserve squadrons.
VAQ-137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rooks. . . . . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . **. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VAQ-138 . . . . . . . . . . Yellowjackets. . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . NL. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VAQ-139 . . . . . . . . . . . . Cougars. . . . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . **. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. Patrol Squadrons (VP)
VAQ-140 . . . . . . . . . . . . Patriots. . . . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . **. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VAQ-141 . . . . . . . . . Shadowhawks . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan VP-1. . . . . . . . . . . . Screaming Eagles. . . . . P-3C, P-8A. . . . . . YB. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VAQ-142 . . . . . . . . . . Gray Wolves. . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . **. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. VP-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . Skinny Dragons. . . . . . . . P-8A . . . . . . . . YD. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VAQ-209***. . . . . . . . Star Warriors. . . . . . . . EA-18G. . . . . . . AF. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. VP-5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mad Foxes. . . . . . . . . . P-8A . . . . . . . . LA. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VP-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigers. . . . . . . . . . . . P-8A . . . . . . . . LC. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
Note: VAQs -132, -134, -135 and -138 provide electronic warfare support for land-based expedi- VP-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Eagles . . . . . . . . P-8A . . . . . . . . PD. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
tionary operations. VAQ-143 is planned for the future as an additional expeditionary squadron. VP-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Lancers . . . . . . . . . P-8A . . . . . . . . LD. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VP-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . War Eagles. . . . . . . . . . P-8A . . . . . . . . LF. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VP-26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tridents. . . . . . . . . . . P-8A . . . . . . . . LK. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadrons (VAW)
VP-30*. . . . . . . . . . . . . Pro’s Nest. . . . . . . . P-3C, P-8A. . . . . . LL. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VAW-113. . . . . . . . . . Black Eagles. . . . . . . . . E-2C . . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . NAS Point Mugu, Calif. VP-40. . . . . . . . . . . . Fighting Marlins. . . . . . . . P-3C . . . . . . . . QE. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VAW-115. . . . . . . . . . Liberty Bells. . . . . . . . . E-2C . . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . NAS Point Mugu, Calif. VP-45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pelicans. . . . . . . . . . . P-8A . . . . . . . . LN. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VAW-116. . . . . . . . . . . Sun Kings . . . . . . . . . . E-2C . . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . NAS Point Mugu, Calif. VP-46. . . . . . . . . . . . . Grey Knights. . . . . . . . . P-3C . . . . . . . . RC. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VAW-117. . . . . . . . . . Wallbangers. . . . . . . . . E-2C . . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . NAS Point Mugu, Calif. VP-47. . . . . . . . . . Golden Swordsmen. . . . . . P-8A . . . . . . . . RD. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VAW-120*. . . . . . . . . . Greyhawks. . . . . . E-2C/D, TE-2C. . . . AD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va. VP-62***. . . . . . . . . . .Broadarrows. . . . . . . . . P-3C . . . . . . . . LT. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
C-2A VP-69***. . . . . . . . . . . . . Totems . . . . . . . . . . . P-3C . . . . . . . . PJ. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VAW-121. . . . . . . . . . . . Bluetails. . . . . . . . . . . E-2D . . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
Note: VP-1 and VP-46 will make the transition to the P-8A in 2019.
VAW-123. . . . . . . . . . . Screwtops. . . . . . . . . . E-2C . . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VAW-124. . . . . . . . . . . Bear Aces . . . . . . . . . . E-2C . . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VAW-125. . . . . . . . . . . . Tigertails. . . . . . . . . . . E-2D . . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan Special Projects Patrol Squadron (VPU)
VAW-126. . . . . . . . . . . Seahawks . . . . . . . . . . E-2D . . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
VPU-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wizards. . . . . . . . . . . P-3C . . . . . . . . SP. . . . . MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
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Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) VX-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Force. . . . . . . . P-8A, E-2C/D, . . . . WB . . . . . . . NAS Patuxent River, Md.
E-6B, C-2A, C-38A,
VUP-19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big Red. . . . . . . . . . MQ-4C . . . . . . . PE. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla. UC-12M, T-6A, C-130T,
Detachment Mugu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MQ-4C . . . . . . . PE. . . . . . . . . . NAS Point Mugu, Calif. KC-130J/T, MQ-4C
HX-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blackjack . . . . UH-1Y, AH-1W/Z,. . . HX . . . . . . . NAS Patuxent River, Md.
Note: VUP-19 operates MQ-4C ground control station at NAS Jacksonville. No air vehicles are
NVH-3A, TH-57C,
stationed there.
NSH-60F, MH-60R/S
MV-22B, CH-53K
Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons (VQ) VX-23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salty Dogs. . . . F/A-18B/C/D/E/F, . . SD. . . . . . . . NAS Patuxent River, Md.
NF/A-18C/D,
VQ-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . World Watchers . . . . EP-3E, P-3C . . . . . PR. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. EA-18G, NEA-18G,
VQ-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ironmen. . . . . . . . . . . E-6B . . . . . . . . TC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tinker AFB, Okla. F-35B, F-35C, T-45C
VQ-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shadows. . . . . . . . . . . E-6B . . . . . . . . HL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tinker AFB, Okla. UX-24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RQ-21A, MQ-8B/C, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Webster Field,
VQ-7*. . . . . . . . . . . . . Roughnecks . . . . . . . . . none . . . . . . . . TL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tinker AFB, Okla. RQ-20A, RQ-26A St. Inigoes, Md.
Note: VQ-3 has detachments at Travis AFB and Offutt AFB. VQ-4 has a detachment at NAS Patuxent VX-30. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bloodhounds. . . . . . P-3C, NP-3C,. . . . . VX. . . . . . . . . . NAS Point Mugu, Calif.
River. C-20G, KC-130T,
MQ-8C, RQ-23A
VX-31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dust Devils. . . . F/A-18A/C/D/E/F, . . DD . . . . . . . NAWS China Lake, Calif.
Fighter Composite Squadrons (VFC) EA-18G, NEA-18G,
AV-8B, T-39D,
VFC-12*** . . . . . . . . Fighting Omars. . . . F/A-18A+/B/C. . . . AF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va.
MH-60S
VFC-13*** . . . . . . . . . . . . Saints. . . . . . . . . . . F-5F/N . . . . . . . AF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Fallon, Nev.
U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. . . . . . . . . . . F/A-18F, T-38C. . . TPS. . . . . . . NAS Patuxent River, Md.
VFC-111***. . . . . . . . Sundowners. . . . . . . . F-5F/N . . . . . . . AF. . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Key West, Fla.
T-6B, NU-1B,
U-6A, OH-58C,
Fleet Logistic Support Squadrons (VR, VRC) UH-60A/L, UH-72A,
X-26A, C-12C, C-26A,
VR-1***. . . . . . . . . . . . . Star Lifters. . . . . . . . . . C-37B. . . . . . . . JK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JB Andrews-NAF Aero-M, X8-M
Washington, Md.
ETD Pacific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-37A. . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JB Pearl Harbor- Note: UX-24 was established on Oct. 17, 2018, formed from Naval Test Wing Atlantic UAS Det.
Hickam, Hawaii
ETD Sigonella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-20G. . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Sigonella, Italy Scientific Development Squadron (VXS)
VR-51*** . . . . . . . . . Wind Jammers. . . . . . . . C-20G. . . . . . . . RG. . . . . MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
VR-53*** . . . . . . . . . Capital Express. . . . . . . C-130T . . . . . . . AX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JB Andrews-NAF VXS-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warlocks. . . . . . . P-3C, NP-3C,. . . . . RL. . . . . . . . NAS Patuxent River, Md.
Washington, Md. RC-12M
VR-54*** . . . . . . . . . . . . Revelers. . . . . . C-130T/KC-130T. . . CW. . . . . . . . . NAS-JRB New Orleans
VR-55*** . . . . . . . . . . . Minutemen. . . . . .KC-130T/T-30 . . . . RU. . . . . . . . . . NAS Point Mugu, Calif.
VR-56*** . . . . . . . . . . Globemasters. . . . . . . . . C-40A. . . . . . . . JU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va.
Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron (NFDS)
VR-57*** . . . . . . . . . Conquistadors . . . . . . . . C-40A. . . . . . . . RX. . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif. NFDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Angels . . . . F/A-18A/B/C/D, . . . BA. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Pensacola, Fla.
VR-58*** . . . . . . . . . . . Sunseekers. . . . . . . . . . C-40A. . . . . . . . JV. . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla. C-130T
VR-59*** . . . . . . . . Lone Star Express. . . . . . . C-40A. . . . . . . . RY. . . . . . NAS-JRB Fort Worth, Texas
VR-61*** . . . . . . . . . . . . Islanders. . . . . . . . . . . C-40A. . . . . . . . RS. . . . . NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
VR-62*** . . . . . . . . . . . . Nomads. . . . . . . . . . C-130T . . . . . . . JW . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla. Miscellaneous Units
VR-64*** . . . . . . . . . . . . Condors. . . . . . . . . . C-130T . . . . . . . BD . JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
Naval Aviation Warfighting . . . . . . . . . . . F-16A/B, E-2C,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NAS Fallon, Nev.
VRC-30. . . . . . . . . . . . . Providers . . . . . . . . . . C-2A . . . . . . . . RW . . . . . . . . NAS North Island, Calif.
Development Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F/A-18A/C/E/F,
VRC-40. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rawhides . . . . . . . . . . C-2A . . . . . . . . **. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va.
EA-18G, MH-60S
Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific. . . . . . T-34C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NAS Lemoore, Calif.
Fleet Logistics Multimission Squadron (VRM) Strike Fighter Weapons School Atlantic. . . . . T-34C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Oceana, Va.
Commander Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RQ-4A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NAS Patuxent River, Md.
VRM-30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (future: CMV-22B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NAS North Island, Calif. Reconnaissance Wing 11 Det.
Helicopter Sea Control Wing. . . . . . . . . . . . MQ-8B/C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Point Mugu, Calif.
Note: VRM-30 was established Oct. 1, 2018.
Pacific Maintenance Det.
Naval Special Warfare Group 10. . . . . . . . . . RQ-21A
Training Squadrons (VT) CIRPAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UV-18A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marina, Calif.
Fleet Support Unit One.(crews for P-8A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VT-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doer Birds. . . . . . . . . . T-6B. . . . . . . . . . E . . . . . . . . . NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
Naval Aviation Training
VT-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Knights . . . . . . . . . T-6B. . . . . . . . . . E . . . . . . . . . NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
Support Group New River. . . . . . . . . . (future: CMV-22B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C.
VT-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warbucks. . . . . . . . . . none . . . . . . . . . E . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Pensacola, Fla.
VT-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooters. . . . . . . . . . . T-6B. . . . . . . . . . E . . . . . . . . . NAS Whiting Field, Fla. Note: Naval Aviation Training Support Group New River replaces Airborne Command and Control
VT-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagles. . . . . . . . . . . . T-45C. . . . . . . . . A. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Meridian, Miss. Logistics Wing Medium Tiltrotor Training Detachment 204*
VT-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigers. . . . . . . . . . . . T-45C. . . . . . . . . A. . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Meridian, Miss.
VT-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wildcats. . . . . . . . . . . T-6A. . . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Pensacola, Fla.
VT-21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Hawks. . . . . . . . . . T-45C. . . . . . . . . B . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Kingsville, Texas
Base Air Operations Departments
VT-22. . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Eagles . . . . . . . . T-45C. . . . . . . . . B . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Kingsville, Texas NAF Atsugi, Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12F
VT-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boomers. . . . . . . . . . . T-6B. . . . . . . . . G. . . . . . . NAS Corpus Christi, Texas PMRF Barking Sands, Hawaii. . . . . . . . . EC-26D, RC-26D
VT-28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rangers. . . . . . . . . . . T-6B. . . . . . . . . G. . . . . . . NAS Corpus Christi, Texas NSA Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12M
VT-31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wise Owls. . . . . . . . . . T-44C. . . . . . . . G. . . . . . . NAS Corpus Christi, Texas NS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12M
VT-35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stingrays. . . . . . . . . . . T-44C. . . . . . . . G. . . . . . . NAS Corpus Christi, Texas NAF Kadena, Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12F
VT-86. . . . . . . . . . . . . Sabre Hawks. . . . . . . . . T-45C. . . . . . . . . F . . . . . . . . . . . . NAS Pensacola, Fla. NAS Key West, Fla.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-60S
NAS Lemoore, Calif.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-60S
Note: VT-4 is responsible for training in simulators.
NAF Misawa, Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12F
NSA Naples, Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-26D
Helicopter Training Squadrons (HT) NAS Patuxent River, Md.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12B
NAS Sigonella, Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-26D
HT-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eightballers . . . . . . . TH-57B/C. . . . . . . E . . . . . . . . . NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.. . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-60S
HT-18. . . . . . . . . . . . Vigilant Eagles. . . . . . TH-57B/C. . . . . . . E . . . . . . . . . NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
NAS Fallon, Nev.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-60S
HT-28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hellions. . . . . . . . . TH-57B/C. . . . . . . E . . . . . . . . . NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
* Fleet replacement squadron
Air Test and Evaluation Squadrons (VX, HX) ** No tail code assigned, carrier squadrons use CVW codes
VX-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pioneers. . . . . . . . P-8A, E-2D,. . . . . .JA. . . . . . . . NAS Patuxent River, Md. *** Naval Air Reserve squadron
MH-60R/S,
MQ-4C, MQ-8C
VX-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vampires. . . . . . F/A-18C/D/E/F,. . . . XE. . . . . . . . . . NAS China Lake, Calif.
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EA-18G
Det. Edwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-35C

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algorithms will allow it to use less-precise target cueing data to

AGM-84K SLAM-ER pinpoint specific targets in the contested domain.
BRIEFING: The AGM-84K Standoff Land Attack Missile- The LRASM Deployment Office is developing the LRASM as
Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), a retrofit upgrade to the the OASuW Increment 1 solution. The LRASM is based on the
baseline SLAM missile system, provides the Navy with a pre- AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Strike Missile-Extended Range
cise standoff-outside-area-defense (SOAD) capability. It fills cruise missile. Integration onto the F/A-18E/F began in 2015. A
an operational need within U.S. and allied armed forces for low-rate initial production for 23 missiles was awarded in July
a surgical strike capability against high-value, fixed or relo- 2017. The first launch of a production-representative LRASM
catable land targets and ships at sea or in port, at standoff took place in August 2017. A second LRIP lot for 50 LRASMs was
ranges greater than 150 nautical miles. It features an adaptive ordered in November 2018.
terrain-following, passive Imaging Infrared (IIR) seeker, pre- Early operational capability for the LRASM was 2018 on
cise aim-point control through a man-in-the-loop data link the Air Force B-1 and will be 2019 on the Navy F/A-18E/F.
and improved penetration warhead. For precision guidance, Lockheed Martin demonstrated in July 2017 a surface launch of
SLAM-ER uses an inertial navigation system (INS) integrated a LRASM using a Mk114 booster.
with a GPS receiver/processor for midcourse guidance, and the
Maverick infrared seeker with an advanced weapon data link LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 feet
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500 pounds
for terminal aim-point refinement and target identification.
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subsonic
SLAM-ER was the first weapon to field Automatic Target RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230+ nautical miles
Acquisition, a breakthrough that uses the Boeing proprietary WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 pounds penetrating blast fragmentation
general pattern-matching algorithm to match a reference pho- CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
tographic image of the target with the IIR seeker’s image of
the target. A moving land target capability for SLAM-ER was
developed and fielded in 2009. This allows the pilot to engage S H O R T- R A N G E TA C T I C A L M I S S I L E S
high-value moving land and surface ship targets at SOAD ranges
by using third-party target updates from targeting platforms AGM-65 MAVERICK
such as the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System or BRIEFING: The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-surface tac-
Littoral Surveillance Radar System. The third-party target- tical missile designed for close-air support, interdiction and
ing data is transmitted to the F/A-18 aircraft via Link 16 and defense suppression. It is effective against a wide range of
automatically retransmitted to the SLAM-ER via the AWW-13 tactical targets including armor, air defense, ships, ground
data-link pod. SLAM-ER’s integration with the F/A-18 increases transportation and fuel storage facilities. Mavericks can be
the combat radius and strike effectiveness of the Hornet. launched with a lock-on-before-launch day-or-night capabil-
SLAM-ER can be launched by F/A-18s and P-3Cs. More ity and hit targets at a range greater than 14.6 nautical miles.
than 500 SLAM missiles have been retrofitted with the The IR-guided AGM-65F is carried by Navy P-3s. The IR
SLAM-ER upgrade. guidance system is optimized for ship tracking. The Navy and
Marine Corps use the AGM-65E semi-active laser-guided
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.3 feet variants that track laser energy reflected from a target being illu-
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . missile body, 13.5 inches
minated by an airborne or ground laser designator. All variants
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 feet with planar wings
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,463 pounds use the 300-pound penetrating warhead with a fuze that has a
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high subsonic point-detonating capability to detonate on impact or a delay fuze
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more than 150 nautical miles to penetrate targets with its kinetic energy before detonating.
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . Teledyne turbojet (660 pounds thrust) The AGM-65E2 variant completed developmental testing in
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500-pound-class reactive titanium penetrator
August 2011 and entered inventory in February 2013. This vari-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
ant has an enhanced laser seeker and software to reduce the
risk of collateral damage. AGM-65s were employed by F/A-18s,
AGM-84 HARPOON AV-8Bs and S-3Bs during Operation Iraqi Freedom. A Maverick
BRIEFING: (See the Ship Weapons section for a description of launched by a P-3C disabled a Libyan Coast Guard boat during
the Harpoon missile.) Operation Odyssey Dawn. AGM-65Es are being employed by
F/A-18s and AV-8Bs in support of Operation Inherent Resolve
AGM-158C LONG-RANGE ANTI-SHIP in Iraq and Syria.
MISSILE (LRASM)
BRIEFING: The LRASM is a defined near-term solution for the LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .2 feet
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 inches
Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) air-launch capability
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 inches
gap that will provide flexible, long-range, advanced anti- WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AGM-65E, 630 pounds; AGM-65F, 670 pounds
surface capability against high-threat maritime targets. The SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx. Mach 1.2
weapon reduces dependency on intelligence, surveillance and RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more than 14.6 nautical miles
reconnaissance platforms, network links and GPS navigation in WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00-pound penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead

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for E and F variants; 125-pound shaped charge for

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PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thiokol SR 109-TC-1 solid-propellant rocket motor for BRIEFING: The AGM-114 Hellfire missile is a supersonic, air-to-
earlier variants; Thiokol SR 114-TC-1 (or Aerojet SR 115- ground, precision laser-guided missile system designed to defeat
AJ-1) solid-propellant rocket motor for E and F variants
individual hard-point targets and minimize exposure of the deli­
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems
very vehicle to enemy fire. With the sea services, the Hellfire
family is fielded on AH-1W/Z and MH-60R/S helicopters, as well
as the Harvest HAWK version of the KC-130J aircraft. The Hellfire
Longbow version is being integrated on littoral combat ships.
There are multiple active variants of the Hellfire missile
used by Navy/Marine Corps:
n AGM-114K/K2: Hellfire II missile with a tandem shaped
charge including precursor warhead for reactive armor.
n AGM-114K2A: Hellfire II missile with a tandem shaped
charge with external steel blast-fragmentation sleeve for
enhanced lethality against soft targets.
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warhead primarily used for Military Operations in Urban
Terrain targets.
AGM-65 MAVERICK n AGM-114N: Hellfire II missile with a Metal Augmented Charge
(i.e. thermobaric) warhead with a fixed delayed fuze setting
for enhanced lethality against buildings and soft targets.
AGM-88 HARM/AARGM n AGM-114N4: Point defense missile system (P+DMS) opti-
BRIEFING: The AGM-88B/C High-Speed Anti-Radiation mized missile with an Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU) and
Missile (HARM) and AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation a Metal Augmented Charge warhead with a fixed delayed
Guided Missile (AARGM) are air-to-ground missiles used to fuze setting.
suppress and/or destroy land-based or sea-based air defense n AGM-114N5: Hellfire II missile with trajectory-shaping
units. AGM-88B/C HARM is operationally employed on Navy software and a Metal Augmented Charge warhead with a
and Marine Corps F/A-18, EA-18G and EA-6B aircraft, on Air fixed delayed fuze setting.
Force F-16s and internationally by 10 countries. n AGM-114P2: Hellfire II missile with high-altitude launch
The AGM-88E AARGM is an Acquisition Category 1C pro- trajectory gyro. The warhead utilizes a tandem shaped
gram, currently in full-rate production (FRP), to upgrade charge including precursor warhead for reactive armor.
and complement HARM. AARGM is operationally employed n AGM-114P2A: Hellfire II missile with high-altitude launch
on Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft. The trajectory gyro. A tandem shaped charge with external
upgrade includes a GPS/INS, a new guidance section with an steel blast-fragmentation sleeve for enhanced lethality
active millimeter-wave radar and upgraded wideband passive against soft targets and reactive armor.
anti-radiation homing receiver. AARGM baseline capabilities n AGM-114P4: P+DMS optimized missile with an IMU and
include an expanded target set, counter-shutdown capability, a tandem shaped charge including precursor warhead for
advanced signals processing for improved detection and locat- reactive armor.
ing; geographic specificity providing aircrew the opportunity n AGM-114P4A: P+DMS optimized missile with an IMU and
to define missile-impact zones and impact-avoidance zones; a tandem shaped charge including precursor warhead for
and a weapon impact assessment broadcast capability. reactive armor and a shaped charge with external steel
The AGM-88E AARGM initial operational capability blast-fragmentation sleeve for enhanced lethality against
(IOC) milestone was achieved in July 2012 and began FRP in soft targets.
September 2012. The AARGM Block 1 software upgrade was n ATM-114Q/Q6: Live training missile with an inert warhead.
fielded in 2017. In January 2018, Orbital ATK was awarded
a contract to develop the AARGM-Extended Range version,
which integrates the AGM-84E sensors and electronics with
an upgraded rocket motor and tail control.

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 feet

DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 inches
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.67 feet
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 07 pounds
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . supersonic
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx. 80 nautical miles
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PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . low-smoke/low-detectability rocket motor

WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . fragmentation type
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . AGM-88B/C HARM, Raytheon Missile Systems;
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LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.33 feet

DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 inches system components (fuze, warhead and rocket motor) to pro-
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WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.99 inches vide a low-yield, precision-kill capability against soft and lightly
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-106 pounds armored/hardened targets. FRP has been ongoing since 2012 in
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 1.3
support of U.S. Department of Defense and Foreign Military Sales
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8+ kilometers
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . see bullets above
production requirements. APKWS II has been integrated on the
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control UH-1Y, AH-1W/Z, MH-60S, MH-60R, AV-8B, F-16, and A-10
aircraft and most recently, in April 2018, on the Marine Corps’
JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) F/A-18A-D. Integration of APKWS II onto additional airborne
BRIEFING: The JAGM is a joint Army-led program designed for platforms is on-going.
use in destroying high-value stationary, moving and relocat-
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.5 inches, APKWS II guidance section only; 73.77
able land and maritime targets. JAGM, with its modular design
inches, APKWS II all-up round
and incremental development approach, will offer a common, WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.55 inches
multimode weapon capable of providing current and future DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .75 inches
aviation platforms with multiple targeting capabilities exceed- WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 pounds, APKWS II guidance section only; 32.6
ing that of individual variants of Hellfire. The JAGM weapon pounds, APKWS II all-up round
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 1,000 meters per second
system will utilize the synergistic effects of dual mode (Semi-
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500-5,000 meters, rotary wing; 2,000-9,000
Active Laser and Millimeter Wave) seekers and programmable meters, fixed wing
warhead fuzing in Increment 1. Aircrews will be able to quickly PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . Mk66 Mod 4 rocket motor
employ the missile to meet changing mission requirements. WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . M151 or Mk 152 10-pound high-explosive warhead
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . BAE Systems
JAGM will provide greater aircraft survivability with fire-
and-forget engagement capability against land and fast attack
craft/fast inshore attack craft threats. Engineering and man-
ufacturing development began in September 2015. FRP was A I R -T O - A I R M I S S I L E S
authorized in June 2018. Integration testing of JAGM on the
Marine Corps’ AH-1Z began in 2017 in support of achieving IOC AIM-7 SPARROW
on that aircraft in 2020. BRIEFING: The AIM-7 Sparrow is a supersonic, medium-range
air-to-air missile. It has a high-explosive warhead and is guided
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 inches
by radio frequency signals received from the launching aircraft.
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 inches
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.25 inches The missile also exists in a ship-based intercept version where
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 pounds it is designated RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The missile entered service
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . less than and equal to 40 seconds for 8 kilometers in 1956. The first combat use of the AIM-7 Sparrow occurred in
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 kilometers the Vietnam conflict where it was heavily used by U.S. Air Force
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . E5 rocket motor
and Navy F-4 Phantoms. The AIM-7 is being replaced by the
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . integrated blast fragmented sleeve warhead; shaped
main charge, with shaped precursor warhead AIM-120D.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 feet
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 inches
AGM-176A GRIFFIN WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 inches
BRIEFING: The AGM-176 Griffin is a small, short-range, LAUNCH WEIGHT: . . . . . . . 510 pounds
precision-guided missile developed for U.S. Special Operations SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to Mach 4
Command. It can be launched by various unmanned aerial vehi- RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 nautical miles
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . Hercules/ATK MK-58 solid-propellant rocket motor
cles as well as special operations aircraft. Griffin is employed on
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . blast fragmentation
the U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Harvest HAWK, which provides CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems, General Dynamics
close air and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sup-
port to ground commanders. AIM-9 SIDEWINDER
BRIEFING: The AIM-9M is a supersonic, short-range air-to-
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 inches
air missile carried on a wide range of modern tactical aircraft.
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 inches
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 pounds Various versions of this heat-seeking missile have been pro-
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 1,000 meters per second duced since 1956 and are in service with more than 30 nations.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500-5,000 meters The missile’s main components are an IR homing guidance
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . solid-propellant rocket motor section, an active optical target detector, a high-explosive
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-pound high explosive
warhead and a rocket motor. The IR guidance head enables the
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems
missile to home on target aircraft engine exhaust. An IR unit
costs less than other types of guidance systems and can be
ADVANCED PRECISION-KILL used in day/night and electronic countermeasure conditions.
WEAPON SYSTEM (APKWS) II The IR seeker also permits the pilot to launch the missile,
BRIEFING: The APKWS II is a Semi-Active Laser (SAL) guidance then leave the area or take evasive action while the missile
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family of short-range air-to-air missiles. It features a high sion starting in fiscal 2006, which features improved navigation,
off-boresight focal-plane array seeker mounted on a highly kinematics, lethality and hardware and software updates that
maneuverable airframe with a greatly improved infrared enhance its electronic protection capabilities against more capa-
counter-countermeasures feature. The AIM-9X incorporates ble threats. The AIM-120D IOC was declared in January 2015.
many AIM-9M components, but its performance far exceeds
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 feet
the legacy Sidewinder. Unlike previous AIM-9 models, the
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 inches
AIM-9X can be used against targets on the ground. WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 inches
The AIM-9X Block II is the most advanced short-range air- WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 pounds
to-air missile in the U.S. inventory, capable of using its data link, SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . classified
thrust vectoring maneuverability and advanced IIR seeker to hit RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . classified
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . solid-fuel rocket motor
targets behind the launching fighter. The AIM-9X Block II, which
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . blast fragmentation
achieved IOC in March 2015, is in FRP for the Navy and Air Force. CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems
The Sidewinder (both AIM-9M and AIM-9X) is the most
widely used missile in the U.S. weapons inventory, employed on
the F/A-18, AV-8B, AH-1, F-16, F-15, F-22, F-35 and A-10. GUIDED BOMBS
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIM-9M, 9.4 feet; AIM-9X, 9.9 feet
AGM-154 JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON (JSOW)
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 inches
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIM-9M, 24.75 inches; AIM-9X, 17.6 inches BRIEFING: The AGM-154 JSOW precision strike weapon is
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIM-9M, 190 pounds; AIM-9X, 186 pounds a 1,000-pound air-to-surface missile that carries several
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . supersonic, Mach 2.5 lethal packages. The standoff range of 12 to approximately 70
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 miles nautical miles allows JSOW to remain outside the threat enve-
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . . . AIM-9M, MK-36 solid-propellant rocket; AIM-9X,
lopes of enemy point defenses while effectively engaging and
MK-139 solid-propellant rocket
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . annular blast fragmentation destroying targets. JSOW is integrated on the F/A-18C/D/E/F,
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . AIM-9M, Raytheon Missile Systems and Ford F-16, F-15E, B-52, B-1B and B-2 aircraft. Integration is under
Aerospace; AIM-9X, Raytheon Missile Systems way on the F-35 Lightning II.
The JSOW family consists of multiple weapon variants. The
AGM-154A configuration is used to attack soft targets. A mod-
ified version, the AGM-154A-1, includes a BLU-111 warhead.
The AGM-154A was employed by Navy F/A-18s against targets
in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom and in
Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 400 AGM-
154As have been used in combat.
The AGM-154C variant incorporates a 1,000-pound class
broach blast/fragmentation/penetrator warhead effective against
fixed-point targets. This variant uses an uncooled, long-wave
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imaging IR seeker with autonomous target acquisition for precise

targeting. The latest variant, the JSOW C-1, is the Navy’s first
AIM-9 SIDEWINDER ABOARD AN F-35B air-to-ground network-enabled weapon capable of attacking
stationary land and moving maritime targets. It retains the GPS/
INS guidance, terminal IR seeker, payload and standoff of JSOW-C
AIM-120 ADVANCED MEDIUM-RANGE while incorporating a Link 16 weapon data link and moving mari-
AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) time target algorithms.
BRIEFING: The AIM-120 AMRAAM has an all-weather, JSOW C-1 achieved IOC in June 2016 and full operational capa­
beyond-visual-range capability and is scheduled to be oper- bility in August 2017. Raytheon received a contract in 2017 to
ational beyond 2020. As a follow-on to the AIM-7 Sparrow, demonstrate an extended-range version of the C-1. Developmental
it is faster, smaller and lighter, and has improved capabilities testing for integration on the F-35C was completed in April 2018.
against low-altitude targets. It incorporates active radar, in
JSOW A, A-1, C, C-1
conjunction with an inertial reference unit and microcom-
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.3 feet
puter system, that makes the missile less dependent on the WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,065 pounds (approx.)
fire-control system of the launching aircraft. Once the missile RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . low-altitude, 12 nautical miles; high-altitude, approx-
closes in on the target, its active radar guides it to intercept. imately 70 nautical miles
AMRAAM-equipped fighters can aim and fire several missiles WARHEADS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . AGM-154A/145 BLU-97 combined-effects bomblets;
AGM-154A-1, 500-pound BLU-111 warhead;
simultaneously at multiple targets. The pilot may then perform
AGM-154B, six P3I BLU-108 sensor-fuzed-weapon
evasive maneuvers while the missiles guide themselves to their submunitions; AGM-154C and C-1, BROACH multi-
targets. The AIM-120 was first deployed with F/A-18 Hornets stage warhead
in 1993. The AIM-120C series began deliveries in 1996. Joint CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems

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ATTACK MUNITION (JDAM) B-52H, AV-8B, A-10, F-15E, F/A18A+/C/C+/D/E/F, F-16C/D and
BRIEFING: JDAM is a GPS-aided INS guidance kit. When F-22A aircraft. Follow-on integration efforts are under way to
paired with general purpose or penetrator bomb bodies, it evaluate compatibility with the F-35A/B/C and MQ-9 Reaper
converts the unguided free-fall bombs into precision-guided unmanned aerial vehicle. Additionally, the Navy is on track to
“smart” munitions. JDAM improves the accuracy of unguided deliver a GBU-56, 2,000-pound JDAM penetrator with PLGS, to
bombs in any weather condition. It can be employed from the fleet in 2020.
every Navy and Marine Corps fighter-attack aircraft. The Navy is developing a field-installed Semi-Active Laser to
There currently are five JDAM configurations: GBU-31 the standard GBU-31 with a 2,000-pound BLU-109 hard-target
with a 2,000-pound MK84 or BLU-117 blast-fragmentation penetration warhead to make a GBU-56. The GBU-56 will provide
warhead; GBU-31 with a 2,000-pound BLU-109 hard-target better JDAM performance in a contested environment.
penetration warhead; GBU-32 with a 1,000-pound MK83 or
GBU-31 GBU-31 GBU-32 GB-38/B GBU-54
BLU-110 blast-fragmentation warhead; GBU-38 with a 500-
(V)2/B (V)4/B (V)2/B
pound MK82, BLU-111 blast-fragmentation warhead or BLU-126 LENGTH:. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7. . . . . . . 12.4. . . . . . . . 9.95. . . . . . . . 7.7. . . . . . . . . 8
low-collateral-damage warhead; and the Laser JDAM (GBU-54) feet
that incorporates a Precision Laser Guidance Set (PLGS) with WEIGHT (avg.): . . . . . 2,085 . . . . . . 2,162. . . . . . 1,031. . . . . . . 590 . . . . . . . 581
pounds
a 500-pound MK82, BLU-111 blast-fragmentation warhead or CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Boeing Co.
BLU-126 low-collateral-damage warhead.
Aircraft employing integrated JDAM weapons are capable of GBU-10/12/16/24/51 LASER-GUIDED
prosecuting ground targets with great accuracy. JDAM utilizes BOMB (LGB)
INS and GPS equipment combined with a proportional navi- BRIEFING: Navy and Marine Corps strike aircraft employ Mk80/
gation control system for guidance. Target coordinates can be BLU-series bombs and BLU-109/116 penetrator warheads con-
loaded into the aircraft before takeoff, manually after takeoff figured with laser guidance kits. The Computer Control Group
and automatically through target designation with onboard (CCG) and laser detector fitted to the nose of the bomb responds
sensors. This information is passed from the aircraft to the to illumination of the target by a laser-targeting pod and sends
weapon during prelaunch transfer alignment. flight control inputs to the bomb’s fins to adjust trajectory. The
JDAM can be launched from very low to very high alti- BLU-126/B warhead, a Low-Collateral-Damage Bomb (LCDB),
tudes in a dive, toss or loft and in straight and level flight was developed by the Navy to use in close air support situations
with an on-axis or off-axis delivery. JDAM enables multiple to avoid civilian casualties. Navy F/A-18s first dropped the LCDB
weapons to be directed against single or multiple targets on in combat in Iraq in July 2007.
a single pass. Once released, the JDAM navigates to the target LGBs currently in inventory include:
autonomously. In its most accurate mode, when GPS data is n GBU-10: MK84/BLU-117 2,000-pound bomb or BLU-109
available, the JDAM system will have an area of error of less penetration warhead with Paveway II laser guidance kit.
than 5 meters (about 17 feet). n GBU-12: MK82/BLU-111 500-pound bomb with Paveway II
GBU-54 Laser JDAM significantly enhances operational laser guidance kit.
flexibility by adding a field-installed Semi-Active Laser to the n GBU-16: MK83/BLU-110 1,000-pound bomb with Paveway
standard JDAM configuration. Laser JDAM retains JDAM’s capa- II laser guidance kit.
bility to engage fixed targets in any weather condition, while n GBU-24: MK84/BLU-109 hard target penetration warhead
adding a clear-weather capability to engage fast-moving and or BLU-116 hard target penetration warhead with Paveway
maneuvering targets. III laser guidance kit.
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GBU-31 BOMBS ABOARD AN F-35C GBU-12 PAVEWAY II LASER-GUIDED BOMBS

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the BLU-126 warhead (reduced explosive material) with BRIEFING: The GAU-17/A minigun is a six-barrel, air-cooled,
Paveway II laser guidance kit. electrically driven rotary machine gun. The multibarrel design
helps prevent overheating and allows for a greater capacity at
GBU-12F/B, GBU-52 DUAL-MODE a high firing rate. All U.S. Navy and Marine Corps systems are
LASER-GUIDED BOMB (DMLGB) configured to use 28VDC A/C electrical power and cycle at a
BRIEFING: The Paragon DMLGB consists of an Mk82/BLU-111 steady state, sustaining 3,000 rpms.
or BLU-126 500-pound general-purpose bomb. Both types use
PLATFORMS: . . . . . . . . . . . . UH-1Y, MV-22, HH-60H
a standard airfoil group and a WGU-53/B guidance unit, in
CALIBER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.62 mm
which the CCG system is retrofitted with INS/GPS on AV-8B LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 inches
and F/A-18A+/C/C+/D/E/F aircraft. WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 pounds
RATE OF FIRE: . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 rounds per minute
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Electric/Dillon Aero
Raytheon Missile Systems

GBU-53/B SMALL-DIAMETER
BOMB INCREMENT II (SDB II)
BRIEFING: The SDB II is a 250-pound-class precision-guided
munition being developed for the Navy, Marine Corps and Air
Force. The SDB II is designed to engage stationary and moving
targets at standoff range using a multimode seeker. The weapon
uses Link 16 or UHF data link to provide in-flight target updates
from own-ship or third-party targeting and control. Terminal
guidance is provided by a tri-mode seeker with millimeter wave,
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IIR and semi-active laser capability incorporated into a single

all-up-round.
SDB II low-rate production was approved in 2015 for Air
Force quantities. Developmental testing was completed in April
2018. The Navy began procurement in 2018. The weapon is GAU-17/A MINIGUN
expected to achieve IOC with the Air Force on the F-15E in 2019,
and the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in 2020. SDB II will be fielded on
the F-35B with limited capability in 2020 and F-35 (all variants) GAU-21 MACHINE GUN
with full capability in 2022. BRIEFING: The GAU-21 is a short-recoil-operated, air-cooled
automatic weapon. An evolution of the M3 .50-caliber heavy
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 feet
machine gun, it produces 1,173 rounds per minute cyclic rate of
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 inches, body
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 pounds fire through the use of open-bolt operation and a dual-recoil buf-
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 feet (extended) fer system. Operating independent of either electrical or hydraulic
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0+ nautical miles power sources, the GAU-21’s unique soft mount system enhances
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 pounds, shaped jet charge and weapon accuracy and minimizes the firing vibration transmitted
blast-fragmentation
to the airframe. The GAU-21 is replacing the XM-218, GAU-16 and
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems
GAU-18 (U.S. Air Force) on all current rotary-wing assault and
assault-support platforms.
AIRCRAFT GUNS & CREW-SERVED
WEAPONS PLATFORMS: . . . . . . . . . . . . UH-1Y, MV-22, CH-53E/K, MH-53 (ramp only),
MH-60R/S
CALIBER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-caliber
GAU-16/A MACHINE GUN LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.5 inches
BRIEFING: The GAU-16/A is a recoil-operated, fully automatic, WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 pounds
belt-fed machine gun. It fires from a closed-bolt position and RATE OF FIRE: . . . . . . . . . . . 1,173 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . FN Herstal
can be set up for right- or left-hand feed. This weapon pro-
vides suppression fire for offensive and defensive purposes. The
spade grip and trigger assembly are integrated into a platform M240D MACHINE GUN
specific mount. BRIEFING: The M240D is a belt-fed, gas-operated, air-cooled,
left-feed automatic weapon fired from the open-bolt position,
PLATFORMS: . . . . . . . . . . . . MV-22, HH-60H
CALIBER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-caliber providing medium-range suppressive fire. The M240D, a variant
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.3 inches of the M240, has two possible configurations — aircraft and
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 pounds egress (ground). The aircraft-configured M240D has a front and
RATE OF FIRE: . . . . . . . . . . . 650-950 rounds per minute
rear sight and a trigger group that accommodates the spade grip
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . FN Herstal

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vide downed aircrew personnel with increased firepower.

PLATFORMS: . . . . . . . . . . . . UH-1Y, MV-22, HH-60H, MH-60R/S

CALIBER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.62 mm
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.3 inches
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.6 pounds
RATE OF FIRE: . . . . . . . . . . . 650-950 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . FN USA

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M197 20 MM CANNON

MAU-211/A LINKLESS FEED SYSTEM (LFS)

BRIEFING: The MAU-211/A is used on AH-1W/Z helicopters with
the A/A49E-7 turret system and M197 gun. The LFS replaces
the Aircraft Ammunition and Storage and Feed System and was
designed to increase performance and maintainability. The LFS
consists of a linkless gun feeder, flexible chute assembly and
ammunition storage unit. The LFS uses a conveyor element sys-
tem to transport ammunition to the M197 gun.

PLATFORMS: . . . . . . . . . . . . AH-1W/Z
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BARRELS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SYSTEM WEIGHT: . . . . . . . 206 pounds
RATE OF FIRE: . . . . . . . . . . . 650 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Meggitt Plc

GAU-17/A MINIGUN
A/A49E-27 20 MM AUTOMATIC GUN
HELI COPTER ARMAMENT SUBSYSTEM
XM-218 MACHINE GUN BRIEFING: The A/A49E-27 is designed to provide forward
BRIEFING: The XM-218 is a recoil-operated, fully automatic, firing area suppression against lightly defended targets and
link-belt-fed machine gun. It fires from a closed-bolt position small boats. The A/A49E-27 consists of the aircraft gun
and can be set up for right- or left-hand feed. This weapon mounting adapter, weapons ammunition handling system,
provides suppression fire for offensive and defensive purposes. gun control panel and power supply. The ammunition han-
Unlike the GAU-16, the XM-218 spade grip and trigger assem- dling system has a storage capacity of 600 rounds of linked
bly is part of the weapon itself, not part of the mount. M-50 or PGU-series 20 mm electrically primed ammunition.

PLATFORM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-53E (door and window) PLATFORM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . MH-60S

CALIBER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-caliber GUN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 mm M197
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.3 inches BARRELS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 pounds SYSTEM WEIGHT: . . . . . . . 458 pounds
RATE OF FIRE: . . . . . . . . . . . 650-950 rounds per minute RATE OF FIRE: . . . . . . . . . . . 700 rounds per minute
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics, U.S. Ordnance CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division

M197 20 MM CANNON GAU-12 25 MM CANNON & A/

BRIEFING: The M197 is a three-barrel 20 mm Gatling gun A49E-10 25 MM GUN SYSTEM
used on the AH-1W/Z and MH-60S. The M197 supports the BRIEFING: The GAU-12/U is a five-barreled Gatling gun used
use of bulk ammunition on the AH-1W/Z and linked ammuni- on the AV-8B platform. The gun is supported in the GAK-14/
tion on the MH-60S. The M197 is chin-mounted on AH-1W/Zs A49E-10 structural assembly, composed of two subsystems: the
and pylon-mounted on the MH-60S. GAK-14 Gun Subsystem and the GFK-11 Ammunition Handling
Subsystem (AHS). The subsytems are two pod-like structures
PLATFORMS: . . . . . . . . . . . . AH-1W/Z, MH-60S mounted to the fuselage of the AV-8B Harrier II aircraft. The
CALIBER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 mm
GAK-14 contains a pneumatically powered air-cooled GAU-12 25
BARRELS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 pounds
mm Gatling gun. The AHS consists of a turnaround unit, ammu-
RATE OF FIRE: . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00-1,500 rounds per minute nition chute crossover conveyor and the ammunition storage
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Ordnance Tactical Systems assembly that contains the ammunition conveyors.

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WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G AU-12, 280 pounds; A49E-10, 920-1,250 pounds attack aircraft to spread incendiary material over a large area
RATE OF FIRE: . . . . . . . . . . . 3,600-4,200 rounds per minute against troop concentrations, fortifications and vehicles.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Ordnance Tactical Systems
n Rockets: Two types of unguided fast-firing air-launched
rockets — fired from pods — remain in use: the 2.75-inch
M61 20 MM AUTOMATIC CANNON Hydra and the 5-inch Zuni.
& A/A49A F/A-18 GUN SYSTEM
BRIEFING: The M61 is a six-barreled Gatling gun used on ASQ-235 AIRBORNE NEUTRALIZER
the F/A-18 platform. The M61 family of 20 mm cannons pro- SYSTEM (ANMS)
vide firing rates of up to 100 shots per second. There are two BRIEFING: The AMNS is a mine-neutralization vehicle deployed
versions of the M61: the A1 and A2. The M61A2 is 50 pounds from a launch and handling system (LHS) supported from an
lighter but supports the same firing rate. MH-60S helicopter. The system includes a control console
The M61 cannon is the heart of the A/A49A gun system on interfaced with the helicopter’s Carriage, Launch, Stream,
the F/A-18. The A/A49A-1 used on F/A-18A-D consists of a Towing and Recovery System. The LHS carries four Archerfish
palletized AHS configured with either version of the M61. Both mine-neutralizer munitions to take out bottom and moored
configurations use a standard AHS with a maximum capacity mines. The Archerfish are remotely controlled and equipped
of 578 rounds of 20 mm ammunition. The A/A49A-2 used on with a sonar, video camera and light.
F/A-18E/F also consists of a palletized AHS configured with
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Raytheon (LHS); BAE Systems (munitions)
an M61 but was designed to fit into the more limited space of
the Super Hornet gun bay. The AHS includes an integrated cast
aluminum pallet, which is 4.8 inches shorter than that of the AIR- LAUNCHED NAVAL MINES
A/A49A-1 storage drum. This system is only configured with Some versions of naval mines can be laid by aircraft to disrupt
the M61A2 cannon. As a result, the capacity was reduced to enemy shipping and deter naval movements.
422 rounds of 20 mm ammunition and the weight reduced to n Mk62/63 Quickstrike: These mines, weighing 500 and 1,000
455 pounds. pounds, respectively, are general-purpose blast-fragmentation
bombs fitted with influence target-detection devices designed
PLATFORM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . A /A49A-1, F/A-18A-D; A/A49A-2, F/A-18E/F
for shallow water.
GUN WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . M61A1, 252 pounds; M61A2, 202 pounds
SYSTEM WEIGHT: . . . . . . . A /A49A-1: 549 pounds with M61A1, 499 pounds n Mk65 Quickstrike: This bottom mine features a thin-walled
with M61A2; A/A49A-2: 455 pounds casing for a 2,000-pound warhead and is fitted with target-
RATE OF FIRE: . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000-6,000 rounds per minute detection devices for magnetic, seismic or pressure detonation.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Ordnance Tactical Systems The Navy is working on adding JDAM kits to extend the deliv-
ery range of air-delivered mines — called the Quickstrike-ER
GAU-22 2 5 MM GUN SYSTEM — and to enable precision placement in a single pass.
BRIEFING: The GAU-22 is a new-design rotary cannon for the
F-35 Lightning II. It is internally mounted on the Air Force
F-35A, but pod-mounted on the F-35B/C. Operation of the
gun requires 3F software. Testing on all three aircraft began
in 2015. The gun was deployed in combat by Marine Corps
F-35Bs over Afghanistan in September 2018.

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Ordnance Tactical Systems

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O T H E R A I R W A R FA R E W E A P O N S
MK63 QUICKSTRIKE
BOMBS & ROCKETS
n General Purpose (GP) Bombs: Navy and Marine Corps aircraft
use a variety of unguided ordnance including the Mk80 AIR- LAUNCHED TORPEDOES/
series low-drag general-purpose blast-fragmentation HIGH-ALITUDE ANTI-SUBMARINE
bombs. GP bombs are rarely used when precision-guided WARFARE CAPABILITY (HAAWC)
weapons are available. BRIEFING: The Mk46 and Mk54 torpedoes are carried by P-3,
n Cluster Munitions: Cluster munitions are clamshell dispens- P-8 and MH-60R aircraft for anti-submarine warfare. (See
ers that open after release from the aircraft and distribute the Ship Weapons for descriptions.) The HAAWC under devel-
bomblets (Mk20 Rockeye) or mines (CBU-78 Gator) over opment is a kit that enables the Mk54 to be launched from
a wide area. They are effective (depending on the version) high altitude at standoff ranges and make water entry at a
against personnel, armored vehicles, air-defense sites, programmed point. The air-launch accessory kit includes GPS
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SYSTEMS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES)

BRIEFING: CANES will provide a core set of highly survivable,
DEPLOYABLE JOINT COMMAND secure shipboard network services for all afloat platforms and
AND CONTROL (DJC2) SYSTEM Maritime Headquarters/Maritime Operations Centers. The
BRIEFING: The DJC2 program is a Department of Defense (DoD) CANES effort is a programmatic and technical/infrastructure
priority transformation initiative, with the Navy as the lead consolidation of what now are separately delivered and man-
entity, that is providing a standardized, integrated, rapidly aged networks. The goal for CANES is to field a single, collapsed
deloyable, modular, scalable and reconfigurable JC2 and collab- network backbone for unclassified through top secret and
oration system to the geographic combatant commanders and special compartmented information, while leveraging multiple
Joint Task Force (JTF) commanders. It supports en route, rapid security levels and afloat core service (ACS) architectures.
response, early entry and full JTF headquarters C2 operations. To address this goal, CANES will manage capability gaps
through a phased incremental approach. The plan also calls
LEAD SYSTEM for CANES to use two subprograms to address engineering for
INTEGRATOR: . . . . . . . . . Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Common Computing Environment/Cross Domain Solutions
Panama City, Florida, Division
and ACS Across Communities of Interest (COI) domains,
enclaves and platforms.
GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL CANES Increment I provides an integrated voice, video
SYSTEM-MARITIME (GCCS-M) and data network infrastructure with supporting network and
BRIEFING: GCCS-M receives, displays, correlates, fuses and infrastructure services across the unclassified, secret, secret
maintains geo-locational track information on friendly, hos- releasable and special intelligence security enclaves. This gives
tile and neutral land, sea and air forces, and integrates it the Navy a single and highly scalable information operations/
with available intelligence and environmental information. intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) network
GCCS-M Increment 1 (Afloat) is installed on more than 260 infrastructure supporting mission area application hosting and
ships and submarines. GCCS-M Increment 2 (Ashore) has been ACS service delivery across all tactical, tactical support and
installed at 36 sites, including the Chief of Naval Operations nontactical/administrative COIs for deployable maritime assets
Navy Command Center, five fleet commander headquarters and designated shore elements.
and various allied/NATO sites. The program is managed as an The Navy selected Northrop Grumman on Feb. 13, 2012,
evolutionary acquisition system that facilitates rapid insertion to produce the initial shipsets for CANES. The first CANES
of new functions, technologies and commercial, off-the-shelf installation was completed in November 2013 on the Arleigh
(COTS) products. Burke-class destroyer USS McCampbell.
Initial operational test and evaluation began in August
NEXT-GENERATION COMMAND AND 2014 onboard the destroyer USS Higgins. Also in August 2014,
CONTROL PROCESSOR (NGC2P) the Navy selected five vendors to build and deliver subsequent
BRIEFING: The NGC2P/Common Data Link Management shipsets. In October 2015, the DoD approved full deployment
System enables platforms to accurately process and exchange of CANES and transferred program oversight to the Navy.
tactical data with naval, joint and coalition forces over any CANES will be deployed on 180 ships, submarines and mari-
combination of tactical data links to achieve a common tac- time operations centers by 2022.
tical picture. The system facilitates the exchange of data
between the Ship Combat System and tactical data link par- CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp., BAE Systems Technology
Solutions and Services Inc., General Dynamics C4
ticipants in Link 11, Satellite Link 11, Link 16 and Satellite
Systems, Global Technical Systems, Terco Inc.
Link 16, and Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol
Appendix C.

CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Ultra Systems

INTEGRATED SHIPBOARD
NETWORK SYSTEM (ISNS)
BRIEFING: ISNS provides Navy ships with reliable, high-speed,
secret and unclassified Local Area Networks (LANs), along
with the network infrastructure, Basic Network Information
Distribution Services and access to the Defense Information
Systems Network’s Wide-Area Network Secure and Nonsecure
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Internet Protocol Router Network, which are used by other

hosted applications or systems. It enables real-time informa-
tion exchange within ships and among afloat units, component CONSOLIDATED AFLOAT NETWORKS AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES
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SURFACE SYSTEM-NAVY (DCGS -N) able, mobile and maritime platforms.
BRIEFING: The DCGS-N is the Navy component of the new
web-based, joint-services DCGS network that functions as CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Data Link Solutions (joint venture of BAE Systems and
Rockwell Collins), ViaSat Inc.
a single enterprise system for rapidly receiving, process-
ing, exploiting and disseminating multiservice and national
space-based ISR data. DCGS-N is interoperable with the DCGS SRQ-4
elements of the other services. All will share a core infra- BRIEFING: The SRQ-4 Hawklink is a data link used by the
structure called the DCGS Integration Backbone. The current MH-60R for transmission and reception of tactical data.
focus is to align the Navy’s existing programs, personnel,
facilities and financial resources to achieve a single, com- CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . L-3 Technologies

mon converged architecture that delivers an effective and

sustainable DCGS-N that meets U.S. Fleet Forces Command NAVY TACTICAL COMMON
requirements. The first two DCGS-N systems were installed in DATA LINK (NTCDL)
2011 onboard the aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower BRIEFING: NTCDL is a system that will enable the Navy
and USS George Washington. to simultaneously transmit and receive large quantities of
real-time ISR data to and from multiple platforms. The
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop open-architecture, reprogrammable system is modular and
Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co., SAIC
scalable and will incorporate advanced waveforms for net-
worked operations using currently fielded CDL equipment.
Initial production will be installed on aircraft carriers and
M A J O R C O M M U N I C AT I O N S S Y S T E M S amphibious assault ships. BAE Systems was awarded the
development contract in September 2016.
COMMON DATA LINK-NAVY (CDL-N)
BRIEFING: CDL-N provides a real-time, full-duplex, point-to- CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . BAE Systems, with Ball Aerospace

point communications wideband data link to transmit ISR data

between national and tactical reconnaissance aircraft sensors NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT)
and their associated surface processing systems. CDL-N directly BRIEFING: The NMT is the fourth-generation satellite com-
supports the combatant commander, and the joint mission area munications terminal for nearly 300 Navy ships, submarines
communications provide critical, mission-essential data to the and shore stations. The NMT will replace the WSC-6 SHF ter-
warfighter. CDL-N is installed on carriers, amphibious assault minal series and the NESP USC-38 Follow-On Terminal. The
ships and command ships. Navy fielded terminals for developmental test and operational
assessment in late 2009.
LINK 11 In October 2010, Raytheon was awarded a production con-
BRIEFING: Link 11 is a secure tactical data-exchange network tract for 22 NMT systems (15 for ships, five for submarines
for sending and receiving digital track information between and two for shore terminals) of the more than 300 expected to
ships, aircraft and command sites using a standard message be procured. Raytheon also received a contract to link the NMT
format. It can use HF and UHF radio frequencies for operation. with the Air Force’s Enhanced Polar Satellite to enable com-
Link 11 is NATO’s primary means of transmitting tactical data, munications over the polar regions.
such as ship and aircraft tracks, over the horizon. It is used by
many classes of combatant ships, and by E-2, P-3 and some CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Network Centric Systems

H-60 aircraft.
MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM (MUOS)
LINK 16 BRIEFING: The MUOS is a communications satellite equipped
BRIEFING: Link 16 presents an at-a-glance portrayal of with a wideband code division multiple-access payload that
targets, threats and friendly forces on a relative-position enables a 10-fold increase in capability over the previous
display. It provides near-real-time, jam-resistant, secure UHF Follow-On satellite. The MUOS provides secure channels
data communications, enabling transfer of combat informa- for voice and data at high speeds with streaming capability.
tion and relative navigation data between widely dispersed The five-satellite system includes an in-orbit spare. Four are
battle elements, and integrating tactical data between operational. The fifth — the spare — was launched in 2016
aircraft and tactical air-control parties. Users gain situa- and turned over to Navy control in October 2017. General
tional awareness by exchanging digital data over a common Dynamics has built MUOS ground stations in Hawaii, Virginia
communication link that is continuously and automatically and Australia. In August 2018, the system was approved for
updated. The major components of Link 16 are the Joint expanded use by U.S. Strategic Command.
Tactical Information Distribution System and Multifunction
Information Distribution System terminals that are integrated CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp. (prime); General Dynamics C4
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AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEM group. CEC extends the range at which a ship can engage hostile
BRIEFING: The Aegis Combat System installed on all Arleigh missiles to well beyond the radar horizon; provides significant
Burke-class destroyers (DDGs) and Ticonderoga-class cruisers is reductions in dual tracks and track swaps; and significantly
the world’s premier naval air defense system and the sea-based improves area, local and self-defense capabilities. Major com-
element of the U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) system. It is ponents are the USG-2 fire-control system for shipboard use
the only operational radar and weapon system capable of simul- and USG-3 for the Navy’s E-2 aircraft.
taneous warfare against air, surface, subsurface and land targets.
The heart of the system is SPY-1, an advanced, automatic CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co.

detect and track, multifunction phased-array radar. This

high-powered radar can perform search, track and missile- SQQ-89 UNDERSEA WARFARE
guidance functions simultaneously with a track capacity of more COMBAT SYSTEM
than 100 targets. A computer-based command and decision BRIEFING: The SQQ-89 provides all Ticonderoga-class cruis-
element is the core of the Aegis Combat System, which controls ers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers with a seamlessly
advanced anti-air and anti-submarine warfare systems, the integrated undersea warfare (USW) detection, localization,
Mk41 Vertical Launching System and the Tomahawk Weapon classification and targeting capability. The system presents an
System. The Aegis systems on 32 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers integrated picture of the tactical situation by receiving, com-
and Ticonderoga-class cruisers are being upgraded to engage bining and processing active and passive sensor data from the
short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. hull-mounted array, towed array and sonobuoys.
The Aegis fleet modernization program encompasses a series The SQQ-89 is integrated with the Aegis Combat System
of modifications and upgrades using COTS networking and system and provides a full range of USW functions. The Aegis cruis-
infrastructures. In 2007, the Navy approved installation of a fully ers and destroyers are being updated to the latest version,
open-architecture Aegis system for existing cruisers and destroy- the SQQ-89A(V)15, which employs an open architecture using
ers, with the goal of separating software and hardware to create a state-of-the-art commercial computing technology to achieve
networked computing environment. The combat system software major performance gains over previous designs at reduced
also will be in component form to enable reuse on in-service and cost. The SQQ-89 also is the foundation of the SQQ-90 for
new-construction ships. Installation of the open-architecture the Zumwalt-class destroyer and the anti-submarine warfare
system, Advanced Capability Build 12, began in 2012. The Multi- (ASW) mission package for the littoral combat ship (LCS).
Mission Signal Processor, which will combine SPY-1 radar and
BMD signal processing in an open-architecture environment, is CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., Advanced Acoustic
Concepts Inc.
being fielded on Aegis systems.
The DDGs under the restart program incorporate new
technologies such as the SPY-1D(V) radar with Multi-Mission SQQ-90 INTEGRATED ACOUSTIC
Signal Processor, the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement SENSOR SUITE (IASS)
Program, Ballistic Missile Defense 5.0 and the SQQ-89(V) BRIEFING: The IASS is the integrated underwater warfare system
Anti-Submarine Warfare/Undersea Warfare Combat System. installed on the Zumwalt-class destroyer. The suite will provide
The Aegis Combat System also forms the core of the Phased operators with a complete undersea warfare picture that includes
Adaptive Approach that has installed Aegis Ashore BMD systems the search for, and detection of, potential threats such as subma-
in Romania and is in the process of installing one in Poland. rines, torpedoes, mines and unmanned underwater vehicles. It
In October 2018, the Baseline 9.C2/BMD 5.1 version of also will integrate all Zumwalt destroyer acoustic undersea warfare
Aegis supported an at-sea test against a medium-range bal- systems and subsystems, and associated software. The SQQ-90
listic missile target. comprises the SQS-60 hull-mounted mid-frequency sonar, the
SQS-61 hull-mounted high-frequency sonar and the SQR-20 mul-
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., Raytheon Co., Boeing Co., ATK, tifunction towed array sonar and handling system. It is the first
Aerojet (Standard Missile-3)
dual-frequency hull-mounted system in a Navy surface ship.

COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

CAPABILITY (CEC)
BRIEFING: CEC provides the fleet with the defensive flexibility SHIP SELF-DEFENSE SYSTEM (SSDS)
required to confront the evolving threat of anti-ship cruise and BRIEFING: SSDS is a combat system that integrates and coordi-
theater ballistic missiles. By integrating the sensor data of each nates all of the existing standalone sensors and weapons systems
ship and aircraft into a single, real-time composite track pic- aboard Navy aircraft carriers and amphibious warfare ships to
ture, CEC improves battle force anti-air warfare and theater air provide a quick-reaction combat capability against incoming
defense capabilities. anti-ship cruise missiles by expediting the detect-through-
CEC simultaneously distributes sensor measurement data engage sequence. Consisting of software and COTS hardware,
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soft-kill (decoys). It expedites the assignment of weapons for to detect, track and engage theater ballistic missiles and is
threat engagement, providing a “recommend engage” display incorporated in national BMD nets. The SPY-1A/B versions
for operators or, if in automatic mode, initiating weapons firing, are installed on the Ticonderoga-class cruisers. The fifth ver-
jamming or chaff decoy deployment, or some combination of sion of the radar, the SPY-1D(V), features improvements in
these. capability against low-flying targets with small radar cross
SSDS Mk1 was fielded in the mid-1990s and is installed on sections operating in heavy clutter environments and intense
all dock landing ships. Mk2 Mod 0 is installed on the carrier electronic countermeasures. The SPY-1D(V) is installed on
USS Nimitz, Mod 1 on the carriers Ronald Reagan and Dwight D. Flight II DDGs 91 and subsequent.
Eisenhower, Mod 2 on the amphibious transport dock ship San
Antonio and Mod 3 on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island. CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., Raytheon Co.

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co. DUAL-BAND RADAR (DBR) SUITE:

SPY-3 MULTIFUNCTION RADAR,
VOLUME-SEARCH RADAR (VSR)
BRIEFING: The DBR is the air-defense radar suite that was
developed for the Zumwalt-class destroyer and Gerald R.
Ford-class aircraft carrier. It combines an air search radar
and precision-tracking radar into a single system, with each
operating simultaneously in a different frequency band while
sharing a common processing and control suite. Both are
advanced, electronically steered, phased-array radars that will
be the first to enter service on a Navy ship.
The S-band three-dimensional VSR will search for high-
flying threats at long range and hand over targets to an X-band
fire-control radar, the SPY-3. The SPY-3 will search close around
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the ship and rapidly out to the horizon to detect fast, low-altitude
anti-ship missiles and aircraft. The DBR will be fully automatic,
SHIP SELF-DEFENSE SYSTEM ABOARD USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT requiring no dedicated operator or manned display consoles.
The DBR completed its critical design review in November
2009. In 2010, the Navy decided to install only the SPY-3 on
BYG-1 SUBMARINE COMBAT the Zumwalt-class destroyer, with software modifications to
CONTROL SYSTEM compensate for the lack of a VSR.
BRIEFING: The BYG-1 is the common combat control system
for all Navy submarines, except Ohio-class ballistic-missile CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Raytheon Co., Lockheed Martin Corp.

subs. It incorporates tactical control, weapon control and

tactical LAN functions into one procurement program. BYG-1 SPY-6 AIR AND MISSILE
allows the sub force to rapidly update the ship safety tactical DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR)
picture, integrates the common tactical picture into the bat- BRIEFING: The SPY-6 AMDR is a program to develop the next
tle group, improves torpedo interfaces and provides tactical generation of shipboard air defense radars. The AMDR X-band
Tomahawk cruise missile capability. BYG-1 systems are being radar will provide horizon search, precision tracking, missile
updated continuously with hardware improvements. BYG-1 is communication and terminal illumination.
being installed on all attack and guided-missile submarines. The AMDR S-band radar provides volume search, tracking,
BMD discrimination and missile communications. A radar suite
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . Raytheon Co., General Dynamics Advanced Information controller will integrate the radars with the ship’s combat sys-
Systems, Progeny Systems Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp.
tem. The AMDR suite will be scalable for multiple platforms.
In October 2013, the Navy selected Raytheon to design and
build the S-band portion of the AMDR and the radar suite
SHIPBOARD RADAR SYSTEMS controller. A version of the SPQ-9B radar will fill the X-band
requirement. In July 2014, the AMDR completed its hardware
SPY-1 MULTIFUNCTION RADAR preliminary design review and integrated baseline review.
BRIEFING: The SPY-1 multifunction S-band phased-array The radar conducted a successful tracking of a simulated
radar, characterized by its distinctive, superstructure-mounted target in November 2014. Critical design review was com-
planar-array antennas, is the heart of the Aegis Combat System pleted in May 2015. The first array was delivered to the Pacific
onboard Navy guided-missile cruisers and destroyers. SPY-1 is Missile Range Facility in Hawaii in July 2016 for testing. The
capable of long-range search, automatic detection, track and array tracked a ballistic-missile test target in March 2017 and
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tial production (LRIP) contract for three ship sets was awarded options to replace the SPS-48/49 on aircraft carriers and
in May 2017. The AMDR will be installed on Flight III Arleigh amphibious assault ships.
Burke-class DDGs.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co.
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (prime), General
Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
SPS- 67/73/74 RADARS
BRIEFING: The SPS-67 and SPS-73 are surface search and
ENTERPRISE AIR SURVEILLANCE navigation radars used on many classes of surface ships.
RADAR (EASR) The SPS-74 is an X-band surface search radar optimized for
BRIEFING: The EASR will be a new-design air surveillance radar submarine periscope detection and installed on four aircraft
for the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, John F. Kennedy — in carriers. Further SPS-74 production was canceled in favor of
lieu of the Dual-Band Radar — and the America-class amphibi- the SPQ-9B with periscope-detection capability.
ous assault ships starting with LHA 8. It also will be installed on
the LPD 17 Flight II and on the FFG(X). Raytheon was awarded a CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp. (SPS-67/74), Raytheon Co.
(SPS-73)
contract in August 2016 for the engineering and manufacturing
development of the EASR. Two variants — a rotating phased
array and a three-faced fixed array — will be developed. Initial SPS- 75 TRS-3D/4D RADAR
operational capability (IOC) is planned for 2025. BRIEFING: SPS-75 is the new designation for the TRS-3D, a
three-dimensional multimode radar designed to perform sur-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems veillance, fire-control, gunfire support and helicopter control.
The radar is optimized to track small, fast-moving targets such
SPQ-9B RADAR as swarming small boats.
BRIEFING: The SPQ-9B is an X-band, high-resolution, rotating The SPS-75 is installed on Freedom-class LCSs. Beginning
phased-array radar designed to detect and track low-altitude with LCS 17, the TRS-4D will be installed on the Freedom class.
cruise missiles in a high-clutter environment. The pulse- The TRS-4D is a software-reprogrammable C-band active elec-
Doppler track-while-scan radar allows detection and tracking tronically scanned array radar allowing for greater sensitivity to
at long ranges, giving a ship’s combat systems time to engage detect smaller targets with greater accuracy.
an incoming supersonic missile at the maximum ranges of its
defenses. The SPQ-9B is integrated with the SSDS onboard air- CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Airbus Defence and Space (formerly EADS)

craft carriers and amphibious assault ships and with the Aegis
Combat System as part of the Cruiser Modernization Program SPS- 77 SEA GIRAFFE AMB RADAR
and Destroyer Modernization Program. BRIEFING: SPS-77 is the new designation for the Sea Giraffe,
a three-dimensional agile multibeam (AMB) radar designed
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp. to perform surveillance, fire-control, gunfire support and
helicopter control. The radar is optimized to track small,
SPS- 48 RADAR fast-moving targets such as swarming small boats, anti-
BRIEFING: The SPS-48E S-band three-dimensional radar is ship missiles and anti-radiation missiles. The Sea Giraffe is
a long-range air-detection and tracking radar installed on installed on the Independence-class LCSs.
aircraft carriers and some amphibious warfare ships. In April
2006, the Navy awarded ITT Gilfillan a contract to develop CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . SAAB Defense and Security USA

a modernized SPS-48G(V) under the Radar Obsolescence,

Availability Recovery program that will cut the total cost of BPS-15/16 RADARS
ownership (including maintenance) by reducing the impact of BRIEFING: The BPS-15/16 radars are installed on submarines
obsolescence in major subassemblies and improve operational for navigation and surface surveillance. Variants are installed
availability. Once fully implemented, it will enable the SPS-48 on all current classes of U.S. submarines. The X-band radars
to remain in service through 2050. feature Automatic Radar Plotting Aid support for target track-
The first SPS-48Gs were delivered in October 2009. The ing in real time, along with user configurable target symbols
SPS-48G is being installed on aircraft carriers, amphibious to assist in accurately determining past, present and future
assault ships and amphibious transport dock ships. target positions.
The newest version, being installed on Block III Virginia-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Harris Corp. (Exelis) class SSNs, is the BPS-16(V)5, fully integrated with the
submarine’s tactical local-area network.
SPS- 49 RADAR
BRIEFING: The SPS-49 L-band radar is a long-range, two- CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.

dimensional, air-search radar installed on many Navy ships.

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SYSTEMS and classify the type of radar. About half of the fleet’s SLQ-32s,
predominantly those on larger ship classes, also have an active
AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) radar jamming capability.
BRIEFING: The AIS is a commercially available shipboard broad- The SLQ-32(V) systems are undergoing an evolutionary
cast VHF maritime band transponder system that can transmit upgrade through SEWIP, an incremental block upgrade and
ship information, including navigation, identification and cargo. replacement program for several classes of Navy combatant ships.
AIS is mandated by the International Maritime Organization for The Block 1A upgrades replace the original signal processor with
all merchant vessels of more than 300 tons. Warships are exempt. the COTS Electronic Surveillance Enhancement processor and the
AIS significantly increases the ability of the Navy and allied display console with the Navy standard UYQ-70, both of which
nations to distinguish between normal and suspicious merchant are integrated with improved control and display software.
ships headed toward U.S. and allied ports. Navy warships using Block 1B integrates a standalone SSX-1 Small Ship Electronic
AIS have observed dramatic increases in situational awareness, Support Measures System already in production at General
ship safety and intelligence gathering. In 2005, Navy leaders Dynamics, adding a specific emitter identification capability.
identified AIS as an urgent capability and directed fielding of The Coast Guard also has ordered SSX-1 systems. Block 1B3,
standalone AIS on all warships by fiscal 2006 and integrated approved for low-rate production in August 2012, provides
AIS in 2007-2011. AIS was granted Rapid Deployment Capability improved situational awareness.
authority in January 2006 and transitioned to a program of Lockheed Martin was selected in November 2009 to produce
record in 2008. a preliminary design for the Block 2 phase that will entail more
significant improvements, including a new antenna and receiver.
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . L-3 Communications Corp., General Dynamics Block 2 was approved for low-rate production in January 2013. Ten
Information Technology, Northrop Grumman Corp.
systems were procured, with 14 more ordered in September 2014
and additional units ordered in 2015. The Block 2 was installed
BLQ-10 ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE on USS Bainbridge in July 2014 for operational testing. Full-rate
MEASURES (ESM) SYSTEM production began in October 2016. A variant of Block 2, the SLQ-
BRIEFING: The BLQ-10 is an advanced signals intelligence 32(V)6, known as SEWIP-Lite, was developed for the LCSs.
(SIGINT) surveillance system for submarines, designed to Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract in October 2015
support operations in the littoral or open-ocean environment. to develop Block 3 with improved electronic attack capabilities
It enables detection, identification (to a specific emitter), as the SLQ-32(V)7. Preliminary design review was completed in
analysis and direction finding of radar and communica- August 2015. IOC is scheduled for 2019. A future Block 4 will pro-
tions signals of interest. The BLQ-10 also aids in gathering vide electro-optic and infrared capabilities to the SLQ-32.
intelligence. First deployed in 2000, it is being installed as a
common SIGINT suite in all operational Navy submarines. CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp.,
Lockheed Martin Corp.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp.

SLD-4 ESM SYSTEM

ACOUSTIC DEVICE COUNTERMEASURE (ADC) BRIEFING: The SLD-4 is an ESM suite installed on LCSs. The
BRIEFING: The ADC is a 3-inch-diameter expendable tran- systems provide detection and identification of emitters for
sponder that is ejected from a submarine’s signal ejector as integration into the ship’s combat system.
a decoy against homing torpedoes. The Mk3 ADC is being
replaced by the Mk5. CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Harris Corp.

CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Leidos, Sparton WLR- 1 RADAR WARNING SYSTEM

BRIEFING: The WLR-1 is installed on many Navy ships and
SLQ-25 NIXIE submarines. The latest version, the WLR-1H(V)5, features
BRIEFING: The SLQ-25C is a towed decoy electro-acoustic reliability improvements and is designed to perform area
jammer designed for torpedo defense of surface ships. It emits surveillance for electronic emitters, as well as detection, clas-
simulated ship noise intended to draw away incoming torpedoes. sification and targeting of emitters.

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Boeing’s Argon ST WLQ-4 ESM

BRIEFING: The WLQ-4 is an ESM system installed on
SLQ-32 ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM/ Seawolf-class attack submarines. It can be operated fully
SURFACE ELECTRONIC WARFARE automatically to detect, identify and locate radar and commu-
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (SEWIP) nications emissions and, through digital computers, correlate
BRIEFING: The SLQ-32, introduced in the early 1980s, is the intercepts with other sources of intelligence.
Navy’s primary shipboard electronic warfare system. It has pro-
vided the capability to passively detect threat radar emissions, CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . G TE Sylvania

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CARRY-ON EXPLOITATION SYSTEM installed on Los Angeles- and Seawolf-class submarines.

(ACCES) AND SLR-25(V)2 SHIP SIGNAL
EXPLOITATION EQUIPMENT (SSEE) CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . L-3 KEO

BRIEFING: The SLR-25 is a shipboard cryptologic exploitation

system used for tactical surveillance and targeting; indications PHOTONICS MAST/LOW-PROFILE
and warning; and passive detection, classification and track- PHOTONICS MAST (LPPM)
ing. The system also provides for interpretation and reporting BRIEFING: The Photonics mast is a non-hull-penetrating
of intercepted signals, geographic plot and analysis and track periscope mast installed on the Virginia-class submarines. It
correlation. provides multispectral sensing, allowing for visual, infrared
The SLR-25(V)1 ACCES is a portable version of the SLR- and low-light-level television imaging in a single mast, along
25(V)2 SSEE for ships without a permanently installed with a laser rangefinder.
cryptologic capability. When paired with a Transportable Radio The LPPM has the capabilities of the original mast but has a
Direction-Finding System, the ACCES provides a complete stealthier, slimmer profile similar to that of a 7.5-inch-diameter
SIGINT collection system. The ACCES is being integrated into Type 18 periscope. Two prototypes built by Ultra Electronics and
amphibious assault ships and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. one by L-3 KEO reached IOC in 2015. L-3 KEO was awarded a
contract in May 2015 to build up to 29 Block 4 LPPMs. Deliveries
DEVELOPER/MANUFACTURER: Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, began in 2017.
Charleston, S.C.
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . L-3 KEO, Ultra Electronics

SSQ-137 SSEE INCREMENT E/F

BRIEFING: SSEE Increment E is an evolutionary development, PATROL BOAT ELECTRO-OPTICS
spiral acquisition Tactical Cryptologic System whose function SYSTEM (PB-EOS)
is to provide comprehensive tactical information warfare (IW) BRIEFING: The PB-EOS is a variant of the SeaFLIR 280-
exploitation and ESM capability to the Navy’s surface platforms. HD maritime electro-optic/infrared imaging system being
SSEE Increment E, an afloat IW sensor, provides commanders built for Navy and Coast Guard patrol boats under a contract
with threat search and identification information and electronic awarded in September 2013.
attack options.
Increment E, an open-architecture system upgraded with CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . FLIR Systems Inc.

software changes, replaced an array of communications intelli-

gence systems. Increment F, which features improved receiver MX-10MS MSC E/O SYSTEM
sensitivity, signal acquisition and direction finding, entered BRIEFING: The MX-10MS is an electro-optical sensor turret to
low-rate production in April 2010 and achieved IOC in 2011. be installed on Military Sealift Command ships for situational
The Navy has ordered 113 Increment F systems. In May awareness, including ISR, coastal observation, and navigation.
2014, the Navy ordered the first set of improvements under Sensors include high-definition IR, wide and narrow EO, laser
the SSEE Modifications program to improve the ability to rangefinder and Advanced Video Tracker. Systems will be deliv-
detect, geo-locate and exploit signals. ered under a $49 million contract.

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Boeing’s Argon ST CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . L3 Wescam

MK20 AND MK46 EOSS

SHIPBOARD ELECTRO-OPTIC/ BRIEFING: The Mk20 EO electro-optical sensor system
INFRARED SYSTEMS (EOSS), in production since 2005, is a shipboard system than
provides targeting for naval guns. The Mk20 Mod 1 being
BVY-1 INTEGRATED SUBMARINE developed offers increased range resolution The Mk46 EOSS is
IMAGING SYSTEM (ISIS) an earlier targeting system.
BRIEFING: The BVY-1 ISIS provides all-weather high-definition
optical and infrared search via submarine periscope. The sys- CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . L3 KEO

tem includes active and passive ranging, image enhancement,

recording and storage of images, and image-transmission
capabilities. SHIPBOARD SONAR SYSTEMS
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp. SQQ-32 SONAR
BRIEFING: The SQQ-32 minehunting high-resolution sonar is
TYPE 18 PERISCOPE deployed on Avenger-class mine countermeasures (MCM) ships
BRIEFING: The Type 18 is a hull-penetrating mast that provides to detect and classify sea mines. It can operate in a retracted
optical, low-light-level television and color television imaging, mode for operations in shallow water or lowered through the

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version, the SQQ-32(V)4, designed to improve performance in tions. IOC was achieved in 2014 on USS North Dakota.
cluttered waters, increase search rate and provide improved res-
olution imagery, completed installation in the MCM fleet in 2015. CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp.

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . BAE Systems LARGE VERTICAL ARRAY (LVA)

BRIEFING: The LVA is a hull-mounted passive acoustic array
SQS-53 SONAR being developed for Block III and IV Virginia-class submarine
BRIEFING: The SQS-53 is the digitally controlled, bow- and the Ohio-class SSBN.
mounted, active/passive sonar on Ticonderoga-class cruisers
(SQS-53A/B/D) and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (SQS-53C). CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Electric Boat

The SQS-53D includes COTS processors and is replacing the

SQS-53A/B on Ticonderoga cruisers. BQR-15 TOWED ARRAY
BRIEFING: The BQR-15 is a passive acoustic sonar array towed
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . G eneral Electric Co., Raytheon Co., ITT Corp. by Los Angeles- and Ohio-class submarines.

BQQ-5 AND BQQ-6 SONAR CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp., Harris Corp.

BRIEFING: The BQQ-5 active/passive sonar is a digital replace-

ment of the BQQ-2 sonar. It includes a large spherical array SQR-19 TACTICAL TOWED
that is installed in the bow of Los Angeles-class submarines. ARRAY SYSTEMS (TACTAS)
The BQQ-6 is a similar primarily passive system, with limited BRIEFING: The SQR-18 and SQR-19 TACTAS provide very
active capability, installed on Ohio-class ballistic-missile sub- long-range passive detection of submarines. The arrays are
marines. Both sonar types are being replaced by the BQQ-10. towed as much as a mile behind a deploying warship so the
ship’s self-generated noise will not interfere with noise picked
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp. up from a target. The SQR-19 is deployed on Ticonderoga-
class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
BQQ-10 SONAR
BRIEFING: The BQQ-10 designation has been given to the mul- CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . G ould Electronics

tiphase Acoustic Rapid COTS Insertion program to upgrade U.S.

submarine sonar systems into an open-architecture common VARIABLE DEPTH SONAR
configuration. The BQQ-10 includes the Submarine Precision BRIEFING: The Variable Depth Sonar is being built for the LCS
Underwater Mapping and Navigation Upgrade (PUMA) to map ASW mission package and operated to search for and track
the sea floor and register geographic features — including submarines below a sonic layer. Raytheon was awarded a
man-made objects such as mines — and display them in a $27.9 million contract in May 2017 to advance its design to a
three-dimensional form on a computer screen. PUMA allows a full preproduction test set by late 2018.
submarine to conduct covert minefield surveillance and avoid-
ance and transmit the intelligence to other platforms. The CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co.

BQQ-10’s open architecture allows rapid insertion of new tech-

nologies, including the conformal array, large vertical array and TB-16 TOWED ARRAY
advanced towed arrays now under development. BRIEFING: The TB-16 is a passive acoustic sonar array towed by
Los Angeles-, Seawolf- and Ohio-class submarines. It is housed
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., General Dynamics Corp., in a tube that runs along the submarine’s hull. The TB-16B
Advanced Research Laboratory of the University of
version, introduced in 1987, greatly reduced the self-noise of
Texas at Austin
the array. The TB-16D was the first digital version, with more
improvements included in the TB-16E (1989) and TB-16G (2003).
LIGHTWEIGHT WIDE-APERTURE
ARRAY (LWAA) CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp.

BRIEFING: The LWAA is a passive sonar system installed on

the Virginia-class attack submarine. The acoustic sensors are TB-29 AND TB-29A TOWED ARRAYS
housed in conformal fairings along the hull of the submarine. BRIEFING: The submarine-towed array is a retractable cable fitted
with acoustic hydrophone sensors used for passive acoustic detec-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . L-3 Communications Corp. tion and tracking. The TB-29 thin-line array has replaced older
TB-16D and TB-23 arrays. The TB-29A is a COTS version of the
LARGE-APERTURE BOW ARRAY (LAB) TB-29 on Los Angeles-, Seawolf- and Virginia-class submarines.
BRIEFING: The LAB is a bow-mounted sonar array installed on The TB-29A also is installed on some surveillance surface ships as
the Block III and subsequent blocks of the Virginia-class sub- a surface towed array. The Navy expects the TB-29A to provide a
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led to termination of procurement after 32 TB-29A systems were swimmers, divers and small boats through passive acoustic
delivered, the last in 2005. detection and transmission of information by radio to the har-
bor defense commander.
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., L-3 Communications Corp.

TL-29A TOWED ARRAY S U R FA C E M I N E C O U N T E R M E A S U R E S

BRIEFING: The TL-29A, a twin-line variant of the TB-29A, is SYSTEMS
a passive, low-frequency system towed by the Military Sealift
Command’s T-AGOS ocean surveillance ships. It has been AQS-20 MINEHUNTING SONAR
installed on five T-AGOS ships. BRIEFING: The AQS-20 is a variable-depth, underwater mine-
detection sonar designed to give a strike group an organic capa-
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., L-3 Communications Corp. bility to detect, classify and localize bottom, close-tethered and
volume mines. The AQS-20A also is fitted with an electro-optic
UQQ-2 SURFACE TOWED ARRAY sensor to identify underwater objects.
SENSOR SYSTEM (SURTASS) The sonar is deployed while the helicopter is in a hover and
BRIEFING: The UQQ-2 SURTASS is a cable-mounted array of then towed undersea to scan the water in front and to the sides
acoustic hydrophones that provides long-range, passive detec- of the aircraft, as well as the sea bottom for anti-shipping mines.
tion and surveillance of quiet nuclear- and diesel-powered The sonar and electro-optical sensor provide high-resolution
submarines and real-time reporting of contacts to operational images of mines and mine-like objects as well as high-precision
commanders. The SURTASS is towed by an ocean surveillance location information. The AQS-20A is a component of the Remote
ship in a single-line array or a shorter twin-line array more Multimission Vehicle and the Airborne Mine-Neutralization Sys­
suited for water as shallow as 180 feet. The TB-29A array tem in the mine warfare mission package of the LCS. It entered
is being installed on all SURTASS ships. The WQT-2 Low- LRIP in 2005; 25 units were delivered.
Frequency Active (LFA) upgrade includes a low-frequency active The AQS-20C features four imaging sonars and an imag-
sonar transmitter, with the array serving as receiver of target ing laser system that hunt for mines in the entire water column
echoes. Two LFA systems are in fleet use, but their operations over a large area in a single pass. Classification of mines is done
currently are limited by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. within the body of the system using advanced algorithms and
signal processing. The AQS-20C will be integrated on the MCM
DEVELOPERS: . . . . . . . . L
 ockheed Martin Corp., General Dynamics Corp., Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) for mine hunting from an LCS.
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory,
Delivery of 10 units began in summer 2018. Developmental test
Alpha Marine, Raytheon Co., BAE Systems, IUSS
Operations Center began in late 2018. IOC was achieved in late 2018. Developmental
test with the LCS is scheduled for 2019/2020.

FIXED SONAR SYSTEMS CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co.

SOUND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (SOS US) AQS-24 MINEHUNTING SONAR

BRIEFING: The SOSUS is a Cold War-era network of bottom- BRIEFING: The AQS-24 is an active sonar winched and towed
mounted hydrophones connected to shore terminals. The through the water by an MH-53E mine-countermeasures heli-
SOSUS has the capability to detect and track submarine and copter or by a mine-hunting USV. It is designed to detect mines
surface contacts of interest at extremely long ranges. The sys- for further investigation by mine warfare forces. The AQS-24A
tem has become a subsystem of the Navy’s Integrated Undersea uses sonar simultaneously with a laser line scanner to provide
Surveillance System. precision optical identification of underwater mines. The sonar
also has been ordered by Japan for use on its minesweeping
FIXED DISTRIBUTIVE SYSTEM (FDS) helicopters.
BRIEFING: The FDS, designed to be an improvement of the The AQS-24A is being upgraded to the AQS-24B version
SOSUS, is a passive acoustic array surveillance system fixed features improved synthetic aperture sonar imaging — with
on the ocean floor in deep ocean, narrow straits, chokepoints three times the resolution of the AQS-24A — and increased
and shallow littoral areas. FDS-C is an upgrade incorporat- speed of real-time sonar processing. The first of three lots of
ing less-expensive COTS equipment to meet the fleet’s needs AQS-24B upgrade kits were delivered in September 2016. Two
for long-term undersea surveillance. The FDS and FDS-C are more lots were delivered by 2017. A laser upgrade is planned for
being fitted with a common processor to increase operator 2019. The AQS-24B also will be integrated on the MCM USV for
proficiency and reduce logistics costs. mine hunting from an LCS. The AQS-24C volume-search sonar
is planned for delivery in 2020.
SSQ-58A MOORED SONOBUOY
BRIEFING: The SSQ-58A is deployed by Mobile Inshore CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman (Westinghouse)

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SWEEP SYSTEM (UISS) SCANNED ARRAY (AESA) RADAR
BRIEFING: The UISS is a stand-off, semi-autonomous system BRIEFING: The APG-79 on the Block II version of the F/A-18E/F
designed with the capability to counter acoustic and/or mag- Super Hornet strike fighter and EA-18G electronic attack aircraft
netic mines. It includes a magnetic cable that tows a modified is primarily an air-to-air and air-to-ground fire-control radar.
Mk104 sound source towed by an MCM USV. The Mk104 The nose-mounted AESA antenna transmits directional beams
uses cavitation to create sound while the cable establishes in multiple modes as directed by agile electronic commands.
a magnetic field to detonate mines. Developmental test and Modes include air-to-air search and track, sea surface search,
operational assessment began in late 2018. The UISS is to be ground moving target indication (GMTI) and track, synthetic
deployed in the mine countermeasures package for LCSs. aperture radar (SAR), and mapping. Planned upgrades will
improve its strike and electronic attack capabilities and allow for
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Textron SAR and GMTI technology to enable radar imaging of terrain for
reconnaissance purposes.
SLQ-37/38 MINE SWEEPING SYSTEM
BRIEFING: The SLQ-37 and SLQ-38 are towed by Avenger- CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co.

class mine countermeasures ships. They include acoustic

generators and magnetic fields to detonate mines. APG-81 AESA RADAR
BRIEFING: The APG-81 AESA multimode radar is primar-
SLQ-48 MINE NEUTRALIZATION VEHICLE ily a combat fire-control system for the F-35 Lightning II,
BRIEFING: The SLQ-48 is a self-propelled, remotely operated, optimized for air-to-air and air-to-ground detection and
tethered vehicle used by Avenger-class MCM ships to hunt for targeting. The APG-81 also will be capable in its synthetic
and neutralize mines. It features a low-light television, a flood- aperture mode of high-resolution air-ground radar-image
light, and can carry one of two mission packages to neutralize mapping of terrain for reconnaissance use. The radar’s inverse
mines: a cable cutter to release moored mines to the surface or synthetic aperture mode will be used to detect and identify
an explosive charge to be placed to detonate a mine. surface targets at sea.

SLQ-60 SEAFOX MINE CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.

NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEM
BRIEFING: The SLQ-60 is a man-portable, tethered, semi- APS-137B(V)5 MARITIME
autonomous mine neutralization vehicle that can identify mines SURVEILLANCE RADAR
with its camera and detonate the moored and bottom mines BRIEFING: The APS-137B(V)5 is a multimode maritime imag-
with a shaped charge. The system includes a mission console ing radar installed on P-3C patrol aircraft. In the synthetic
and launch and recovery gear on board the mother ship. The aperture radar mode, the system can detect and map targets
Seafox was deployed to the Persian Gulf in 2012. at high resolution for intelligence and targeting. In the inverse
synthetic aperture radar mode, the system can detect and clas-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . Atlas Elektronik sify surface contacts with resolution high enough to identify
classes of ships. The radar provides locating information on
SPU-1/W MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEM contacts and can be used for periscope detection at a high scan
BRIEFING: The SPU-1/W is a 30-foot, 1,000-pound metal pipe rate. Upgrades being implemented and considered include
filled with Styrofoam. It is magnetically charged before use standoff precision targeting and a maritime moving target
and then up to three can be towed in tandem in the water by indicator mode.
an MH-53E helicopter. The pipes are used to detonate acoustic
and magnetic mines. CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co.

APS-147/153 MULTIMODE RADAR

AIRBORNE RADAR SYSTEMS BRIEFING: The lightweight APS-147 or newer APS-153 is
installed on the MH-60R multimission helicopter. With its
APG-65 A ND APG-73 AIR long-range search, short-range search and inverse synthetic
INTERCEPT RADARS aperture radar modes, They are used for detection, identifi-
BRIEFING: The APG-65 and APG-73 are the nose-mounted radars cation, classification and tracking of surface targets. It also
in the Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 A+/C/D Hornets and Block features a periscope detection mode. The APS-153 is a devel-
I versions of the F/A-18E/F. The APG-65 also is installed in some opment of the APS-147 that features the Automatic Radar
AV-8Bs.The APG-65 and APG-73 are all-weather, mechanically Periscope Detection and Discrimination capability. Full-scale
scanned, multimode, multi-waveform, search-and-track sensors production of the APS-153 began in 2012.
for air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Telephonics Corp.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co.

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BRIEFING: The APS-145 surveillance radar is the primary sur- The APY-9 radar provides greatly increased capability to detect
veillance system in the Navy’s E-2C Hawkeye and Hawkeye 2000 and track targets earlier and more accurately in littoral, over-
carrier-based radar warning aircraft. The antenna is installed land and overwater environments than the APS-145. The radar
in a dorsal-mounted, dish-shaped radome that rotates when retains the legacy mechanical scanning capability of the E-2C
operating. The E-2C crew can monitor more than 6 million cubic and has the capability to stop the rotodome rotation and per-
miles of airspace and 150,000 square miles of ocean surface out form electronic scanning across a sector of interest. The E-2D
to ranges of greater than 300 miles. It can automatically detect, crew can monitor more than 6 million cubic miles of airspace
identify and track more than 2,000 targets — including their and 150,000 square miles of ocean surface out to ranges of
course, speed and altitude — simultaneously, linking the tracks greater than 300 miles. Low-rate production began in 2010.
over data networks to command centers and other units in a car-
rier strike group, and control friendly aircraft for intercepts. CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp.,
Raytheon Co., L-3 Communications Corp.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp.

APY-10 RADAR
BRIEFING: The APY-10 Maritime, Littoral and Overland
Surveillance Radar is a multimode imaging radar supporting
the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The APY-10 is a
new design based upon the APS-137B (V)5 radar installed on
P-3C Orion aircraft, and is fully integrated into the P-8A’s
Mission Control and Display System. On Feb. 3, 2011, P-8A
maker Boeing awarded Raytheon an LRIP contract to develop
six APY-10 radars plus spares for the Poseidon. IOC was
achieved in December 2013 with the P-8A. An international
version has been installed on Indian Navy P-8Is.
U.S. NAVY

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co.

APS-145 RADAR ON AN E-2C HAWKEYE ZPY-3 MULTIFUNCTION

ACTIVE SENSOR (MFAS)
BRIEFING: The ZPY-3 MFAS is the 360-degree long-range
APS-149 LITTORAL SURVEILLANCE surveillance radar developed for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned
RADAR SYSTEM (LSRS) aerial vehicle (UAV). The X-band AESA ZPY-3 can switch
BRIEFING: The APS-149 LSRS is a solid-state, wide-aperture, between ma­ri­time surface search, spot SAR, strip SAR, inverse
active electronically scanned array radar mounted in a long SAR snap­shot and inverse SAR high-resolution modes. Data
pod under the fuselage of some P-3C Orion Block Modification is sent to ground stations in the form of tracks, single-frame
Upgrade Program aircraft. The LSRS features ground and mar- images and high-resolution images while maintaining
itime moving targets indicator modes and is able to detect and 360-degree search. The ZPY-3 will enable the Triton to cover
track targets at long standoff ranges and provide targeting- more than 2.7 million square miles during a mission. Flight
quality track data via Link 16 for precision weapon systems. testing began in February 2012 and the first flight on an
Seven systems were built. MQ-4C took place in 2015.

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Boeing Co. CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.

APS-154 ADVANCED AIRBORNE ZPY-4 RADAR

SENSOR (AAS) BRIEFING: The ZPY-4 is a lightweight, long-range, X-band
BRIEFING: The APS-154 is a development of the P-3C’s APS- maritime surveillance radar designed for the MQ-8B Fire
149 for the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The AAS is Scout vertical-takeoff UAV. It has been upgraded to allow
solid-state, wide-aperture, active electronically scanned array automatic detection and tracking of moving targets seam-
radar housed in a long pod under the fuselage. The sensor is lessly between sea and shore. The Navy’s Ocean Surveillance
designed to provide standoff detection and tracking of moving Initiative software is integrated into the radar and provides
targets and high-resolution ground mapping. Flight tests on rapid identification in concert with the host ship’s AIS. The
the first P-8A test aircraft began in April 2014. radar was demonstrated on an MQ-8B in June 2014 and
deployed in 2016.
APY-9 RADAR
BRIEFING: Installed on the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Telephonics Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp.

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BRIEFING: In November 2017, the Navy selected the Osprey is available for identifying targets to night vision goggle-equipped
search AESA radar for the MQ-8C version of the Fire Scout ground forces. ATFLIR video is downlinked via the ATFLIR ROVER
UAV. Five sets have been ordered for test and evaluation. Data Link system and provides C-band ATFLIR video to ground
forces equipped with the ROVER system. ATFLIR has been used
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Leonardo-Fincantieri extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Navy has procured 410
ATFLIR systems.

AIRBORNE ELECTRO-OPTICAL AND CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co.

INFRARED SYSTEMS
AAS-44 THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEM
AAQ-37 DISTRIBUTED BRIEFING: The AAS-44 is a long-range thermal imaging sys-
APERTURE SYSTEM (DAS) tem used for surveillance as well as targeting for laser-guided
BRIEFING: The AAQ-37 is an array of six infrared cameras air-to-surface weapons from helicopters. The AAS-44 is
on the F-35 aircraft that give the pilot panoramic 360-degree installed on the HH-60H, MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters.
coverage for situational awareness for missile detection and
tracking, launch point detection, navigation and weapons CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co.

deployment. In June 2018, Lockheed Martin selected Raytheon

to develop the second generation of DAS, which will feature five ASX-6 MULTIMODE IMAGING SYSTEM
times more reliability and two times more performance capa- (MMI S)/ASX-4 ADVANCED IMAGERY
bility improvement at lower cost. MULTISPECTRAL SYSTEM (AIMS)
BRIEFING: The ASX-4 AIMS is a military variant of the com-
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon mercial MX-20, a 20-inch-diameter gimbaled turret housing
long-range, high-resolution, digital electro-optical and infrared
AAQ-40 ELECTRO-OPTICAL sensors for maritime surveillance. It replaced the AAS-36 on the
TARGETING SYSTEM (EOTS) Aircraft Improvement Program versions of the P-3C. The MX-20
BRIEFING: The EOTS, developed for the F-35, will provide detec- True High Definition version is the electro-optical sensor on the
tion and precision targeting of air and ground threats, as well as P-8A. The ASX-6 MMIS, a 15-inch-diameter gimbaled turret
surveillance and battlefield situation awareness. The EOTS is the housing long-range, high-resolution, digital electro-optical and
first sensor to combine forward-looking infrared with search- infrared sensors similar to the ASX-4, is a military version of
and-track functionality. The sensor views through a sapphire the commercial MX-15 replacing the AAS-36 on other P-3Cs.
window in the nose of the F-35, rather than in a rotating turret.
The first LRIP units were delivered in November 2009. First flight CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . L-3 WESCAM

of the EOTS took place in August 2010 on a test-bed aircraft.

AAQ-22E BRITE STAR II
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., BAE Systems BRIEFING: The BRITE Star II sensor system is a 16-inch-diameter
electro-optical/infrared navigational sensor system that includes
AN/ASG-34 (V)1 INFRARED a laser designator, laser pointer and large focal-plane array color
SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) daylight camera. Block II is replacing the AAQ-22C Star Safire
BRIEFING: The IRST is a passive infrared sensor mounted in the and AAQ-22D BRITE Star. The Navy uses the BRITE Star for
forward section of a centerline fuel tank that detects and tracks the MQ-8B Fire Scout. The Marine Corps uses the system on its
aerial targets at extended ranges. Its high angle accuracy allows it UH-1Y helicopters.
to track closely spaced targets at maximum ranges. The IRST sys-
tem began flight testing on F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in February CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . FLIR Systems Inc.

2014 and was approved for LRIP in December 2014. Deployment

began in 2017. An improved version, IRST Block II, is under
development.

CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp.

ASQ-228 ADVANCED TARGETING

FORWARD-LOOKING INFRARED (ATFLIR)
U. S. MA RINE CORPS

BRIEFING: The ASQ-228 ATFLIR is an external targeting pod

designed for the F/A-18. The pod features mid-wave infrared (IR)
targeting, an electro-optical sensor, laser rangefinder, target des-
ignator, laser spot tracker and a laser IR marker. ATFLIR provides
the aircrew imagery to detect, acquire, track and identify ground AAQ-22E BRITE STAR II ON NOSE OF UH-1Y VENOM

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RECONNAISSANCE AND ANALYSIS (COBRA) BRIEFING: The NGJ program will begin to replace the ALQ-99
BRIEFING: The COBRA is a mine- and obstacle-detection Tactical Jamming system in 2021. To be used on the EA-18G
multispectral sensor that is a modular component of the mine aircraft, the system was envisioned as a three-increment pro-
warfare mission package for the LCS. It is designed to detect gram, with each adding to the frequency range covered, each in
mines from the beach through the surf zone. It is a turret a separate pod. Increment 1 (Mid-Band) currently is funded and
designed to be carried in the MQ-8B Fire Scout. COBRA is the in development by Raytheon. This increment is designed as a
ISR technology component of the planned Assault Breaching two-pod system, one for each wing, and addresses the capacity,
System. In March 2009, COBRA Block I was rated mature capability and supportability limitations of the current system. In
enough to enter LRIP. The COBRA was successfully tested on October 2018, L3 Technologies and Northrop Grumman Mission
an MQ-8B in October 2010. IOC was achieved In October 2017. Systems were selected to demonstrate technology for Increment
Operational testing was completed in April 2018. Block II will 2 (Low-Band). High-Band capability, formerly Increment 3, is
add night operation capability and full-detection capability in planned but not yet funded.
the surf zone. Block III will add buried-mine line-detection When NGJ is combined with the EA-18G’s comprehensive
capability and near-real-time on-board processing capability. suite of radar and communications receivers, electronic war-
fare officers can detect, analyze and react to current and future
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp. threat systems. Australia joined the program in February 2017.
Critical design review of Increment 1 was completed in May
AES-1 AIRBORNE LASER MINE-DETECTION 2017. IOC is scheduled for 2022.
SYSTEM (ALMDS)
BRIEFING: The ALMDS is an electro-optic, blue-green laser CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Increment 1: Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems;
Increment 2: under competition
system designed to operate from the port side of the MH-60S
helicopter to detect, classify and localize floating and moored
sea mines near the surface using no in-water components. ALR-66B(V)3 AND ALR-66C(V)3 ESM
In flight, the laser makes a wide-swath sweep through the BRIEFING: The ALR-66B(V)3 ESM is installed in the P-3C as its
water, collecting three-dimensional imagery of the water vol- primary electronic intelligence and targeting system to detect
ume. It will provide a strike group with an organic airborne and classify radar emitters for tactical or intelligence purposes. It
mine-countermeasures capability, able to respond quickly, features improved sensitivity over the ALR-66A(V)3, and replaced
search a wide area and classify mines in littoral waters, straits the older ALQ-78 ESM system. The ALR-66C(V)3 — installed in
and chokepoints. the P-3C Anti-Surface Improvement Program (AIP) version — is
ALMDS is one of the airborne mine countermeasure sys- interfaced with an AS-105 spinning direction-finding antenna.
tems that are part of the mine warfare mission package Both versions send intercepted signals to the EP-2060 pulse ana-
designed for the LCS. The Navy awarded an LRIP contract in lyzer that analyzes parameters of an intercepted signal.
April 2006. The first ALMDS pod was delivered in January
2007, with 12 delivered by 2014. An additional five were CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.

ordered in February 2015. The ALMDS was deployed to the

Persian Gulf in July 2014 by a detachment of Helicopter Sea ALR-95(V) SPECIAL EMITTER IDENTIFICATION
Combat Squadron (HSC) 26. IOC was achieved in January 2017. (SEI) PULSE PROCESSING SYSTEM
BRIEFING: The ALR-95(V)1 provides P-3 AIP aircraft with inte-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp. grated conventional pulse processing and SEI capability. The
ALR-95(V)1 signal processor combines a video pulse processor
and an SEI capability into a single component. The SEI capability
A I R B O R N E E L E C T R O N I C W A R FA R E provides SEI functionality, pulse train analysis and RF distribution
SYSTEMS via the ALR-66C(V)3 system. The ALR-95(V)2 upgrade, completed
in 2008, replaced most ALR-66 components and improved pro-
ALQ-99 TACTICAL JAMMING SYSTEM cessing capability. The latest ALR-95 upgrade, which began in
BRIEFING: The ALQ-99 is an electronic warfare system 2008, will replace the analog TN613 tuner with a digital TN-500
designed to jam adversary radar, communications and data- tuner and add AIS capability.
link signals. The system, deployed on EA-6B and EA-18G
electronic attack aircraft, automatically intercepts, processes CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . Harris Corp., Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Training

and jams adversary signals. Major components include pod-

mounted jamming transmitters powered by ram-air turbines. ALQ-210 ESM
The ALQ-99 is coupled with the ALQ-218 wideband receiver BRIEFING: The ALQ-210 ESM system installed on the MH-60R
system and ALQ-227 communications receiver or USQ-113 helicopter is designed to detect, classify and locate radar emit-
communications countermeasures set. ters on land, surface vessels, submarines and aircraft.

CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . various CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp.

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ASQ-239 EW SYSTEM components, interfaces with an open system architecture, and

U.S. NAVY
BRIEFING: The ASQ-239 is designed to provide the F-35 provides processing and functionality growth for the life of
aircraft with warning and electronic support measures to the aircraft. The USQ-78B is being installed in all P-3C AIP and
increase situational awareness and survivability versus Block Modification Upgrade Program aircraft. The Acoustic
radar-guided weapons. The ASQ-239 is likely to feature some Receiver Technical Refresh (ARTR) program is designed to
electronic jamming capability through the AESA radar. provide replacement hardware and software for the current
P-3C acoustic suite. Additionally, ARTR is designed to add some
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . BAE Systems Radio Frequency Interference mitigation techniques along with
an embedded sonobuoy recording capability.
ALQ-240(V)1 ESM SYSTEM Major components replaced by the ARTR are the Advanced
BRIEFING: The ALQ-240(V)1 is the ESM system installed on Sonobuoy Communication Link (ASCL) receivers, ASCL pre-amps,
the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. It features adaptive acoustic distribution boxes, Command Active Sonobuoy System
tuning, precise direction finding and geo-location capabilities. transmitter, acoustic data recorders, Time Code Generator and
IOC was achieved in 2013. Acoustic Test Signal Generator. New hardware consists of a
Software Defined Sonobuoy Receiver (SDSR), Command Function
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Transmitter, Quad External Preamplifier, Embedded Acoustic
Data Recorder and an SDSR 4 antenna array.
ALQ-248 ADVANCED OFF-BOARD
ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM (AOEW) CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp.

BRIEFING: The ALQ-248 AOEW is an active mission payload

pod designed to be carried aloft by MH-60R/S helicopters to SONOBUOYS (AIR-LAUNCHED)
operate independently or as an extension of a ship’s electronic BRIEFING: Sonobuoys are used for environmental measurement
warfare system, the SLQ-32(V)6 SEWIP Block II and eventu- and prediction prior to and during an ASW operation, passive and
ally (V)7 Block III. The AOEW will be able to detect incoming active acoustic search and localization of the submarine target,
missiles, evaluate its direction, and use RF countermeasures to and final active acoustic fixing of the target’s position. Sonobuoys
deter the missile. Lockheed is under contract to deliver up to 18 are expendable sensor systems designed to be dropped from
AOEW pods. Production is expected to begin about 2020. aircraft into the water, where the parachute-retarded or speed-
braked cylindrical housings deploy battery-powered cables with
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems passive acoustic hydrophones or active transducers for detecting,
tracking and collecting acoustic intelligence on submarines and
ZLQ-1 ESM SYSTEM surface ships and radioing the information to the aircraft or a
BRIEFING: The ZLQ-1 is the ESM system installed on the ship for processing.
MQ-4C Triton UAV. The digital system features specific emitter The SSQ-36 bathythermograph sonobuoy is used to graph
identification. the temperature profile of a body of water. The SSQ-53F
Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording System is a pas-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Sierra Nevada Corp. sive acoustic sensor for detecting, localizing and tracking a
submarine. The SSQ-77C Vertical Line Array is a passive direc-
tional buoy with multiple hydrophones in a vertical column and
AIRBORNE SONAR SYSTEMS can be used as a multistatic receiver or a passive sensor. The
SSQ-62E Directional Command Activated Sonobuoy System is an
AQS-22 AIRBORNE LOW-FREQUENCY active sensor used to provide terminal positioning data during
SONAR (ALFS) the attack phase by transmitting active sound and determining
BRIEFING: The AQS-22 ALFS is the primary ASW sensor for range and bearing to a contact.
the MH-60R helicopter. The ASQ-22 is dipped into the water The SSQ-101 Air Deployable Active Receiver is a command-
by a reel on the helicopter and used to detect, track and able, passive acoustic sonobuoy with a horizontal planar array.
localize a submarine. It also can be used for passive acoustic The SSQ-125 is the coherent source sonobuoy used in the
intercept, underwater communications with a submarine and Multistatic Active Coherent (MAC) Air ASW system. It replaces
collecting bathythermal information of the ocean. LRIP began the SSQ-110 used with previous impulsive multistatic systems.
in 2002 and full-rate production in 2006. The ALFS was first The SSQ-125 produces electronic (coherent) pulses of
deployed operationally in 2009. various types and lengths that enable Doppler processing to
distinguish moving targets (e.g., submarines) from stationary
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Co. features of the environment (e.g., shipwrecks). This capability
will enable the detection of targets in shallow water envi-
USQ-78(B ) ACOUSTIC SYSTEM ronments involving a rough ocean floor. In a planned second
BRIEFING: The P-3C’s USQ-78(B) acoustic processor and dis- phase of MAC development, the power source for the SSQ-125
play system upgrades the sonobuoy receiver to an all-digital will be increased, enabling it to attain the long-range search
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High-altitude ASW will integrate modified sonobuoy sensors recovery by LCS and submarine (via Virginia class) payload
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to enhance the P-8A capability to conduct its mission at alti- modules or Modernized Dry Deck Shelter.
tudes higher than traditional fixed-wing airborne ASW, thereby Milestone A approval to transition development to a full
enabling greater communications range. program was granted in September 2015. The service plans to
build two Phase 1 Snakeheads for testing and eventual deploy-
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Sparton Corp., Ultra Electronics’ UnderSea Sensor Systems ment. Under the fiscal 2018 budget plan, the first Snakehead
Inc., ERAPSCO (joint venture between Sparton and Ultra)
vehicles will enter in-water testing in the first quarter of
2020. The Phase 2 LDUUV will be longer than the Phase 1
vehicle to add more payload and capability and if successful
could transition to mass production.

DEVELOPER: . . . . . . . . . . Naval Undersea Warfare Center

ORCA EXTRA-LARGE-DISPLACEMENT
UUV (XLUUV)
BRIEFING: The XLUUV Orca program is in a two-phase compe-
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for undersea operational awareness and payload delivery. The
autonomous Orca vehicle will be equipped with a reconfigurable
AIR-LAUNCHED SONOBUOYS BEING LOADED ONTO AN MH-60R SEAHAWK payload bay and be designed to perform a variety of missions,
loiter with the ability to periodically establish communications,
deploy payloads and transit home. Key attributes include ex­
UNMANNED UNDERSEA SYSTEMS tended vehicle range, autonomy and persistence. Operators will
be able to launch, recover, operate and communicate with the
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT UUV (ADUUV) vehicle from a home base. The Navy expects to down-select to
BRIEFING: As a risk-reduction effort for the torpedo-tube- a single prime contractor in the first quarter of 2019 to produce
launched 21-inch MRUUVs (Mission Reconfigurable Unmanned up to five vehicles, with the first Orca vehicle to start testing by
Underwater Vehicles), the Navy awarded Lockheed Martin the end of 2020.
Maritime Systems & Sensors a contract in 2003 to design a
single prototype ADUUV. It is the first Navy UUV designed to CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Under competition (Lockheed Martin and Boeing)

accommodate interchangeable modular mission payloads that

can be swapped out at sea. The single prototype is being used as MK18 MOD 1 SCULPIN UUV
a test bed for future UUV payloads. BRIEFING: The surface-launched, battery-powered Sculpin,
based on the Remus 100, is a small, autonomous, bottom-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp. mapping UUV that can scout for mines in advance of Navy
explosive ordnance disposal divers. It was used during
SNAKEHEAD LARGE-DISPLACEMENT Operation Iraqi Freedom in mine-clearance operations in the
UUV (LDUUV) port of Umm Qasr. It is to be included in the LCS mine war-
BRIEFING: The Snakehead LDUUV is designed to take full fare mission package.
advantage of the 88-inch-diameter, 40-foot-long vertical
launch tubes of the four Trident ballistic-missile submarines CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Kongsberg Hydroid

the Navy is converting into guided-missile attack subs. The

LDUUV will have a diameter of more than 3 feet. It will offer far MK18 MOD 2 KINGFISH UUV
greater range and payload than the 21-inch MRUUV and, with BRIEFING: The Kingfish is a Remus 600 UUV equipped with a
ample room for batteries, could potentially operate autono- side-scan sonar to detect mines and other objects underwater.
mously for several weeks. The LDUUV would carry a variety of It was deployed to the Persian Gulf in 2012. It can be deployed
sensor and weapon payloads. from an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat.
The Navy released its requirements in 2014 for a new
class of LDUUV to provide increased endurance, long range CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Kongsberg Hydroid

and payload hosting. The LDUUV will be a modular, open

architecture, reconfigurable UUV delivered in increments. The KNIFEFISH SURFACE MINE-
Increment 1 LDUUV will have mission capabilities to include COUNTERMEASURES UNMANNED
intelligence preparation of the operational environment and UNDERWATER VEHICLE (SMCM UUV)
below-water ISR to improve battlespace awareness. Future BRIEFING: General Dynamics was awarded a contract in
increments are expected to include mission payloads to pro- November 2011 to develop the SMCM UUV. The system will
vide above-water ISR, mine countermeasures and payload include two 10-foot-long, 21-inch-diameter Bluefin-21 UUVs.
deployment. LDUUV Increment 1 will be capable of launch and SMCM UUV, formerly known as the Battlespace Preparation

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of Naval Research and Battelle’s Bluefin Robotics, hunts for periods up to four months.
mines. Its side-scanning sonar can distinguish metal objects
in the water from mines. It travels a preset course at a speed CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . Teledyne Webb Research Corp.

of 3 knots and can operate to a depth of 900 feet.

The Bluefin-21 has operated at sea from Navy coastal mine- REMUS 100 AUV
hunter ships. The LCS mine warfare mission package includes BRIEFING: The Remus 100 AUV is used by the Naval Oceano­
two Bluefin-21s. Production of engineering and development graphic Office for data collection. The New-Generation Remus
models began in November 2011. A risk-reduction program was 100 features advanced electronics, a flexible navigation suite
completed in August 2013. The contract includes options for up with a conformal Doppler Velocity log, and open architecture.
to five low-rate production systems (10 UUVs). IOC is scheduled
for 2017. Sea acceptance trials were completely successful in CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Kongsberg’s Hydroid

October 2017 and has begun developmental test and operational

assessment. Full-rate production is planned for mid-2019. WAVE GLIDER USV
BRIEFING: The Wave Glider, also known as the SHARC
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, (Sensor Hosting Autonomous Remote Craft), is a low-profile
Battelle’s Bluefin Robotics
unmanned surface craft powered by wave action for propulsion
and solar batteries for mission systems and communication.
HOVERING AUTONOMOUS The Wave Glider is now operational with the U.S. Navy in two
UNDERWATER VEHICLE (HAUV) modes of ASW surveillance. One mode is as a node in a “picket
BRIEFING: The HAUV is being developed for the Explosive fence” ASW barrier. A number of Wave Gliders spaced apart
Ordnance Disposal Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Localization in an array collect acoustic data on undersea targets passing
System, a security system to inspect ship hulls, piers and pil- through the barrier from bottom sensors and transmit the data
ings for explosive devices and other underwater threats. The to a shore station via uplink to a satellite. The barrier can be
HAUV navigates along the curve of a ship’s hull to detect and repositioned remotely. The second mode is as a mobile sensor,
classify targets. Bluefin was awarded a contract in 2007 to with the Wave Glider using a towed hydrophone, able to swim,
build two HAUV prototypes. move from spot to spot in and out of areas of interest to search
for or investigate contacts of interest.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Battelle’s Bluefin Robotics
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company

BATTLESPACE PREPARATION AUTONOMOUS

UNDERWATER VEHICLE (BPAUV) SEA STALKER UUV
BRIEFING: The BPAUV is a small, fast UUV that maps the BRIEFING: The Sea Stalker is a large-diameter UUV — based
ocean bottom near the shore to note inshore oceanographic on the Sea Horse UUV — that can be launched from and
conditions and to surveil for mines. Weighing 80 pounds, retrieved by the dry-deck shelter of an Ohio-class ballistic
launched from a crane, propelled by a ducted propeller pow- missile submarines. Powered by a lithium battery, the UUV has
ered by lithium-ion batteries, the 10-foot long BPUAV can an endurance of seven to 10 days and can loiter offshore, col-
proceed at 3 knots on a preplanned mission. They can be lecting intelligence with two antenna masts, and transmit and
equipped with a side-scan sonar to detect mines but have no receive information via an Iridium satellite.
on-board processing capability.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . .Pennsylvania State University Applied Research
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Battelle’s Bluefin Robotics Laboratory

WSQ-43 LITTORAL BATTLESPACE

SENSING AUTONOMOUS UNDER U N M A N N E D S U R FA C E V E H I C L E S
SEA VEHICLE (LBS-AUV)
BRIEFING: The LBS-AUV is a Remus 600 AUV equipped with MODULAR UNMANNED SURFACE
sensors for oceanographic surveillance. The (V)1 version is ship- CRAFT, LITTORAL (MUSCL)
launched; the (V)2 version can be launched from the Dry Deck BRIEFING: The MUSCL is a two-man-portable unmanned
Shelter of a submarine. Full-rate production began in 2013. surface craft designed to perform ISR tasks for riverine forces.
The MUSCL will monitor suspicious vessels, personnel and
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Kongsberg’s Hydroid activities along shorelines, waterways, bridges and piers. The
first three MUSCLs were delivered Nov. 1, 2011, to Riverine
LBS-G SLOCUM OCEAN GLIDER Group One.
BRIEFING: The Littoral Battlespace Sensing-Glider are used to
collect oceanographic data. The winged shapes are 5 feet long DEVELOPER: . . . . . . . . . . PEO, Unmanned and Small Combatants

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U.S. Marines continued to be engaged in combat
and advisory operations during 2018 against the
forces of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and
against the Taliban in Afghanistan. A Special
Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis
Response (SPMAGTF-CR) in the Persian Gulf
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region has supported to U.S. Central Command

by providing air strikes, artillery and other sup-
port to coalition forces. U.S. Marines Cpl. Justin Droll and Lance Cpl. Stephen Luzier, machine
gunners with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd
Despite its continued engagement in Southwest Asia, the Marine Division, assault an enemy position during exercise Trident
Marine Corps is returning to its expeditionary amphibious roots Juncture 18 in Norway Nov. 7, 2018.
as it focuses on the Asia-Pacific region. The Corps is expanding
its presence there, having established a regular rotation of units The Corps also has restructured its Marine Expeditionary
to northern Australia for joint training, preparing for moving Brigades as rapid-response forces for specific geographic
some units to Guam, and restoring and modernizing equipment regions, while continuing to deploy Marine Expeditionary Units
and materiel for its units in the Western Pacific. with amphibious ready groups. In addition to the SPMAGTF-CR
The Marine Corps is emphasizing its close relationship with in the Persian Gulf, the Marine Corps fields a SPMAGTF-CR in
the Navy and its ability to project power from the sea. Forcible Europe to respond to crises in Africa.
entry remains a primary capability. It also has experimented The top acquisition priorities for the Corps are the Amphi­
with alternate forms of shipping for amphibious operations. bious Combat Vehicle (ACV) and the F-35B Lightning II. In June
Richard V. Spencer, the 76th secretary of the Navy, oversees 2018, the Corps selected BAE Systems to build the ACV1.1 and
the Marine Corps’ budget and major procurement. The service ordered 30 vehicles in the initial procurement to begin replac-
is led by Gen. Robert B. Neller, who became the 37th comman- ing the AAV7 assault amphibious vehicle that has served since
dant of the Marine Corps in September 2015. Neller introduced the early 1970s.
an updated Marine Corps Operating Concept in September 2016. The Corps has adopted a new sniper rifle and has begun
“The current and future fight may not be what we experi- reorganizing the structure of its infantry squads to accommo-
enced in the past,” he said in the document. “It encompasses date small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
not just the domains of air, land and sea, but also space and The Corps’ first F-35B squadron forward deployed to Japan.
the cyber domain. It will include information operations and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 made the aircraft’s
operations across the electromagnetic spectrum. It will involve first operational patrols in the Western Pacific in 2018. A separate
more rapidly changing and evolving technologies and concepts, deployment by VMFA-211 on board USS Essex introduced the F-35
which will force us to be more agile, flexible and adaptable.” to its first combat missions on Sept. 27, 2018, over Afghanistan.
Neller has assumed the task of reshaping the Marine Corps The CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter, now going
to whatever force levels will be allowed by constrictive defense through its flight-test program, is scheduled to replace the
budgets. The Corps considers 186,800 Marines to be the level service’s CH-53E Super Stallions. The Corps received delivery of
needed to meet steady-state requirements and still be able to go a CH-53K in May 2018 at Marine Corps Air Station New River,
to war. Congress responded to the Corps’ needs by authorizing North Carolina.
a 3,000-Marine increase to 185,000 in fiscal 2017, a level main- In July 2018, the Corps retired its last RQ-7 Shadow UAVs
tained in 2018. which were replaced by RQ-21 Blackjack UAVs. n

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SMALL ARMS AND MACHINE GUNS M17/18 MODULAR HANDGUN

SYSTEM (MHS)
M16A4 5.56 MM RIFLE BRIEFING: The Marine Corps is replacing its current handguns
BRIEFING: The M16A4 rifle is part of the Modular Weapon with the MHS, which the Army selected in January 2017 and is
System (MWS) program. The M16A4 incorporates a rail currently fielding. The 9 mm Sig Sauer MHS was selected for
adapter system (RAS) that allows rapid mounting of accesso- its affordability and modularity. The M17 is the standard ver-
ries such as day/night/thermal optics, infrared laser pointers, sion and the M18 is the compact version. The Corps plans to
flashlights and the M203A2 grenade launcher. The MWS procure 35,000 MHSs.
reduces the number of components required to attach acces-
M110 SEMI-AUTOMATIC SNIPER

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sories and allows the operator to configure it. The M16A4
entered service in 2003, replacing the M16A2. SYSTEM (SASS)
BRIEFING: The M110 SASS is a 7.62 mm precision rifle that
M4 5.56 MM CARBINE allows Marine Corps scout snipers to rapidly engage multiple
BRIEFING: The M4 carbine is a shortened version — 14.5- targets out to 800 meters. It is employed with the variable-
inch barrel compared with the M16A4’s 20-inch barrel — of powered M8541A Scout Sniper Day Scope (SSDS) and is compat-
the M16 series of weapons. The M4 is a semi-automatic and ible with a quick detach suppressor. The rifle has been fielded
select-fire, three-round-burst weapon. The M4 incorporates since 2007 within the U.S. Army, which is the lead service for
the RAS which provides four mounting rails for the attach- the program, and since 2010 within the Marine Corps. The M110
ment of accessories to mission tailor the weapons, to include SASS augments the M40A6 Sniper Rifle within infantry battal-
the M203A2. ions and reconnaissance units.

M4A1 5.56 MM CLOSE QUARTERS M40A6 7.62 MM SNIPER RIFLE

BATTLE WEAPON (CQBW) BRIEFING: The M40A6 is a Marine Corps-designed weapon
BRIEFING: The M4A1 is a 5.56 mm, semi-automatic and system. Each M40A6 is custom-built at Precision Weapons
selective-fire fully automatic carbine that accommodates a Section, Weapons Training Battalion, Quantico, Virginia. It is
variety of detachable, mission-oriented accessories, including a heavy-barrel, bolt-action, manually operated, magazine-fed
aiming devices and a sound suppressor. The weapon enables weapon. The M40A6 is employed with the variable-powered
operators to engage targets at normal small arms ranges. The M8541 SSDS and compatible with a quick detach suppressor.
M4A1 CQBW is accompanied by a component kit that includes The main battle weapon of the Marine Corps Scout Sniper, it
various optics, aiming devices and ancillary equipment for use is employed to engage targets out to 1,000 yards. The origi-
in close quarters battles. nal design, the M40, was first employed in the Vietnam War.
The M40A1 was introduced during the early 1970s, the M40A3
M9/M9A1 9 MM PISTOL during 2001 and the M40A5 in 2009. Fielding of the M40A6,
BRIEFING: The Beretta M9 is a 9 mm, 15-round, semi-automatic, and modification of M40A5 to M40A6, began in 2016 and was
magazine-fed pistol — first issued in 1985 — that has an effec- completed in early 2018.
tive range of about 50 yards. The new M9A1 allows for attachment
of the PAQ-6 laser-aiming device. This new pistol is designed to M107 .50-CALIBER SPECIAL
increase the capability of security forces, anti-terrorism teams, APPLICATION SCOPED RIFLE (SASR)
military police and force reconnaissance units in close quarters BRIEFING: The SASR is a COTS .50-caliber sniper rifle built by
confrontations. Barrett Industries. The weapon is effective against anti-
materiel targets at ranges up to 2,000 yards. The Marine Corps
CLOSE QUARTERS BATTLE PISTOL (CQBP) first fielded the M82A1 in 1989. The M82A3 configuration later
BRIEFING: The M45A1 CQBP is a commercial, off-the-shelf was fielded to replace the M82A1 and incorporated safety and
(COTS) M1911-style .45-caliber pistol that has replaced the reliability improvements to extend the service life. During
government-built M45 and supports dual arming of person- 2007, the Corps converted to the M107, an upgraded version of
nel assigned to reconnaissance and military police special the M82A3 being used by the U.S. Army, to achieve commonal-
response teams for use in close quarter battle missions. The ity and long-term maintenance support goals.
government awarded a contract to Colt Defense LLC in July
2012 for the .45-caliber CQBP. M1014 12-GAUGE JOINT SERVICE
COMBAT SHOTGUN
M007 CONCEALED CARRY WEAPON (CCW) BRIEFING: The M1014 is an ambidextrous semi-automatic
BRIEFING: The M007 CCW program is intended to meet the 12-gauge shotgun with a collapsible stock and military-standard
needs of Marine Corps civilian police and military criminal 1913 RAS for mounting various optical sights. The shotgun is
investigators engaged in law enforcement and security duties constructed of polymer material and corrosion-resistant metal
requiring them to have a concealable weapon. The M007 CCW components. The M1014 fires 2 3/4-inch and 3-inch magnum
is the Glock 19 pistol assigned to HMX1 security and criminal shells, with a magazine capacity of at least six rounds, depen-
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MK13 MOD 7 .30-CALIBER SNIPER RIFLE M240 7.62 MM MACHINE GUN

BRIEFING: The Mk13 is the primary sniper rifle of Marine BRIEFING: The M240 is a belt-fed, air-cooled, gas-operated,
Raiders and is being adopted by infantry and reconnaissance general-purpose machine gun. It has multiple fielded vari-
battalions to replace the M40A6. The bolt-action Mk13 uses ants to support infantry and support operations from fighting
the .300 Winchester Magnum round and increases the range of vehicles, tanks, vessels and aircraft. The M240 has a maxi-
scout snipers by 300 meters. The rifle features a new enhanced mum effective range of 1,800 meters.
day optic sight with a grid reticle. Fielding began in late 2018.
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MK13 MOD 7 .30-CALIBER SNIPER RIFLE

M240 7.62 MM MACHINE GUN

M203A2 40 MM GRENADE LAUNCHER

BRIEFING: The M203A2 is a lightweight, compact, breech- M2A1 .50-CALIBER FIXED-HEADSPACE
loading, pump-action, single-shot 40 mm grenade launcher HEAVY-BARRELED MACHINE GUN
that attaches to the M16A4, M4 and M4A1 rifles. The M203A2 BRIEFING: The M2 is a belt-fed, crew-served, heavy machine
has a maximum effective range of 150 yards at point targets gun that has been in service since World War II. System
and 350 yards at area targets. The M203A2 can fire several improvements have increased performance and accuracy.
different types of grenades, including high-explosive, smoke, The M2 has a maximum effective range of about 2,000 yards.
illumination, tactical CS (tear gas), multiprojectile and practice The M2 is assigned to infantry and support units, providing
ordnance. defense against aircraft and ground vehicle threats, and can be
employed from vehicle or ground mount.
M320 40 MM GRENADE LAUNCH ER The Marine Corps adopted the U.S. Army Enhanced
BRIEFING: A planned replacement for the M203A2, the M320 is .50-caliber Machine Gun (M2A1) Capability Production
a lightweight, compact, single-shot 40 mm grenade launcher Document (CPD) on Oct. 9, 2012. The CPD improves capabili-
that attaches to rifles or can be operated as a stand-alone ties for the current M2 with a Quick-Change Barrel (QCB) and
weapon. It has improved sights which enable the operator to better barrel life, a manual safety and greater reliability. The
acquire targets more rapidly. The barrel is loaded from the side, current M2 is being modified to M2A1 QCB with kits at the
allowing for longer munitions. depot that will set fixed headspace and timing, which elimi-
nates the need for the operator to set them after each barrel
M249 5.56 MM LIGHTWEIGHT change. This eliminates the potential for barrel damage due
MACHINE GUN to the operator improperly gauging headspace and timing,
BRIEFING: The M249 is a belt- or magazine-fed, gas-operated, reduces the probability of weapon failure or malfunction and
air-cooled light machine gun with a maximum effective range of decreases the time to perform a barrel change. The addition of
more than 1,000 yards. This weapon enhances a squad’s ability a manual safety will decrease the likelihood of unintended or
to engage targets with a high volume of fire. collateral damage.
Fielding of the M2A1 began in 2016. Delivery of approximately
M27 INFANTRY AUTOMATIC RIFLE (IAR) 3,600 M2A1s with the QCB is expected to be completed in 2019.
BRIEFING: The M27 IAR is a lightweight, Marine-portable,
closed-bolt, 5.56 mm weapon capable of 36 rounds per minute. MK19 MOD 3 40 MM MACHINE GUN
The IAR improves the squad automatic rifleman’s maneuver- BRIEFING: The Mk19 is a belt-fed, crew-served, 40 mm grenade-
ability and displacement speed, while providing the ability to launching machine gun. It has a maximum effective range of
suppress or destroy targets of most immediate concern to the 1,500 yards (point target) and 2,212 yards (area target). The Mk19
fire team. The IAR is lighter, and more durable, accurate and has a cyclic rate of fire of 325-375 rounds per minute and can be
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M32A1 MULTISHOT GRENADE 6 feet, causing casualties within a radius of more than 100
LAUNCHER (MSGL) yards. New initiatives to replace the existing electrical firing
BRIEFING: The M32A1 MSGL is a lightweight, 40 mm, shoulder- systems are being developed. All means of nonelectrical ini-
fired, semi-automatic, revolving-action multishot grenade tiation for the Claymore will be removed per the Presidential
launcher. The M32A1 can be loaded with six 40 mm rounds and Policy.
is capable of firing all Department of Defense Identification Code Additionally, new munitions are available for the family of
40-by-46 mm low-velocity ammunition. The maximum effec- scatterable mines, which are delivered remotely by artillery.
tive range of the M32A1 is 375 meters. Scatter mines have multiple fuse triggers, contain integral anti-
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tings. They can be employed directly on top of an enemy force or
EXPLOSIVES used to protect the flanks of an attacking force.
Anti-vehicular mines use a directed-energy platter charge;
HAND GRENADES the anti-personnel mines have standing or bouncing fragmen-
BRIEFING: Marines have available for combat use a wide tation variants. These mines meet the requirements based on
range of grenades for assault and other missions: the Presidential Policy of 2004.
n The M67 fragmentation grenade has an effective range of
approximately 50 feet. LINEAR DEMOLITION CHARGE (LDC) FAMILY
n Riot-control grenades produce a thick cloud of irritant BRIEFING: The LDC family consists of demolition systems
vapor/smoke that causes eye, throat and lung irritation. capable of defeating the enemy’s counter-mobility efforts. They
n Signaling grenades, such as the M18 colored-smoke provide a clear path, up to 15 yards wide by 109 yards long, for
grenade, produce clouds of green, yellow, red and violet combat vehicles during minefield and barrier-breaching opera-
smoke. Also useful for screening is the AN-M8 HC gre- tions. They are effective against single-impulse, pressure-type,
nade, which produces a thick cloud of white smoke. non-blast-hardened anti-tank mines and mechanically actuated
n The incendiary grenade, M14/thermite, is used to melt large anti-personnel mines. The Mk22, a 5-inch rocket motor, is used
battlefield items, rendering them useless. This grenade to propel the LDCs over the minefield.
contains a filler of aluminum and iron oxide that burns
for approximately 40 seconds at close to 4,000 degrees ANTI-PERSONNEL OBSTACLE-BREACHING
Fahrenheit. SYSTEM (APOBS)
n Illumination grenades produce light at 55,000 candlepower BRIEFING: The APOBS, a smaller version of the LDC, provides
for about 45 seconds and are used to brighten sections of the Marine Corps with an improved, lightweight, man-portable
the battlefield at night. capability to quickly breach anti-personnel minefields and wire
n Diversionary grenades produce a sound output of 183 deci- obstacles. The APOBS requires less than two minutes to set up
bels and a flash of light equivalent to approximately 6.4 and deploy, and is launched from a standoff of about 35 yards in
million candlepower. front of the leading edge of the obstacle or minefield.
n Nonlethal grenades are used in military operations other The system is designed to clear a footpath through
than war against noncombatants. The grenade body is a anti-personnel minefields and wire obstacles up to 45 yards
rubber sphere that contains a fuze well liner and is filled long and 2 yards wide during combat operations. The APOBS is
with a minimum of 100 rubber ball fragments. It is thrown a self-contained, one-shot expendable system that is trans-
or launched from a cup that attaches to a shotgun. ported in two backpacks, each weighing approximately 60
pounds, and deployed by a two-man team. APOBS uses the
MINES Mk126 Mod 1 rocket motor to propel a line charge over the
BRIEFING: Mines may be set to detonate by control, the actions obstacle, after which the line charge will detonate following
of their victims or the passage of time. Per the Presidential an eight-second delay, clearing the obstacle or anti-personnel
Policy of 2004, all non-self-destructing land mines were taken minefield.
out of the inventory by 2010. The M18A1 Claymore is the only
anti-personnel mine that remains in the inventory. Efforts to
review requirements and possibly replace anti-personnel land SHOULDER-FIRED MISSILES AND
mines and anti-tank mines are ongoing. ROCKETS
Mines are considered weapons and obstacles. The typical land
mine contains a booster, body, detonator, fuse and main charge. AT4
The M18A1 Claymore is a directional fragmentation mine BRIEFING: The AT4 is an expendable, shoulder-fired weapon.
primarily used in protective minefields for the defense of It is a self-contained unit consisting of a launcher and a
outposts and bivouac areas against infiltrators. Claymores rocket. The 84 mm system weighs nearly 15 pounds and is 40
also are effective in ambush against personnel and soft-skin inches long. The projectile weighs about 4 pounds and has
vehicles. When detonated, either by electrical or nonelectrical a muzzle velocity of more than 300 yards per second. The
means, a Claymore fires a fan-shaped pattern of steel balls warhead will penetrate more than 40 centimeters of rolled
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against moving and stationary targets is less than 300 yards. trajectory, combined with tandem, shaped-charge warheads,
Emerging variants have a reduced back-blast and may eventu- optimizes the Javelin’s lethality against modern tanks. The
ally allow firing from confined spaces. Javelin is fully fielded within the Marine Corps, with eight sys-
tems in each weapons company. The Javelin is replacing the
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . SAAB Bofors M220 version of the TOW.

M72 LIGHT ANTI-ARMOR WEAPON (LAW) CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Javelin Joint Venture (Raytheon Missile Systems,
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control)
BRIEFING: The M72 is a man-portable, lightweight shoulder-
fired disposable rocket launcher with a disposable tube. The
MK153 MOD 0 SHOULDER-LAUNCHED
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M72 was superseded by the AT4, but was placed back in produc-
tion in 2010 after operations in Afghanistan and Iraq proved the MULTIPURPOSE ASSAULT WEAPON (SMAW)
value of its low cost and light weight, and because of the lack BRIEFING: The Mk153 Mod 0 SMAW weapon system has been
of heavily armored targets. The current M72A7 LAW features fielded since 1984 and comprises a launcher and a family
an improved, higher velocity rocket motor to more accurately of rockets. The SMAW provides an assault team the ability
engage targets beyond 200 meters, an insensitive munitions to accurately engage bunkers and other fortifications, light
warhead, and a rail to mount a laser sight or night-vision armored vehicles and technical targets at close range (25 to
sight. Versions under development are the M72E8 with a 250 meters). The rocket family is composed of three variants:
fire-from-enclosure (FFE) capability and the M72E10, which HX05 High Explosive Dual Purpose, HX06 High Explosive
also features FFE plus an anti-structure munition. Anti-Armor and HA34 Novel Explosive. The HX05 is capable
of destroying bunkers and fortified structures and the HX06
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Nammo Talley Inc. is capable of destroying lightly armored vehicles and some
tanks. The HA34 was fielded in 2001 to allow clearance of cave
FGM-148 JAVELIN MEDIUM ANTI-ARMOR entries and is capable of destroying small buildings.
SYSTEM (M98A2)
BRIEFING: The Javelin missile is a highly maneuverable fire- CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Nammo Talley Inc.

and-forget weapon featuring an advanced tandem warhead

capable of defeating advanced battle tanks, including those with FIM-92 STINGER
reactive armor at medium range (between 65 and 2,500 meters). BRIEFING: The shoulder-fired, fire-and-forget Stinger surface-
The missile employs a soft launch two-stage motor that reduces to-air missile is a passive infrared/negative ultraviolet homing
the gunner’s vulnerability to counter fire because of its min- weapon used by the Marine Corps and is very effective against
imal launch signature and ability to be fired from enclosures high-speed, low-level aircraft such as jet or propeller-driven
and covered positions. The Command Launch Unit’s Imaging aircraft or helicopters and limited capability against unmanned
Infrared system is used to detect targets, including in conditions aerial systems.
of poor visibility and night operations. The round consists of the
missile and the disposable launch-tube assembly. LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 feet in the tube
DIAMETER: . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .75 inches
The missile has two gunner-selectable flight modes. The
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . 8 inches (when deployed)
Top-Attack mode allows the missile to impact on top of the WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4.5 pounds (including launch tube, Gripstock and
target, and the Direct-Attack mode (line of sight) allows it battery coolant unit)
to engage targets that are in a covered position. An elevated RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 kilometers
PROPULSION: . . . . . . . . . solid-propellant rocket
WARHEAD: . . . . . . . . . . . conventional high-explosive
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems

H E AV Y A N T I - A R M O R W E A P O N S

M41A4 SABER/M220A3 TOW MISSILE

BRIEFING: The M41A4 Saber system replaces the M220 Tube-
launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) Weapon System
that has been the heavy anti-armor weapon system for the
Marine Corps for more than 45 years. The Saber system includes
the M41 Improved Target Acquisition System (TAS), fielded by
the U.S. Army since 1998, a newly integrated Far-Target Locator
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and the TOW family of missiles. The M41A7 currently is being

fielded as an Image Enhancement (IE) to the M41A4. The IE
capabilities include: electronic focus; 2, 4 and 8x zoom; polarity
reversal; Enhanced Local Area Processing; frame integration;
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The Saber has significant improvements over the M220, are able to load ammunition three times faster and fire four
incorporating a number of features designed to enhance its times faster than they were able to with the M198. The M777A2
combat effectiveness and reliability. The Saber system allows emplaces in less than three minutes and displaces in two to
Marines to get a better view of the battlefield with an integrated three minutes. It traverses 32 percent more terrain worldwide
day/night sight and a second-generation forward-looking and is 70 percent more survivable than the M198. The M777A2
infrared system that doubles the detection, recognition and is towed by the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement and
identification performance ranges of the M220. The integration can be airlifted by the CH-53E/K, CH-47D helicopters and the
of the Position and Attitude Determination Subsystem, along MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor into remote high-altitude locations.
with the laser capability in the TAS, allows for the operator to The basic M777 howitzer was developed using conventional

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accurately determine a 10-digit grid-to-target coordinate out optical fire control to locate and aim the weapon. The M777A1
to 6,500 meters, allowing for surveillance and target location integrated a Digital Fire Control System (DFCS). The DFCS uses
reporting to other units as well as aid in the ability to conduct GPS, an inertial navigation unit and a vehicle motion sensor
indirect fire missions. This system can be employed from the to accurately locate and orient the weapon to deliver greater
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, Mine Resistant accuracy and responsiveness. The system integrates radios for
Ambush Protected vehicle or a ground mount. voice and digital communications and a chief-of-section dis-
The TOW missile family has a maximum range of 4,500 play that can be mounted into the cab of the prime mover for
meters, a maximum weight of 65 pounds and three tactical use as a navigation aid during towing. The system’s mission
variants: TOW-2A, TOW-2B and TOW-BB. The TOW-2A is a computer processes fire missions and outputs pointing infor-
direct-attack (line-of-sight) missile with a tandem-warhead mation to onboard gunners and chief-of-section displays.
configuration to provide increased lethality against targets with Upgrades to the system include a precision strike capability
reactive armor. The TOW-2B is a fly-over, shoot-down missile by incorporating hardware and software modifications to allow
that attacks armored targets from above, firing two explosively for firing the M982 Excalibur projectile and the M1156 Precision-
formed penetrators through the top armor plates. The TOW-BB Guided Kit. A software upgrade that supports onboard ballistic
(Bunker Buster) utilizes a bulk-filled high-explosive warhead computations was released in 2015 and has been fielded. A primer
that can breach or destroy concrete walls, earth and timber bun- feed mechanism supports firing a maximum of four rounds per
kers, and technical targets. minute, with sustained firing of two rounds per minute. The
A recent modification to TOW missile incorporates a M777A2 is capable of firing unassisted high-explosive projec-
radio-frequency-guided control capability that eliminates the tiles using conventional and modular propellants to a range of 15
physical wire link from the launcher to the missile. The suite of miles and rocket-assisted projectiles to approximately 19 miles.
missiles also can be used by the Light Armored Vehicle-Anti- The M777A2 can fire the precision-guided Excalibur muni-
Tank (LAV-AT). The M220A3 TOW 2 System still is being used tions up to 24 miles with sufficient accuracy, reducing the chance
by the LAV-AT community and currently is under review to be of noncombatant casualties and enabling supporting fire to be
replaced by the Modified Improved Target Acquisition Systems. delivered much closer to friendly troops. The M777A2 achieved
an operational availability greater than 90 percent support-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Raytheon Missile Systems ing Operation Enduring Freedom for Marine Corps, Army and
Canadian forces. An electronics refresh/modernization program
for several of the aging digital fire control components started
A R T I L L E R Y S Y S T E M S A N D M O R TA R S retrofits in 2017 and will continue through 2019 with further
upgrades in development.
M777A2 LIGHTWEIGHT 155 MM
HOWITZER (LW155)
BRIEFING: The M777A2 is a joint Marine Corps/Army program
that developed, produced, fielded and sustains the towed 155
mm howitzer, used by both services. The M777A2 provides
increased mobility, survivability, deployability and sustainability
in expeditionary operations throughout the world. The M777A2
is a direct- and general-support artillery system that replaced
the M198 155 mm medium-towed howitzer in both services and
started fielding in 2005. It has incorporated innovative design
technologies to overcome deficiencies inherent in the M198.
The M777A2 is the first ground combat system whose major
structures are made of high-strength titanium alloy. The sys-
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tem makes extensive use of hydraulics to operate the breech,

load tray, recoil and wheel arms. The combination of titanium
structures resulted in a weight savings of more than 7,000
pounds from the M198 system. The M777A2 operates faster
and more efficiently than its predecessor. Marines and Soldiers M777A2 LIGHTWEIGHT 155 MM HOWITZER

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The Marine Corps has procured its full approved acqui- M252A2 81 MM MORTAR
sition objective of 518 M777A2 howitzers; the U.S. Army BRIEFING: The M252A2 81 mm mortar is a crew-served,
procured 481 howitzers. The Canadian Army purchased 37 smooth-bore, muzzle-loaded, high-angle-fire weapon provid-
base model M777s and the Australian Army has purchased ing indirect fires in support of battalion-level operations. The
54 M777A2 under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases. The system weighs 77.7 pounds. It can be fired at the rapid rate of
production line had initially closed in 2014 with the delivery 30 rounds per minute for two minutes and continue firing at
of the final U.S. Army howitzer. However, in December 2016, the sustained rate of 15 rounds per minute indefinitely. It has a
the government of India signed an FMS case for 145 M777A2, maximum range of more than 5,800 meters. One complete 81
restarting the production line. In September 2018, the U.S. mm mortar system is operated by five Marines.
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Army procured an additional 18 howitzers that are sched-

uled to be delivered in 2021. A Performance-Based Life-Cycle M327 EXPEDITIONARY FIRE
Sustainment (PBLCS) contract was competitively awarded to SUPPORT SYSTEM (EFSS)
BAE Systems in 2013 and will continue through 2023. In 2016, BRIEFING: The EFSS was withdrawn from use in 2018.
the Australian Army signed a project arrangement that has
allowed Australia to utilize the U.S. PBLCS contract for sus-
tainment support. Canada is expected to join the sustainment C O M B AT V E H I C L E S
strategy in 2019.
ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE (AAV7A1)
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . BAE Systems BRIEFING: The AAV7A1 Reliability, Availability,
Maintainability/Rebuild-to-Standard (RAM/RS), initially
M142 HIGH-MOBILITY ARTILLERY fielded in 1971, remains the primary general-support armor
ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS) personnel carrier (APC) for Marine infantry. The AAV Family
BRIEFING: HIMARS is a C-130 transportable, wheeled, indi- of Vehicles (FOV) consists of the AAVP7A1 APC and two sup-
rect fire (IDF) rocket/missile system capable of firing all porting mission-role variants: AAVC7A1 RAM/RS command
current and future rockets as well as missiles in the Multiple- variant and the AAVR7A1 RAM/RS recovery variant. The
Launch Rocket System Family of Munitions. The HIMARS AAV7A1 RAM/RS FOV provides ship-to-shore to objective
launcher consists of a fire-control system, carrier (automo- mobility as well as direct fire support with organic weapons.
tive platform) and launcher-loader module that performs all The AAV7A1 RAM/RS FOV will continue to serve the Marine
operations necessary to complete a fire mission. The basic Corps until at least 2028.
system includes one launcher, one resupply vehicle and two The intent within the AAV Modification Line is to ensure
resupply trailers. HIMARS addresses an identified, critical maximum communications and weapons commonality
warfighting deficiency in Marine Corps’ fire support. HIMARS with the Amphibious Combat Vehicle. The AAV Modification
employs the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System to pro- Line is a critical component in the process of maintaining
vide precision fires in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task required operational availability for the 45-year-old legacy
Force (MAGTF). HIMARS also is a transformational, general fleet of assault amphibians. Specific focus areas include
support response, general support reinforcing and precision safety upgrades, replacement of obsolescent components and
IDF weapon system. HIMARS accurately engages target ranges improvements to interoperability, reliability, maintainability
— in excess of 40 miles — with high volumes of lethal preci- and availability.
sion fires in all weather conditions and throughout all phases Safety upgrades that complete fielding in fiscal 2019
of combat operations ashore. Initial operational capability include the Emergency Egress Lighting System and the
(IOC) was achieved in 2014. HIMARS has fired rockets from Automatic Fire Sensing and Suppression Systems. Key current
the decks of amphibious warfare ships. obsolescent modifications include upgraded intercoms that will
begin fielding in 2019, radio replacements that will begin field-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control ing in 2020, replacement of the obsolete Upgunned Weapon
System with the Remote Weapons Station that will begin
M224A1 60 MM MORTAR fielding in 2020, modernization of subsystems on the recov-
BRIEFING: The M224A1 60 mm mortar is a smooth-bore, ery variant that will begin fielding in 2021, and a modernized
muzzle-loaded, crew-served weapon providing indirect fires hydraulics upgrade that will begin fielding in early 2021.
in support of company-level operations that can be fired from
a pit emplacement or in handheld mode. The complete mortar CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . BAE Systems

in the conventional mode weighs 35.4 pounds; in the hand-

held mode it weighs 16.6 pounds. It can be fired at the rapid AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE (ACV)
rate of 30 rounds per minute for four minutes and continue BRIEFING: The ACV program is designed to provide an
firing at the sustained rate of 20 rounds per minute indefi- advanced-generation, armored amphibious combat vehicle to
nitely. It has a maximum range of 3,500 meters. The mortar replace the AAV7A1 RAM/RS FOVs. The ACV will be the primary
squad of one complete 60 mm mortar system consists of means of tactical mobility for the Marine infantry battalion
three Marines. at sea and ashore. The ACV will possess ground mobility and

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speed similar to the M1A1 tank during sustained operations LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLE (LAV)
ashore and have the capability to provide organic, direct fire BRIEFING: The Marine Corps has more than 714 LAV-A2s. Seven
support to dismounted infantry in the attack. configurations of the Family of LAV (FOLAV) are in service,
The ACV transports foot-mobile infantry units, their including the LAV-25, armed with an M242 25 mm chain gun;
equipment, and supplies within motorized and mechanized LAV-Anti-Tank, armed with the Anti-Tank Modernization turret
formations. The ACV is armed to be sufficiently lethal to and TOW missile system; LAV-Command-and-Control variant,
protect itself and its mounted infantry during movement, equipped with a communications suite; LAV-Logistics variant;
and then provide precision support-by-fire for the infantry LAV-Mortar variant, equipped with the 81 mm mortar system; the
who will dismount to close with and destroy the enemy. The LAV-Recovery variant; and LAV-Mobile Electronic Warfare variant.

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ACV units are attached to or placed in support of a Ground The LAV mission profile centers on conducting reconnais-
Combat Element commander to provide protected tactical sance, security and economy-of-force operations, and, within
mobility and communications to the supported force. The its capabilities, limited offensive or defensive operations that
ACV networked communications will provide supported units exploit the unit’s mobility and firepower. LAVs can cross riv-
with high levels of situational awareness and an ability to ers and streams and traverse rough terrain at relatively high
receive tasking and share information with higher and adja- speed. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Corps mobilized
cent units in real time. The ACV, as an integral part of the most of its LAV inventory to drive more than 600 miles inland
MAGTF, will enable the Joint Force commander to achieve from Kuwait to Tikrit, north of Baghdad, demonstrating the
a wide range of military operational outcomes. Designed to mobility requirement of the modern MAGTF. LAVs continue to
meet 30 percent improved surfaces and 70 percent unim- provide critical mission capabilities to Marine Corps.
proved surfaces mission profile, the ACV will provide the A service life extension program (SLEP) was initiated in 2005
level of tactical mobility required to be effective with Main primarily to address obsolescence issues. The upgrade replaced the
Battle Tanks, AAV RAM/RS vehicles and light armor recon- LAV-25’s Generation I thermal sight with a Generation II system,
naissance units, while carrying its assigned payload. with greater ranges for target detection, recognition and identifi-
The ACV Milestone C decision was approved in June 2018. cation. The new sight incorporates an integrated laser rangefinder,
BAE will manufacture 30 ACV low-rate initial production fire-control computer, target motion indicator and target coordi-
(LRIP) Lot 1 vehicles. A second LRIP option award for 30 nate computation. The SLEP efforts enhanced the survivability and
vehicles is planned for second quarter 2019. The LRIP Lot 1 lethality of the LAV-25 platform, extended the LAV’s service life
vehicles will undergo initial operational test and evaluation and redesignated the LAV configurations as LAV-A1.
and full-up system level testing that will lead to a full-rate The second upgrade to the FOLAV became the LAV-A2
production decision point in third quarter 2020. The LRIP configuration standard. The LAV-A2 project involved developing
Lot 2 vehicles will support IOC in fourth quarter 2020. Upon and installing an internal and external ballistic protection upgrade
approval, full-rate production options will be exercised to package, an automatic fire-suppression system for the interior
manufacture additional vehicles. Full operational capability of the vehicle, engine and cooling system upgrades, a 280-amp
will occur in fourth quarter of 2022. The Corps has a require- alternator upgrade and a Generation II suspension upgrade to
ment for 704 ACVs support the added weight of the new armor. The suspension
upgrade includes new struts/steering knuckles, torsion bars,
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . BAE Systems shocks and mounts, and drive shaft. The A2 upgrade also included
a power pack enhancement package that improves systems cool-
ing, increases engine horsepower and eases maintainability. A new
high-performance muffler and thermal shroud were added that
reduced emissions, vehicle weight and thermal signature.
The Anti-Tank Modernization (ATM) program, currently
in the production phase, will restore the supportability and
mission effectiveness of the LAV-ATA2s by providing improved
reliability, availability and maintainability of the turret sys-
tem. This will be achieved through the following mission suite
upgrades: multishot capability, the ability to acquire targets
while on the move with an improved thermal sight, and an
advanced fire-control system capable of firing the current and
next-generation heavy anti-armor missiles. The first two ATM
upgraded LAVs were delivered in June 2017.
The Obsolescence (OB) program, currently in the engineer-
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ing manufacturing and development phase, will integrate a new

engine and transmission. Additionally, OB will upgrade the driv-
er’s instrument panel and slip ring on the LAV-25.

AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Land Systems (OB), Raytheon (ATM)

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M1A1 ABRAMS MAIN BATTLE TANK (MBT) UTILITY TASK VEHICLE (UTV)
BRIEFING: The M1A1 continues to be an integral part of the BRIEFING: The UTV is a logistics support vehicle for active com-
combined arms team of the MAGTF by providing a capabil- ponent infantry battalions and reconnaissance units. It augments
ity for armored maneuver and lethal and survivable close the Marine Corps’ light strike mission and provides motorized
tank support to infantry. The Marine Corps M1A1 has been logistics sustainment support and casualty evacuation (CASEVAC)
providing this service since 1989 and is planned to continue to deployed infantry forces. The diesel-powered off-road vehicle
through 2050. In future years, the M1A1 fleet will undergo is capable of carrying up to four Marines or 1,500 pounds of cargo.
modifications necessary to maintain combat relevance and The back seats on the UTV can be reconfigured into a cargo bed
readiness. for transportation of bulk items, ammunition and litter transport
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The M1A1 Abrams’ latest generation of upgrades include: for CASEVAC. The vehicle can be transported internally by CH-53E
Stabilized Commander’s Weapon Station, Abrams Suspension rotary wing or MV-22B tiltrotor aircraft. The Marine Corps pro-
Upgrade, Ammunition Data Link, Generation IV Abrams cured 144 UTVs in December 2016, followed by an additional 104
Ammunition Rack, and the Abrams Integrated Display and vehicles in September 2017. Deliveries began in February 2017 and
Targeting System. were completed in March 2018.
The MBT provides the MAGTF with the ability to attack,
disrupt and destroy enemy forces through precision long- CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Polaris Government and Defense

range direct fires, armor protection, shock effect and rapid

maneuver. These effects can be both physical and psycholog- ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE (ABV)
ical. Tanks may be task organized in close support of infantry BRIEFING: The ABV is a tracked combat engineer vehicle designed
units or employed as a tank heavy task force to execute to provide deliberate and in-stride breaching capability of mine-
armored maneuver. fields and complex obstacles for the Ground Combat Element
During stability operations, tanks create an unmatched of the MAGTF. The ABV combines crew protection and vehicle
security presence. They enhance force protection and when survivability with the speed and mobility to keep pace with the
the situation unexpectedly changes, they provide ground com- maneuver force. The ABV is based on the M1 Abrams tank chassis
manders 24/7 firepower, lethality, mobility and shock. The and operated by a two-man crew. ABVs were first employed in
M1A1s will remain in service through 2050 and planned and combat operations in Afghanistan in December 2009, where they
future upgrades will ensure battlefield dominance of future proved their worth by breaching enemy improvised explosive
threats and challenges. device (IED) belts.
ABV components include a specifically designed turret,
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Land Systems a full-width mine plow, combat dozer blade, surface mine
plow, rapid ordnance removal system, two M58A4 linear
demolition charges, a lane-marking system and a .50-caliber
machine gun. The full-width mine plow, combat dozer blade,
rapid ordnance-removal system and surface mine plow are
blade attachments that provide the capability to conduct route
clearance, perform lane proofing during an assault breach and
support military operations on urban terrain. In December 2017,
a modified full-width mine plow was tested on an ABV.

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Land Systems

SUPPORT AND LOGISTICS VEHICLES

MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE

REPLACEMENT (MTVR)
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BRIEFING: The MTVR replaced the Vietnam-era 5-ton trucks

with commercial automotive technology. The unarmored
MTVR has an increased payload of 7.1 tons off-road and 15 tons
on-road, a high-performance suspension, traction control,
M1A1 ABRAMS MAIN BATTLE TANK central tire inflation system, automatic transmission and cor-
rosion technology upgrades.
There are several variants of the MTVR, including a cargo
INTERNALLY TRANSPORTABLE variant in both standard and extended-length wheel base
VEHICLE (ITV) (XLWB) configurations, dump truck, wrecker and tractor. The
BRIEFING: The ITV has been retired from the Marine Corps dump and wrecker variants maintain maximum commonality
inventory. with the basic MTVR cargo chassis. The tractor variant serves

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as the prime mover for the Marine Corps’ MK 970 5,000-gallon The all-wheel-drive vehicle is equipped with an indepen-
aviation and bulk-haul refueling trailer. The Navy also uses dent suspension system for superior off-road mobility in the
MTVR vehicles for construction battalion (Seabee) operations. most severe environments. The LVSR features an on-road
The HIMARS resupply vehicle is an MTVR XLWB cargo vari- payload capacity of 22.5 tons and an off-road capacity of 16.5
ant that was procured with an associated trailer as part of the tons. Four-axle steering increases maneuverability and vehicle
HIMARS artillery resupply system. capabilities. The LVSR is equipped with an advanced electron-
MTVR armor provides 360-degree protection as well as ics system for in-cab diagnostics of critical systems. The LVSR
overhead and underbody protection for the crew compart- has a 600-horsepower C15 engine and uses a single-source
ment. MTVR armor protects against small-arms fire, IEDs lubrication system for easier maintenance. The LVSR is capable

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and mines. It includes upgraded suspension, air conditioning of operating over increased distances with greater payloads
system, removable armored personnel carrier (with ballistic to meet the demands of expeditionary maneuver warfare. The
glass) for cargo variants, machine gun mounts and the Marine LVSR includes a self-loading/unloading capability to reduce
Corps Transparent Armor Gun Shield. The armor is a perma- dependence on external material handling equipment and to
nent modification to the vehicle. The “reducible height” armor transport supplies, equipment and logistics into remote areas in
configuration allows for removal of the cab roof to accommo- which Marines routinely operate.
date Maritime Prepositioned Force space requirements. Armor Add-on armor can be applied in the field by maintenance
is to be installed on all MTVR variants deployed to hostile activities. The program has been fully fielded and declared full
environments. operational capability July 2014.
The MTVR’s Medium & Heavy Tactical Vehicle Program
Management Office (PMO) has continued to improve MTVR CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Oshkosh Defense

armor in response to Urgent Universal Needs Statements

(UUNSs) — adding increased underbody blast protection, fuel MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH
tank fire-protection kits and 300-amp alternator kits, as well PROTECTED (MRAP) VEHICLES
as developing the reducible height armor configuration. In BRIEFING: MRAP vehicles were designed and fielded through
addition, live-fire testing has resulted in armor upgrades for an accelerated acquisition process that employed concurrent
non-reducible height armored MTVRs and the armored troop production, testing and fielding in order to meet urgent require-
carrier. The PMO is developing additional safety upgrades, such ments identified during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation
as transportability improvements and emergency egress wind- Enduring Freedom. The vehicles’ V-shaped hull, high ground
shields, in response to UUNSs and operational force input. The clearance and high hardened armor make them uniquely qual-
PMO worked with the Office of Naval Research under Future ified for high IED threat operations. The Approved Acquisition
Naval Capability to develop a fuel economy upgrade kit, cur- Objective of the MRAPs has been obtained, comprising three
rently being fielded on armored MTVRs. This capability provides vehicle platforms: the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV), the
for a 10 percent savings in fuel consumption. Cougar and the Buffalo.
The Approved Acquisition Objective of the MTVR has been The Cougar platform consists of Category I and Category
met. More than 1,000 MTVRs have seen service in Iraq and/or II variants. Category I vehicles primarily are intended for
Afghanistan. With a 70 percent off-road mission profile and operations in the urban combat environment and explosive
highly survivable armor package, the MTVR has been heavily ordnance disposal (EOD). Category II vehicles are capable of
used in theater for logistics and humanitarian missions. supporting security, convoy escort, troop/cargo transport,
The Marine Corps recently extended the life of the MTVR medical, armored utility, EOD and combat engineer opera-
from 2024 to 2042. A SLEP is being developed and two tech- tions. The Category III Buffalo is a six-wheel, six-passenger
nology demonstrator vehicles will be built in 2019. This effort vehicle developed to conduct route clearance operations. The
will concentrate on modernizing technologies that will enable M-ATV is designed to operate in rugged terrain and provides
the vehicle to maintain current requirements and avoid obso- better overall mobility characteristics than other MRAP plat-
lescence issues beyond the midpoint of the century. forms. It supports mounted patrols, reconnaissance, security,
convoy protection, data interchange, and command-and-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Oshkosh Defense control functions.
The Marine Corps’ enduring requirement was developed
LOGISTICS VEHICLE SYSTEM based on expected future threats and the service concept of
REPLACEMENT (LVSR) operations. It positions a small quantity of vehicles in the
BRIEFING: The LVSR replaced the Marine Corps Logistics operating forces and supporting establishment with the vast
Vehicle System’s heavy tactical wheeled vehicle. The LVSR cargo majority of the vehicles in prepositioned locations. The MRAP
variant transports several cargoes: bulk liquids (fuel and water); family of vehicles currently is fielded to all three Marine
ammunition; standardized containers; bulk, break-bulk, pallet- Expeditionary Forces.
ized cargo and bridging equipment. The LVSR has wrecker and
tractor variants. The vehicle base design includes factory- CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Land Systems-Force Protection,
Oshkosh Defense
installed armor and is designed to accept an add-on armor kit
for increased crew protection.

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HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE pro­cedures and training among all vehicle configurations will
WHEELED VEHICLE (HMMWV) minimize total ownership costs.
BRIEFING: The unarmored 1 1/4-ton HMMWV entered service The JLTV is intended to replace a portion of the Army and
in the mid-1980s, followed by the HMMWV A1 variant which Marine Corps HMMWV fleets as part of the ground equipment
was procured in the early 1990s. As a result of the fleet’s modernization efforts for the two services. The JLTV’s perfor-
service during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, additional mission mance characteristics exceed those of the armored HMMWV
requirements led to engineering modifications that were the ECV, thereby ensuring the additional protection and mobil-
catalysts for the procurement of the HMMWV A2 variant. The ity required by the operational forces. The JLTV FOV features
A2 provided a 2 1/4-ton hauling capability, an advanced cor- increased protection through the use of scalable armor solu-
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rosion protection package, a more powerful drivetrain and tions, while returning light tactical vehicle payloads, maneuver
increased vehicle reliability. capacity through expeditionary mobility and increased vehicle
The HMMWV A2 fleet consists of six variants, includ- performance and reliability lost to the HMMWV fleet due to the
ing the M1123 troop/cargo carrier, M1097A2 shelter carrier, increased weight of armoring efforts.
M1043A2 armament carrier, M1045A2 TOW missile carrier, The JLTV entered full-rate production and received autho-
M1035A2 soft-top two-litter ambulance and the M997A2 rization to begin fielding in December 2018. The JLTV FOV is
four-litter ambulance. The HMMWV A2 provides a mobile scheduled to reach IOC in 2019, followed by full-operational
capability for infantry; air defense; command, control and capability in 2022. The Corps has a requirement for 9,091 JLTVs.
communication; and maintenance personnel through autho-
rized modification/configuration of each mission-essential CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Oshkosh Defense

variant to meet the needs of the operational forces.

The Expanded Capacity Vehicle (ECV) is the fourth genera-
tion HMMWV design. The ECV replaced the aging fleet of base
variant A1s and some A2s. ECV system upgrades included: vehicle
armor, a more powerful Environmental Protection Agency-
compliant 6.5-liter turbo engine, an electrical starting system
and improved corrosion prevention and access panels to facilitate
vehicle maintenance. As a result of these vehicle enhancements
the ECV provides an increased payload and towing capacity as
well as increased reliability. In response to operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan, the ECV platform was upgraded with the Reliability
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Enhanced Vehicle (REV) package to account for additional armor

and survivability upgrades.
REV upgrades addressed braking, steering, drive train, cool-
ing system and structural issues brought on by the increased
weight of the additional armoring of the ECV to meet survivability JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE
requirements. The ECV fleet comprises five variants, including
the M1114 and M1151 armament carriers, M1152 shelter and troop
transport variants, M1165 command-and-control variant and the F470 COMBAT RUBBER RAIDING
M1167 TOW/Saber variant. CRAFT (CRRC)
BRIEFING: The CRRC is the Marine Corps’ primary means of
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . AM General accomplishing amphibious raids. It is a 15-foot inflatable craft
capable of carrying six combat-loaded Marines and their equip-
JOINT LIGHT TAC TICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ment from amphibious ship to shore for low-visibility insertion
BRIEFING: The JLTV FOV is a joint Army/Marine Corps pro- in sea state 3. It is capable of being launched and recovered
gram procuring the next generation of light tactical vehicles from ships, submarines and helicopters.
and companion trailers. Program objectives are focused on
the improvement of vehicle mobility, reliability and increased CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Zodiac

payload for the new light tactical vehicle fleet, while provid-
ing increased survivability through modular protection within OTHER MARINE CORPS VEHICLES
the weight constraints of the expeditionary force. The JLTV The Marine Corps operates small numbers of vehicles with a
program will be able to reduce service-wide operations and variety of special uses. These include:
maintenance costs by maximizing vehicle commonality, pro-
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FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT aircraft. The five AV-8B attack squadrons continue to deploy to
support overseas contingency operations aboard amphibious
AV-8B HARRIER II assault ships and from austere forward operating bases in the
BRIEFING: The AV-8B Harrier II’s primary tasks are to conduct U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
fire support, close air support (CAS), interdiction, suppression AV-8Bs took part in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation
of enemy air defenses and air-to-air operations. Its short- Enduring Freedom, Operation Odyssey Dawn/Unified Protector
takeoff, vertical-landing (STOVL) capability provides greater and more recent operations against Islamic State extremists,
basing flexibility and sortie-generation rates than any other including Operation Odyssey Resolve in Libya in late 2016 and
tactical jet aircraft. The Harrier can perform a short takeoff Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria.

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using from 300 to 1,200 feet of ground/shipboard distance and In November 2011, the Marine Corps purchased 72 retired
then return from the mission to perform a vertical landing. Harriers from the United Kingdom as a source of spare parts
The AV-8B II+ program has greatly increased the capabilities to help improve current readiness and facilitate the long-term
of the Harrier by converting 74 day-attack variants to the radar/ sustainment plans as the AV-8B’s out-of-service date is 2026.
night-attack standard by adding the APG-65 radar; a navigational As of October 2018, the Marine Corps inventory included 108
forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor; digital moving map and AV-8Bs and 16 TAV-8Bs in five VMA and one VMAT squadrons.
fully integrated, night-vision-goggle- (NVG-) compatible cock-
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0.3 feet
pit; and by tripling the capacity for expendable countermeasures.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.4 feet
In 2002, the Harrier added the Litening targeting pod HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.6 feet
to its capabilities. The AV-8B was the lead platform in the WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . empty, 14,800 pounds
introduction of the Litening video downlink capability that MAX WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . short takeoff, 32,000 pounds; vertical takeoff, 20,700
revolutionized CAS, time-sensitive targeting and intelligence, pounds
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 1.0
surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations by providing
FERRY RANGE: . . . . . . . . 1,600 nautical miles unrefueled
a live video feed of the targeting pod displays directly to the POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . 1 Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 Pegasus turbofan engine
joint terminal attack controller/forward air controller using the ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . general-purpose and laser-guided bombs, JDAMs, cluster
Remote Operational Video Enhanced Receiver ground station. munitions, fire bombs, 2.75- and 5-inch rockets; laser-
and infrared-guided Maverick missiles, AMRAAM and
This system greatly increases the Harrier’s lethality and sur-
Sidewinder air-to-air missiles; 300-round 25 mm cannon
vivability while reducing the potential for fratricide, collateral CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 pilot (AV-8B); 2 pilots (TAV-8B)
damage and time to kill. It has proven invaluable to ISR opera- CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Boeing Co., BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Northrop
tions. The version currently in use is the Litening G4. Grumman Corp.
Growth for the AV-8B was seen with the installation of
OSCAR, the Open-System Core Avionics Requirement. This
system provided an advanced mission systems computer and a
warfare-management computer. OSCAR provided Joint Direct
Attack Munition (JDAM) capability and the necessary architec-
ture to rapidly streamline integration of such advanced weaponry
and systems as the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missile (AMRAAM), Dual-Mode Guided Bomb, Laser JDAM, Anti-
Jam/Anti-Spoof GPS Receiver, upgraded Tactical Aircraft Moving
Map capability and an upgraded self-protection countermeasure
expendable system. The two-seat TAV-8B trainer variant also
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is being modified with the OSCAR capability, a more powerful

F402-RR-408 engine and an NVG-compatible cockpit.
The most recent advancement in capability growth is the AV-8B HARRIER II
Harrier 5.0 and 6.0 Block Upgrades. The 5.0 Block Upgrade
accommodated carriage of the Litening pod on the centerline
weapon station, which allows for precision placement of high F/A-18 HORNET
explosives on time-critical targets and greater weapons carriage BRIEFING: The F/A-18A-D Hornet is a twin-engine, midwing,
on wing stations. The 6.0 Block Upgrade incorporates integra- multimission tactical aircraft. Introduced in 1978, it eventually
tion of a new bomb rack, the BRU-70 Digital Improved Triple replaced the F-4 Phantom II and A-6E Intruder in the Navy
Ejector Rack, ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System, and Marine Corps and the Navy’s A-7 Corsair II. The primary
APG-65 radar 23X software for improved radar performance design missions are fighter escort and interdiction, with fleet air
and other system improvements. Link 16 was installed on the 74 defense and close air support as additional roles. The single-seat
radar-equipped AV-8Bs by the end of 2018. F/A-18A and two-seat F/A-18B became operational in 1983.
Providing critical firepower to the Marine Air-Ground Task The F/A-18 is equipped with a digital fly-by-wire flight-
Force (MAGTF), the AV-8B operates close to, or from, the bat- control system that provides exceptional maneuverability and
tlefield and littoral waters with Marine ground combat elements allows the pilot to concentrate on operating weapons systems.
and has provided the fastest response time of any fixed-wing A solid thrust-to-weight ratio and superior turn characteristics,

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combined with energy sustainability, enable the Hornet to hold its operates F/A-18A++/B/C/D aircraft. Marine F/A-18A++/C squad-
own against any adversary. The F/A-18 is the Navy’s first tactical rons have been integrated into several Navy carrier air wings.
jet to incorporate digital-bus architecture for the entire avionics Marine Corps Hornets continue to support Operation
suite, making it relatively easy to upgrade. Starting in spring 2014, Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria and Freedom’s Sentinel in
a total of 40 retrofits began for the electronics warfare systems, Afghanistan. (See the Navy Aircraft section for details on Navy
resulting in sophisticated systems such as the Block 3 Integrated Hornet operators.)
Defensive Electronic Countermeasures System that includes the
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0.4 feet
ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver, ALQ-214(V)5 airborne jam-
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 feet
mer and ALE-47 infrared countermeasures dispenser. HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.3 feet
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Following a production run of more than 400 F/A-18A/Bs, WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,900 pounds maximum takeoff
deliveries of the single-seat F/A-18C and two-seat F/A-18D SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 1.7+
began in October 1987. The F/A-18C/Ds incorporated provisions CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx. 50,000 feet
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hi-Lo-Lo-Hi profile radius with 3 330-gallon external fuel
for employing updated missiles and jamming devices against
tanks and 4 1,000-pound bombs: 369 nautical miles
enemy ordnance. They are armed with the AIM-120 AMRAAM POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . 2 General Electric F404-GE-402 enhanced-performance
and the infrared-imaging version of the AGM-65 Maverick air- engines; 18,000 pounds static uninstalled thrust or 2
to-ground tactical missile. General Electric F404-GE-400 engines, 16,000 pounds
static uninstalled thrust
The two-seat F/A-18D performs tactical and forward
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 1 M61A1/M61A2 20 mm gun; 14,000 pounds of exter-
air control missions in addition to all-weather attack mis- nal stores; general bombs; GPS/laser-guided bombs;
sions. In 1999, with the delivery of the Advanced Tactical Air air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles; various other types
Reconnaissance System (ATARS), the F/A-18D assumed the of pods and mines
tactical reconnaissance mission. ATARS permits transmission CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F/A-18A and C, 1 pilot; F/A-18B and D, 2 pilots or 1 pilot
and 1 weapons systems officer
of real-time imagery to joint commanders via digital data link.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Boeing Co.
The F/A-18 Hornet is employed in Navy and Marine Corps
strike fighter squadrons and in the air forces of Australia, Canada,
Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain and Switzerland. A total of 1,503 F-35B/C LIGHTNING II
F/A-18A-D Hornets were produced. The last Hornet, an F/A-18D, BRIEFING: The F-35B is replacing the Marine Corps’ F/A-18C
rolled off the Boeing production line in August 2000. Hornets and AV-8B Harriers. It has an engine, software and
The service life extension program (SLEP) of record continues avionics in common with the F-35A and C variants. However, its
to progress forward. The majority of operating F/A-18A-D Hornets internal weapons bay is slightly smaller to accommodate the lift
will receive modifications to extend their service lives beyond fan used for vertical flight. (See the Navy Aircraft section for a
8,000 flight hours; most will be modified to attain the 10,000 description of F-35 mission systems.)
flight-hour goal. In addition to modifications, all fleet aircraft will The F-35B first flew on June 8, 2008, and vertical lift opera-
need to incorporate the high-flight-hour inspection suite prior to tions began in January 2009 at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
exceeding 8,000 hours to ensure safety of flight and airworthiness. facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The first F-35B arrived at Naval Air
Of the 61 F/A-18As upgraded to the A+ configuration, 54 Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, in December 2009 to
have been upgraded to F/A-18C capability (as F/A-18A++). The begin STOVL flight testing. It was joined in 2010 by three other test
service plans to replace approximately 25 of the A++ aircraft as aircraft, including the first with a full mission system installed. In
they reach service life limits with F/A-18Cs upgraded to a C+ October 2011, the F-35B completed sea trials onboard USS Wasp.
configuration, equipped with Link 16, color cockpit displays, a In 2012, the U.K. Royal Navy reversed its 2010 decision to
moving-map display, ALE-47 infrared countermeasures, the purchase F-35Cs in lieu of F-35Bs. The Italian Navy is the only
Naval Aircrew Common Ejection Seat and the Joint Helmet- other foreign service planning to buy the F-35B.
Mounted Cueing System. Marines will continue to operate The Marine Corps’ training squadron for the F-35, VMFAT-
F/A-18A++/C/C+/Ds until they are replaced by F-35 Lightning IIs. 501, stood up in April 2010. The first F-35B was delivered to
Starting in 2014, a total of 36 retrofits began for the F/A- Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, in January 2012. F-35B training
18C/D Electronics Warfare systems, resulting in sophisticated began at Eglin in mid-2012 and moved the training to Marine
systems such as the Block III Integrated Defensive Electronic Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, in 2014.
Countermeasures System that includes the AN/ALR-67(V)3 Radar IOC was achieved on July 31, 2015. The Developmental Test
Warning Receiver, AN/ALQ-214(V)5 Airborne Jammer and AN/ III phase was conducted onboard USS America in late 2016.
ALE-47 Infrared Countermeasures (chaff and flares). In 2016, Initial operational test and evaluation began in December 2018.
modification began of 30 F/A-18Cs to the F/A-18C+ configuration. The Corps’ first operational F-35 squadron, VMFA-121 at
The first F/A-18C+ was delivered to VMFA-115 in 2016. MCAS Yuma, Arizona, completed transition to the F-35B in
As of October 2018, the Navy and Marine Corps had 524 F/A- 2013 and deployed to Iwakuni, Japan, in January 2017. It took
18A-D (80 A, 14 B, 307 C, 123 D) aircraft in operational service the F-35B on its first patrol with the 31st MEU. A second squad-
and in test roles, and 23 F/A-18Cs in inactive storage. ron, VMFA-211, completed transition to the F-35B in 2017 and
The Corps has six active squadrons flying F/A-18A++s or deployed in 2018 on board USS Essex. It flew the F-35’s first
F/A-18Cs/C+s, four squadrons of F/A-18Ds and one Reserve combat missions, conducted on Sept. 27 over Afghanistan.
squadron flying F/A-18A++/Bs. A fleet-replacement squadron VMFA-122 began flights in the F-35B in March 2018.

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In September 2018, F-35Bs conducted their first flights and cockpit functionality by integrating the ALQ-218 system,
from HMS Queen Elizabeth. USQ-113, APS-130 radar, navigation, Multi-Mission Advanced
In 2011, the Marine Corps decided to procure 353 F-35Bs and 67 Tactical Terminal and Blue Forcer Tracker into the electronic
F-35Cs. The service plans to equip four Fighter Attack Squadrons countermeasures officer and pilot displays.
(VMFAs) with F-35Cs to augment Navy carrier air wings. As of Marine EA-6Bs have been modified to operate the Litening
October 2018, 54 F-35Bs had been delivered to the Marine Corps. AT electro-optical targeting pod for ISR mission support and
(See the Navy Aircraft section for a description of the F-35C.) a classified text-based command-and-control capability for
greater mission flexibility and reduced response time to dyna­
Data applies to F-35B mic retasking.

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WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . 35 feet A total of 170 EA-6Bs were manufactured, with the last
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.3 feet
production aircraft delivered in 1991. Navy and Marine Corps
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . empty, 32,300 pounds
MAX WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . t akeoff, 60,000 pounds Prowlers have supported U.S. and coalition forces operating
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach 1.0 from a variety of expeditionary sites throughout the world and
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 nautical miles unrefueled; radius, 469 nautical from Navy aircraft carriers since 1971, including provision of
miles electronic warfare support for coalition forces during Operations
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . 1 Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine
Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, and
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . laser-guided bombs, JDAMs, cluster munitions, AMRAAMs
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 pilot Inherent Resolve.
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., Pratt & Whitney, Northrop The Navy’s VX-23 squadron retired the Navy’s last EA-6B
Grumman Corp., BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce in 2017. The Marine Corps now operates only one squadron of
ICAP III EA-6Bs, VMAQ-2, which returned from its last deploy-
ment in November 2018. The Prowler is expected to remain in
service with the Marine Corps until March 2019.

KC-130T/J HERCULES/SUPER HERCULES

BRIEFING: The KC-130, which entered Marine Corps service in
1961, is an assault support/aerial refueling aircraft that pro-
vides support to the MAGTF and expeditionary operations by
providing air-delivered ground refueling of aircraft and tactical
vehicles at forward operating bases and air-to-air refueling of
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fixed-, rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft. The aircraft can trans-

port 92 combat-loaded ground troops or 64 paratroopers and
equipment, as well as more than 42,000 pounds of weapons,
equipment or other supplies. It can be configured to transport
F-35C LIGHTNING IIs up to 74 patients on litters, provide battlefield illumination, and
operate in and out of unimproved landing zones, day or night
under all weather conditions.
EA-6B PROWLER The newest variant, the KC-130J, is equipped with Rolls-
BRIEFING: The EA-6B Prowler’s mission is to ensure surviv- Royce engines, six-bladed composite-material propellers and a
ability of U.S. and coalition forces through the identification and state-of-the-art “glass” cockpit. The KC-130J replaced legacy
suppression of enemy air defenses using the ALQ-218 Tactical KC-130F/R aircraft in all active-duty squadrons and the first
Jamming Receiver System (TJRS) and ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming Reserve squadron achieved IOC in summer 2015.
System (TJS), lethal suppression using the AGM-88 High-speed When equipped with the Harvest Hercules Airborne Wea­
Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) and communications jamming pons Kit (HAWK), the KC-130J adds multisensor imagery
using the USQ-113 Radio Countermeasures Set. reconnaissance and offensive close air support to its MAGTF
The Improved Capability (ICAP) III configuration is the lat- support capabilities through employment of the AAQ-30 Target
est version of the EA-6B weapon systems and is the last major Sight System, AGM-114P Hellfire and AGM-176 Griffin missiles,
upgrade of the platform. Thirty-two aircraft have been upgraded and GBU-44/B Viper Strike glide bombs. Development is under
to the ICAP III configuration, which includes incorporation of way to upgrade the Harvest HAWK with a Wescam MX-20D
the ALQ-218 TJSR that provides increased signal detection, geo- electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) turret, full-motion video,
location capability and selective reactive jamming capability. beyond-line-of-sight communications, more capable Hellfire
Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Color Displays have been missiles and full integration of the system.
incorporated into all four crew stations replacing legacy As of October 2018, the Marine Corps inventory included
monochrome displays. The ICAP III upgrade incorporates the 54 KC-130Js assigned to three active-duty and one Reserve
USQ-140 Multifunctional Information Distribution System Link Aerial Refueler Transport Squadrons (VMGRs) and 12 KC-130Ts
16 tactical data network access that affords increased battle- assigned to one Reserve VMGR squadron (See Navy Aircraft
field situational awareness and rapid communications with section for description of the C-130T.) The KC-130J inventory
joint forces. ICAP III improves aircrew situational awareness objective is 86 aircraft.

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WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . 132.6 feet

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.75 feet with a variety of safety changes resumed flight testing in May
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.25 feet 2002. Deliveries of the reconfigured MV-22B Block A began
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KC-130T: maximum gross takeoff: 175,000 pounds; in November 2003. An operational test squadron dedicated to
KC-130J: maximum gross takeoff: 175,000 pounds
the MV-22, VMX-22 (now VMX-1), was activated in 2003. The
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . normal cruise speed, KC-130T: 345 mph; KC-130J:
370 mph
MV-22B achieved its full-rate production decision in October
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with maximum payload and allowance for 30 minutes at 2005. The MV-22B Block B combat configuration was first
sea level, 2,046 nautical miles; with maximum fuel and delivered in December 2005.
20,000-pound payload, 4,460 nautical miles The first operational MV-22 Osprey squadron, VMM-263,
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . KC-130T: 4 Allison T56-A-16 turboprop engines;
was activated in March 2006 to begin the fleet transition from
KC-130J: 4 Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines
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with Dowty 6-bladed composite propellers the CH-46E to the MV-22. Initial operational capability (IOC)
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . (Harvest HAWK only) 4 AGM-114P Hellfire missiles, was reached in June 2007 and VMM-263 took the MV-22B into
10 Griffin missiles combat on a deployment to Iraq in September 2007. VMM-263
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KC-130T: 2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 flight engineer,
deployed the Osprey to sea in 2009 onboard the amphibious
1 load master; KC-130J: 2 pilots, 1 crew master
PRIME
assault ship USS Bataan. VMM-261 took the MV-22B on its first
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., GE Aviation Systems, Rolls-Royce, deployment to Afghanistan in late 2009. The MV-22B Block
Sargent Fletcher Inc. C configuration, which provided mission enhancements, pri-
marily in the areas of environmental control systems upgrades
UC-35C/D ULTRA/ENCORE and mission systems improvements, was first delivered in
BRIEFING: The UC-35C/D is an FAA-certified multipurpose January 2012. In July 2012, the first overseas squadron, VMM-
low-wing, twin-engine business jet with a pod-mounted 265, stood up in Okinawa, Japan, and V-22s were delivered
en­gine on each side of the aft fuselage. It has accommodations to HMX-1 to support the Presidential Executive Transport
for a pilot, co-pilot and six passengers and/or cargo, or a com- Mission in May 2013.
bination of the two. The UC-35C/D fleet is located at multiple As of October 2018, there are 18 active and two Reserve VMM
sites around the United States and overseas and is responsible squadrons, and one VMMT squadron. The MV-22’s speed and
for rapid-response transport for high-priority resupply and range have proven invaluable as Marine Expeditionary Units
movement of key personnel to remote sites. The two UC-35Cs (MEUs) continue to operate across ever-increasing distances,
entered service in 1999; 11 UC-35Ds entered service from 2001 such as from Afghanistan to Libya.
to 2006. In June 2018, the V-22 program awarded its third multiyear
procurement contract with the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Cessna, Precision Turbines Inc.
for an initial quantity of 59 aircraft (14 MV-22s/39 CMV-22s/
two CV-22s/four Japanese V-22s) with provisions for a variation
in quantity for up to 106 aircraft. To improve fleet readiness,
T I LT R O T O R Bell-Boeing was awarded a contract in January 2018 for the V-22
Common Configuration-Readiness and Modernization Program
MV-22 OSPREY to bring 129 MV-22B Block B aircraft up to the Block C configu-
BRIEFING: The V-22 Osprey is the world’s first tiltrotor aircraft ration. In addition, a contract was awarded in June 2018 for V-22
combining rotary- and fixed-wing capabilities, developed by nacelle improvements to include structural enhancements and
the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office for the U.S. Marine Corps, optimized wiring. As a new capability, the Marine Corps plans to
U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. The V-22 program total quan- field the V-22 aerial refueling system in the MV-22 in summer
tity requirement is 464 aircraft (360 Marine Corps MV-22s, 56 2020 to allow it to refuel aircraft, including the F-35Bs, CH-53s
Air Force CV-22s and 48 Navy CMV-22s). As of Oct. 31, 2018, as well as other V-22s.
379 (327 MV/52 CV) aircraft had been delivered. Additionally,
under the first Foreign Military Sales case for the V-22, there
are 17 MV-22Bs aircraft on contract for Japan.
The MV-22 Osprey replaced the CH-46E and CH-53D heli-
copters as the Marine Corps’ medium-lift aircraft. Its primary
mission is to provide the amphibious/vertical assault support for
the Corps, including transport of troops, weapons, equipment
and supplies. The MV-22 is a force multiplier due to its ability
to fly faster, higher and longer, and carry more cargo than the
platform it has replaced. Designed to carry 24 combat-equipped
troops, or 20,000 pounds internally, the MV-22 complements
the range of military operations with its external capability.
The MV-22B low-rate initial production was authorized in
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April 1997. The MV-22 program was projected to achieve a full-

rate production decision by December 2000, but was delayed in
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WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4.5 feet (to rotor tips)

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.25 feet assault ships with the Aviation Combat Element of a MEU,
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.9 feet supporting operations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross 60,500 pounds (self-deployment); the Pacific Rim. AH-1s participated in combat operations since
57,000 pounds (STOL); 52,600 (VTOL)
2001 in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The AH-1Z
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 280 knots or Mach 0.48
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with 24 troops, 430+ nautical miles; self-deploying,
first deployed in October 2011 with a detachment from HMLA-
2,230 nautical miles 367 (later transferred to HMLA-267) as part of the 11th MEU.
POWERPLANT: . . . . . . . . 2 AE-1107C Rolls-Royce turboshaft engines HMLA-267 was the first squadron to complete the transition
PAYLOAD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . internal, 20,000 pounds; external, 12,500 pounds to AH-1Zs. Transition of the active-component HMLAs is to be
TROOP SEATS: . . . . . . . . 24
completed in late 2020 and of the reserve HMLAs in 2021.
LITTERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 1 GAU-17, or 1 M240D 7.62 mm machine gun/GAU-16/ Pakistan has received 12 AH-1Zs and sale of 12 to Bahrain
GAU-18 .50-caliber machine gun has been approved. Other potential FMS cases are in work.
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 1 crew chief
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Raytheon Technical FUSELAGE LENGTH: . . . AH-1W: 45.4 feet; AH-1Z: 50 feet
Services, Rolls-Royce Corp. OVERALL LENGTH: . . . . AH-1W: 58 feet; AH-1Z: 58.25 feet
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AH-1W: 13.6 feet; AH-1Z: 14.4 feet
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AH-1W: maximum takeoff and landing, 14,750 pounds;
AH-1Z: maximum takeoff and landing, 18,500 pounds
HELICOPTERS SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AH-1W: maximum, 190 knots; AH-1Z: maximum, 200
knots
RADIUS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AH-1W: 58 nautical miles with attack payload; AH-1Z:
AH-1W SUPER COBRA/AH-1Z VIPER 139 nautical miles with attack payload
BRIEFING: The AH-1 helicopter’s primary roles are to provide POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . AH-1W: 2 General Electric T700-GE-401 engines
fire support and security of forward and rear area forces; con- AH-1Z: 2 General Electric T700-GE-401 or T700-GE-
401C engines
duct point-target/anti-armor and anti-helicopter operations;
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 1 20 mm cannon; TOW (AH-1W only), Hellfire and
provide armed escort, control and coordination for assault Sidewinder missiles; 2.75- or 5-inch rockets
support operations; control, coordinate and provide terminal CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots
guidance for supporting arms including artillery, mortars, naval CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Bell Helicopter Textron
surface fire support and close air support; and conduct armed
and visual reconnaissance.
The AH-1W is complemented with a night-targeting system
that includes a FLIR, low-light TV, laser-designator/range-
finder and an auto-track system. An embedded GPS/inertial
navigation system integrates the helicopter’s navigation and
weapons system to provide accurate targeting to the crew.
Communication and navigation systems include the ARC-210
radio that operates in fixed-frequency and frequency-hopping
anti-jam modes. The AH-1Ws currently are being upgraded
with a third-generation FLIR, Helmet Display Tracking System
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and Tactical Video Data Link.

Since 2015, the AH-1W has been in the process of replacement
by the AH-1Z. AH-1Z VIPER
Under the H-1 Upgrades Program, the Marine Corps is pro-
viding increased operational capabilities through improvements
in crew survivability, payload, power available, endurance, range, UH-1Y VENOM/HH-1N IROQUOIS
airspeed, maneuverability and supportability. The AH-1Z features a BRIEFING: The UH-1’s primary tasks are to provide airborne
new, four-bladed composite rotor system, performance-matched command and control for command elements; armed escort for
transmission, four-bladed tail rotor, upgraded landing gear and assault support operations; conduct combat-assault transport
a fully integrated glass cockpit. The commonality gained between of troops, supplies and equipment; provide fire support and
the AH-1Z and the UH-1Y (about 85 percent) is expected to reduce security for forward and rear area forces; and provide terminal
life-cycle costs and the aircraft’s logistical footprint, while increa­ guidance for supporting arms, including CAS, artillery, mortars
s­ing maintainability and deployability. and naval surface fire support.
The first low-rate initial production (LRIP) AH-1Z was The last UH-1N Iroquois (“Huey”) helicopters, which
delivered in 2007. The Marine Corps will procure 189 AH-1Zs, entered Marine Corps service in 1971, were retired in September
37 converted from AH-1Ws and 152 new build. Full-rate 2014, having been replaced by the UH-1Y Venom. The HH-1N
production of the AH-1Z was approved in 2010 and IOC was Huey remained in service as a utility and search-and-rescue
achieved in February 2011. (SAR) helicopter for air station coverage at MCAS Yuma.
Each of eight active and one Reserve Light Attack Helicopter Under the H-1 Upgrades Program, the Marine Corps is pro-
Squadrons (HMLAs) has a mix of 15 AH-1W/Zs and 12 UH-1Ys. viding increased crew and passenger survivability, payload, power
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supportability. The Corps has remanufactured 10 HH-1N helicop- The helicopter’s T-64-GE-416/416A engines are being
ters and is building 150 new UH-1Y models with a four-bladed up­grad­ed to the T-64-GE-419 configuration to increase lift
composite rotor system, performance-matched transmission, capa­bility at higher altitudes and temperatures. The current
four-bladed tail rotor, upgraded landing gear and a fully inte- fleet of CH-53Es is continuing to be modified with the Smart
grated glass cockpit. The first LRIP UH-1Y was delivered in 2007. Multifunction Color Display integrating Blue Force Tracker,
Each of the nine active and one Reserve HMLA squadrons moving map, FLIR and hover symbology on a single display,
eventually will have a mix of 15 AH-1W/Zs and 12 UH-1Ys. increasing pilot situational awareness and overall safety of the
HMLA detachments routinely deploy onboard amphibious helicopter in all flight regions to include landing in “brown-
assault ships with the aviation combat element of a MEU, sup- out” conditions.
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porting operations worldwide. The CH-53E was one of the first Defense Department assets
The UH-1Y achieved IOC in August 2008. An HMLA-267 to receive full United States and Possessions permission to fly
“Sting­er” detachment joined Medium Helicopter Squadron using automatic dependent surveillance. Modifications continue
(HMM) 163 and took the UH-1Y on its first operational deploy- to provide the entire fleet with these capabilities.
ment in January 2009. HMLA-367, the first full squadron to As of October 2018, the Marine Corps operated 142 CH-53Es
make the transition from the UH-1N, deployed to Afghanistan in eight active Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadrons (HMHs), one
in October 2009. Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron (HMHT) and one
All six active-duty operational HMLA squadrons completed Reserve HMH squadron. Each 16-helicopter squadron is based
transition to the UH-1Y by 2013, and the Reserve squadron in around an eight-aircraft “mother squadron” and two four-
mid-2014, bringing a closure to the UH-1N legacy fleet. Delivery aircraft detachments. The CH-53E has been used extensively in
of 160 UH-1Ys was completed in 2018. operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
The CH-53E will be replaced by the CH-53K King Stallion,
FUSELAGE LENGTH: . . . 4 4 feet
currently under development, with fleet deployment expected in
OVERALL LENGTH: . . . . 58 feet
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . empty, 11,839 pounds, maximum gross, 18,500 pounds 2023-2024. CH-53Es are expected to remain in service until 2030.
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 170 knots, cruise, 150 knots
RADIUS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 nautical miles mission radius with 2,182 pounds FUSELAGE LENGTH: . . 73.3 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . 2 GE T-700-GE-401C turboshaft engines OVERALL LENGTH: . . . 99 feet, 0.5 inches
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 2.75-inch rocket pods, 7.62 mm Gatling gun (GAU-17), HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.4 feet
M240D 7.62 mm machine gun, 12.7 mm GAU-21 WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . empty, 37,200 pounds; maximum gross, 73,500 pounds
machine gun MAX SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . 172 miles/hour (150 knots)
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pilot, co-pilot, crew chief, gunner plus 8 combat- CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 feet (without supplemental oxygen)
equipped troops MAX MISSION
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Bell Helicopter Textron RADIUS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 statute miles, (134 nautical miles) with 32 troops at
3,000 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . 3 General Electric T64-GE-419 turboshaft engines
(4,750 shp)
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5: pilot, co-pilot, crew chief/gunner, aerial observer/
gunner, tail gunner
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 3 GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (a Lockheed Martin company)
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UH-1Y VENOM
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CH-53E SUPER STALLION

BRIEFING: The CH-53E Super Stallion is the Marine Corps’
primary heavy-lift helicopter. Its mission is to provide combat CH-53E SUPER STALLION
assault transport of heavy weapons, equipment, supplies and
troops. The CH-53E incorporates GPS, FLIR and Aviator Night
Vision Imaging Systems Heads-Up Display sensors, and carries CH-53K KING STALLION
three .50-caliber guns. Communications include Ultra High BRIEFING: The most powerful helicopter in the Department of
Frequency/Very High Frequency/High Frequency radios, secure Defense, the CH-53K King Stallion is a new-build helicopter
communications capability and Identification, Friend or Foe. that will expand the fleet’s ability to move more material, more
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The CH-53K is the Marine Corps’ heavy-lift replacement for VH-92A PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER
the CH-53E Super Stallion. Designed to lift nearly 14 tons at a BRIEFING: In 2014, the Navy selected Sikorsky to develop the
mission radius of 110 nautical miles, in Navy high/hot environ- VH-92A (formerly VXX) to replace the VH-3D and VH-60N
ments, the CH-53K is designed to lift triple the baseline CH-53E helicopter fleet used to transport the president and other
lift capability. The CH-53K will have an equivalent logistics government executives. The May 2014 engineering and manu-
shipboard footprint, lower operating costs per aircraft, and less facturing development contract will result in two test aircraft
direct maintenance man hours per flight hour. and four production aircraft.
Once fielded, the CH-53K expected to externally lift two Sikorsky received the first S-92A aircraft to be modified into
“up-armored” High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles the VH-92A in December 2014 and used it for initial mission

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(HMMWVs), Light Armored Vehicles and dual Joint Light Tactical communications system testing in mid-2015. Sikorsky com-
Vehicles; feature a cabin section 12 inches wider than the CH-53E, menced modifications to that aircraft and the second S-92A
which can internally load two AMC 463L pallets or five AMC 463L aircraft later in 2015. Those aircraft will be used by Sikorsky to
half-pallets, or internally load an HMMWV; leverage a next- conduct testing for FAA airworthiness certification.
generation “glass cockpit” Common Avionics Architecture System critical design review was completed in August
System open architecture design; utilize triple redundant fly-by- 2016. The VH-92A’s first flight occurred on July 28, 2017. The
wire flight controls adding additional survivability, safety and program is on track to execute the contractor test readiness
maintenance improvements; include fourth-generation high- and flight readiness reviews planned for late 2018 and achieve
efficiency composite rotor blades with swept anhedral tips; and Milestone C in 2019. Two test aircraft will be built followed by
leverage low-maintenance elastomeric rotor head. 23 production VH-92As. The VH-92A is scheduled to enter ser-
Four engineering development model and three system devel- vice in 2020.
opment test article aircraft have logged more than 1,200 flight
test hours. Delivery to the Marine Corps for operational squadron
deployment is expected in 2023-2024. The Marine Corps plans to UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS
stand up eight active-duty squadrons, one training squadron and
two reserve squadrons to support operational requirements. The RQ-11B RAVEN
Marine Corps’ procurement objective is 200 helicopters. BRIEFING: Raven is the Small Unit Remote Scouting System
(SURSS) program of record midrange unmanned aerial system
FUSELAGE LENGTH: . . . 73.3 feet
(UAS). Missions are conducted by small tactical units (platoons)
OVERALL LENGTH: . . . . 99 feet, 0.5 inches
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.4 feet for front-line, day/night reconnaissance and surveillance
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . empty, 37,200 pounds; maximum gross, 88,000 pounds including convoy operations and to provide a commander
(with external load) the intelligence needed to make real-time decisions. The
MAX SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . 195.6 miles per hour (170 knots) battery-powered, hand-launched system weighs less than 5
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,500 feet (ambient dependent)
pounds, has a fixed EO payload and a combined gimbaled EO
MAX MISSION
RADIUS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 statute miles, (134 nautical miles) with 32 troops at and IR camera that transmits still images and full-motion video
3,000 feet to a ground control station (GCS) and remote video terminal
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . 3 T408-GE-400 turboshaft engines rated at 7,332 SHP (RVT). Each system contains three air vehicles, one GCS and one
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5: pilot, co-pilot, crew chief/gunner, aerial observer/
RVT. The Marine Corps received 178 systems completing the
gunner, tail gunner
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 3 GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns authorized allowance of 416 total systems to include the Puma
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (a Lockheed Martin company) and Wasp IV.

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . AeroVironment Inc.

VH-3D/UH-3D SEA KING
BRIEFING: Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) operates 11
VH-3D Sea King helicopters for transportation for the president of RQ-12A WASP IV
the United States and other government executives. The VH-3Ds BRIEFING: Wasp IV is the SURSS program of record’s smallest
are transportable in C-5 and C-17 aircraft. HMX-1 also operates a UAS, weighing less than 3 pounds. Missions are conducted by
former Navy UH-3H, redesignated UH-3D, for crew training. small tactical units (platoons and squads) for front-line, day/
night reconnaissance and surveillance to provide the small unit
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
leader the intelligence needed to make real-time decisions. The
all-environment, hand-launched system has an integrated digi-
VH-60N/UH-60N BLACK HAWK tal data link (DDL) that transmits live airborne video images and
BRIEFING: Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) operates location information to a GCS and RVT. It includes a stabilized
eight VH-60N Black Hawk helicopters for transportation for the high-resolution gimbaled EO/IR camera. Each system contains
president and other government executives. The VH-60Ns are two air vehicles, one GCS and one RVT. The service has received
transportable in C-5 and C-17 aircraft. HMX-1 also operates a 143 systems, completing the authorized allowance of 416 total
former Navy MH-60S, redesignated UH-60N, for crew training. systems to include the Puma and Raven.

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . AeroVironment Inc.

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RQ-20B PUMA system can be airborne within one minute, is nearly inaudible and
BRIEFING: The largest of the SURSS program of record UAS, Puma will fit inside a pocket. The system consists of two air vehicles, a
is a 13.5-pound, all-environment, hand- or mechanical-launched, single-handed controller with base station, and a 7-inch, sunlight-
reconnaissance and surveillance UAS employed at the company readable display unit. Black Hornet answers an urgent need for
level. Because of its longer endurance, it is well suited to develop MARSOC and is also fielded to Marine Infantry units.
pattern of life, perimeter security and persistent surveillance of
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . FLIR
targets and areas of interest. The system uses an integrated DDL
and gimbaled EO/IR sensor with laser illumination payload. Each
system contains two air vehicles and one GCS. The Marine Corps RQ-21A BLACKJACK
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has 95 systems completing the SURSS authorized allowance of 416 BRIEFING: The Blackjack UAS provides the warfighter with
total systems to include the Wasp IV and Raven. dedi­cated day and night ISR coverage, target acquisition and com-
munication relay via a dedicated airborne sensor system capable
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . AeroVironment Inc.
of delivering actionable intelligence to the tactical commander in
real time. The expeditionary nature of the Blackjack, which does
SCOUT not require a runway for launch and recovery, makes it possible to
BRIEFING: Scout is a 3D-printed small UAV designed by a Marine deploy from both austere land-based and shipboard environments.
corporal, costing about $613. A system includes two UAVs and a A system comprises five air vehicles, two ground control
control system. Manufacturing has been assigned to the MITRE systems, and launch and recovery support equipment. At 8 feet
Corp. long, a wingspan of 16 feet and endurance up to 16 hours, the
air vehicle’s open-architecture configuration is designed to
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . MITRE Corp.
seamlessly integrate multimission payloads. Both the Navy and
Marine Corps are utilizing the RQ-21A Blackjack.
SKYRANGER
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Insitu Inc.
BRIEFING: SkyRanger is a battery-powered, vertical-takeoff-
and-landing small UAS that provides near-real-time ISR to
Marine Corps units. The system weighs about 5 pounds and RQ-7B SHADOW
is equipped with EO/IR cameras, transmits still images and BRIEFING: The Marine Corps completed replacement of the
full-motion video to a GCS. The SkyRanger requires no launch RQ-7B by the RQ-21A in July 2018 and has divested the Shadow
equipment and enables fixed-hover positioning for precise systems to the Army.
observation. Each system contains two air vehicles, two GCSs and
two base stations with antennas. SkyRanger answers an urgent CQ-24A K-MAX CARGO RESUPPLY UAS
need for Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC). BRIEFING: The CQ-24A Cargo Resupply UAS consists of a single
system based on two unmanned K-MAX helicopters, main operat-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Datron World Communications Inc.
ing base and forward operating base GCSs, and associated ground
support equipment and spares. The Marine Corps conducted
INSTANTEYE evaluations of the K-MAX to fill an urgent requirement for an
BRIEFING: InstantEye is the Marine Corps’ most portable vertical- unmanned ability to deliver/retrograde cargo to forward operating
takeoff-and-landing small UAS at just under 10 inches in diam- bases while avoiding the use of convoys over dangerous routes.
eter and weighing only 1 pound. The battery-powered system is In November 2011, the Marine Corps deployed the CQ-24A
designed to be deployed rapidly from the squad level to conduct as a government-owned, contractor-operated system into
local, short-term surveillance and reconnaissance for situational Afghanistan for a six-month evaluation in combat condi-
awareness. The standard payload for the all-environment system tions. The deployment was extended through May 2014. The
consists of three fixed EO cameras with optional IR illumination two K-MAX aircraft, along with the rest of the system, were
for night operation. Each system consists of two air vehicles, a delivered to VMX-1 in 2016 to support further cargo UAS exper-
GCS, and spare batteries and parts. InstantEye answers an urgent imentation and concept of operations development.
need for MARSOC and is fielded to Marine Infantry units.
CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp., Kaman Corp.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Physical Sciences Inc.

MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT
PD-100 BLACK HORNET The Marine Corps operates a small number of the following air-
BRIEFING: The PD-100 Black Hornet is a personal reconnaissance craft for special missions. Inventory numbers are listed inside
system that provides users with an immediate ISR capability. At parenthesis. (See the Navy Aircraft section for descriptions of
6.5 inches and weighing only 6 ounces, Black Hornet is inherently these aircraft.)
safe and poses virtually no risk to other air vehicles or personnel,
UC-12F/M/W Huron���������������������������������������operational support airlift aircraft (13)
allowing the system to be operated almost anywhere at any time.
C-20G Gulfstream IV����������������������������������������� operational support airlift aircraft (1)
Whether it is supporting search and rescue, object identifica- F-5F/N Tiger II������������������������������������������������������������ Reserve adversary aircraft (1/11)
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SQUADRON NICKNAME AIRCRAFT TAIL BASE SQUADRON NICKNAME AIRCRAFT TAIL BASE
TYPE CODE TYPE CODE

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadrons (VMM) Marine Attack Training Squadron (VMAT)
VMAT-203*. . . . . . . . . . . Hawks. . . . . . . . AV-8B, TAV-8B. . . . KD . . . . . . . MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
VMM-161 . . . . . . . . . Grey Hawks . . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . YR. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMM-162 . . . . . . . . Golden Eagles . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . YS. . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C.
VMM-163 . . . . . . . . . Ridgerunners. . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . YP. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif. Marine Fighter-Attack Squadrons (VMFA)
VMM-164 . . . . . . . . . Knightriders. . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . YT. . . . . MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif.
VMM-165 . . . . . . . . White Knights . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . YW . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif. VMFA-112** . . . . . . . . . Cowboys. . . . . . . F/A-18A++/B. . . . . MA . . . . . NAS Fort Worth-JRB, Texas
VMM-166 . . . . . . . . . . . Sea Elks. . . . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . YX. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif. VMFA-115. . . . . . . . . Silver Eagles. . . . . F/A-18A++/C+. . . . VE. . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
VMM-261 . . . . . . . . . Raging Bulls . . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . EM . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C. VMFA-121. . . . . . . . Green Knights . . . . . . . . F-35B. . . . . . . . VK. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
VMM-262 . . . . . . . . . Flying Tigers. . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . ET. . . . . . . MCAS Futenma, Okinawa VMFA-122. . . . . . Flying Leathernecks. . . . . . F-35B. . . . . . . . DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
VMM-263 . . . . . . . . Thunder Eagles. . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . EG. . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C. VMFA-211. . . . . Wake Island Avengers. . . . . F-35B. . . . . . . . CF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
VMM-264 . . . . . . . . . Black Knights. . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . EH. . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C. VMFA-232. . . . . . . . . . Red Devils. . . . . . . . . F/A-18C. . . . . . . WT . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMM-265 . . . . . . . . . . . Dragons. . . . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . EP. . . . . . . MCAS Futenma, Okinawa VMFA-251. . . . . . . . . Thunderbolts. . . . . . F/A-18C+/D. . . . DW. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
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VMM-266 . . . . . . . . Fighting Griffins. . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . ES. . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C. VMFA-312. . . . . . . . Checkerboards. . . . F/A-18A++/C. . . . . DR. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
VMM-268 . . . . . . . . . Red Dragons. . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . YQ. . . . . MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii VMFA-314. . . . . . . . . Black Knights. . . . . F/A-18A++/C. . . . . VW. . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMM-362 . . . . . . . . . Ugly Angels . . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . YL. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif. VMFA-323. . . . . . . . Death Rattlers . . . . . . . F/A-18C. . . . . . . WS . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMM-363 . . . . . . . . . . Red Lions . . . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . YZ. . . . . MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Note: VMFA squadrons assigned to carrier air wings normally use the tail codes of the carrier air
VMM-364 . . . . . . . . . Purple Foxes. . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . PF. . . . . MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif. wings to which they are assigned.
VMM-365 . . . . . . . . . Blue Knights. . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . YM . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C.
VMM-764**. . . . . . . . . Moonlight. . . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . ML . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMM-774**. . . . . . . . Wild Goose . . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . MQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NS Norfolk, Va. Marine All-Weather Fighter-Attack Squadrons (VMFA(AW))
Note: VMM-362 was reactivated on Aug. 17, 2018, at Miramar. VMM-363 move from Miramar to VMFA(AW)-224. . . . . . . Bengals. . . . . . . . . . F/A-18D. . . . . . . WK. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
Kaneohe Bay on July 7, 2018. VMFA(AW)-225. . . . . . . Vikings . . . . . . . . . . F/A-18D. . . . . . . CE. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMFA(AW)-242. . . . . . . . . Bats. . . . . . . . . . . F/A-18D/C. . . . . . DT. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
VMFA(AW)-533. . . . . . . . Hawks. . . . . . . . . . F/A-18D/C. . . . . . ED. . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron (VMMT)
VMMT-204*. . . . . . . . . . Raptors. . . . . . . . . . MV-22B. . . . . . . GX. . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C. Marine Fighter-Attack Training Squadrons (VMFAT)
VMFAT-101*. . . . . . Sharpshooters . . . . . F/A-18C/D,. . . . . SH. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadrons (HMH) T-34C
HMH-361. . . . . . . . . . Flying Tigers. . . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . YN. . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif. VMFAT-501*. . . . . . . . . Warlords. . . . . . . . . . . F-35B. . . . . . . . VM . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
HMH-366. . . . . . . . . Hammerheads . . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . HH . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C.
HMH-461. . . . . . . . . . . Iron Horse. . . . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . CJ. . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C. Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT)
HMH-462. . . . . . . . . Heavy Haulers. . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . YF. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
HMH-463. . . . . . . . . . . . Pegasus. . . . . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . YH. . . . . MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii VMFT-401** . . . . . . . . . Snipers . . . . . . . . . . F-5F/N . . . . . . . LS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
HMH-464. . . . . . . . . . . . Condors. . . . . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . EN. . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C.
HMH-465. . . . . . . . . . . Warhorses. . . . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . YJ. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
HMH-466. . . . . . . . . . . Wolfpack . . . . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . YK. . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif. Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons (VMAQ)
HMH-772(-)**. . . . . . . . Hustlers. . . . . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . MT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JB McGuire-Dix-
VMAQ-2. . . . . . . . . . . Death Jesters. . . . . . . . . EA-6B. . . . . . . . CY. . . . . . . . MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
Lakehurst, N.J.
Note: VMAQ-3 was deactivated on May 31, 2018. VMAQ-2 will be deactivated in March 2019.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron (HMHT)
Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadrons (VMGR)
HMHT-302*. . . . . . . . . . Phoenix. . . . . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . UT. . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C.
VMGR-152. . . . . . . . . . . . Sumos. . . . . . . . . . . KC-130J. . . . . . . QD . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadrons (HMLA) VMGR-234**. . . . . . . . . Rangers. . . . . . . . . . KC-130J. . . . . . . QH . . . . . NAS Fort Worth-JRB, Texas
VMGR-252. . . . . . . . . . . . . Otis. . . . . . . . . . . . KC-130J. . . . . . . BH . . . . . . . MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
HMLA-167. . . . . . . . . . . Warriors. . . . . . AH-1W/Z, UH-1Y. . . TV. . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C. VMGR-352. . . . . . . . . . . Raiders . . . . . . . . . . KC-130J. . . . . . . QB . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
HMLA-169. . . . . . . . . . . . Vipers. . . . . . . . AH-1Z, UH-1Y. . . . SN. . . . . MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif. VMGR-452**. . . . . . . . . Yankees. . . . . . . . . . KC-130T. . . . . . . NY. . . . . . . . . . . . Stewart ANGB, N.Y.
HMLA-267. . . . . . . . . . . Stingers. . . . . . . AH-1Z, UH-1Y. . . . UV. . . . MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif.
HMLA-269. . . . . . . . . Gunrunners . . . . . AH-1W, UH-1Y. . . . HF. . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C.
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadrons (VMU)
HMLA-367. . . . . . . . . . . Scarface. . . . . . . AH-1Z, UH-1Y. . . . VT. . . . . MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
HMLA-369. . . . . . . . . Gunfighters . . . . . AH-1Z, UH-1Y. . . . SM . . . . MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif. VMU-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . Watchdogs. . . . . . . . . RQ-21A. . . . . . . FZ. . . . . . . . . . . . MCGCC Twentynine
HMLA-469. . . . . . . . . . Vengeance. . . . . . AH-1Z, UH-1Y. . . . SE. . . . . MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif. Palms, Calif.
HMLA-773**. . . . . . . . . Red Dog. . . . . . . AH-1W, UH-1Y. . . WG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . JB McGuire-Dix- Det. Yuma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Yuma, Calif.
Lakehurst, N.J. VMU-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . Night Owls. . . . . . . . . RQ-21A. . . . . . . FF. . . . . . . . MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
HMLA-773 Det A**. . . . Nomads. . . . . . . AH-1W, UH-1Y. . . MM. . . . . NAS New Orleans-JRB, La. VMU-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . Phantoms. . . . . . . . . RQ-21A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
HMLA-775**. . . . . . . . . Coyotes. . . . . . . AH-1W, UH-1Y. . . . WR . . . . MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif. VMU-4** . . . . . . . . . . . . Evil Eyes. . . . . . . . . . RQ-21A. . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Note: HMLA-167 began transition to the AH-1Z in November 2018. HMLA-269 will begin the Note: VMU-3 and VMU-4 completed transition from the RQ-7B to the RQ-21A in 2018.
transition in 2019.

Marine Transport Squadrons and Detachments (VMR)

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT)
VMR-1**. . . . . . . . . . . Roadrunners. . . . . (future C-40A) . . . . . . . . . . . . JRB-NAS Fort Worth, Texas
HMLAT-303*. . . . . . . . . . Atlas . . . . . . . . AH-1Z, UH-1Y. . . . QT. . . . . MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif. VMR Det. Cherry Point. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-35D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
VMR Det. Miramar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12W, UC-35D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Miramar, Calif.
Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) VMR Det. Belle Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12W, UC-35C. . . EZ. . . . . . NAS New Orleans-JRB, La.
VMR Det. Andrews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-35D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JB Andrews-NAF
HMX-1. . . . . . . . . . . . Nighthawks . . . . VH-3D, VH-60N, . . . MX . . . . . . . . . . . MCAF Quantico, Va. Washington, Md.
MV-22B, UH-3D, VMR Det. Kaneohe Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-20G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
UH-60N VMR Det. Beaufort. . . Swamp Fox. . . . . . . . . UC-12M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
VMR Det. Futenma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12W, UC-35D. . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Futenma, Okinawa
VMR Det. Iwakuni. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron (VMX) VMR Det. New River. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C.
VMR Det. Yuma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UC-12F, HH-1N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
VMX-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Argonauts. . . . . . . . . MV-22B,. . . . . . . MV . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
AH-1W/Z, UH-1Y, * Replacement training squadron
CQ-24A
VMX-1 Det.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CH-53E. . . . . . . MV . . . . . . . . . MCAS New River, N.C. ** Reserve squadron
VMX-1 Det.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-35B. . . . . . . . MV . . . . . . . . . . . . Edwards AFB, Calif.
VMX-1 Det.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MQ-21A. . . . . . . MV . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Yuma, Calif.
Compiled by Managing Editor Richard R. Burgess.
Marine Attack Squadrons (VMA)
VMA-214. . . . . . . . . . Black Sheep . . . . . . . AV-8B/B+. . . . . . WE . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
VMA-223. . . . . . . . . . . . Bulldogs. . . . . . . . . AV-8B/B+. . . . . . WP . . . . . . . MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
VMA-231. . . . . . . . . Ace of Spades . . . . . . AV-8B/B+. . . . . . CG. . . . . . . MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
VMA-311. . . . . . . . . . . . Tomcats. . . . . . . . . AV-8B/B+. . . . . . WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
VMA-542. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigers. . . . . . . . . . AV-8B/B+. . . . . WH. . . . . . . MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.

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MAJOR C4ISR SYSTEMS MAGTF SECONDARY IMAGERY

DISSEMINATION SYSTEM (MSIDS)
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND BRIEFING: The MSIDS provides organic tactical digital imagery
SYSTEM-MARINE CORPS (DCGS-MC) collection, transmission, dissemination, receipt and manipula-
BRIEFING: The DCGS-MC is the Marine Corps component of tion from forward positions with eyes on target to the Marine
the new web-based, joint services network that will function Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) commander in near real
as a single enterprise system for rapidly receiving, processing, time. This capability resides at the Marine Corps Forces Special
exploiting and disseminating a wide range of multiservice and Operations Command, MAGTF G/S-2 sections (staff intelligent
national intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) elements), Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), wings (down to

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sensor data and products. DCGS-MC will be interoperable the squadron), ground reconnaissance units and infantry sniper
with the DCGS elements of the other services. The services platoons. MSIDS provides cameras for intelligence gathering and
will share a core infrastructure called the DCGS Integration is fielded to intelligence, tank, artillery, engineer and assault
Backbone that will allow data sharing and collaboration among amphibious vehicle battalions, as well as chemical, biological
the joint services and the intelligence community. DCGS-MC incident response forces and civil affairs sections. MSIDS offers
geo-intelligence will focus on geospatial intelligence capa- the capability to digitize analog video from airframes and pro-
bilities. Future enhancements via incremental capability vides the tools to edit imagery and brief intelligence products.
insertions will focus on the delivery of all-source fusion and
signals intelligence capabilities. DEVELOPER: . . . . . . . . . . Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center-Atlantic,
Charleston, S.C.; plus various contractors
DEVELOPER: . . . . . . . . . . Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center-Atlantic,
Charleston, S.C.; plus various contractors
TACTICAL REMOTE SENSOR SYSTEM (TRSS)
BRIEFING: The TRSS program provides a ground surveillance
INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM capability for continuous, unattended, remote, all-weather
(IAS) FAMILY OF SYSTEMS detection, location determination and monitoring of enemy
BRIEFING: The IAS uses a three-tiered approach for receiv- activity. Current detection methods include seismic, acous-
ing, parsing and analyzing information from multiple sources tic, magnetic and imaging (thermal and electro-optical). This
to fuse and disseminate all-source intelligence products and includes the integration of satellite communications and long-
threat warnings. Tier I, the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) range imager cameras.
IAS, is a mobile system that supports the MEF Command
Element. Tier II is the Intelligence Operations Server that DEVELOPER: . . . . . . . . . . Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center-Atlantic,
Charleston, S.C.; plus various contractors
supports intelligence operations at the major subordinate
commands within the divisions, regiments, wings and groups.
Tier III is the Intelligence Operations Workstation that sup- COMPOSITE TRACKING NETWORK (CTN)
ports operations at the battalion, squadron and company BRIEFING: The CTN is an adaptation of the Navy’s Cooperative
levels using client/server and web-based technology to net- Engagement Capability (CEC) for Marine Corps sensors, weapons
work with intelligence sections and units at higher echelons. and command and control (C2) systems. CTN distributes com-
It also can function as a standalone workstation in a discon- posite tracking data and fire-control quality data to C2 nodes
nected or degraded communication environment. and weapon systems in the network. Initial operational capability
(IOC) was achieved in March 2011 with the fielding of two sys-
DEVELOPER: . . . . . . . . . . Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center-Atlantic, tems to Marine Air Control Squadron Two, at Cherry Point, North
Charleston, S.C.; plus various contractors
Carolina. The approved acquisition objective for CTN is 10 sys-
tems; full operational capability was achieved in 2014.
THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT
CORE SYSTEM (TBMCS) DEVELOPER: . . . . . . . . . Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division

BRIEFING: The TBMCS is a jointly managed system with the

Air Force as the lead service. The TBMCS provides the joint COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN
mandated air war planning tool for the generation, dissem- INTELLIGENCE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM (CIHEP)
ination and execution of the Air Tasking Order and Airspace BRIEFING: The CIHEP provides each counter-intelligence and
Control Order. It provides a core C2 system in the Tactical Air human intelligence company in the Marine Corps with the
Command Center (TACC) for the tools required to conduct capability to rapidly collect, process and disseminate intel-
situational awareness and assessment; airspace deconfliction; ligence information in support of the MAGTF. Each suite is
mission planning/execution/replanning; and assault support designed to provide integrated, standardized and interoperable
processing. The Air Force is planning the replacement effort information and communication systems, as well as special-
under a pivotal cloud solution. The Marine Corps approved ized equipment to conduct the full spectrum of intelligence
acquisition objective is 16 systems. and technical collection operations. CIHEP also includes a
technical surveillance countermeasures capability designed to
DEVELOPER: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems detect, locate, identify, neutralize and exploit a wide variety

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of adversarial penetration technologies that are used to obtain MADIS consists of two vehicles that operate together: the
unauthorized access to classified and sensitive information. Stinger variant (Mk 1) and Counter-UAS (C-UAS) variant (Mk 2).
Together, the Mk1 and Mk2 subsystems form a complementary
DEVELOPER: . . . . . . . . . . Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center-Atlantic, system of systems that is the initial building block of the LAAD
Charleston, S.C.; plus various contractors
Battalions future GBAD capability.
MADIS employs a dispersed, integrated and composite
COMMON AVIATION COMMAND defense comprising layers of GBAD systems defending the
AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S) MAGTF across the full range of military operations while con-
BRIEFING: The CAC2S provides a complete and coordinated sidering standoff, lethality, range and effectiveness. MADIS will
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modernization of Marine Air Command and Control System continue to deploy with MEUs/Expeditionary Strike Groups,
(MACCS) equipment. CAC2S will eliminate current dissimilar enhancing the Marine Corps’ ability to extend Sea Shield
systems and provide the MAGTF Aviation Combat Element defense from the littorals and forward deploying with the MEU
(ACE) with the hardware, software and facilities to effectively to protect maneuver forces in theater.
command, control and coordinate air operations integrated with
naval, joint and/or combined C2 units. CAC2S will comprise CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . TBD

standardized modular and scalable tactical facilities, hardware

and software to significantly increase battlefield mobility and TPS-59A(V)3 SURVEILLANCE RADAR SYSTEM
reduce the physical size and logistical footprint of the MACCS. BRIEFING: The TPS-59A(V)3 is the Marine Corps’ principal
CAC2S Increment I requirements will be achieved in two phases. long-range air-surveillance radar. The transportable, solid-
n Phase 1 accommodates rapid fielding of operationally rele- state, three-dimensional L-band radar is optimized to track
vant capabilities to include mobility, situational awareness, tactical ballistic missiles out to 400 nautical miles and cruise
tactical communications, information dissemination and missiles and aircraft out to 300 nautical miles. The radar is
operational flexibility that will establish the baseline CAC2S integrated with the Tactical Air Operations Module, the Marine
capabilities. This phase will upgrade fielded MACCS equip- Corps’ CTN and the Navy’s CEC.
ment with mature, ready technologies and establish an initial
product baseline Processing and Display Subsystem (PDS) CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Corp.

and Communications Subsystem. Phase 1 is fully fielded and

supplemented by existing MACCS legacy equipment to meet TPS-63B SURVEILLANCE RADAR SYSTEM
current operational requirements. Phase 1 is being replaced by BRIEFING: The TPS-63 is the Marine Corps’ short- to medium-
Phase 2 and will be fully sunset in 2021. range air-surveillance tactical radar. Radar coverage of air threats
n Phase 2 is structured to accommodate the integration of is limited to 160 nautical miles, of which 80 nautical miles is
technologies necessary for CAC2S to meet remaining ACE optimized to detect low-flying targets. The system is employed as
battle management, data fusion and C2 requirements. Phase a gap-filler to complement the Corps’ long-range radar coverage.
2 is in the production and deployment phase of its life cycle The radar integrates with the Tactical Air Operations Module and
after receiving a favorable Milestone C decision in February was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
2015. The CAC2S, along with a new operations facility, will
replace the Phase 1 PDS and most of the remaining MACCS CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.

legacy equipment in the TACC, Tactical Air Operations Center

and Direct Air Support Center. The approved acquisition TPQ-46B FIREFINDER GROUND
objective (AAO) for CAC2S Increment I is 50 systems. CAC2S WEAPONS-LOCATING RADAR (GWLR)
Phase 2 fielding began in May 2017. Full-rate production was BRIEFING: The TPQ-46B Firefinder is designed to rapidly detect
authorized in August 2017. The full deployment decision is and compute the location of hostile short- and medium-range
expected in 2021. mortars, artillery and rocket launchers — at ranges to 24 kilome-
ters — and enable friendly forces to return fire. The Marine Corps
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Mission Systems is undergoing an AAO reduction from 44 to 28 systems to support
the Force Structure Review Group requirements.
MARINE AIR DEFENSE INTEGRATED
SYSTEM (MADIS) CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Thales Raytheon Systems

BRIEFING: MADIS modernizes and increases capability to the

Low-Altitude Air Defense Battalions (LAAD) by transitioning TPQ-49 LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER-
from the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle baseline MORTAR RADAR (LCMR)
to modern tactical vehicles. In addition to the chassis upgrade, BRIEFING: The TPQ-49 LCMR provides a short-range mortar
MADIS modernizes existing ground-based air defense (GBAD) detection capability at ranges of 1 to 5 kilometers and can slew
systems by integrating existing systems and technologically more cueing intelligence to the TPQ-46B Firefinder via the TSQ-267
mature capabilities into an integrated system to confront attacks target processing set. The LCMR was procured and fielded
from unmanned aerial systems (UASs) and fixed-wing/rotary- under an Abbreviated Acquisition Program as a solution for an
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systems. The Marine Corps is undergoing an AAO reduction to 2 GWLR capability. G/ATOR Block 1 (GB1) completed an oper-
42 systems. ational assessment (OA) in October 2017 and achieved initial
operational capability in February 2018. Initial operational test
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Syracuse Research Corp. and evaluation (IOT&E) for GB1 was completed in October 2018.
G/ATOR Block 2 (GB2) completed an operational assessment
TSQ-267 TARGET PROCESSING SET (TPS) in September 2018 and will complete IOT&E in December 2018.
BRIEFING: The TSQ-267 TPS is the C2 node of the Family GB2 will provide an initial operational capability to the GCE in
of Target Acquisition Systems capability, providing radar February 2019. The Marine Corps intends to field a total of 45
deployment orders, support functions and target data to the units in support of Blocks 1 and 2.

U.S. MARINE CORPS

counterfire/countermeasure-servicing agent. The TPS uses the
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems as its primary CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems

communication and C2 tool. The AAO for the TPS is seven sets,
two for each active-duty artillery regiment and one for the
Reserve component. Full operational capability for the TPS was MAJOR AIRBORNE SENSORS
achieved in September 2011.
AAQ-28 LASER INFRARED TARGETING
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division AND NAVIGATING (LITENING) POD
BRIEFING: The AAQ-28(V) Litening is an external pod developed
AN/TPS-80 GROUND/AIR TASK-ORIENTED by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. and flown on U.S. Marine
RADAR (G/ATOR) Corps F/A-18, AV-8B and EA-6B aircraft. The pod enables aircrews
BRIEFING: The AN/TPS-80 is a three-dimensional, expedition- to detect, acquire, auto-track and identify targets at long ranges for
ary, short/medium-range, multirole radar capable of detecting weapon delivery or nontraditional ISR missions. Litening pods are
low-observable, low-radar-cross-section targets such as rock- fielded with internal data-link systems to seamlessly communicate
ets, artillery, mortars, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial with remotely operated video enhanced receiver/ground stations.
systems. The G/ATOR is being developed and fielded in three The Marine Corps procured more than 230 pods.
blocks and will be employed by the MAGTF across the range
of its capabilities. The capability blocks will cover aviation and CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Corp.

ground missions, replacing three in-service legacy radars and

the functionality of two systems already retired. ALQ-231 INTREPID TIGER II POD
G/ATOR comprises three major subsystems: the Radar BRIEFING: Intrepid Tiger II is a family of net-centric EW systems
Equipment Group (REG), Communications Equipment Group that is designed to increase the EW capability and capacity avail-
(CEG) and Power Equipment Group (PEG). The REG is an inte- able to the MAGTF while reducing dependency on low-density/
grated radar and trailer combination towed behind a Medium high-demand assets. First deployed in 2012 in support of Opera­
Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR). The CEG is a communi- tion Enduring Freedom, Intrepid Tiger II was designed to provide
cations and radar control system transported in the armored an airborne electronic attack capability against communications
M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. The targets. The pod can be controlled from the cockpit or remotely
PEG is a pallet assembly containing a tactical generator, cables by a ground-operator and incorporates a rapidly reprogramma-
and ancillary equipment transported on the bed of the MTVR. ble, open-architecture design that not only provides a capability
The REG, CEG and PEG without prime movers are rapidly against today’s threats, but against future targets as they emerge.
deployable via helicopter/tiltrotor, KC-130 or ground vehicles A variant of the Intrepid Tiger II pod is deployed with land-based
during the first stages of operations. This system can augment F/A-18 aircraft as well as AV-8B aircraft deployed with MEUs.
sea-based air-defense sensors and C2 capabilities and provide Integration on Marine Corps rotary-wing aircraft began in fiscal
naval and joint forces with an expeditionary radar and cruise 2014 with a first early operational capability deployment during
missile detection capability that extends the landward battle fiscal 2015 on the UH-1Y.
space coverage.
The MAGTF commander will employ G/ATOR within the ACE ADVANCED TACTICAL AIR
and the Ground Combat Element (GCE). Within the ACE, G/ATOR RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM (ATARS)
will provide enhanced situational awareness and additional capa- BRIEFING: The ATARS is deployed in the Marine Corps’ F/A-18D
bilities to conduct short-medium range radar surveillance and Hornet aircraft. The system is mounted in the nose of the aircraft,
air defense. Within the GCE G/ATOR will provide ground weapons replacing the 20 mm cannon. ATARS collects, records and is capa-
locating capability for counter-battery/counter-fire missions. ble of transmitting electro-optical, infrared and synthetic-aperture
G/ATOR will interface with the CTN, CAC2S and Advanced radar imagery from the aircraft’s APG-73 radar in real time in day
Field Artillery Tactical Data System. or night conditions. Imagery is collected from up to 5 miles on
G/ATOR was approved for Milestone C production in the either side of the aircraft’s flight path. ATARS was deployed exten-
second quarter of fiscal 2014 and began low-rate initial produc- sively in support of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
tion in the first quarter of fiscal 2015. In October 2015, Northrop
Grumman was awarded a contract to develop and test the Block CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . BAE Systems

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U.S. COAST
GUARD
The U.S. Coast Guard is one of the nation’s five
armed services — the only one residing outside
the Department of Defense — and serves as a
maritime military and law enforcement force
within the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. COAST GUARD

According to Title 14, U.S. Code, the Coast Guard is responsi-

ble for enforcing federal law on the high seas and in U.S. waters.
It administers the law and enforces regulations that promote
the safety of life and property in the maritime environment.
It also is charged with engaging in maritime surveillance and The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos rescues a survivor
interdiction, licensing mariners, monitoring shipping within of a capsized migrant boat during the afternoon of Dec. 6, 2018, in
the United States and ensuring navigability of U.S. waterways. waters just off Isla Saona, Dominican Republic.
In 2018, the Coast Guard maintained an active-duty force of
around 41,000, a Reserve force of 6,200 and a cadre of 8,600 civilian The Coast Guard has expanded its operations in the Arctic to
employees. The Coast Guard Auxiliary comprises 31,000 volunteers improve readiness in the region. A program office for a new set
who support boating safety, marine environmental protection and of new icebreaking polar security cutters (PSCs) was established
search-and-rescue missions. The Coast Guard conducts its mis- in concert with the Navy. Procurement was expected to begin in
sions with a force of about 248 cutters, 1,650 boats and 201 aircraft. 2019, with delivery of the first PSC planned for 2023. The Coast
On June 1, 2018, Adm. Karl Schultz succeeded Adm. Paul F. Guard has issued a draft request for proposals to the shipbuilding
Zukunft as commandant of the Coast Guard. Schultz said there industry for detailed and construction of the new icebreakers.
is “an increasing crescendo of demand” for the services the For fiscal 2019, President Donald J. Trump’s administration
Coast Guard provides to the nation. Schultz set the service’s requested $11.65 billion for the service, with $1.9 billion for
priorities as: “one, maximizing readiness today and tomorrow; acquisition, construction and improvements, including funds
two, addressing the nation’s complex maritime challenges; and, for the first PSC; the second OPC and long-lead materials for
three, delivering mission excellence anytime, anywhere.” the third OPC; four FRCs; and acquisition planning for the new
The Coast Guard is more than halfway through the largest waterways commerce cutters, which will replace the service’s
recapitalization in its history. The service is acquiring 11 national obsolete fleet of inland waterways tenders.
security cutters (NSCs) — three more than originally planned. The service continued working closely with U.S. Southern
Construction continues on the first of a new class of 25 offshore Command on strategic objectives, mutual priorities and oppor-
patrol cutters, the first of which is scheduled for delivery in 2021. tunities for collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean,
As of December, the service had commissioned more than half of including drug- and human-trafficking interdiction. The
the planned 58 Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs). service continues to provide cutters in the Persian Gulf for mar-
The Coast Guard is modifying the first few of 14 C-27J Spartan itime security patrols.
medium-sized military transport aircraft acquired from the Air The Coast Guard also worked with agency partners during
Force to the HC-27J configuration. The service also is acquiring rescue and recovery operations when a series of hurricanes
more HC-130J aircraft as it retires some older HC-130Hs. De­ve­ devastated parts of the U.S. East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico and
lop­ment continues on the MH-65E version of the Dolphin parts of Hawaii. The service saved a total of 13,000 lives in the
heli­copter. In 2018, after several experimental deployments, the 2017 and 2018 hurricane seasons. The service also was respon-
service also contracted for intelligence, surveillance and recon- sible for fisheries enforcement and safety operations that help
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COAST GUARD CUTTERS computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

(C4ISR) systems, including the SPQ-9B fire-control radar,
HIGH-ENDURANCE CUTTERS (WHEC) Mk46 electro-optical infrared sensor and SLQ-32 electronic
BRIEFING: The large cutters of the 378-foot Secretary class warfare system. The main armament is the Mk110 57 mm gun,
formed the mainstay of the Coast Guard cutter force from also installed on the Navy’s littoral combat ship.
the 1970s into the 2010s. Twelve were built, three remain in The cutters are able to launch and recover helicopters up
service. The vessels’ high-endurance capabilities enable them to the size of the H-60. They feature a stern ramp to launch
to conduct long-range operations and serve as command and recover two classes of rigid-hull inflatable (RHIB) cutter
platforms in support of a variety of missions, particularly boats: the 35-foot Long-Range Interceptor II (LRI-II) and
maritime security. 26-foot Cutter Boat Over-the-Horizon IV (CB-OTH-IV). The
Due to their age, maintenance and upkeep of these vessels NSCs can carry a total of three boats: one LRI-II and two
has become an increasing challenge in recent years, and they CB-OTH-IVs.
are being replaced by the Legend-class national security cutters The first NSC, Bertholf, was commissioned in 2008 and
(NSCs). Since 2011, eight cutters of the class have been decom- completed its first extended operations in 2009. Midgett is
missioned. Hamilton, Dallas and Boutwell have been transferred scheduled for delivery in 2019.
to the Philippines; Chase and Gallatin to Nigeria; Jarvis and
Rush to Bangladesh; Morgenthau to Vietnam; and Sherman to Legend Class

U.S. COAST GUARD

Sri Lanka. Munro was renamed Douglas Munro to distinguish it DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 4,500 tons full load
from the new Legend-class NSC Munro. LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 feet
Secretary Class SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 gas-turbine engine, 2 diesel engines
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . . 3,300 tons full load RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 nautical miles at economical speed
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78 feet
3 ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mk110 57 mm gun, 1 Phalanx MK 15 CIWS, 4 M2
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 feet .50-caliber machine guns
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 knots AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MH-65 or 1 MH-60 helicopters, or 2 unmanned
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . 2 diesel engines, 7,000 bhp, 2 gas turbines, aerial vehicles
2 controllable-pitch propellers COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 126
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000 nautical miles at 14 knots BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mk75 76 mm gun, 2 Mk38 25 mm guns, 1 Phalanx
MK 15 Close-In Weapons System (CIWS), 2 .50-caliber Homeport
machine guns WMSL 750 Bertholf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A lameda, Calif.
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 H-65 helicopter WMSL 751 Waesche. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A lameda, Calif.
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 162 WMSL 752 Stratton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A lameda, Calif.
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avondale Shipyards WMSL 753 Hamilton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston, S.C.
WMSL 754 James. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston, S.C.
Homeport WMSL 755 Munro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A lameda, Calif.
WHEC 717 Mellon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle WMSL 756 Kimball. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu
WHEC 724 Douglas Munro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kodiak, Alaska WMSL 757 Midgett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (scheduled for delivery 2019) Honolulu
WHEC 726 John Midgett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle WMSL 758 Stone. . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction; scheduled for delivery 2020)
Charleston, S.C.
WMSL 759 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston, S.C.
WMSL 760. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBD
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MELLON SECRETARY CLASS

U. S. COAST GUARD

NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTERS (WMSL)

BRIEFING: The 418-foot Legend class, the most techno-
logically advanced cutters the Coast Guard has ever owned,
features modern command, control, communications, JAMES LEGEND CLASS WITH INTERDICTED LOW-PROFILE VESSEL

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MEDIUM-ENDURANCE CUTTERS (WMEC) Reliance Class

BRIEFING: The 13 270-foot Famous-class and 14 210-foot DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 1,100 tons full load
Reliance-class cutters form the two primary classes of LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210.5 feet
WMECs. One unique WMEC, Alex Haley, is in service in Alaska. BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 knots
Like the WHECs, they support a variety of missions.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 5,000 bhp
The Famous-class cutters, which began entering service RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ,100 nautical miles at 12 knots
in 1983, are equipped with a shipboard command-and-control ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mk38 25 mm machine gun, 2 .50-caliber machine
system that permits maximum operational effectiveness with guns
reduced crews. They are fitted with a modern weapons and AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 H-65 helicopter
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 77
sensor suite and can support and hangar one H-65 helicopter.
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WMECs 615-17, Todd Shipyards; 618, Christy Corp.;
These ships also can land H-60 helicopters. The Reliance- 621-627, American Shipbuilding; 619, 620, 628, 629,
class cutters do not have hangars, but each can support one 630, Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore
H-65 helicopter.
Homeport
WMEC 615 Reliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, N.H.
Famous Class WMEC 616 Diligence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington, N.C.
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 1,820 tons full load WMEC 617 Vigilant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ape Canaveral, Fla.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 feet WMEC 618 Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Angeles, Wash.
WMEC 619 Confidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ape Canaveral, Fla.
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BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 feet

SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.5 knots WMEC 620 Resolute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Petersburg, Fla.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 7,300 bhp WMEC 621 Valiant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,900 nautical miles at 12 knots WMEC 623 Steadfast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrenton, Ore.
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mk75 76 mm gun, 2 .50-caliber machine guns, WMEC 624 Dauntless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pensacola, Fla.
2 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasures WMEC 625 Venturous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Petersburg, Fla.
launchers WMEC 626 Dependable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Creek, Va.
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 H-65 or H-60 helicopter WMEC 627 Vigorous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Creek, Va.
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 100 WMEC 629 Decisive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pensacola, Fla.
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WMECs 901-904, Tacoma Boatbuilding Co.; 905- WMEC 630 Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warrenton, Ore.
913, R.E. Derecktor Shipyards

Homeport
WMEC 901 Bear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, Va.
WMEC 902 Tampa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, Va.
WMEC 903 Harriet Lane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, Va.
WMEC 904 Northland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, Va.
WMEC 905 Spencer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston
WMEC 906 Seneca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boston
WMEC 907 Escanaba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boston
WMEC 908 Tahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, N.H.
WMEC 909 Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, N.H.
WMEC 910 Thetis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key West, Fla.
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WMEC 911 Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, Va.

WMEC 912 Legare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, Va.
WMEC 913 Mohawk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key West, Fla.

VENTUROUS RELIANCE CLASS

Alex Haley
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 3,000 tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 Caterpillar diesels, 2 shafts/controllable-pitch
propellers, bow thruster
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 nautical miles at 13 knots
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mk38 25 mm machine guns, 2 .50-caliber machine
guns
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AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 H-65 or H-60 helicopter

COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 99
CONVERSION: . . . . . . . . . . Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore

Homeport
WMEC 39 Alex Haley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kodiak, Alaska
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POLAR ICEBREAKERS (WAGB) AND

POLAR SECURITY CUTTER
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard owns two heavy icebreakers and
one medium icebreaker. The heavy icebreakers, Polar Star and
Polar Sea, were commissioned in 1976 and 1978, respectively,
and are capable of continuous progress through ice 6 feet thick
at a speed of 3 knots. Polar Sea suffered an engine casualty in
2010 and is in inactive status in Seattle. Polar Star completed an
extensive three-year reactivation and returned to active service
in 2013. Healy began operations in 2000 and is configured to
support research operations.
After a study of requirements generation and preliminary
acquisition tasks for a heavy icebreaker replacement program
to replace Polar Star and Polar Sea, in 2017 the Coast Guard
awarded contracts for heavy polar icebreaker industry stud-

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Marine. The program was renamed Polar Security Cutter in
2018. The service plans to award a contract for design and con-
ALEX HALEY struction in 2019.

OFFSHORE PATROL CUTTERS (W MSM) Polar Class

BRIEFING: The offshore patrol cutter (OPC) is designed to DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 13,194 tons full load
replace the current fleet of WMECs, which are between 30 and LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 feet
50 years old. The OPC will provide a capability bridge between BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.5 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 knots
the NSC and the fast response cutter (FRC). Each OPC will fea-
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 3 gas turbines, 6 diesels, 3 shafts, 60,600 shp
ture a flight deck and advanced C4ISR. DESIGNED ICEBREAKING
On Sept. 15, the Coast Guard awarded a $41.7 million con- CAPABILITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 feet at 3 knots continuous, 21 feet backing and
tract to Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc., Panama City, Florida, ramming
for long-lead materials for the production of the lead OPC. RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,000 miles
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . small arms
Delivery of the first OPC is expected in fiscal 2021. The service
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 H-65 or 1 H-60 helicopters
plans to acquire 25 OPCs. The current contract covers con- COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 134 Coast Guard and up to 35 science research crew
struction of the first nine Heritage-class OPCs. Delivery of the BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Shipbuilding Co.
lead cutter is planned for 2021.
Homeport
WAGB 10 Polar Star. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle
Heritage Class WAGB 11 Polar Sea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle (inactive)
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 4,320 long tons
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.5 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . Fairbanks Morse marine diesel engines
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,200 nautical miles at 14 knots
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . Mk110 deck gun, Mk38 Mod 2 machine gun sys-
tem, Browning remote .50 caliber (remote and
crew-served)
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 H-65 or H-60 helicopter
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . Accommodations for up to 126
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eastern Shipbuilding Group

Homeport
WMSM 915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A rgus (under construction)
WMSM 916 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chase (named; materials ordered)
WMSM 917 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ingham (named)
WMSM 918 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pickering (named)
WMSM 919 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rush (named)
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WMSM 920. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Icarus (named)

WMSM 921 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Active (named)
WMSM 922. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diligence (named)
WMSM 923 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A lert (named)
WMSM 924 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V igilant (named)
WMSM 925. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reliance (named) POLAR STAR POLAR CLASS

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DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 16,400 tons full load DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 353 metric tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 feet LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153.5 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 feet BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.4 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 knots SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28+ knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 diesels, 2 shafts, AC/AC drive, 30,000 shp POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 MTU diesel engines, bow thruster
DESIGNED ICEBREAKING RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500 nautical miles
CAPABILITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 feet at 3 knots continuous, 8 feet backing and ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mk38 Mod 2 25 mm gun, 4 M2 .50-caliber
ramming machine guns
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,000 miles AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . small arms COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 24
AIRCRAFT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 H-65 helicopters or 1 H-60 and 1 H-65 BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bollinger Shipyards Inc.
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 83 Coast Guard and up to 45 science research crew
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G eneral Dynamics Avondale Industries Homeport
WPC 1101 Bernard C. Webber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami Beach, Fla.
Homeport WPC 1102 Richard Etheridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami Beach, Fla.
WAGB 20 Healy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle WPC 1103 William Flores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami Beach, Fla.
WPC 1104 Robert Yered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami Beach, Fla.
WPC 1105 Margaret Norvell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami Beach, Fla.
WPC 1106 Paul Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami Beach, Fla.
WPC 1107 Charles David Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key West, Fla.
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WPC 1108 Charles Sexton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key West, Fla.

WPC 1109 Kathleen Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key West, Fla.
WPC 1110 Raymond Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key West, Fla.
WPC 1111 William Trump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key West, Fla.
WPC 1112 Isaac Mayo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key West, Fla.
WPC 1113 Richard Dixon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan, P.R.
WPC 1114 Heriberto Hernandez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan, P.R.
WPC 1115 Joseph Napier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan, P.R.
WPC 1116 William Griesser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan, P.R.
WPC 1117 Donald Horsely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan, P.R.
WPC 1118 Joseph Tezanos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan, P.R.
WPC 1119 Rollin Fritch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ape May, N.J.
WPC 1120 Lawrence Lawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ape May, N.J.
WPC 1121 John McCormick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ketchikan, Alaska
WPC 1122 Bailey Barco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ketchikan, Alaska
WPC 1123 Benjamin Dailey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pascagoula, Miss.
WPC 1124 Oliver F. Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu
WPC 1125 Jacob Poroo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pascagoula, Miss.
WPC 1126 Joseph Gerczak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu
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WPC 1127 Richard Snyder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Beach, N.C.

WPC 1128 Nathan Bruckenthal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Beach, N.C.
WPC 1129 Forrest Rednour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Pedro, Calif.
WPC 1130 Robert Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Pedro, Calif.
WPC 1131 Terrell Horne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Pedro, Calif.
HEALY DURING ICE RESCUE TRAINING WPC 1132 Benjamin Bottoms. . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) San Pedro, Calif.
WPC 1133 Joseph O. Doyle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) San Juan, P.R.
WPC 1134 William C. Hart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) Honolulu
FAST-RESPONSE CUTTERS (WPC) WPC 1135 Angela McShan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) Cape May, N.J.
WPC-1136 Daniel Tarr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) Galveston, Texas
BRIEFING: The 154-foot Sentinel-class FRCs are designed to WPC-1137 Edgar Culbertson. . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) Galveston, Texas
operate independently to conduct missions such as security for WPC-1138 Harold Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) Galveston, Texas
ports, waterways and coastal areas, fishery patrols, drug and WPC-1139 Myrtle Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) Key West, Fla.
illegal migrant law enforcement, and search-and-rescue and
national-defense operations. The FRCs are replacing the Island-
class patrol boats and feature a high degree of interoperability
with the NSCs and future OPCs, including C4ISR integration.
The FRCs are built at Bollinger Shipyards to a design based
on the Damen Stan Patrol 4708 vessel from Dutch shipbuilder
Damen Shipyards Group. The production contract for the first
FRC was awarded in September 2008. In May 2016, the second
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phase of this contract was awarded to Bollinger for procurement

of up to 26 additional FRCs, to bring the total fleet size to 58.
The first FRC, Bernard C. Webber, was delivered in
February 2012. As of November 2018, the Coast Guard had
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WPC-1140 Oliver Henry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) Apra Harbor, Guam

WPC-1141 Charles Moulthrop. . . . . . . . . (under construction) Apra Harbor, Guam
WPC-1142 Robert Goldman . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) Apra Harbor, Guam
WPC-1143 Frederick Hatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (under construction) Astoria, Ore.
WPC-1144 Glenn Harris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered) Astoria, Ore.
WPC-1145 Emlen Tunnell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
WPC-1146 John Scheuerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
WPC-1147 Clarence Sutphin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
WPC-1148 Pablo Valent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)
WPC-1149 Douglas Denman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)

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WPC-1150 William Chadwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ordered)

PATROL BOATS (WPB)

BRIEFING: Patrol boats support a variety of Coast Guard mis-
sions. The 110-foot Island-class cutters are high-speed vessels WASHINGTON ISLAND CLASS
with a range of nearly 3,300 nautical miles, capable of interdict-
ing maritime drug smugglers. Six units operate in the Persian Marine Protector Class
Gulf in support of U.S. Central Command operations. DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 91 tons full load
Island-class patrol boats are being decommissioned as LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 feet

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the Coast Guard receives delivery of new Sentinel-class FRCs. BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 knots
Eight patrol boats were decommissioned in 2015, two in
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 MTU 8V diesel engines
2016 and four in 2017. Two were decommissioned in 2018: RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 00 nautical miles
Galveston Island and Edisto. ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .50-caliber machine guns
The 87-foot Marine Protector class features an integrated COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 12
electronic bridge system and a stern-launched RHIB for safer, BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bollinger Shipyards Inc.

more rapid deployment of boarding crews. Four Marine Protectors

Homeport
were built specifically to protect Navy ballistic-missile subma- WPB 87301 Barracuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eureka, Calif.
rines transiting in and out of Kings Bay, Georgia, and Bangor, WPB 87302 Hammerhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ape May, N.J.
Washington. Production was completed in 2009. WPB 87303 Mako . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ape May, N.J.
WPB 87304 Marlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panama City, Fla.
WPB 87305 Stingray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sabine Pass, Texas
Island Class WPB 87306 Dorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent City, Calif.
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 154 tons full load WPB 87307 Osprey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Townsend, Wash.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 feet WPB 87308 Chinook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corpus Christi, Texas
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 feet WPB 87309 Albacore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panama City, Fla.
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.5+ knots WPB 87310 Tarpon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Petersburg, Fla.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . Hulls 1301-1337, 2 Paxman Valenta diesel engines; WPB 87311 Cobia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile, Ala.
Hulls 1338-1349, 2 Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines WPB 87312 Hawksbill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey, Calif.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,300 nautical miles WPB 87313 Cormorant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston, S.C.
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mk38 25 mm machine gun, 2 .50-caliber machine WPB 87314 Finback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Pierce, Fla.
guns WPB 87315 Amberjack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonesport, Maine
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 17 WPB 87316 Kittiwake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bollinger Shipyards Inc. WPB 87317 Blackfin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Barbara, Calif.
WPB 87318 Bluefin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V irginia Beach, Va.
Homeport WPB 87319 Yellowfin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan, P.R.
WPB 1304 Maui. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain WPB 87320 Manta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freeport, Texas
WPB 1307 Ocracoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Portland, Maine WPB 87321 Coho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New London, Conn.
WPB 1309 Aquidneck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain WPB 87322 Kingfisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panama City, Fla.
WPB 1310 Mustang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seward, Alaska WPB 87323 Seahawk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Petersburg, Fla.
WPB 1311 Naushon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Homer, Alaska WPB 87324 Steelhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport, R.I.
WPB 1312 Sanibel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woods Hole, Mass. WPB 87325 Beluga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galveston, Texas
WPB 1313 Edisto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego WPB 87326 Blacktip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oxnard, Calif.
WPB 1318 Baranof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain WPB 87327 Pelican. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A bbeville, La.
WPB 1319 Chandeleur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valdez, Alaska WPB 87328 Ridley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Beach, Fla.
WPB 1322 Cuttyhunk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Angeles, Wash. WPB 87329 Cochito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami
WPB 1324 Key Largo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G loucester, Mass. WPB 87330 Manowar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galveston, Texas
WPB 1326 Monomoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain WPB 87331 Moray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ape Canaveral, Fla.
WPB 1327 Orcas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coos Bay, Ore. WPB 87332 Razorbill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G ulfport, Miss.
WPB 1329 Sitkinak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highlands, N.J. WPB 87333 Adelie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Angeles, Wash.
WPB 1330 Tybee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woods Hole, Mass. WPB 87334 Gannet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dania, Fla.
WPB 1331 Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A pra Harbor, Guam WPB 87335 Narwhal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corona del Mar, Calif.
WPB 1332 Wrangell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain WPB 87336 Sturgeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Aransas, Texas
WPB 1333 Adak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manama, Bahrain WPB 87337 Sockeye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bodega Bay, Calif.
WPB 1334 Liberty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auke Bay, Alaska WPB 87338 Ibis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Pierce, Fla.
WPB 1335 Anacapa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petersburg, Alaska WPB 87339 Pompano. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tybee Island, Ga.
WPB 1336 Kiska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A pra Harbor, Guam WPB 87340 Halibut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marina del Rey, Calif.

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WPB 87341 Bonito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montauk, N.Y.

WPB 87342 Shrike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highands, N.J. Bay Class
WPB 87343 Tern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco. DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 662 tons full load
WPB 87344 Heron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Beach, Fla. LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 feet
WPB 87345 Wahoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Angeles, Wash. BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.5 feet
WPB 87346 Flying Fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V irginia Beach, Va. SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.7 knots
WPB 87347 Haddock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel-electric, 1 shaft, 2,500 hp
WPB 87348 Brant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Petersburg, Fla. DESIGNED ICEBREAKING
WPB 87349 Shearwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, Va. CAPABILITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 inches at 3 knots continuous; 3 feet backing and
WPB 87350 Petrel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego ramming
WPB 87352 Sea Lion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bellingham, Wash. RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000 nautical miles
WPB 87353 Skipjack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A bbeville, La. ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 M240 machine guns on East Coast cutters; small arms
WPB 87354 Dolphin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami Beach, Fla. COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 17; 27 for cutters with barges
WPB 87355 Hawk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Petersburg, Fla. BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W TGBs 101-106, Tacoma Boatbuilding; 107-109, Bay
WPB 87356 Sailfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G rand Isle, La. City Marine
WPB 87357 Sawfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G ulfport, Miss.
WPB 87358 Swordfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Angeles, Wash. Homeport
WPB 87359 Tiger Shark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (depot maintenance) WTGB 101 Katmai Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
WPB 87360 Blue Shark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everett, Wash. WTGB 102 Bristol Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit
WPB 87361 Sea Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, Va. WTGB 103 Mobile Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
WPB 87362 Sea Otter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Diego WTGB 104 Biscayne Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignace, Mich.
WPB 87363 Manatee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corpus Christi, Texas WTGB 105 Neah Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland
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WPB 87364 Ahi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu WTGB 106 Morro Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland

WPB 87365 Pike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco WTGB 107 Penobscot Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bayonne, N.J.
WPB 87366 Terrapin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bellingham, Wash. WTGB 108 Thunder Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockland, Maine
WPB 87367 Sea Dragon*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga. WTGB 109 Sturgeon Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bayonne, N.J.
WPB 87368 Sea Devil*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
WPB 87369 Crocodile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ape May, N.J.
WPB 87370 Diamondback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Myers Beach, Fla.
WPB 87371 Reef Shark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston
WPB 87372 Alligator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Padre, Texas
WPB 87373 Sea Dog*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K ings Bay, Ga.
WPB 87374 Sea Fox*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor, Wash.
*Navy-owned, Coast Guard-operated
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PENOBSCOT BAY BAY CLASS

GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER (WLBB)

BRIEFING: Commissioned in 2006, Mackinaw is a state-of-
the-art, multimission vessel that serves as a buoy tender and
icebreaker and conducts law enforcement boardings. Mackinaw
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uses Azipod propulsion and is fitted with advanced naviga-

tional and shipboard systems.

Great Lakes Class

BLACKTIP, HALIBUT AND BLACKFIN MARINE PROTECTOR CLASS DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 3,500 tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.6 feet
ICEBREAKING TUGS (WTGB) SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 3 4,200-bhp diesel generators; 2 3,350-kW Azipod
BRIEFING: The Bay-class multimission cutters are specially propulsors
configured for icebreaking on the Great Lakes, coastal waters DESIGNED ICEBREAKING
and rivers. They incorporate an advanced hull design and CAPABILITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 inches at 3 knots continuous; 42 inches backing
engineering plant, along with a “bubbler” hull air-lubrication and ramming
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000 nautical miles at 12 knots
system for effective icebreaking and winter flood-relief oper-
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 6 0
ations. Missions include maritime safety, protection of natural BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marinette Marine
resources and maritime security. Two tugs, Bristol Bay and
Mobile Bay, are augmented by 120-foot barges to service navi- Homeport
WLBB 30 Mackinaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheboygan, Mich.
gational aids on the Great Lakes.

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SEQUOIA JUNIPER CLASS

COASTAL BUOY TENDERS (WLM)

BRIEFING: The 175-foot Keeper-class buoy tenders use a twin
Z-drive system aided by a bow thruster for propulsion. Keeper-

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system and were built to American Bureau of Shipping Standards.

Keeper Class
MACKINAW GREAT LAKES CLASS DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 8 40 tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 feet
SEAGOING BUOY TENDERS (WLB) BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 knots
BRIEFING: The Juniper-class WLBs are equipped with a single
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel reduction gear, twin Z-drive, 2,040 bhp
controllable-pitch propeller as well as bow and stern thrust- RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000 nautical miles
ers, and incorporate a GPS-linked dynamic positioning system COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 24
that fixes the ship’s position within a 2-meter accuracy and BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marinette Marine
allows it to approach, maneuver and automatically maintain
Homeport
position within a radius of 10 meters. The cutters were built to
WLM 551 Ida Lewis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport, R.I.
American Bureau of Shipping Standards. WLM 552 Katherine Walker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bayonne, N.J.
WLM 553 Abbie Burgess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockland, Maine
Juniper Class WLM 554 Marcus Hanna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Portland, Maine
WLM 555 James Rankin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 2,000 tons full load WLM 556 Joshua Appleby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Petersburg, Fla.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 feet WLM 557 Frank Drew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, Va.
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 feet WLM 558 Anthony Petit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ketchikan, Alaska
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 knots WLM 559 Barbara Mabrity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile, Ala.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel reduction gear, 1 shaft, 6,200 bhp WLM 560 William Tate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia
DESIGNED ICEBREAKING WLM 561 Harry Claiborne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galveston, Texas
CAPABILITY: . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 inches of freshwater ice at 3 knots; 36 inches WLM 562 Maria Bray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Beach, Fla.
backing and ramming WLM 563 Henry Blake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everett, Wash.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ,000 nautical miles at 12 knots WLM 564 George Cobb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Pedro, Calif.
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .50-caliber machine guns
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4 8
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marinette Marine INLAND BUOY TENDERS (WLI)
BRIEFING: Inland buoy tenders service fixed and floating short-
Homeport range aids-to-navigation along the coastal and inland waterways.
WLB 201 Juniper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport, R.I.
WLB 202 Willow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston, S.C.
WLB 203 Kukui. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sitka, Alaska
100-Foot Class
WLB 204 Elm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astoria, Ore. DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 174 tons full load
WLB 205 Walnut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 feet
WLB 206 Spar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kodiak, Alaska BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 feet
WLB 207 Maple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlantic Beach, N.C. SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.5 knots
WLB 208 Aspen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel reduction gear, 2 shafts, 660 bhp
WLB 209 Sycamore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cordova, Alaska RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,700 nautical miles
WLB 210 Cypress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pensacola, Fla. COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 15
WLB 211 Oak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport, R.I. BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WLI 313, Birchfield Boiler Co.; WLI 642, Mobile Ship
WLB 212 Hickory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Homer, Alaska Repair
WLB 213 Fir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore (overhaul) Future: Cordova, Alaska
WLB 214 Hollyhock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Huron, Mich. Homeport
WLB 215 Sequoia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A pra Harbor, Guam WLI 313 Bluebell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland, Ore.
WLB 216 Alder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duluth, Minn. WLI 642 Buckthorn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

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Homeport
65-Foot Class WLIC 75301 Anvil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston, S.C.
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 70 tons full load WLIC 75302 Hammer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayport, Fla.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 feet WLIC 75303 Sledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 feet WLIC 75304 Mallett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corpus Christi, Texas
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 knots WLIC 75305 Vise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Petersburg, Fla.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel reduction, single shaft, 250 bhp WLIC 75306 Clamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galveston, Texas
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,300 nautical miles WLIC 75309 Hatchet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galveston, Texas
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 8 WLIC 75310 Axe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan City, La.
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WLI 65400, Reliable Welding Works; WLI 65401,
Dubuque Boat & Boiler RIVER BUOY TENDERS (WLR)
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard’s 18 river buoy tenders are
Homeport
WLI 65400 Bayberry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Island, N.C. designed to service short-range aids to navigation on the west-
WLI 65401 Elderberry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petersburg, Alaska ern rivers. The push barges equipped with deck cranes and other
equipment used to set, relocate and recover buoys to mark the
CONSTRUCTION TENDERS (WLIC) ever-changing river channels and facilitate the flow of com-
BRIEFING: Three classes of construction tenders are in ser- merce. They also establish and maintain lighted and unlighted
vice for the construction, repair and maintenance of fixed aquatic and shore-based aids.
aids-to-navigation. Their equipment includes pile drivers,
65-Foot Class
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cranes and jetting equipment. Smilax, crowned Queen of the

Fleet in 2011, is the oldest cutter in service, having been com- DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 145 tons full load
missioned in November 1944. LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 feet
160-Foot Class SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel, 2 shafts, 600 bhp
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 411 tons full load RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,500 nautical miles
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 feet COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 16
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 feet BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WLR 65501, 65502, Platzer Shipyard; 65503-65506,
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 knots Gibbs Shipyard
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel, 2 shafts, 1,000 bhp
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200 nautical miles Homeport
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 14 WLR 65501 Ouachita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chattanooga, Tenn.
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coast Guard Yard Baltimore WLR 65502 Cimarron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buchanan, Tenn.
WLR 65503 Obion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owensboro, Ky.
Homeport WLR 65504 Scioto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keokuk, Iowa
WLIC 800 Pamlico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans WLR 65505 Osage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sewickley, Pa.
WLIC 801 Hudson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami Beach, Fla. WLR 65506 Sangamon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East Peoria, Ill.
WLIC 802 Kennebec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portsmouth, Va.
WLIC 803 Saginaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile, Ala.
75-Foot Class
100-Foot Class DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 141 tons full load
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 218 tons full load LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 feet
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 feet BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 feet SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 knots (12 knots for 75500, 75501)
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 knots POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . . diesel, 2 shafts, 660 bhp (1,000 bhp for 75500, 75501)
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel reduction, 2 shafts, 660 bhp RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,100 nautical miles
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,241 nautical miles COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 16
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 16 BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WLR 75307, Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding; 75401, St.
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dubuque Boat & Boiler Louis Shipbuilding & Drydock; 75402-75405, Maxon
Construction; 75406-75409, Halter Marine; 75500,
Homeport 75501, Avondale Industries
WLIC 315 Smilax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Beach, N.C.
Homeport
WLR 75307 Wedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demopolis, Ala.
75-Foot Class WLR 75401 Gasconade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omaha, Neb.
WLR 75402 Muskingum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sallisaw, Okla.
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 140 tons full load WLR 75403 Wyaconda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dubuque, Iowa
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 feet WLR 75404 Chippewa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buchanan, Tenn.
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 feet WLR 75405 Cheyenne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 knots WLR 75406 Kickapoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V icksburg, Miss.
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel, 2 shafts, 673 bhp WLR 75407 Kanawha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Bluff, Ark.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,287 nautical miles WLR 75408 Patoka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G reenville, Miss.
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 14 WLR 75409 Chena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hickman, Ky.
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WLIC 75301, 75302, Gibbs Shipyard; 75303-75305, WLR 75500 Kankakee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memphis, Tenn.
McDermott Shipbuilding; 75306, Sturgeon Bay WLR 75501 Greenbrier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natchez, Miss.
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WATERWAYS COMMERCE CUTTER (WCC )

BRIEFING: The WCC program is designed to recapitalize the
Coast Guard’s inventory of inland cutters, which is on average
more than 50 years old and consists of nine classes and sub-
classes. The Coast Guard released a request for information in
June 2018 to gather additional information about potential solu-
tions for the WCC acquisition program. The service is seeking
information on the state of the market, including configura-
tions, components and systems that are currently in production
or in use along the inland waterways. 

HARBOR TUGS, SMALL (WYTL)

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BRIEFING: The primary missions of the Coast Guard’s small
harbor tugs are domestic icebreaking, port security, search-
and-rescue and law-enforcement operations on rivers and
near-shore areas. They are capable of breaking ice up to 12
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65-Foot Class SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 knots under power; 18 knots under sail
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . diesel, 1 shaft, 1,000 bhp
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 72 tons full load RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,450 nautical miles, under power
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 feet COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 35 permanent crew and up to 150 trainees
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 feet BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blohm+Voss
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 500-hp diesel Homeport
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850 nautical miles WIX 327 Eagle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New London, Conn.
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W YTLs 65601, 65602, 65604, Gibbs Shipyard;
65607-65612, Barbour Boat Works; 65614, 65615,
Western Boatbuilding
B O AT S
Homeport The Coast Guard operates approximately 1,700 boats, includ-
WYTL 65601 Capstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia ing vessels under 65 feet in length that operate near shore, on
WYTL 65602 Chock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore
inland waterways or are carried by cutters. Some of the more
WYTL 65604 Tackle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockland, Maine
WYTL 65607 Bridle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southwest Harbor, Maine
numerous or prominent types are listed below.
WYTL 65608 Pendant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston
WYTL 65609 Shackle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Portland, Maine MOTOR LIFEBOAT (MLB)
WYTL 65610 Hawser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bayonne, N.J. BRIEFING: The 47-foot MLB is the Coast Guard’s standard heavy
WYTL 65611 Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bayonne, N.J.
weather and surf search-and-rescue platform. The MLB is built
WYTL 65612 Wire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saugerties, N.Y.
WYTL 65614 Bollard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Haven, Conn. to withstand the most severe sea conditions, being self-bailing,
WYTL 65615 Cleat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia self-righting and almost unsinkable. MLBs are capable of opera-
tions in 30-foot seas, 20-foot breaking surf and 50-knot winds.
TRAINING CUTTER (WIX) There are 117 47-foot MLBs in the Coast Guard inventory.
BRIEFING: The three-masted sailing Barque Eagle, a former
German training ship built by Blohm+Voss of Hamburg, Germany,
in 1936, is the seventh cutter to bear the name in a line dating
back to 1792. Accepted after World War II, as war reparations
from Germany, Eagle arrived at its homeport of New London,
Connecticut, in 1946 to begin duty as a training ship for the Coast
Guard Academy. The barque has a sail area of 21,351 square feet.
Eagle currently is undergoing a four-year, four-phased service life
extension project in which the ship spends part of each winter at
Coast Guard Yard Curtis Bay, Maryland, where the upgrades are
performed, returning to training duties in warmer months. The
work was scheduled to be completed in 2018.
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Eagle
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 1,816 tons full load
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 feet 47-FOOT MOTOR LIFEBOAT WITH MH-65 DOLPHIN HELICOPTER

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47-Foot Motor Lifeboat 25-Foot Defender-Class Response Boat-Small

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . approx. 20 tons, full load DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 7,400 pounds
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.9 feet LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.6 feet
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.4 feet BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .5 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 knots SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 nautical miles RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . 2 Detroit Diesel electronically controlled 6V92 diesel POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Honda outboard gasoline engines, 450 hp
engines, 870 bhp ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 mounts for M240 machine guns
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 mount for a M240 machine gun COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4 BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAFE Boats International
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Textron Marine Systems

RESPONSE BOAT-SMALL II (RB-S II)

RESPONSE BOAT-MEDIUM (RB-M) BRIEFING: As the first-generation RB-S reached the end of its
BRIEFING: The 45-foot RB-Ms have replaced the 41-foot utility 10-year service life, the Coast Guard began procuring the RB-S II
boats and more than 40 other boats of various types operating from Metal Shark Aluminum Boats. The Coast Guard has taken
in inland waterways and up to 50 nautical miles offshore. The delivery of 321 RB-S IIs out of 350 ordered.
twin-diesel RB-Ms can operate in seas up to 12 feet, feature
excellent maneuverability, and are equipped with a modern navi- 29-Foot Response Boat-Small II
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gation system and mounts for light machine guns. The first RB-M DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 8 ,300 pounds
was delivered to Coast Guard Station Little Creek, Virginia, in LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.5 feet
April 2008. All 174 RB-Ms have been delivered and are in service. SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Honda outboard gasoline engines, 450 hp
45-Foot Response Boat-Medium ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 machine gun mounts
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 18.35 tons COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.6 feet BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal Shark Aluminum Boats
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.8 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0+ knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 nautical miles at 30 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 diesel engines with water jet propulsion, 1,650 hp
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 mounts for M240 machine guns
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marinette Marine, Kvichak Marine Industries

T R A N S P O RTA B L E P O RT S EC U R I T Y
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B OAT ( T P S B )
BRIEFING: The 32-foot TPSB is operated primarily by port
security units. It is designed for high speed and maneuvering
in demanding operational environments. The TPSB is equipped
with ballistic protection and shock-mitigating seating for five 29-FOOT RESPONSE BOAT-SMALL II
personnel. The Coast Guard’s TPSB inventory is 59 boats.

32-Foot Transportable Port Security Boat CUTTER BOAT OVER-THE-HORIZON (CB-OTH)

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.5 feet BRIEFING: The 24-foot CB-OTH is a RHIB that can be launched
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .2 feet from a cutter to observe, identify, track, pursue and prosecute
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3+ knots “go-fast” boats well in advance of the cutter being detected.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 nautical miles
There are two versions with a fiberglass (MK-II) or aluminum
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Yanmar 6V diesel inboard engines, 630 hp
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 mounts for M240 machine guns
(MK-III) hull. There are 16 MK-IIs and 52 MK-IIIs in the Coast
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guard inventory.
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kvichak Marine Industries
24-Foot Cutter Boat Over-the-Horizon
RESPONSE BOAT-SMALL (RB-S) DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 5,415 pounds
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard originally developed the 25-foot LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.75 feet
Defender-class RB-S, featuring an enclosed cabin, as a replace- BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42+ knots
ment for 300 nonstandard shore-based boats. Since their
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 nautical miles at 26 knots
introduction into service in fall 2003, the craft have become the POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 Yanmar diesel engine, 318 hp
Coast Guard’s primary port security surface asset for stations ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 mount for M240 machine gun
and maritime safety and security teams. The boat features an COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . up to 5
elongated cabin and shock-mitigating seats. The Coast Guard’s BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zodiac North America, Zodiac Hurricane
Technologies
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CUTTER BOAT OVER-THE-HORIZON IV 35-Foot Long Range Interceptor (Mk-II)

(CB-OTH IV) LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 feet
BRIEFING: The 26-foot CB-OTH MK-IV is being deployed on BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 feet
the NSC and FRC. In July 2012, a CB-OTH MK-IV model was SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38+ knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220+ nautical miles
chosen for additional production from among four builders that
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . 2 Cummins QSB 6.7 diesel engines, 480 hp; 2 UltraJet
participated in a “boat off,” used to demonstrate the capabili- 305 waterjets
ties of each design. Ninety-three OTH-IVs have been delivered. COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . up to 15
Assignments for the boats include the first seven national secu- BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MetalCraft Marine, Brunswick Commercial and
rity cutters, the first 32 fast response cutters and other legacy Government Products

vessels such as medium endurance cutters.

SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT-
26-Foot Cutter Boat Over-the-Horizon IV SCREENING VESSEL (SPC-SV)
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 feet BRIEFING: The SPC-SV escorts high-value Navy ships to and
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 knots from port. With 10 shock-mitigating seats in the pilothouse,
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 nautical miles a mess deck and berthing for five, the SPC-SV has sufficient
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAFE Boats International
room for two separate crews, allowing for extended operation.
A remote-controlled weapon on the bow and extensive ballistic
CUTTER BOAT-LARGE (CB-L)

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protection allow the SPC-SV to be particularly well-suited for
CUTTER BOAT-MEDIUM (CB-M) establishing and maintaining security zones. The U.S. Navy pro-
BRIEFING: Cutter boats are RHIBs used to transport boarding cured 12 SPC-SVs, which entered service in 2009 and are operated
teams, interdict migrants, respond to environmental disasters, by Coast Guard crews at Maritime Force Protection Units.
pursue drug-trafficking go-fast boats and service navigational
aids. Seven have been sent to the Coast Guard Patrol Force 64-Foot Special Purpose Craft-Screening Vessel
Southwest Asia. The first 24-foot CB-L, built by Aluminum DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 4 6.5 tons
Chambered Boats (ACB), was delivered in September 2007. All 36 LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 feet
were subsequently delivered. The service also operates 20-foot BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.7 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0+ knots
CB-Ls built by Zodiac and 19-foot CB-Ls built by Avon Inflatables.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 00 nautical miles at 23 knots
CB-Ms are deployed on 110-foot and 87-foot patrol boats. POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 MTU diesel engines driving Hamilton waterjets;
On Aug. 30, 2018, the Coast Guard ordered Cutter Boats-Large 2,720 hp
from MetalCraft Marine. Two boats were in the initial order. The ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 remotely operated machine gun
new CB-L will replace the current fleet of 24-foot cutter boats in COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 5
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G ladding-Hearn/Duclos
service onboard 210-foot medium-endurance cutters, 225-foot
seagoing buoy tenders, and Coast Guard Cutters Alex Haley and
Mackinaw. The boats will support operations on the East, West SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT-
and Gulf Coasts, as well as in Hawaii, Guam and Alaska. HEAVY WEATHER CRAFT (SPC-HWX)
BRIEFING: The 52-foot steel-hulled SPC-HWX entered service in
24-Foot Cutter Boat-Large (ACB)/ 1956 and conducts offshore rescue under the most severe sea and
18-Foot Cutter Boat-Medium (Zodiac) surf conditions. The boat is capable of transporting 40 survivors.
DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 3,820 pounds/3,500 pounds Four boats are located at stations along the Pacific Northwest.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 feet/18.7 feet The oldest Coast Guard boats in operation, the SPC-HWXs are the
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .8 feet/7.5 feet only named Coast Guard vessels under 65 feet. The vessels are
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0+ knots
Intrepid, Victory, Triumph II and Invincible II.
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 nautical miles at 20 knots/225 nautical miles at
22 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 diesel engine, 230 hp/200 hp Special Purpose Craft-Heavy Weather Craft
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 mount for M240 machine gun DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 15.75 tons
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . up to 5/3 LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 feet
BUILDERS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A luminum Chambered Boats, Zodiac North America BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.6 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 nautical miles at 11 knots
LONG-RANGE INTERCEPTOR II (LRI II) POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 GM 6-71 diesel engines, 340 bhp
BRIEFING: The LRI-II provides high-speed interdiction and law COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 5
enforcement capabilities to expand the mission reach of the NSC. BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coast Guard Yard Curtis Bay
It features increased passenger carrying capability, improved
dynamic stability and higher speeds. The Coast Guard contracted SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT-
with builder MetalCraft Marine in June 2012 and plans to acquire NEAR-SHORE LIFEBOAT (SPC-NLB)
up to 10 LRI-IIs; each NSC will carry one LRI-II. The first LRI-II BRIEFING: The 42-foot SPC-NLB is capable of operating in
was delivered in February 2013. The Coast Guard has received shallow water and surf zones through breaking seas in excess
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SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50+ knots

knock-down or rollover from waves. The boat also features a rein- RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200+ nautical miles
forced keel beaching plate to allow harsh beaching while retaining POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 3 300-hp Mercury Verado outboard engines
full propulsion control. The SPC-NLB is used for search-and- ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 mounts for M240 machine guns
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 3 crew and 12 boarding team members
rescue, law enforcement, boating safety and maritime security
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zodiac International
roles. These three boats are stationed in New England.

42-Foot Special Purpose Craft-Near Shore Lifeboat SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT-

DISPLACEMENT: . . . . . . . . 16 tons SHALLOW WATER (SPC-SW)
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 feet BRIEFING: The 24-foot SPC-SW, built by Metal Shark Aluminum
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 feet Boats, is designed for search and rescue where the water depth
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35+ knots
restricts access of a deeper draft boat. The boats were fielded in
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 nautical miles at 20 knots
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Caterpillar C9 diesel engines driving 2 Hamilton
2008. Forty-one boats remain in operational service.
322 water jets
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 feet
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 mounts for M240 machine guns
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .5 feet
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51+ knots
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAFE Boats International
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 150-hp Honda Marine outboard engines
SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT- ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 mount for M240 machine gun
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COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4 plus 6 passengers

LAW ENFORCEMENT (SPC-LE) BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal Shark Aluminum Boats
BRIEFING: The SPC-LE is capable of carrying out pursuit and
intercept operations in seas up to 8 feet. The boat features a
climate-controlled cabin and shock-mitigating seats to support SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT-AIR (SPC-AIR)
the four-person crew. There are 48 SPC-LEs operating across BRIEFING: Midwest Rescue Airboats delivered a 22-foot air-
the country. boat in June 2009 to Coast Guard Station Saginaw, Michigan,
for evaluation in long-range ice rescue missions. Its enclosed,
33-Foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement water-tight cabin can accommodate seven persons. A 20-foot
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.1 feet version also is deployed.
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 feet
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50+ knots LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 feet
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250+ nautical miles at 30 knots BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 3 300-hp Mercury Verado outboard engines SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 knots
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 mounts for M240 machine guns RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 nautical miles
COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 4 POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 1 350-hp engine
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAFE Boats International COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 3
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A merican Airboats

SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT-

TRAINING BOAT (SPC-TB)
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard procured 16 SPC-TBs from Metal
Shark Aluminum Boats for training boat operators. The SPC-TB
entered service in 2010. The boats are used at the Coast Guard’s
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training center in Virginia and for aviation training support at

two aids-to-navigation teams in Alaska.

LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.2 feet

BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.75 feet
33-FOOT SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT-LAW ENFORCEMENT SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 350-hp Mercury Verado outboard engines
SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT- COMPLEMENT: . . . . . . . . . . 8
BUILDER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal Shark Aluminum Boats
BOARDING TEAM DELIVERY (SPC-BTD)
BRIEFING: The SPC-BTD is a RHIB that can carry an armed board-
ing party and crew up to 100 miles offshore at speeds approaching AIDS-TO-NAVIGATION BOATS (ANB)
50 knots in up to 12-foot seas. Two were delivered in 2010 to the BRIEFING: The Coast Guard operates several classes of ANBs
Maritime Security Response Team in Chesapeake, Virginia. to maintain navigation aids in inland waters. These include
three 64-foot ANBs, four 55-foot ANBs, 26 49-foot stern load-
36-Foot Special Purpose Craft-Boarding Team Delivery ing buoy-servicing boats, 90 26-foot and five 17- to 23-foot
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 feet transportable ANBs, 25 ATON Boats-Small and 23 ATON
BEAM: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 feet Boat-skiffs.

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HC-130H HERCULES/ HC-130J

HC-130J SUPER HERCULES WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.6 feet
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard currently operates a long- LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.6 feet
range turboprop aircraft fleet consisting of 14 HC-130H HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.7 feet
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross takeoff, 155,000 pounds
Hercules and 11 HC-130J Super Hercules. The HC-130 pro-
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cruise 320 knots/maximum 362 knots
vides a versatile platform capable of serving as an on-scene RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 5,200 nautical miles, depending on mission
command-and-control platform with extended loitering configuration
capabilities as well as performing various missions, including POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 Rolls-Royce AE2100D3 turboprop engines
maritime patrol, law enforcement, search and rescue, disaster CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster, 2 sensor operators, 1 drop-
master, additional aircrew depending on mission
response, and cargo and personnel transport.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
As a surveillance platform, it provides the critical means
to detect, classify and identify targets. For each of these mis-
sions, the information is shared with operational forces capable HC-144A/B OCEAN SENTRY
of interdicting drugs or migrants; protecting living marine BRIEFING: A medium-range maritime patrol version of the
resources; and enforcing economic, safety and security zones. Airbus Defense and Space CN235-300M cargo aircraft, the
The HC-130 uses a powerful multimode surface search radar and HC-144 is the U.S. Coast Guard’s medium-range surveillance
a nose-mounted electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) device combined aircraft performing missions previously carried out by the HU-25

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with an Airborne Tactical Workstation and military satellite com- fleet, including serving as an on-scene command platform and
munications capability to improve mission effectiveness. executing surveillance, search-and-rescue, and transport mis-
The HC-130Hs are reaching the end of their useful service sions, and homeland-security operations.
lives. The Coast Guard has begun to phase out its HC-130Hs, The HC-144A is equipped with a command, control,
seven of which will be transferred to the U.S. Forest Service com­mu­nic­a­tions, computers, intelligence, surveillance and
following update and modification by the U.S. Air Force. recon­naissance (C4ISR) suite; radar; and single-definition
As the HC-130Hs are retired, the Coast Guard will continue EO/IR sensor mission systems pallet.
acquiring the more capable and cost-effective HC-130Js, with four The Coast Guard has accepted delivery of 17 Mission System
currently on order. The HC-130Js are being outfitted with the new Pallets (MSPs), a roll-on, roll-off suite of electronic equipment
Minotaur mission system architecture; the first HC-130J so mod- that enables Ocean Sentry aircrews to compile data from the
ified was delivered by L3 in January 2018. Six have received the aircraft’s multiple integrated sensors, as well as transmit and
system and three more are undergoing the integration process. receive information with other aircraft, surface vessels and
shore facilities. Multiple voice and data communications capa-
HC-130H bilities, as well as satellite communications, allow the MSP to
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.6 feet contribute to the common tactical and operating pictures.
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.6 feet The Ocean Sentry provides extended on-scene loitering
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.6 feet capabilities while also being capable of performing maritime
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross takeoff, 155,000 pounds
patrol, law enforcement, search-and-rescue, disaster-response,
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cruise 280 knots/maximum 315 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 3,500 nautical miles, depending on mission
and cargo and personnel transport missions. The Ocean Sentry
configuration also is capable of maintaining secure communications with the
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 4 Allison T56-A15 turboprop engines Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 1 navigator, 1 radio operator, allied forces.
1 dropmaster or 1 loadmaster, 1 or 2 sensor operators
The Coast Guard completed planned work under this proj-
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
ect with the delivery of the 18th HC-144A in September 2014.
The Ocean Sentry Refresh Program consists of upgrading the
HC-144As with a new flight management system; the aircraft
will become HC-144Bs upon upgrade completion. Five HC-144Bs
have undergone modifications at the Aviation Logistics Center
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as of October 2018. The Minotaur
mission system has been installed on four HC-144B aircraft. The
Coast Guard combined Minotaur and Ocean Sentry Refresh mod-
ifications into one conversion process in fiscal year 2018. The
HC-144s currently operate at four of the service’s air stations.

WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4.7 feet

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LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.2 feet

WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum gross, 36,380 pounds
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cruise, 215 knots/maximum, 243 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 2,200 nautical miles, depending on cargo or
maritime patrol configuration
HC-130J SUPER HERCULES CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000 feet

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POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 1,750-shp General Electric CT7-9C3 turboprop

engines Roles include maritime patrol, drug and migrant inter-
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 4 mission crew diction, disaster relief, search and rescue, law enforcement,
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Airbus Group; manufacturer, Airbus Military and environmental protection. All are interoperable with the
Departments of Defense and Homeland Security and local
C-27J/HC-27J SPARTAN response agencies. All MH-60Ts can be equipped with Airborne
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard acquired 14 surplus C-27J Spartan Use-of-Force capabilities, including a door-mounted machine
transport aircraft in 2014 from the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft gun and precision-fire rifles. Other upgrades include modern
began service at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento in July EO/IR sensors and surface search radar.
2016 as a medium-range surveillance maritime patrol aircraft.
The Coast Guard intends to missionize the C-27J aircraft with LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4.8 feet
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 feet
the Minotaur mission system and a suite of sensors similar to
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum allowable gross, 21,884 pounds
those in its HC-130 and HC-144 aircraft, upon which the air- SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 180 knots; cruise, 125 knots
craft will be designated HC-27J. Mission system integration on CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . density altitude, 13,000 feet
the first C-27J began at Patuxent River, Maryland, in fall 2017. RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r adius of action, 300 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 General Electric T700-401C gas turbine engines
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94.2 feet ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.62 mm M240B machine gun, .50-caliber precision-
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.5 feet fire weapon, 7.62 mm precision-fire weapon (mission
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,000 pounds variable)
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SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cruise, 290 knots/maximum 317 knots CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 1-2 crew personnel, 1 rescue swimmer
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 2,600 nautical miles (mission variable)
CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0,000 feet CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Rockwell Collins, FLIR
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Rolls-Royce AE2100-D2A turboprop engines Systems Inc.
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 2 mission crew LEAD SYSTEM
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Leonardo-Finmeccanica INTEGRATOR: . . . . . . . . . . . USCG Aviation Logistics Center, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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C-27J SPARTAN MH-60T JAYHAWK

MH-60T JAYHAWK MH-65D/E DOLPHIN

BRIEFING: The MH-60T Jayhawk is an all-weather, medium- BRIEFING: The MH-65 helicopter is a short-range recovery
range recovery helicopter crewed by two pilots, a flight mechanic helicopter typically crewed by two pilots, a flight mechanic
and a rescue swimmer, and can carry up to six seated survivors. and a rescue swimmer and is the primary aircraft for Coast
It is capable of limited shipboard operations as well as land- Guard shipboard operations. It is certified for operation in all
based operations out to 300 nautical miles with a 45-minute weather, with the exception of icing conditions, and at night.
on-scene time. Roles include maritime patrol, drug and migrant interdiction,
The Jayhawk employs full night-vision-device capability. disaster response, search and rescue, law enforcement and
Primary tactical navigation is accomplished through blended environmental protection.
GPS and inertial navigation system receivers. In addition to a All MH-65 aircraft are equipped with Turbomeca Arriel
rescue hoist — rated for 600 pounds — the Jayhawk is equipped 2C2-CG engines and have airborne use-of-force capability.
with a heavy-lift external sling with a capacity of 6,000 pounds. All are interoperable with the Departments of Defense and
The Jayhawk first flew in 1988 and has been modified Homeland Security and local response agencies. The MH-65 is
through the HH-60J, MH-60J and HH-60T versions. The Coast configurable to enable armed missions, with a door-mounted
Guard’s operational fleet includes 45 MH-60Ts deployed at eight machine gun and precision-fire rifles.
stations throughout the United States. In February 2014, the Coast The MH-65D features improved GPS/inertial navigation
Guard completed modernized glass cockpit, weather radar and and flight management systems. The MH-65E, featuring the
integrated EO/IR sensor system upgrades. Through the upgrades, Common Avionics Architecture System — an all-glass cock-
the aircraft is expected to remain in service through 2027. pit with advanced navigation capabilities — including a new

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SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 175 knots; cruise, 125 knots

RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r adius of action, 150 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 Turbomeca Arriel 2C2-CG gas turboshaft engines
ARMAMENT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.62 mm M240B machine gun, .50-caliber precision-fire
weapon, 7.62 mm precision-fire weapon (mission
variable)
CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 1 flight mechanic, 1 rescue swimmer (mission
variable)
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Airbus Group
LEAD SYSTEM
INTEGRATOR: . . . . . . . . . . . USCG Aviation Logistics Center, Elizabeth City, N.C.

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C-37A/B GULFSTREAM (G-V)
BRIEFING: The service operates two Gulfstream aircraft — a
G-V (C-37A) and a G-550 (C-37B) — as its principal command-
MH-65D DOLPHIN and-control transport for senior Coast Guard and Department
of Homeland Security officials. The aircraft can carry 12 passen-
radar — is anticipated to enter operational service in 2020. gers and a crew of four with a range of 5,000 nautical miles.
The MH-65E will share avionics with the MH-60T, providing
WINGSPAN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.6 feet

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common cockpit instrumentation, improving standardization
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.5 feet
throughout the Coast Guard rotary-wing fleet. The MH-65E
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.11 feet
will also include structural replacements as part of a service WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,900 pounds (C-37A); 9,100 pounds (C-37B)
life extension program that will allow the fleet to remain in SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mach .08, 459 knots
service into the late 2030s. There currently are 98 H-65s in the RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 miles
inventory. CEILING: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,000 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . 2 BMW-Rolls-Royce BR710-48 turbofan engines
Data applies to MH-65D/E: (C-37A); 2 BMW-Rolls-Royce BR700-710C4 turbofan
LENGTH: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.4 feet engines
HEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.4 feet CREW: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 2 mission crew
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum allowable gross, 9,480 pounds CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . G ulfstream Aerospace

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RESCUE 2 1 Missouri, and Ohio rivers and their major tributaries. Because of
BRIEFING: Rescue 21 is the Coast Guard’s advanced command, Alaska’s vast area and limited connectivity in remote locations,
control and communications system, engineered to better the Coast Guard deployed a modified Rescue 21 system tailored
locate mariners in distress and save lives and property at sea. to factors such as population density, marine traffic, supporta­
By harnessing state-of-the-market communications technol- bility, durability, accessibility, weather and terrain.
ogy, Rescue 21 enables the Coast Guard to execute its missions The Rescue 21 program team currently is working with
with greater agility and efficiency. Rescue 21 operators and maintainers to fully transition
The Coast Guard accepted the final tower in the Rescue 21 responsibility for the system to the sustainment community
system on Oct. 10, 2017, completing a more than 20-year design and with the National Archives to ensure that program docu-
and installation process throughout the U.S. and its territories. ments are preserved and categorized properly.
During the first phase of installations, the Rescue 21 program As of February 2018, the Rescue21 system had supported
installed the system on both coasts of the continental United more than 100,000 search-and-rescue missions.
States and on several island territories. That effort was com-
pleted in 2015. Rescue 21 also was completed in the Western CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . General Dynamics

Rivers region of the United States in June 2017. The Coast Guard
conditionally accepted and began operating the Rescue 21 sys- SEASPRAY 7500E MULTIMODE RADAR
tem in the Sector Upper Mississippi River area of responsibility BRIEFING: The 7500E multimode X-band radar is the primary
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on May 2, 2017. surveillance sensor of the HC-130H Hercules. It uses active

The Rescue 21 Very High Frequency (VHF) Frequency electronic scanned array technology to perform maritime sur-
Modulated communications system replaces the legacy veillance, detecting, tracking and classifying of maritime traffic
National Distress Response System deployed in the 1970s. One in support of all Coast Guard roles and missions, detect and
of the most significant improvements is Rescue 21’s ability to map spills of national significance, and support all-weather
provide an approximate position of a caller in distress, thereby global operations. It fuses AIS reported targets with SELEX
greatly reducing search times. This is achieved through lines radar targets for improved maritime domain awareness.
of bearing to the source of the VHF radio transmission.
According to statistics supplied by the National Search CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . SELEX Corp.

and Rescue School, a training facility run by the Coast Guard,

roughly 95 percent of all search-and-rescue cases take place APS-143C OCEAN EYE RADAR
within 20 nautical miles offshore. The Rescue 21 system is BRIEFING: The APS-143B/C is a multimode X-band radar with
designed to capture distress radio transmissions to a mini- a 360-degree scan used for maritime target detection, track-
mum of 20 nautical miles offshore. Rescue 21 infrastructure ing and classification in support of all Coast Guard roles and
currently in place averages 1,000 cases per month. missions. It is an internationally employed search-and-rescue
Rescue 21’s improved communications capabilities upgrade radar optimized for small-target detection, tracking and clas-
playback and recording features and improve the clarity of dis- sification. Its light weight makes it suitable for medium-range
tress calls — for repeated listening in cases of distorted, rushed aircraft such as the HC-144A. The (V)3 version is being
and/or distressed transmissions. The system supports Digital installed on the HC-27J aircraft.
Selective Calling (DSC), which allows operators of properly
registered vessels in distress to transmit their GPS position to CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Telephonics Corp.

Coast Guard stations and nearby DSC-equipped vessels.

Rescue 21 can help restore critical communications follow- APY-11 EL/M 2022(V)3 MULTIMODE RADAR
ing a disaster through the use of portable antenna towers. The BRIEFING: The APY-11 EL/M 2022(V)3 is an X-band multi-
system’s direction-finding and geographic display capabilities mode maritime radar selected for the Coast Guard’s HC-130J
also help to identify and locate hoax callers, conserving valu- maritime patrol aircraft. It is optimized with a 360-degree
able search-and-rescue response resources. scan for maritime surveillance, drug interdiction, fisheries
The system’s expanded frequency capacity enables greater enforcement and search-and-rescue support. It also has been
coordination and communication among all Coast Guard mission assigned to replace the APS-135 Side-Looking Airborne Radar
areas and with the Department of Homeland Security, as well as and support the International Ice Patrol mission detecting and
other federal, state, and local agencies and first responders. Project mapping the movement of ice that can present a hazard to
activities are coordinated with others to share the facility and maritime shipping through the North Atlantic.
tower infrastructure with other Coast Guard command-and-
control projects, such as the Interagency Operations Center and CONTRACTORS: . . . . . . . . . ITT Corp., ELTA Systems Electronics

the Nationwide Automatic Identification System (AIS) project, to

improve the nation’s maritime safety and security. MX-20 EO/IR SENSOR
The system is operational along the coasts of the contigu- BRIEFING: The MX-20 is a 20-inch-diameter, gimbaled-
ous United States; Hawaii; Puerto Rico; Guam; the U.S. Virgin turret-housing electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensor for
Islands; the Northern Marianas Islands of Saipan; Tinian maritime surveillance, detection, classification and identifi-
and Rota; in parts of Alaska; and in much of the Mississippi, cation. It is the Coast Guard equivalent of the ASX-4 sensor. It

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is deployed on HC-130H aircraft as part of the C-130 Airborne and Border Protection aircraft, allows for an operator-friendly
Sensor with Palletized Electronic Reconnaissance mission system. graphical user interface that blends an enhanced tactical sensor
management system with over 20 sensors. This common design
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . L-3 WESCAM will be installed across Coast Guard fixed-wing platforms,
including the HC-130J, HC-144 and HC-27J fleets.
AAQ-21/22 STAR SAFIRE III EO/IR SENSOR A 2015 contract was awarded to install Minotaur on two new
BRIEFING: The Star Safire III is an EO/IR sensor turret with HC-130Js with options to convert up to seven aircraft already
high-powered optics and precision geo-pointing for maritime delivered to the Coast Guard, as well as additional aircraft cur-
surveillance and targeting. It is deployed on the HC-130J and rently in or planned for production. The first HC-130J outfitted
HC-144A maritime patrol aircraft and supports maritime sur- with Minotaur was delivered to the Coast Guard fleet in June
veillance detection, tracking, classification and identification of 2017. The first HC-144 was delivered in July 2017.
maritime targets. The Star Safire 380-HD was selected in 2017
to equip the HC-144B and HC-27J maritime patrol aircraft. CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . L3 Communications

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . FLIR Systems Inc. SCANEAGLE UAS

BRIEFING: The USCGC Stratton has deployed with the ScanEagle
ELECTRO-OPTICAL/INFRARED SENSOR unmanned aerial system (UAS), used successfully for drug-
SYSTEM (EOSS)

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interdiction operations. On June 7, 2018, the Coast Guard
BRIEFING: The EOSS is an EO/IR sensor turret with high- awarded an ISR services contract to Insitu for contractor-owned-
powered optics, infrared sensor, auto-tracking and precision and-operated ScanEagle UASs on board national security cutters.
geo-pointing for maritime surveillance, detection, track-
ing, classification and identification of maritime targets. It is CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Boeing Insitu

installed in a 9-inch turret suited for the MH-60T and MH-65D

helicopters. It supports airborne special missions, such as SPQ-9B FIRE-CONTROL RADAR
Airborne Use of Force, allowing day and night interdiction of BRIEFING: The SPQ-9B is an X-band, high-resolution, Pulse-
smuggling vessels and threats to the United States. Doppler, Frequency-Agile rotating shipboard radar designed to
detect and track low-altitude cruise missiles in a high-clutter
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . FLIR Systems Inc. environment while simultaneously providing detection and
tracking of surface targets and beacon responses.
DF-430-F/DF-500 DIRECTION FINDER
BRIEFING: The DF-430-F is being acquired and implemented CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Northrop Grumman Norden Systems Inc.

on all operational Coast Guard aircraft, providing the capabil-

ity to home in on and fly directly to distress and audio signals. SPS- 75 MULTIMODE RADAR
The DF-430 has detected 406-megahertz Emergency Position BRIEFING: The SPS-75 (TRS-3D) is a multimode air and sur-
Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) signals at a range of more face search-and-track radar installed on the Legend-class
than 100 nautical miles. The DF-430-F will be upgraded to the cutters. The radar uses a phased array antenna for detection
DF-500. The DF-500 has the capability to detect the extended and tracking of multiple surface and air targets simultaneously.
406-megahertz channels that now are available to 406 EPIRBs.
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . EADS North America
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Rockwell Collins Inc.

SPS- 77 MULTIMODE RADAR

AVS-9 PINNACLE NIGHT VISION BRIEFING: The SPS-77 Sea Giraffe AMB multimode radar was
GOGGLES (NVG) selected in September 2017 for the Heritage-class offshore patrol
BRIEFING: All Coast Guard helicopters operate with ANVIS-9 cutter program. (See the Navy C4ISR section for a description.)
Gen III NVGs that allow the crews to see in nighttime con-
ditions by amplifying low-level light imperceptible to the CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . SAAB Defense and Security USA

human eye. These systems are now employed on the HC-144A,

HC-130H and HC-130J maritime patrol aircraft, and compat- SEA COMMANDER
ible with the C-27J. Over the years, NVGs have been directly BRIEFING: Sea Commander is the integrated command and con-
responsible for lives saved and allowing the safe execution of trol (C2) baseline for the national security cutters. It is based on
airborne missions that otherwise could not have been flown. the Aegis Combat System and includes Link 16 data link.

CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . ITT Corp. SEA WATCH

BRIEFING: Sea Watch is the integrated C2 baseline for the fast
MINOTAUR MISSION SYSTEM response cutter and future offshore patrol cutter and polar
BRIEFING: The Minotaur mission system, developed by Naval security cutter.
Air Systems Command and in use across Navy and Customs

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ADMINISTRATION
The Maritime Administration’s
(MARAD’s) mission is “to
foster, promote and develop
the maritime industry of the
United States” to meet the
economic, environmental and
security needs of the nation.
MARAD is committed to the
development and maintenance
of a modern, domestic and
internationally trading U.S.
Merchant Marine, manned by
trained, skilled U.S. Merchant
Mariners and sufficient in size
to meet that nation’s needs in
U. S. NAVY

times of war or national emer-

gencies. The agency also works Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Joseph Masella stands watch as the guided-missile destroyer USS The
Sullivans conducts a routine transit through the Strait of Hormuz July 24, 2018, alongside the
to ensure that the United Maritime Administration Ready Reserve Force Roll-on/Roll-off Ship MV Cape Ray.

States maintains adequate

demand are straining the U.S. transportation infrastructure,
shipbuilding and repair services, a system of intensifying congestion and increasing transportation-related
pollutants. Expansion of waterborne services to accommodate
competitive and efficient deepwater ports, and freight growth, relieve congestion, and improve air quality
along highways and greater integration of waterborne shipping
vibrant intermodal water and land connections
into the overall transportation system, are agency priorities.
and transportation routes to support America’s Shipping provides a vital link for mobilizing U.S. armed
forces for military contingencies and supporting emergency
leading role in global commerce. response. Auxiliary sealift provided by the U.S.-flag Merchant
Marine has played a vital role in American successes in wars
MARAD is the principal advocate for waterborne trans- and international crises. MARAD’s National Defense Reserve
portation systems and the federal programs supporting them Fleet (NDRF) and the subset of Ready Reserve Force (RRF)
within the Department of Transportation (DoT). Changing vessels continually stand ready to support the initial “surge”
demographics, trade patterns, economic growth and consumer deployment of American armed forces, units and equipment

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around the globe, as well as aiding the U.N. and other humani- VISA are required to enroll 100 percent of their MSP capacity
tarian missions. and a corresponding level of intermodal resources and services
MARAD’s national security-related defense and com- in the VISA program. As of Oct. 1, 2018, a total of 53 shipping
mercial sealift programs support the integration of civilian companies were participating in the VISA program. The pro-
support for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) requirements. gram is used by the DoD to preplan the availability of militarily
These programs assist U.S. defense planners by providing dis- useful commercial vessels for use in times of war or national
cussion on its priorities for meeting projected deployment and emergency.
sustainment needs in response to contingency situations. The MSP and VISA programs serve a critical role in U.S.
defense, enabling the United States to deploy forces any-
Maritime Administrator where in the world on short notice, maintain them while they
Retired Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby was appointed by are deployed, and return them home when their mission is
President Donald J. Trump and sworn in as Maritime complete. In addition to maintaining a fleet of active, com-
Administrator on Aug. 8, 2017. Prior to his appointment, Buzby mercially viable, militarily useful, privately owned U.S.-flag
served as president of the National Defense Transportation vessels to meet national defense and other security require-
Association, a position he had held since retiring from the U.S. ments, they maintain a presence for America in international
Navy in 2013 after more than 34 years of service. commercial shipping.
A 1979 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy,
Buzby earned his Bachelor of Science in nautical science and Ready Reserve Force (RRF)
U.S. Coast Guard Third Mate License. He was commissioned in The RRF is the active component of MARAD’s NDRF. The
the Navy in June 1979, is a graduate of the Joint Forces Staff RRF provides vessels for surge and sustainment sealift capa-
College, and holds master’s degrees from the U.S. Naval War bility to the DoD. MARAD maintains its RRF ships in a Reduced
College and Salve Regina University in strategic studies and Operating Status (ROS).
international relations, respectively. The RRF comprises 46 vessels of the following types: 35
RO/RO ships (including eight fast sealift ships), six auxiliary
Maritime Security Program (MSP)/Voluntary crane ships, two heavy-lift ships, two aviation repair ships
Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) and one Offshore Petroleum Distribution System- (OPDS-)

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The MSP and VISA programs make U.S.-flag commercial enabled tanker. ROS vessels are layberthed at commercial and
ships and intermodal sealift capacity available to meet the government ports located throughout the continental United
needs of the U.S. military. States, close to their designated load ports for faster cargo
MSP is the keystone of U.S. sustainment. Created in 1996, deployment.
the program supports the active operation of the privately All but one RRF vessel is maintained in ROS-5 status,
owned, U.S.-registered and U.S.-crewed international mer- which means they must be fully manned and ready to tender
chant fleet. In return for an annual federal retainer payment, to Military Sealift Command (MSC) within five days of an
MSP participants keep their ships available “on-call” to activation notice. SS Petersburg, the OPDS tanker, is in ROS-
support the global transportation needs of the DoD. In addi- 10 status. Ships in ROS status are crewed by up to 10 Merchant
tion to providing ships, MSP supports employment for the Mariners who perform preventative and routine maintenance
2,400 skilled U.S. Merchant Mariners needed to crew the and receive training appropriate to DoD missions. More than
government-owned “surge” sealift fleet in times of crisis. 445 highly skilled Merchant Mariners comprise the ROS crews
The MSP also provides the DoD with assured access to the of the RRF.
multibillion-dollar global network of intermodal facilities and During 2018, MARAD’s RRF vessels activated for multiple
transport systems maintained by MSP participants at no addi- mission assignments. Recent missions include ammunition
tional cost to the government. shipments to U.S. European Command and U.S. Indo-Pacific
During fiscal 2018, MARAD approved applications to Command areas of responsibility, as well as the redeployment
replace six existing vessels with six newer, more-capable ves- of a U.S. Army armored brigade combat team. RRF vessels
sels, maintaining the MSP fleet’s fully authorized level of 60 have also participated in several large joint exercises in 2018,
ships. As of Oct. 1, 2018, the MSP fleet included 24 container including Valiant Shield and Trident Juncture.
ships, 10 geared container ships, 18 roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO)
vessels, six heavy-lift ships and two product tankers. All have Maritime Education and Training
been deemed militarily useful by the DoD. MARAD supports programs to improve the education,
VISA is a DoT/DoD Emergency Preparedness Program that training, recruitment, health, welfare and safety of U.S. citizen
includes nearly every vessel in the U.S.-flag oceangoing cargo seafarers. Federal support of mariner education helps ensure
fleet. All MSP carriers are enrolled in VISA, though not all VISA highly skilled, well-qualified personnel receive and maintain
carriers are enrolled in MSP. Participants in VISA commit spe- their credentials and are available to sustain the nation’s pool
cific vessel capacity, intermodal equipment and management of qualified Merchant Mariners. These mariners are needed
services to the DoD. In return for their capacity commitments, to safely operate U.S.-flag vessels that contribute to the eco-
VISA participants receive priority consideration for the award nomic competitiveness of the nation and perform critical
of U.S. government peacetime cargoes. MSP participants in maritime-related functions during a national emergency.

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MARAD operates the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy commercial ports have been identified as strategic by the
(USMMA) and provides support to the six state maritime military and MARAD. These ports are: Philadelphia, Port of
academies (SMAs) that give students from across the Hampton Roads, Virginia, Morehead City and Wilmington,
social-economic spectrum, the education and necessary train- North Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, Savannah,
ing to become U.S. Coast Guard-credentialed officers in the Georgia, Jacksonville, Florida, Gulfport, Mississippi, Port
U.S. Merchant Marine. USMMA is one of the five federal service Arthur, Beaumont and Corpus Christi, Texas, San Diego,
academies. The academy’s mission directly contributes to Long Beach and Oakland, California, Tacoma, Washington,
national defense and supports the nation’s economic compet- Anchorage, Alaska, and Guam.
itiveness by contributing to a viable and dynamic merchant
marine workforce. StrongPorts
MARAD provides each SMA with a training ship and several U.S. maritime ports are critical links in the U.S. domes-
types of financial support, including annual direct support, tic and international trade supply chain, serving as the hubs
the Student Incentive Program, annual training ship fuel where cargoes are transferred between oceangoing vessels,
assistance payments, and annual training ship maintenance barges, trucks, trains and pipelines. The StrongPorts Program
and repair. Per the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, supports efforts to improve infrastructure in ports through-
MARAD was directed to construct a new training ship. This out the United States and ensure they are capable of meeting
National Security Multimission Vessel has been designated to future freight transportation needs. By addressing planning,
replace the 57-year-old Training Ship Empire State. stakeholder engagement, operational and capital financing,
While the focus of the vessel is for training future conveyance of surplus government property and project man-
Merchant Mariners, several facets have been included to agement, this program will provide support to ports working
support humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief support to further increase their capacity and efficiency.
efforts. Training ships are in the NDRF and have been utilized
in disaster response providing for the federal government, Cargo Preference and the Jones Act
shipping capacity to get Federal Emergency Management U.S.-flag vessels are registered in the United States,
Agency recovery supplies and vehicles to hard-hit areas. Once crewed by U.S. citizens and subject to U.S. laws and reg-
moored, these national security multimission vessels can ulations. These vessels must meet strict maintenance,
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provide power, housing, food, clean water and berthing to environmental and safety standards, as well as requirements
hundreds of federal first responders, thereby freeing up local for employing Americans in afloat and shoreside positions.
hotels for displaced residents. These combined requirements result in increased operating
NDRF vessels are made available to the U.S. military costs for U.S. carriers compared to many of their international
and federal, state and local law enforcement personnel for competitors.
training purposes. They use the vessels for law enforcement, To keep these vessels both operating under the U.S. flag
security, drug-interdiction and cargo-handling training and competitive in the world market, Congress enacted a set
exercises. of statutes that grant preference to U.S.-flag vessels to carry
U.S. government financed cargoes. This program, known today
Foreign Transfer (U.S.-flag vessels) as Cargo Preference, ensures that U.S. carriers receive a guar-
Under 46 U.S.C. § 56101, MARAD is required to approve of anteed revenue stream to defray the higher costs of operating
the transfer of all U.S.-documented vessels to foreign own- American vessels, which in turn helps to keep their vessels
ership, flag and/or registry. Vessels of 3,000 gross tons and registered in the program, which has four inherent com-
more, and less than 25 years old, are subject to additional ponents: military cargoes, civilian agency cargoes, food aid
financial terms and conditions. MARAD requires a formal cargoes and government-backed private cargoes.
application with supporting documentation, including an Military cargoes ship under the Military Cargo Preference
original Coast Guard-issued certificate of ownership. During Act of 1904 (MCPA 04). MCPA 04 requires that all items procured
fiscal year 2018, 43 vessels were approved for transfer. for, or owned by, the U.S. military must be carried exclusively
on U.S.-flag vessels. Its counterpart for non-military agencies
Strategic Ports is the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 (CPA 54). CPA 54 mandates
Strategic ports are commercial ports that have been that all U.S. government agencies must ship at least 50 percent
specifically evaluated and selected by the Military Surface of the gross tonnage that they generate (whether for the agency
Deployment and Distribution Command for their militarily itself, on behalf of another entity, or financed by the agency)
useful locations, facilities, equipment and services. The on U.S.-flag commercial vessels to the extent that the U.S.-flag
Na­tional Port Readiness Network was established to facilitate vessels are available at fair and reasonable rates for U.S.-flag
coordination within the federal agencies that support deploy- commercial vessels.
ing forces through these ports in the event of a mobilization or In addition to the general requirements on government
national defense contingency. agencies, Congress also mandated specific requirements
This coordination is vital to minimizing congestion and on food aid and government-backed exports. Direct food
disruption of commercial activities while supporting the mil- aid shipments made under the Food for Peace program
itary’s surge and sustainment cargo operations. Seventeen also are subject to CPA 54’s 50 percent U.S.-flag minimum

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Ready Reserve Force Ships

Auxiliary Crane Ships
EAST COAST GULF COAST T-ACS 1 SS Keystone State
T-ACS 2 SS Gem State
Heavy-Lift Ship RO/ROS T-ACS 3 SS Grand Canyon State
T-AK 5063 SS Cape May T-AKR 112 MV Cape Texas
T-AKR 113 MV Cape Taylor Aviation Maintenance Logistics Ship
T-AKR 5082 MV Cape Knox (U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Logistics Support)
RO/ROS T-AKR 5083 MV Cape Kennedy T-AVB 4 SS Curtiss
T-AKR 5051 MV Cape Ducato T-AKR 9666 MV Cape Vincent
T-AKR 5052 MV Cape Douglas T-AKR 9701 MV Cape Victory OPDS Tanker
T-AKR 5053 MV Cape Domingo T-AKR 9711 MV Cape Trinity T-AOT 9101 SS Petersburg
T-AKR 5054 MV Cape Decision T-AKR 288 SS Bellatrix
T-AKR 5055 MV Cape Diamond T-AKR 290 SS Pollux State Maritime Academy Training Ships/
T-AKR 5069 MV Cape Edmont T-AKR 291 SS Altair Training Vessels
T-AKR 5079 MV Cape Ray T-AKR 292 SS Regulus TS Empire State, SUNY Maritime College
T-AKR 9678 MV Cape Rise TS Kennedy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
TS State of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy
T-AKR 9960 MV Cape Race
WEST COAST TS Golden Bear, California Maritime Academy
T-AKR 5080 MV Cape Washington
T-AKR 5081 MV Cape Wrath TS State of Michigan, Great Lakes Maritime
T-AKR 289 SS Denebola Heavy-Lift Ship Academy
T-AKR 294 SS Antares T-AK 5065 SS Cape Mohican TS General Rudder, Texas A&M Maritime
Academy
Aviation Maintenance Logistics Ship RO/ROS TV Kings Pointer, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
(U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Logistics Support) T-AKR 10 SS Cape Island TV Freedom Star, Harry S. Lundeberg School
T-AVB 3 SS Wright T-AKR 11 SS Cape Intrepid of Seamanship
T-AKR 1001 GTS ADM. WM. M. Callaghan
Auxiliary Crane Ships T-AKR 2044 MV Cape Orlando NOTE: The “T-” designations are assigned by
T-ACS 4 SS Gopher State T-AKR 5062 SS Cape Isabel Military Sealift Command. SS is Steam Ship. MV

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T-ACS 5 SS Flickertail State T-AKR 5066 MV Cape Hudson is Motor Vessel. GTS is Gas Turbine Ship. TS/TV is
T-ACS 6 SS Cornhusker State T-AKR 5067 MV Cape Henry training ship.
T-AKR 5068 MV Cape Horn
T-AKR 5076 SS Cape Inscription
T-AKR 287 SS Algol
T-AKR 293 SS Capella

requirement. For all goods or commodities produced and Maritime Security

exported with Export-Import Bank financing, the recipient of MARAD facilitates the development and implementation
the financing must ship all covered goods and commodities on of effective maritime security policies, procedures, practices,
U.S.-flag vessels pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 55304 to the extent statutes and training to protect U.S. citizens and maritime
that the U.S.-flag vessels are available at fair and reasonable interests from security threats including piracy, terrorism,
rates for U.S.-flag commercial vessels. criminal activity and cyberattack. MARAD also provides threat
MARAD administers the Cargo Preference program through information for U.S.-flag vessels, serves as the DoT prin-
its Office of Cargo and Commercial Sealift (OCCS). This cipal coordinator for maritime domain awareness matters,
responsibility includes educating federal agencies and private functions as the DoT lead within the interagency maritime
corporations on the program’s purpose and operation, as well operational threat response process, serves as a key facilitator
as monitoring compliance with the statutory mandate. OCCS between maritime industry and government agencies, and
ensures that U.S.-flag vessels successfully carry millions of provides expert maritime security advice and assistance on
tons of essential cargo for the government and private part- issues involving the global maritime transportation system.
ners each year — thus creating the revenue base to help the MARAD participates in the U.S. government’s Maritime
fleet remain financially viable. In return for this support, the Security Communications with Industry system to provide
U.S.-flag commercial fleet provides proven and reliable sealift coordinated U.S. Maritime Alerts and Advisories to U.S.-flag
service in time of war or national emergency. ship owners, operators and other maritime industry represen-
The Jones Act requires vessels engaged in domestic water- tatives. These alerts and advisories provide operational advice
borne trade to be owned by U.S. citizens, built in the United and key resources for further information.
States and crewed by American mariners. It is a critical com- MARAD, with assistance from MSC and the Naval Criminal
ponent to the long-term sustainability of the U.S. maritime Investigative Service, also provides assistance to U.S.-flag
sector. Additionally, it provides customs and law enforcement merchant ships in port to assess their physical security vul-
services with a layer of security by preventing an influx of for- nerabilities to piracy and provides the ships with best practices
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Index to Flag & General Officers
A Boxall Ronald A. ����������������������������������������������������154 Converse Blake L.��������������������������������������������������158
Boyle Michael E.����������������������������������������������������158 Cooling Norman L.������������������������������������������������170
Abel Daniel B. ��������������������������������������������������������174
Bradley Frank M.����������������������������������������������������159 Cooper Charles B. II����������������������������������������������158
Achenbach Jerry����������������������������������������������������173
Brakke Brian J.��������������������������������������������������������156 Copley Ronald C.����������������������������������������������������163
Adametz John J. ����������������������������������������������������167
Brennan William J.������������������������������������������������173 Corey Brian K.��������������������������������������������������������161
Adams James H. III������������������������������������������������172
Brilakis Mark A.������������������������������������������������������167 Correll Richard A.��������������������������������������������������155
Adams Timothy L.��������������������������������������������������172
Broadmeadow John J.������������������������������������������168 Cottrell Donna L.����������������������������������������������������175
Aeschbach Kelly A.������������������������������������������������164
Brookes Michael A.������������������������������������������������164 Cozad Kyle J.����������������������������������������������������������154
Aiken James A. ������������������������������������������������������160
Brown Brian B. ������������������������������������������������������163 Crall Dennis A.��������������������������������������������������������170
Alexander John D. ������������������������������������������������153
Brown Peter J.��������������������������������������������������������175 Crandall Darse E.����������������������������������������������������165
Alford Julian D.������������������������������������������������������170
Brown Richard A. ��������������������������������������������������153 Crane William M. ��������������������������������������������������154
Alfultis Michael A.��������������������������������������������������173
Buck Sean S.������������������������������������������������������������154 Craparotta Lewis A. ����������������������������������������������167
Allan Thomas G. Jr.������������������������������������������������174
Bull Dell D.��������������������������������������������������������������157 Creighton Kathleen M. ����������������������������������������163
Allen Russell E.�������������������������������������������������������154
Buono Jack J.����������������������������������������������������������173 Crenshaw Craig C. ������������������������������������������������168
Andersen Steven����������������������������������������������������174
Burcher Eugene A.������������������������������������������������158 Crites Randy B. ������������������������������������������������������154
Anderson Edward L.����������������������������������������������162
Burke Robert P.������������������������������������������������������152 Cropper Thomas A.������������������������������������������������173
Anderson Thomas J.����������������������������������������������162
Burkhardt Ann M.��������������������������������������������������162
Antonio Brian K.����������������������������������������������������161
Buschman Scott A.������������������������������������������������174 D
Aquilino John C. ����������������������������������������������������152
Butler James M.������������������������������������������������������164
Austin Eric E.����������������������������������������������������������172 Dalton Marc H.������������������������������������������������������155
Buzby Mark H.��������������������������������������������������������173
Austin Meredith L. ������������������������������������������������174 Dana Michael G.����������������������������������������������������167
Bynum James S.�����������������������������������������������������155
Davids Keith B.������������������������������������������������������160
Byrne William D. Jr.����������������������������������������������155
B Davids Yvette M.���������������������������������������������������159
Davidson Philip S.���������������������������������������� 151, 152
Baker John G.����������������������������������������������������������170 C Davidson Tina A.����������������������������������������������������165
Baker Stuart P.��������������������������������������������������������159
Caldwell James F. Jr. ��������������������������������������������152 Deltoro Moises III��������������������������������������������������161
Banaji Darius ����������������������������������������������������������166
Carter Matthew J.��������������������������������������������������154 DeQuattro Pat��������������������������������������������������������175
Banta Edward D.����������������������������������������������������169
Carter Walter E. Jr.������������������������������������������������152 Dermanelian David M.������������������������������������������175
Bargeron Jay M. ����������������������������������������������������171
Cashman Edward B.����������������������������������������������157 Dewalt Rodney P.��������������������������������������������������158
Barrett Danelle M. ������������������������������������������������163
Castellvi Robert F.��������������������������������������������������169 Dickey Laura M. ����������������������������������������������������175
Batchelder Bret C.�����������������������������������������������154
Caudle Daryl L. ������������������������������������������������������155 Diguardo Joseph A. Jr.������������������������������������������160
Bayer Phyllis L.�����������������������������������������������������152
Cavanaugh Brian W.����������������������������������������������171 Dillon William S. ����������������������������������������������������162
Beal Alan D.������������������������������������������������������������156
Cederholm Michael S.�����������������������������������������171 Dodgen Joey B.������������������������������������������������������158
Beaudreault Brian D.��������������������������������������������168
Chao Elaine L. ��������������������������������������������������������173 Dollaga Leonard C.������������������������������������������������160
Becker Christian D.������������������������������������������������161
Chase Grafton D. Jr.����������������������������������������������166 Donovan Francis L.������������������������������������������������171
Bell Matthew T.������������������������������������������������������174
Chase William E. III������������������������������������������������164 Downey James P.��������������������������������������������������161
Bellon David G.������������������������������������������������������168
Chatfield Shoshana S. ������������������������������������������157 Druggan Paul T.������������������������������������������������������162
Benedict Scott F.����������������������������������������������������171
Chebi Carl P.�����������������������������������������������������������162 Duane Shawn E. ����������������������������������������������������157
Berg Heidi K.����������������������������������������������������������164
Cheeseman Richard J. Jr. ������������������������������������160 Duff Ann H. ������������������������������������������������������������162
Berger David H.������������������������������������������������������167
Cheever Daniel L.��������������������������������������������������159 Dumont Michael J.������������������������������������������������154
Bernacchi Michael D. Jr.��������������������������������������158
Chiarotti Charles G. ����������������������������������������������168 Dunford Joseph F. Jr.���������������������������������� 150, 167
Bert Melissa������������������������������������������������������������174
Chinn Colin G.��������������������������������������������������������164 Durand Robert T. ��������������������������������������������������163
Bierman James W. Jr.��������������������������������������������169
Clapperton Craig A. ����������������������������������������������159 Dwyer Daniel W.����������������������������������������������������158
Bipes Mark E.����������������������������������������������������������165
Clardy Herman S. III����������������������������������������������168
Black Eugene H. III������������������������������������������������155
Clark Robert T.�������������������������������������������������������160 E
Bohm Jason Q. ������������������������������������������������������171
Clarke Peter J.��������������������������������������������������������156
Bolivar Babette ������������������������������������������������������156 Evans Stephen C. ��������������������������������������������������156
Coffman David W. ������������������������������������������������169
Bono Raquel C.������������������������������������������������������164
Borgschulte Michael J.������������������������������������������172
Coglianese Vincent A.������������������������������������������168 F
Conley Daniel B.����������������������������������������������������171
Bouboulis Melvin W.��������������������������������������������174 Fabry Kristen B.������������������������������������������������������166
Conn Scott D.����������������������������������������������������������155
Bowers William J.��������������������������������������������������172 Fagan Linda L. ��������������������������������������������������������174

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Fahey Michael F. III ����������������������������������������������169 Holsey Alvin������������������������������������������������������������158 Lennon Andrew C.������������������������������������������������156

Faison Clinton F. III������������������������������������������������164 Horan Dale E.����������������������������������������������������������156 Lescher William K. ������������������������������������������������153
Faller Craig S.������������������������������������������������ 151, 152 Houston William J.������������������������������������������������159 Lewis Andrew L.����������������������������������������������������153
Fears Douglas M. ��������������������������������������������������175 Howard Hugh W. III����������������������������������������������156 Lewis David H.��������������������������������������������������������161
Fenton Gregory J.��������������������������������������������������156 Howe Philip G.��������������������������������������������������������153 Lindsey Bruce H.����������������������������������������������������153
Fillion Daniel H.������������������������������������������������������154 Hughes Jeffrey W. ������������������������������������������������156 Lindsey Yancy B.����������������������������������������������������156
Foggo James G. III�������������������������������������������������152 Hurley Brian S.��������������������������������������������������������156 Liszewski Stephen E. ��������������������������������������������172
Fort Brian P.������������������������������������������������������������159 Hyten John E. ��������������������������������������������������������151 Loeblein James T.��������������������������������������������������154
Franchetti Lisa M.��������������������������������������������������153 Loiselle Andrew J.��������������������������������������������������158
French Christopher C.������������������������������������������165 I Lord Ellen M.����������������������������������������������������������150
Fritzemeier Ronald R.��������������������������������������������162 Love John K.������������������������������������������������������������168
Iiams Kevin M.��������������������������������������������������������169
Fuller John V.����������������������������������������������������������156 Luchtman Fredrick R.��������������������������������������������160
Ishee Thomas E. ����������������������������������������������������156
Fung Mark J. ����������������������������������������������������������166 Lukeman James W.������������������������������������������������168
Furness David J. ����������������������������������������������������169 J Lunday Kevin E.������������������������������������������������������175
Luscher Thomas W.����������������������������������������������154
G Jablon Jeffrey T. ����������������������������������������������������157 Lynch Carol M. ������������������������������������������������������165
Jackson Mary M.����������������������������������������������������153 Lyons Stephen R. ��������������������������������������������������151
Gabrielson Donald D.��������������������������������������������158
Jackson Ronny L.����������������������������������������������������165
Gahagan Shane G.��������������������������������������������������161
Galinis William J.����������������������������������������������������161
James Bradley S.����������������������������������������������������170 M
Jansen John M.������������������������������������������������������168
Garvin Peter A. ������������������������������������������������������159 MacDonnell Daniel J.��������������������������������������������163
Johnston Michael J.����������������������������������������������175
Gautier Peter W.����������������������������������������������������175 Mager William G. ��������������������������������������������������157
Jones Eric C.������������������������������������������������������������175
Gering Bradford J.��������������������������������������������������171 Mahlock Lorna M.��������������������������������������������������172
Jones Keith M.��������������������������������������������������������165
Geurts James F.������������������������������������������������������151 Mahoney Christopher J. ��������������������������������������170
Jones Kevin M. ������������������������������������������������������166
Gilday Michael M.��������������������������������������������������153 Malavet Joaquin F.������������������������������������������������169
Jones Scott D.��������������������������������������������������������157
Gillingham Bruce L.������������������������������������������������164 Malloy James J.������������������������������������������������������153
Joyner Sara A.��������������������������������������������������������159
Glavy Matthew G.��������������������������������������������������169 Manero David G.����������������������������������������������������163
Jurney William M.��������������������������������������������������170
Glynn James F.�������������������������������������������������������171 Marotta Thomas W.����������������������������������������������155
Goggins David A.���������������������������������������������������162 K Martin Michael S.��������������������������������������������������170
Goldfein David L. ��������������������������������������������������150 Masiello Gregory L.�����������������������������������������������170
Grady Christopher W.������������������������������������������152 Kacher Frederick W. ��������������������������������������������159 Mauger John W.����������������������������������������������������175
Gray Christopher S. ����������������������������������������������159 Katz Robert D.��������������������������������������������������������160 Maxwell David W. ������������������������������������������������170
Green Collin P.��������������������������������������������������������155 Keck Stephanie T.��������������������������������������������������163 Mayes Gary A.��������������������������������������������������������158
Green Ronald L.������������������������������������������������������173 Kelley Roy J.������������������������������������������������������������154 McAllister Michael F.��������������������������������������������174
Greene William C.��������������������������������������������������162 Kelly James M.��������������������������������������������������������176 McClelland Jacquelyn ������������������������������������������166
Griffin Michael D.��������������������������������������������������150 Kelly William G.������������������������������������������������������175 McClelland Troy M. ����������������������������������������������166
Kennedy Paul J.������������������������������������������������������169
FLAG OFFICERS

Groen Michael S.����������������������������������������������������169 McCollum Luke M.������������������������������������������������153

Guldbek Brian R.����������������������������������������������������165 Kernan Joseph D.��������������������������������������������������150 McDonald Francis X. ��������������������������������������������173
Gumbleton John E.������������������������������������������������159 Kilby James W. ������������������������������������������������������155 McKenzie Kenneth F. Jr.��������������������������������������167
Killea Kevin J.����������������������������������������������������������170 McKinley Andrew S.����������������������������������������������176
H Kilrain Colin J. ��������������������������������������������������������153 McLane Brendan R. ����������������������������������������������160
King Tracy W. ��������������������������������������������������������170 McPhillips Christophe A.��������������������������������������171
Hahn David J.����������������������������������������������������������161
Kirk James A.����������������������������������������������������������160 Meier John F.����������������������������������������������������������157
Hannink John G.����������������������������������������������������165
Kitchener Roy I.������������������������������������������������������155 Merz William R.������������������������������������������������������153
Hanson Darren J. ��������������������������������������������������156
Koehler Stephen T.������������������������������������������������155 Mewbourne Dee L.������������������������������������������������154
Harker Thomas W.������������������������������������������������152
Kohler Matthew J. ������������������������������������������������163 Miller DeWolfe H. III��������������������������������������������153
Harley Jeffrey A.����������������������������������������������������154
Korka John W.��������������������������������������������������������166 Milley Mark A.��������������������������������������������������������150
Harris Gregory N.��������������������������������������������������157
Kott Timothy J. ������������������������������������������������������160 Modly Thomas B. ��������������������������������������������������151
Hashimoto Mark A. ����������������������������������������������171
Kreitz Jon C.������������������������������������������������������������157 Monahan Brian P.��������������������������������������������������165
Haven Deborah P.�������������������������������������������������165
Kriete David M.������������������������������������������������������153 Moore Nathan A. ��������������������������������������������������175
Haycock Michael J.������������������������������������������������175
Kuehhas Timothy C.����������������������������������������������158 Moore Thomas J. ��������������������������������������������������161
Hayes Kevin C. ������������������������������������������������������156
Moran Michael T.��������������������������������������������������161
Hayes Robert P.�����������������������������������������������������175 L Moran William F.����������������������������������������������������152
Heckl Karsten S. ����������������������������������������������������170
Lacore Nancy S.������������������������������������������������������160 Moreau Thomas J. ������������������������������������������������166
Hedelund Robert F. ����������������������������������������������168
Lahti Carl A.������������������������������������������������������������159 Morley Francis D.��������������������������������������������������162
Heinz James M.������������������������������������������������������175
Langley Michael E. ������������������������������������������������169 Moulton Terry J.����������������������������������������������������164
Heinz Richard D.����������������������������������������������������166
Laubacher Eileen H.����������������������������������������������164 Mouriski Mark J.����������������������������������������������������162
Hendrickson Daniel B.������������������������������������������155
Leavitt Mark L.��������������������������������������������������������154 Mueller Andrew J.��������������������������������������������������158
Henry Dimitri����������������������������������������������������������171
Lecce Daniel J.��������������������������������������������������������170 Mullen William F. III����������������������������������������������169
Heritage Ryan P.����������������������������������������������������171
Leclair Theodore P.������������������������������������������������160 Mundy Carl E. III����������������������������������������������������168
Hermesmann Patrick J.����������������������������������������169
Lee Phillip E. Jr.������������������������������������������������������166 Munsch Stuart B. ��������������������������������������������������154
Hill Jon A.����������������������������������������������������������������161
Lemmon John S. ����������������������������������������������������162 Mustin John B.��������������������������������������������������������157
Hitchcock Marcus A. ��������������������������������������������155
Lengyel Joseph L.��������������������������������������������������151 Myers Ross A. ��������������������������������������������������������155
Holland Michael P.������������������������������������������������155

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N Rodriguez Michael J. ��������������������������������������������173 Thomas Karl O.������������������������������������������������������157

Rodriguez Richard A.��������������������������������������������158 Thomas Paul F. ������������������������������������������������������176
Nadeau John P.������������������������������������������������������175
Roegge Frederick J. ����������������������������������������������153 Thomas Raymond A. III����������������������������������������151
Nakasone Paul M.��������������������������������������������������151
Rood John C.����������������������������������������������������������150 Throop David G.����������������������������������������������������176
Neagley John P.������������������������������������������������������161
Ross Erik M.������������������������������������������������������������158 Tiongson Andrew J.����������������������������������������������176
Neary Stephen M.��������������������������������������������������170
Rudder Steven R. ��������������������������������������������������167 Todd Gregory N.������������������������������������������ 166, 172
Neller Robert B.�������������������������������������������� 151, 167
Ruttenberg Eric C.��������������������������������������������������160 Tripoli Louis C.��������������������������������������������������������165
Nielsen Kirstjen M.������������������������������������������������174
Ryan Michael P.������������������������������������������������������176 Trollinger Matthew G.������������������������������������������171
Noble Joseph D. Jr. ����������������������������������������������166
Trump Donald J.����������������������������������������������������150
Norquist David L. ��������������������������������������������������150 S Trussler Jeffrey E.��������������������������������������������������155
Norton Nancy A.����������������������������������������������������163
Turner Roger B. Jr.������������������������������������������������171
Nowell John B. Jr.��������������������������������������������������154 Salene Sean M. ������������������������������������������������������172
Tynch Murray J. III������������������������������������������������158
Nunan Joanna ��������������������������������������������������������175 Sanborn Russell A. ������������������������������������������������169
Sawyer Phillip G.����������������������������������������������������153
U
O Scaparrotti Curtis M. ��������������������������������������������151
Scheidt Jeffrey S. ��������������������������������������������������164 Uribe Rick A. ����������������������������������������������������������171
O’Connor Cathal S.������������������������������������������������157
Schlise Paul J.����������������������������������������������������������158
O’Donohue Daniel J. ��������������������������������������������168 V
Scholl Ryan B. ��������������������������������������������������������159
O’Keefe Matthew P.����������������������������������������������157
Schommer John A.������������������������������������������������157
O’Shaughnessy Terrence J.����������������������������������151 Vanderhaden Jason M. ����������������������������������������176
Schultz Karl L. ��������������������������������������������������������174
Odom David L.��������������������������������������������������������172 Vasely Peter G.������������������������������������������������������159
Schwartz Erica G. ��������������������������������������������������176
Okon John A.����������������������������������������������������������164 Verissimo Douglas C.��������������������������������������������159
Scott Brent W.��������������������������������������������������������166
Olson Gregg P.��������������������������������������������������������169 Verrastro Paul J. ����������������������������������������������������165
Scott Lance G.��������������������������������������������������������160
Osterman Joseph L.����������������������������������������������167 Via Darin K. ������������������������������������������������������������165
Seely William H. III������������������������������������������������171
Ottignon David A.��������������������������������������������������169 Vogt Anthony J.�����������������������������������������������������176
Selby Lorin C.����������������������������������������������������������161
Vojvodich Joseph M.��������������������������������������������176
Selva Paul J.������������������������������������������������������������150
P Shaffer Gayle D. ������������������������������������������ 165, 172
Votel Joseph L. III��������������������������������������������������151

Padilla Frederick M.����������������������������������������������168 Shanahan Patrick M.���������������������������������������������150 W

Palmer John T.��������������������������������������������������������166 Sharp Robert D.������������������������������������������������������163
Paparo Samuel J. Jr.����������������������������������������������156 Shea Roberta L.������������������������������������������������������172 Wade John F.����������������������������������������������������������158
Pappano Scott W.��������������������������������������������������162 Shrader Joseph F.��������������������������������������������������170 Waldhauser Thomas D.������������������������������ 151, 167
Parode Steven L.����������������������������������������������������163 Sibley Matthew W.������������������������������������������������176 Waters James P. III������������������������������������������������159
Pasagian Arthur J.��������������������������������������������������172 Skillman John B. ����������������������������������������������������157 Watson Benjamin T.����������������������������������������������172
Pearigen Paul D.����������������������������������������������������164 Sklenka Stephen D.�����������������������������������������������171 Weidley Thomas D. ����������������������������������������������169
Pecha Brian S. ��������������������������������������������������������164 Skubic Michelle C.�������������������������������������������������166 Welch David A.������������������������������������������������������157
Pennington William P.������������������������������������������159 Slavonic Gregory J.������������������������������������������������151 Wettlaufer Michael A.������������������������������������������157

FLAG OFFICERS
Penoyer Brian ��������������������������������������������������������175 Small Douglas W. ��������������������������������������������������162 Wheeler William W. III ����������������������������������������156
Perry Douglas G.����������������������������������������������������159 Smith Dixon R.��������������������������������������������������������152 White Timothy J.����������������������������������������������������163
Peters Gordon D. ��������������������������������������������������161 Smith Eric M.����������������������������������������������������������168 Whitesell Kenneth R.��������������������������������������������155
Piercey Patrick A.��������������������������������������������������154 Smith George W. Jr.����������������������������������������������168 Whitman Burke W.������������������������������������������������168
Pierson Karl D.��������������������������������������������������������172 Smith Keith M.��������������������������������������������������������176 Whitney Mark R.����������������������������������������������������161
Pitts James E.����������������������������������������������������������157 Smith Russell L.������������������������������������������������������167 Whitworth Frank D. III�����������������������������������������163
Polowczyk John P. ������������������������������������������������165 Snyder Richard P.��������������������������������������������������153 Wikoff George M.��������������������������������������������������160
Poulin Stephen D.��������������������������������������������������175 Sobeck Philip E.������������������������������������������������������160 Williams Terry V.����������������������������������������������������170
Pratt Helen G. ��������������������������������������������������������169 Sofge Robert B. Jr.������������������������������������������������171 Williamson Ricky L.������������������������������������������������154
Price Gene F.����������������������������������������������������������163 Sohl Paul A. ������������������������������������������������������������161 Williamson Stephen F.������������������������������������������162
Pringle Cedric E. ����������������������������������������������������156 Sokalzuk Todd A.���������������������������������������������������176 Wilson Jesse A. Jr. ������������������������������������������������156
Pyle Fred I.��������������������������������������������������������������159 Sommer-Weddington Linnea J.��������������������������163 Winter Mathias W.������������������������������������������������161
Spencer John D. ����������������������������������������������������160 Wise Mark R.����������������������������������������������������������169
R Spencer Richard V.������������������������������������������������151 Wolfe Johnny R. Jr. ����������������������������������������������161
Stamatopoulos Peter G.���������������������������������������166 Worth Calvert L. Jr. ����������������������������������������������172
Ray Charles W. ������������������������������������������������������174
Stein Kurt W.����������������������������������������������������������170 Wortman Christian������������������������������������������������172
Rendón James E.����������������������������������������������������176
Stewart James N. ��������������������������������������������������150
Renforth Austin E. ������������������������������������������������170 Y
Stewart Kevin J. ����������������������������������������������������172
Reventlow Keith D. ����������������������������������������������171
Stewart Vincent R.������������������������������������������������167 Yoo Daniel D.����������������������������������������������������������168
Reyes Alan J. ����������������������������������������������������������166
Studeman Michael W.������������������������������������������164
Reynolds Loretta E.������������������������������������������������168
Richard Charles A.��������������������������������������������������153
Swan William H. ����������������������������������������������������172 Z
Swap Anne M.��������������������������������������������������������165
Richardson John M.������������������������������������ 151, 152 Zarkowski Michael W.������������������������������������������161
Szymanski Timothy G.������������������������������������������153
Riggs Mary C.����������������������������������������������������������164 Zirkle Matthew A.��������������������������������������������������155
Ring John C.������������������������������������������������������������158
Rocco Michael A. ��������������������������������������������������168
T
Rock Charles W.����������������������������������������������������157 Tammen John W. Jr. ��������������������������������������������155
Rock Paul J. Jr.��������������������������������������������������������170 Thomas Gary L.������������������������������������������������������167

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COMMANDER
IN CHIEF

Donald J. Trump
President

DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE

Patrick M. Shanahan David L. Norquist John C. Rood

Acting Secretary of Defense Acting Deputy Secretary Undersecretary of Defense
of Defense for Policy
FLAG OFFICERS

James N. Stewart Joseph D. Kernan Ellen M. Lord Michael D. Griffin

Acting Undersecretary of Defense Undersecretary of Defense Undersecretary of Defense Undersecretary of Defense
for Personnel & Readiness for Intelligence for Acquisition & Sustainment for Research & Engineering

GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL

JOINT CHIEFS OF
STAFF

Joseph F. Dunford Jr. Paul J. Selva David L. Goldfein Mark A. Milley

Chairman Vice Chairman Chief of Staff Chief of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force U.S. Army
Chairman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
(nominated)

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UNIFIED
COMBATANT
COMMANDERS

John M. Richardson Robert B. Neller Joseph L. Lengyel Joseph L. Votel III

Chief of Naval Operations Commandant Chief USA
U.S. Marine Corps National Guard Bureau Commander
U.S. Central Command

GENERAL GENERAL ADMIRAL ADMIRAL GENERAL

Curtis M. Scaparrotti Terrence J. Philip S. Davidson Craig S. Faller Raymond A. Thomas III
USA O’Shaughnessy USN USN USA
Commander USAF Commander Commander Commander
U.S. European Command Commander U.S. Indo-Pacific Command U.S. Southern Command U.S. Special Operations
NATO Supreme U.S. Northern Command & Command
Allied Commander North American Aerospace
Defense Command

GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL GENERAL

FLAG OFFICERS
Stephen R. Lyons Thomas D. Waldhauser John E. Hyten Paul M. Nakasone
USA USMC USAF USA
Commander Commander Commander Commander
U.S. Transportation Command U.S. Africa Command U.S. Strategic Command U.S. Cyber Command

DEPARTMENT OF
THE NAVY

Richard V. Spencer Thomas B. Modly James F. Geurts Gregory J. Slavonic

Secretary of the Navy Undersecretary Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary
of the Navy of the Navy of the Navy
Research, Development Manpower & Reserve Affairs
& Acquisition

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Thomas W. Harker Phyllis L. Bayer

Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary
of the Navy of the Navy
Financial Management Energy, Installations
& Comptroller & Environment

ADMIRALS

U.S. NAVY
LINE OFFICERS

John M. Richardson
Chief of Naval Operations
FLAG OFFICERS

Philip S. Davidson Craig S. Faller William F. Moran James F. Caldwell Jr. James G. Foggo III
Commander Commander Vice Chief of Naval Operations Director Commander
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command U.S. Southern Command Naval Nuclear Propulsion U.S. Naval Forces Europe/
Program U.S. Naval Forces Africa/
Department of the Navy/ Allied Joint Force Command
Department of Energy Naples

VICE ADMIRALS

Christopher W. Grady John C. Aquilino Walter E. Carter Jr. Dixon R. Smith Robert P. Burke
Commander Commander Superintendent Deputy Chief Deputy Chief
U.S. Fleet Forces Command U.S. Pacific Fleet U.S. Naval Academy of Naval Operations of Naval Operations
for Fleet Readiness & Logistics for Manpower, Personnel,
OPNAV Training & Education
OPNAV
Chief of Naval Personnel

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Michael M. Gilday Colin J. Kilrain Luke M. McCollum Charles A. Richard Philip G. Howe
Director for Operations Commander Chief of Navy Reserve Commander Associate Director
Joint Staff North Atlantic OPNAV Naval Submarine Forces/ for Military Affairs
Director Treaty Organization Submarine Force Central Intelligence Agency
Joint Staff Special Operations U.S. Atlantic Fleet/
(nominated) Headquarters Allied Submarine Command

Mary M. Jackson William K. Lescher William R. Merz Andrew L. Lewis Phillip G. Sawyer
Commander Deputy Chief Deputy Chief Commander Commander
Navy Installations Command of Naval Operations of Naval Operations U.S. 2nd Fleet/ U.S. 7th Fleet
for Integration of Capabilities for Warfare Systems Joint Forces Command
& Resources OPNAV
OPNAV

FLAG OFFICERS
John D. Alexander Frederick J. Roegge Bruce H. Lindsey DeWolfe H. Miller III Richard A. Brown
Commander President Deputy Commander Commander Commander
U.S. 3rd Fleet National Defense University U.S. Fleet Forces Command Naval Air Forces/ Naval Surface Forces/
Naval Air Force Naval Surface Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet U.S. Pacific Fleet

Lisa M. Franchetti David M. Kriete Richard P. Snyder James J. Malloy Timothy G. Szymanski
Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet/ Deputy Commander Naval Inspector General Commander Deputy Commander
Task Force 6/Striking & Support U.S. Strategic Command U.S. Naval Forces U.S. Special Operations Command
Forces NATO Central Command/
Deputy Commander U.S. 5th Fleet/
U.S. Naval Forces Europe & Africa Combined Maritime Forces
Joint Force Maritime Component
Commander Europe

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Michael J. Dumont Jeffrey A. Harley Sean S. Buck Mark L. Leavitt Matthew J. Carter
Deputy Commander President Commander Commander Deputy Commander
U.S. Northern Command Naval War College U.S. Naval Forces Naval Safety Center U.S. Pacific Fleet
Vice Commander Southern Command/
U.S. Element U.S. 4th Fleet
North America Aerospace
Defense Command

Ronald A. Boxall Bret C. Batchelder Patrick A. Piercey Ricky L. Williamson Stuart B. Munsch
Director Director Chief of Staff Commander Assistant Deputy Chief
Surface Warfare Division Joint Fleet Operations U.S. European Command Navy Region Europe, of Naval Operations
OPNAV U.S. Fleet Forces Command Africa, Southwest Asia/ for Operations, Plans & Strategy
Maritime Air Forces OPNAV
Naples
FLAG OFFICERS

Dee L. Mewbourne Thomas W. Luscher John B. Nowell Jr. William M. Crane Russell E. Allen
Commander Commander Director Director Reserve Deputy Director
Military Sealift Command Navy Reserve Forces Command Military Personnel Plans Fleet Design/Force Generation Warfare Systems Directorate
& Policy Division U.S. Fleet Forces Command OPNAV
OPNAV

Roy J. Kelley James T. Loeblein Kyle J. Cozad Daniel H. Fillion Randy B. Crites
Commander Chief of Legislative Affairs Commander Director Deputy Assistant Secretary
Naval Air Force Naval Education Manpower Account of the Navy for Budget
U.S. Atlantic Fleet & Training Command Transition Office Director
Fiscal Management Division
OPNAV

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Marcus A. Hitchcock Daryl L. Caudle John W. Tammen Jr. Ross A. Myers James S. Bynum
Commander Commander Director Chief of Staff Director
Navy Warfare Submarine Force Undersea Warfare Division U.S. Cyber Command Assessment Division
Development Command U.S. Pacific Fleet OPNAV OPNAV
Vice Director for Strategy,
Plans & Policy
Joint Staff
(ordered)

Scott D. Conn Thomas W. Marotta Matthew A. Zirkle Daniel B. Hendrickson Richard A. Correll
Director Reserve Deputy Chief of Staff Director Director
Air Warfare Division Operations, Plans & Strategy U.S. Naval Forces Europe/ Network Engagement Team Plans & Policy
OPNAV OPNAV U.S. Naval Forces Africa/ U.S. Southern Command U.S. Strategic Command
U.S. 6th Fleet

FLAG OFFICERS
James W. Kilby Collin P. Green Kenneth R. Whitesell Roy I. Kitchener Marc H. Dalton
Director Commander Commander Deputy U.S. Military Director
Warfare Integration Naval Special Carrier Strike Group 4 Representative to NATO Maritime Operations
OPNAV Warfare Command Military Committee U.S. Pacific Fleet

Jeffrey E. Trussler Eugene H. Black III Stephen T. Koehler William D. Byrne Jr. Michael P. Holland
Director Commander Director of Operations Commander Director
Future Plans Carrier Strike Group 8 U.S. Pacific Command Carrier Strike Group 15 Programming Division
OPNAV OPNAV

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John V. Fuller Samuel J. Paparo Jr. Andrew C. Lennon Brian S. Hurley Alan D. Beal
Director Director of Operations Deputy Chief of Staff Reserve Deputy Commander Reserve Deputy Commander
Strategy, Plans & Policy U.S. Central Command Submarines for Maritime Operations U.S. Naval Forces
U.S. Northern Command NATO Maritime Command U.S. Fleet Forces Command U.S. Central Command
U.S. 5th Fleet

REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF

Thomas E. Ishee William W. Wheeler III Jeffrey W. Hughes Hugh W. Howard III Babette Bolivar
Director, Plans & Operations Director Commander Commander Commander
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-6th Fleet Plans & Policy Navy Personnel Command Special Operations Command Navy Region Southeast
Deputy Commander U.S. Cyber Command Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel Central
6th Fleet
Commander
Submarines, Allied Naval Forces
South/Submarine Group 8
FLAG OFFICERS

Brian J. Brakke Dale E. Horan Kevin C. Hayes Peter J. Clarke Jesse A. Wilson Jr.
Commander Director Reserve Director Director Commander
Navy Expeditionary Joint Strike Fighter Maritime Operations Strategy, Policy, Naval Surface Force
Combat Command Fleet Integration U.S. Pacific Fleet Programs & Logistics U.S. Atlantic Fleet
U.S. Transportation Command

Gregory J. Fenton Darren J. Hanson Stephen C. Evans Yancy B. Lindsey Cedric E. Pringle
Commander Deputy Commander Commander Commander Commander
U.S. Naval Forces Japan/ U.S. 3rd Fleet Carrier Strike Group 2 Navy Region Southwest Expeditionary Strike Group 3
Navy Region Japan

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Shoshana S. Chatfield Edward B. Cashman Cathal S. O’Connor Dell D. Bull Karl O. Thomas
U.S. Pacific Command Special Assistant Chief of Staff Deputy Director Commander
Representative Guam, to Commander Joint Staff Operations & Intelligence Task Force 70/
Commonwealth of the Northern U.S. Fleet Forces Command Integration Carrier Strike Group 5
Mariana Islands, Federated States Commander Joint Improvised-Threat
of Micronesia, Republic of Palau Standing NATO Defeat Organization
Commander Maritime Group 1
U.S. Naval Forces Marianas/ (ordered)
Joint Region Marianas

James E. Pitts John B. Skillman Michael A. Wettlaufer Jon C. Kreitz Matthew P. O’Keefe
Commander Commander Commander Deputy Director Deputy Commander
Submarine Group 7/ Expeditionary Strike Group 2 Carrier Strike Group 3 for Operations Naval Air Force Atlantic
Task Force 74/ Defense POW/MIA
Task Force 54 Accounting Agency

FLAG OFFICERS
William G. Mager Scott D. Jones John A. Schommer Shawn E. Duane John B. Mustin
Vice Director Commander Deputy Commander Deputy Commander Deputy Commander
Navy Staff Naval Air Force Reserve U.S. 4th Fleet Navy Installations Command U.S. 2nd Fleet
OPNAV ADDU: Deputy Commander ADDU: Deputy Commander
Naval Air Forces/ Naval Surface Force Atlantic
Naval Air Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet

John F. Meier Charles W. Rock David A. Welch Gregory N. Harris Jeffrey T. Jablon
Commander Commander Commander Chief of Naval Air Training Commander
Carrier Strike Group 10 Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Naval Surface & Mine Submarine Group 10
Warfighting Development Center

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 FLAG OFFICERS NAVY

Michael E. Boyle Gary A. Mayes Daniel W. Dwyer Donald D. Gabrielson Charles B. Cooper II
Commander Director Commander Commander Commander
Navy Region Korea/ Energy & Environmental Carrier Strike Group 9 Carrier Strike Group 11 Expeditionary Strike Group 7/
U.S. Naval Forces Korea/ Readiness Division Amphibious Force
Naval Component OPNAV U.S. 7th Fleet
U.S. Forces Korea
United Nations Command, Korea

Alvin Holsey Blake L. Converse Murray J. Tynch III John F. Wade John C. Ring
Commander Commander Commander Commander Commander
Carrier Strike Group 1 Submarine Group 9 Logistics Group Carrier Strike Group 12 Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Commander Western Pacific/ U.S. Southern Command
Submarine Force Task Force 73/
U.S. Pacific Fleet Singapore Area Coordinator
(ordered)
FLAG OFFICERS

Andrew J. Loiselle Michael D. Bernacchi Jr. Erik M. Ross Rodney P. Dewalt Andrew J. Mueller
Deputy Director Commander President Reserve Deputy Commander Deputy Commander
for Future Joint Force Naval Service Board of Inspection & Survey Naval Expeditionary Navy Recruiting Command
Development Training Command Combat Command
Joint Staff

Richard A. Rodriguez Eugene A. Burcher Joey B. Dodgen Paul J. Schlise Timothy C. Kuehhas
Deputy Commander Deputy/Reserve Deputy Deputy Commander Deputy Commander Director
Naval Special Warfare Command Commander Naval Surface Force U.S. Naval Forces Fleet & Joint Training
Submarine Force Atlantic U.S. Pacific Fleet U.S. Central Command/ U.S. Fleet Forces Command
ADDU: Deputy/Reserve Deputy U.S. 5th Fleet/
Commander Combined Maritime Forces
Submarine Force Pacific

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 FLAG OFFICERS NAVY

Daniel L. Cheever James P. Waters III Stuart P. Baker Peter A. Garvin Carl A. Lahti
Commander Director Director Commander Commandant
Naval Aviation Warfighting Maritime Headquarters Operations & Plans Patrol & Reconnaissance Group Naval District Washington
Development Center U.S. Pacific Fleet OPNAV

Sara A. Joyner Douglas G. Perry Yvette M. Davids Brian P. Fort William J. Houston
Director for Director Senior Military Advisor Commander Deputy Director
Manpower & Personnel Joint & Fleet Operations to the Assistant Secretary Navy Region Hawaii/ Strategic Targeting & Nuclear
Joint Staff U.S. Fleet Forces Command of State for Political-Military Naval Surface Group Mission Planning
Commander Affairs Middle Pacific U.S. Strategic Command
Submarine Group 9
(ordered)

FLAG OFFICERS
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Frank M. Bradley Frederick W. Kacher Peter G. Vasely Fred I. Pyle Ryan B. Scholl
Assistant Commander Executive Officer to Deputy Commanding General Deputy Director Deputy Director
Joint Special Operations Supreme Allied Commander of Operations for Plans & Policy Plans
Command Europe U.S. Forces Afghanistan U.S. European U.S. Strategic Command
U.S. Special Operations Command

Christopher S. Gray John E. Gumbleton Douglas C. Verissimo Craig A. Clapperton William P. Pennington
Commander Deputy Chief of Staff Deputy Director for Operations Deputy Director Director
Navy Region Northwest for Strategy, Resources & Plans National Joint Operations Operations Global Integration & Engagement
U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa/ Intelligence Center U.S. Cyber Command OPNAV
U.S. 6th Fleet Operations Team 2
Joint Staff

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 FLAG OFFICERS NAVY

Richard J. Cheeseman Fredrick R. Luchtman James A. Aiken Eric C. Ruttenberg Robert T. Clark
Jr. Lead for the Physiological Deputy Director Deputy Program Deputy Commander
Assistant Commander Episodes Effort for Resources & Acquisition Executive Officer Military Sealift Command
for Career Management Joint Staff for Enterprise Information ADDU: Deputy Commander
Navy Personnel Command Systems Military Sealift Command
Representative to Deputy
Director for Operations
U.S. Transportation Command

Nancy S. Lacore Theodore P. Leclair Robert D. Katz Leonard C. Dollaga Keith B. Davids
Director Deputy Commander Director Commander Director
Maritime Partnership Program U.S. 7th Fleet Joint & Fleet Operations Undersea Warfighting White House Military Office
U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa/ U.S. Fleet Forces Command Development Center
U.S. 6th Fleet (ordered)
ADDU: Vice Commander
U.S. 6th Fleet
FLAG OFFICERS

James A. Kirk George M. Wikoff Brendan R. McLane Timothy J. Kott John D. Spencer
Deputy Commander/ Deputy Director Commander Assistant Chief of Staff Director
Chief of Staff for Operations Navy Recruiting Command Operations Nuclear Support Directorate
Joint Warfare Center National Joint Operations Allied Joint Forces Command Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Allied Command Transformation Intelligence Center Naples
Operations Team 5
Joint Staff

RESTRICTED ACQUISITION
LINE OFFICERS COMMUNITY

Philip E. Sobeck Joseph A. Diguardo Jr. Lance G. Scott

Director Deputy Director Chief
21st Century Sailor Office of Plans & Policy Global Operations Center
OPNAV for Countering Weapons U.S. Transportation Command
of Mass Destruction
U.S. Special Operations Command

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 FLAG OFFICERS NAVY
VICE ADMIRALS

Thomas J. Moore David H. Lewis Mathias W. Winter Johnny R. Wolfe Jr. Gordon D. Peters
Commander Director Director Director for Strategic Systems Commander
Naval Sea Systems Command Defense Contract Joint Strike Fighter Program Programs Naval Air Systems Command
Management Agency Office of the Secretary
of Defense

REAR ADMIRALS

Michael T. Moran John P. Neagley Mark R. Whitney Brian K. Antonio Paul A. Sohl
Principal Military Program Executive Officer Fleet Maintenance Officer Program Executive Officer Commander
Deputy Assistant Unmanned & Small Combatants U.S. Fleet Forces Command for Aircraft Carriers Operational Test
Secretary of the Navy & Evaluation Force
for Research, Development
& Acquisition

FLAG OFFICERS
David J. Hahn Christian D. Becker William J. Galinis Jon A. Hill Brian K. Corey
Chief of Naval Research Commander Program Executive Officer Deputy Director Program Executive Officer
Space & Naval Warfare for Ships Missile Defense Agency for Unmanned Aviation
Systems Command & Strike Weapons

REAR ADMIRAL REAR ADMIRALS

SELECTEE LOWER HALF

Lorin C. Selby Shane G. Gahagan Moises Deltoro III James P. Downey Michael W. Zarkowski
Deputy Commander Program Executive Officer Commander Commander Commander
for Ship Design, Integration for Tactical Aircraft Programs Naval Undersea Regional Maintenance Center Fleet Readiness Centers
& Engineering Warfare Center Naval Air Systems Command
Naval Sea Systems Command

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 FLAG OFFICERS NAVY

Francis D. Morley Stephen F. Williamson Douglas W. Small Carl P. Chebi David A. Goggins
Director Deputy Commander Program Executive Officer Program Executive Officer Program Executive Officer
Navy International Logistics, Maintenance for Integrated Warfare Systems for Command, Control, for Submarines
Programs Office & Industrial Operations Communications & Intelligence
Office of the Naval Sea Systems Command Space & Naval Warfare
Secretary of the Navy Systems Command

Paul T. Druggan William C. Greene William S. Dillon Edward L. Anderson Scott W. Pappano
Program Executive Director Commander Director Director
Aegis Ballistic Fleet Maintenance Naval Air Warfare Center Fleet Readiness Division Comprehensive Test Facility
Missile Defense U.S. Pacific Fleet Weapons Division Space & Naval Warfare Commander
Missile Defense Agency Assistant Commander Systems Command Naval Undersea Warfare Center
for Test & Evaluation (ordered)
Naval Air Systems Command

REAR ADMIRAL REAR ADMIRAL

LOWER HALF

SPECIAL DUTY
OFFICER
FLAG OFFICERS

HUMAN RESOURCES

John S. Lemmon Thomas J. Anderson Ann M. Burkhardt Ann H. Duff

Commander Commander Director Deputy
Naval Air Warfare Center Naval Surface Warfare Center Sexual Assault Prevention Military Personnel Plans
Aircraft Division & Response Office & Policy
Assistant Commander
for Research & Engineering
Naval Air Systems Command

REAR ADMIRAL REAR ADMIRAL

LOWER HALF LOWER HALF

ENGINEERING DUTY AEROSPACE

ENGINEERING DUTY

Ronald R. Fritzemeier Mark J. Mouriski

Vice Chief Engineer Deputy Commander
Space & Naval Warfare Naval Air Systems
Systems Command Command

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REAR ADMIRAL REAR ADMIRAL
LOWER HALF LOWER HALF

SPECIAL DUTY SPECIAL DUTY

OFFICER OFFICER
PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOREIGN AREA

Robert T. Durand David G. Manero

Vice Chief of Information U.S. Senior Defense Official/
Defense Attaché
United Kingdom
U.S. European Command

VICE ADMIRALS

INFORMATION
WARFARE
COMMUNITY

Matthew J. Kohler Nancy A. Norton Brian B. Brown Timothy J. White

Deputy Chief Director Commander Commander
of Naval Operations Defense Information Naval Information Forces Fleet Cyber Command/
for Information Warfare Systems Agency U.S. 10th Fleet
OPNAV Commander
Director of Naval Intelligence Joint Force Headquarters
Department of Defense
Information Network

REAR ADMIRALS

FLAG OFFICERS
Robert D. Sharp Steven L. Parode Daniel J. MacDonnell Kathleen M. Creighton Ronald C. Copley
Director Director Deputy Chief Deputy Commander Deputy Chief of Staff
National Maritime Warfare Integration Directorate Central Security Service Joint Forces Headquarters- Intelligence Resolute Support
Intelligence Integration Office OPNAV National Security Agency Department of Defense Director
Commander Information Networks Intelligence
Office of Naval Intelligence U.S. Forces-Afghanistan

REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF

Gene F. Price Linnea J. Sommer- Danelle M. Barrett Frank D. Whitworth III Stephanie T. Keck
Commander Weddington Navy Cyber Security Deputy Chief Deputy Commander
Naval Information Deputy Director Division Director Tailored Access Operations Joint Interagency
Force Reserve Command, Control, OPNAV National Security Agency Task Force-South
ADDU: Reserve Deputy Communications U.S. Southern Command
Commander Naval & Computer Systems
Information Forces & Information Technology
U.S. Strategic Command

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 FLAG OFFICERS NAVY

Kelly A. Aeschbach Michael W. Studeman James M. Butler John A. Okon William E. Chase III
Director of Intelligence Director of Intelligence Reserve Deputy Commander Commander Deputy Director
U.S. Strategic Command U.S. Southern Command U.S. 10th Fleet Naval Meteorology Control, Communications
& Oceanography Command & Computers/Cyber
Joint Staff

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Eileen H. Laubacher Michael A. Brookes Jeffrey S. Scheidt Heidi K. Berg

Regional Commander Deputy Commander Commander Director for Intelligence
Naval Information Force U.S. 10th Fleet Naval Information U.S. Africa Command
Reserve Region Washington Warfighting Development Center

VICE ADMIRALS REAR ADMIRALS

SENIOR HEALTH
CARE EXECUTIVE
FLAG OFFICERS

Raquel C. Bono Clinton F. Faison III Colin G. Chinn

Director Surgeon General of the Navy Joint Staff Surgeon
Defense Health Agency Chief Joint Staff
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF

Terry J. Moulton Brian S. Pecha Bruce L. Gillingham Mary C. Riggs Paul D. Pearigen
Deputy Chief Deputy Chief Director Director Commander
Bureau of Medicine BUMED Medical Resources, Plans Research & Development Navy Medicine West
& Surgery Reserve Policy & Integration & Policy Division Defense Health Agency Director of the Medical
Deputy Surgeon General ADDU: Fleet Surgeon OPNAV Corps
of the Navy U.S. Fleet Forces Command

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 FLAG OFFICERS NAVY

Anne M. Swap Mark E. Bipes Tina A. Davidson Louis C. Tripoli Brian R. Guldbek
Commander Deputy Commander Commander Fleet Surgeon Deputy Medical Officer
Navy Medicine East Navy Medicine West Navy Medicine Education, U.S. Pacific Fleet of the Marine Corps
Director Training & Logistics Command Command Surgeon ADDU: Deputy Commander
Medical Service Corps ADDU: Director of the U.S. Pacific Command Navy Medicine East
Nurse Corps

REAR ADMIRAL REAR ADMIRAL

LOWER HALF

MEDICAL CORPS

Gayle D. Shaffer Darin K. Via Brian P. Monahan Ronny L. Jackson

Medical Officer Deputy Chief Attending Physician to Congress Attending Physician
of the Marine Corps Medical Operations to the President
Director Bureau of Medicine The White House Medical Unit
Health Services & Surgery
Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps

VICE ADMIRAL REAR ADMIRAL REAR ADMIRALS

LOWER HALF

JUDGE ADVOCATE
GENERAL’S CORPS

FLAG OFFICERS
John G. Hannink Darse E. Crandall Carol M. Lynch Christopher C. French
Judge Advocate General Deputy Judge Advocate Reserve Deputy Judge Legal Counsel
of the Navy General of the Navy Advocate General to the Chairman
Commander Deputy Commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Naval Legal Service Command Naval Legal Service Command

REAR ADMIRALS

SUPPLY CORPS

Paul J. Verrastro Deborah P. Haven John P. Polowczyk Keith M. Jones

Director of Logistics Director Vice Director Deputy Commander
U.S. European Command Joint Reserve Forces Logistics Naval Supply
Defense Logistics Agency Joint Staff Systems Command

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REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF

Michelle C. Skubic Grafton D. Chase Jr. Peter G. Stamatopoulos Alan J. Reyes John T. Palmer
Commander Naval Supply Director Commander Commander
Naval Supply Systems Command Supply, Ordnance Navy Expeditionary Defense Logistics Agency
Systems Command Representative/Liaison & Logistics Operations Logistics Support Group Land & Maritime
Chief of Supply Corps Fleet Supply, Logistics & Ordnance Division
U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa OPNAV
U.S. 6th Fleet

Richard D. Heinz Kevin M. Jones Jacquelyn McClelland Thomas J. Moreau Joseph D. Noble Jr.
Commander Commander Reserve Director Deputy Chief of Staff for Fleet Special Assistant
Naval Supply Defense Logistics Logistics, Fleet Supply Ordnance & Supply for Audit Readiness
Systems Command Agency Distribution & Ordnance Fleet Supply Officer Office of the Assistant
Weapons Systems Support U.S. Pacific Fleet U.S. Fleet Forces Command Secretary of the Navy
Financial Management &
Comptroller

REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF

CHAPLAIN CORPS
FLAG OFFICERS

Kristen B. Fabry Brent W. Scott Phillip E. Lee Jr. Gregory N. Todd

Director Chief of Chaplains Deputy Chief of Chaplains Chaplain of the Marine Corps
Logistics, Fleet Supply Director of Religious Ministries for Total Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains
& Ordnance OPNAV Deputy Director Deputy Director
U.S. Pacific Fleet of Religious Ministries of Religious Ministries
OPNAV OPNAV

REAR ADMIRALS REAR ADMIRALS

LOWER HALF

CIVIL ENGINEER
CORPS

Mark J. Fung John W. Korka Darius Banaji Troy M. McClelland

Deputy Commander Commander Commander Deputy for Naval
Naval Facilities Naval Facilities Naval Facilities Construction Force
Engineering Command Engineering Command Engineering Command Atlantic Navy Expeditionary
Chief of Civil Engineers Combat Command

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 GENERAL OFFICERS MARINE CORPS

SENIOR ENLISTED
ADVISOR

John J. Adametz Russell L. Smith

Commander Master Chief Petty
Naval Facilities Officer of the Navy
Engineering Command Pacific
Director
Fleet Civil Engineer
U.S. Pacific Fleet

GENERALS

U.S. MARINE CORPS

Joseph F. Dunford Jr. Robert B. Neller

Chairman Commandant
Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Marine Corps

LIEUTENANT GENERALS

FLAG OFFICERS
Gary L. Thomas Thomas D. Waldhauser Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. David H. Berger Vincent R. Stewart
Assistant Commandant Commander Director Commanding General Deputy Commander
of the Marine Corps U.S. Africa Command Joint Staff Marine Corps Development U.S. Cyber Command
Commander Command
U.S. Central Command Deputy Commandant
(nominated) for Combat Development
& Integration

Mark A. Brilakis Michael G. Dana Lewis A. Craparotta Joseph L. Osterman Steven R. Rudder
Commander Director Commander Commanding General Deputy Commandant
U.S. Marine Corps Marine Corps Staff U.S. Marine Corps I Marine Expeditionary Force for Aviation
Forces Command Forces Pacific
Commanding General
Fleet Marine
Force Atlantic

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 GENERAL OFFICERS MARINE CORPS

Robert F. Hedelund Brian D. Beaudreault Herman S. Clardy III Michael A. Rocco Daniel J. O’Donohue
Commanding General Deputy Commandant Military Deputy to the Deputy Commandant Director
II Marine Expeditionary Force for Plans, Policies & Operations Undersecretary of Defense for Manpower Joint Force Development
for Personnel & Readiness & Reserve Affairs Joint Staff

John J. Broadmeadow Charles G. Chiarotti Loretta E. Reynolds Carl E. Mundy III Eric M. Smith
Deputy Commander Deputy Commandant Deputy Commandant Commander Commanding General
U.S. Transportation Command for Installations & Logistics Information U.S. Marine Corps Forces III Marine Expeditionary Force
Central Command Commander
Marine Corps Forces Japan

MAJOR GENERALS
FLAG OFFICERS

George W. Smith Jr. John M. Jansen John K. Love Frederick M. Padilla James W. Lukeman
Special Assistant Deputy Commandant U.S. Military Representative Director Assistant Chief of Staff
to the Director for Programs & Resources to NATO Military Committee Joint Capabilities Integration for Plans & Policy
Joint Staff & Development System United Nations Command/
Combined Forces Command/
U.S. Forces Korea

Vincent A. Coglianese Craig C. Crenshaw Burke W. Whitman David G. Bellon Daniel D. Yoo
Commander Director Uniformed Spokesperson Director Commander
Marine Corps Installations Manpower Management to the Secretary of Defense Plans U.S. Marine Corps Forces
Command Division for Public Affairs Military Deputy Director Special Operations Command
Assistant Deputy Commandant U.S. Southern Command
Installations & Logistics (Facilities)

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 GENERAL OFFICERS MARINE CORPS

David W. Coffman Paul J. Kennedy Joaquin F. Malavet Mark R. Wise Russell A. Sanborn
Director Legislative Assistant Director Deputy Commanding General Commander
Expeditionary Warfare to the Commandant Strategic Plans & Policy Marine Corps Combat U.S. Marine Forces Africa/
OPNAV of the Marine Corps U.S. Pacific Command Development Command U.S. Marine Forces Europe
Assistant Deputy Commandant
for Combat Development
& Integration

Gregg P. Olson Matthew G. Glavy Patrick J. Hermesmann Helen G. Pratt Michael F. Fahey III
Director for Operations Commander Commander Director for Logistics Commander
U.S. Africa Command U.S. Marine Corps Forces U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps
Cyberspace Command Forces Korea North American Aerospace Forces South
Defense Command
Director of Logistics
& Engineering
Headquarters
U.S. Northern Command

FLAG OFFICERS
William F. Mullen III Edward D. Banta Robert F. Castellvi Michael S. Groen Kevin M. Iiams
Commanding General Assistant Deputy Commanding General Director of Intelligence Commanding General
Training & Education Commandant for Programs 1st Marine Division Joint Staff 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Command & Resources

David J. Furness James W. Bierman Jr. David A. Ottignon Thomas D. Weidley Michael E. Langley
Commanding General Commanding General Inspector General Commanding General Director
2nd Marine Division Marine Corps Recruiting of the Marine Corps 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Strategic Plans & Policy
Command U.S. Central Command

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 GENERAL OFFICERS MARINE CORPS

BRIGADIER GENERALS

Daniel J. Lecce Terry V. Williams Bradley S. James Kevin J. Killea Norman L. Cooling
Staff Judge Advocate Director Commanding General Commanding General Assistant Deputy Commandant
to the Commandant Strategy & Plans Division 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Marine Corps Installations West Plans, Policies & Operations
of the Marine Corps Commander
Marine Forces Reserve/
Marine Forces North

John G. Baker Christopher J. Julian D. Alford Joseph F. Shrader Karsten S. Heckl

Chief Defense Counsel Mahoney Commanding General Commanding General Commanding General
Office of Military Commissions Deputy Commander Marine Corps Installations East Marine Corps Logistics Command 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
U.S. Forces Japan
FLAG OFFICERS

Paul J. Rock Jr. William M. Jurney Austin E. Renforth Tracy W. King Gregory L. Masiello
Commanding General Commanding General Commander Deputy Director Program Executive Officer
Marine Corps Installations 3rd Marine Division Joint Operations Control Center Politico-Military Air Anti-Submarine Warfare,
Pacific Affairs (Africa) Assault & Special Mission
Commander Deputy Director Programs
Marine Corps Base Politico-Military Naval Air Systems Command
Camp Butler Affairs (Asia)
Joint Staff

Dennis A. Crall Stephen M. Neary Kurt W. Stein Michael S. Martin David W. Maxwell
Senior Military Advisor Deputy Commanding General Deputy Commander Commanding General Assistant Deputy Commandant
Cyber II Marine Expeditionary Force U.S. Marine Forces Reserve/ 4th Marine Division Installations & Logistics
Undersecretary of Defense U.S. Marine Forces North Department
for Policy

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 GENERAL OFFICERS MARINE CORPS

Stephen D. Sklenka Michael S. Cederholm James F. Glynn Roger B. Turner Jr. Bradford J. Gering
Commanding General Deputy Commander Commanding General Commanding General Assistant Deputy Commandant
1st Marine Logistics Group U.S. Marine Corps Marine Corps Recruit Depot MAGTF Training Command/ for Aviation
Forces Command Parris Island/ Marine Corps Air Ground
Eastern Recruiting Region Combat Center

Rick A. Uribe Francis L. Donovan Mark A. Hashimoto Daniel B. Conley William H. Seely III
Deputy Commanding General Assistant Commander Commanding General Commander Director
I Marine Expeditionary Force for Operations-Korea Force Headquarters Group Bagram Airfield Office of Marine Corps
Commanding General Joint Special Operations Communication
1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade Command

FLAG OFFICERS
Jason Q. Bohm Scott F. Benedict Robert B. Sofge Jr. Ryan P. Heritage Christophe A. McPhillips
Chief of Staff Deputy Director Deputy Commander Commanding General Deputy Commanding General
Naval Striking & Support Politico-Military Affairs U.S. Marine Corps Marine Corps Recruit Depot III Marine Expeditionary Force
Forces NATO Middle East Forces Pacific San Diego/ Commanding General
Joint Staff Western Recruiting Region 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Matthew G. Trollinger Brian W. Cavanaugh Dimitri Henry Jay M. Bargeron Keith D. Reventlow
Commander Deputy Director Deputy Commandant Deputy Director Commanding General
Naval Amphibious Force for Operations for Installations & Logistics Plans & Operations Center 3rd Marine Logistics Group
Task Force 51 National Military Command U.S. European Command
Commanding General Center Team 3
5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade Joint Staff

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 GENERAL OFFICERS MARINE CORPS

William J. Bowers Christian Wortman Michael J. Borgschulte Karl D. Pierson Eric E. Austin
President Commanding General Assistant Wing Commander Commanding General Deputy Director
Marine Corps University Marine Corps Warfighting Lab 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing 4th Marine Logistics Group for Joint Training
Joint Staff

REAR ADMIRAL REAR ADMIRAL

Benjamin T. Watson Roberta L. Shea James H. Adams III Gregory N. Todd Gayle D. Shaffer
Commanding General Acting Deputy Assistant Director Chaplain of the Director
Task Force Southwest Secretary of Defense Combat Development Directorate Marine Corps Health Services
for East Asia Department of Combat Deputy Chief Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps
Development & Integration of Navy Chaplains Medical Officer
Headquarters of the Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps

BRIGADIER GENERAL
SELECTEES
FLAG OFFICERS

Stephen E. Liszewski Arthur J. Pasagian Sean M. Salene David L. Odom Calvert L. Worth Jr.
Director Commander Assistant Wing Commander Assistant Division Commander Commanding General
Operations Division Marine Corps Systems 1st Marine Aircraft Wing 2nd Marine Division Training Command
Plans, Policies & Operations Command

Kevin J. Stewart Lorna M. Mahlock William H. Swan Timothy L. Adams

Commander Director Director Deputy Commander
2nd Marine Logistics Group Command, Control, Manpower Plans & U.S. Marine Forces
Communications & Computers Policies Division Cyberspace Command
Chief Information Officer
of the Marine Corps

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SENIOR ENLISTED
ADVISOR

Ronald L. Green
Sergeant Major
of the Marine Corps

DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
Elaine L. Chao Mark H. Buzby
Secretary Maritime Administrator
of Transportation Maritime Administration

REAR ADMIRALS

FLAG OFFICERS
Jack J. Buono Thomas A. Cropper Jerry Achenbach William J. Brennan Francis X. McDonald
Superintendent President Superintendent President President
U.S. Merchant Marine California Maritime Great Lakes Maine Maritime Academy Massachusetts Maritime
Academy Academy Maritime Academy Academy

Michael A. Alfultis Michael J. Rodriguez

President Superintendent
State University Texas A&M Maritime Academy
of New York
Maritime Academy

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 FLAG OFFICERS COAST GUARD

DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY
Kirstjen M. Nielsen
Secretary
of Homeland Security

ADMIRALS

U.S. COAST GUARD

Karl L. Schultz Charles W. Ray

Commandant Vice Commandant

VICE ADMIRALS REAR ADMIRALS

FLAG OFFICERS

Daniel B. Abel Scott A. Buschman Linda L. Fagan Michael F. McAllister Thomas G. Allan Jr.
Deputy Commandant Commander Commander Deputy Commandant Assistant Commandant
for Operations Atlantic Area Pacific Area for Mission Support for Resources
& Chief Financial Officer

Steven Andersen Meredith L. Austin Matthew T. Bell Melissa Bert Melvin W. Bouboulis
Judge Advocate General Deputy for Operations, Commander Director of Governmental Assistant Commandant
& Chief Counsel Policy & Capabilities 17th Coast Guard District & Public Affairs Engineering & Logistics

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 FLAG OFFICERS COAST GUARD

Peter J. Brown Donna L. Cottrell Pat DeQuattro David M. Dermanelian Laura M. Dickey
Commander Director Director Assistant Commandant Deputy Director of Operations
7th Coast Guard District Joint Interagency Joint Interagency for Command, Control, U.S. Northern Command
Task Force West Task Force South Communications, Computers
& Information Technology
Commander
Coast Guard Cyber Command

Douglas M. Fears Peter W. Gautier Michael J. Haycock Robert P. Hayes James M. Heinz
Deputy Assistant Commander Assistant Commandant Assistant Commandant Director
to the President 11th Coast Guard District for Acquisition for Intelligence Operational Logistics
Homeland Security Chief Acquisition Officer
& Counterterrorism

FLAG OFFICERS
Michael J. Johnston Eric C. Jones William G. Kelly Kevin E. Lunday John W. Mauger
Director Military Advisor Assistant Commandant Commander Director
Acquisition Programs to the Secretary Human Resources 14th Coast Guard District Exercises & Training
& Program Executive Director of Homeland Security U.S. Cyber Command

Nathan A. Moore John P. Nadeau Joanna Nunan Brian Penoyer Stephen D. Poulin
Deputy Commander Assistant Commandant Commander Commander Director of Operations
Pacific Area for Prevention Policy 9th Coast Guard District Force Readiness Command U.S. Southern Command

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 FLAG OFFICERS COAST GUARD

James E. Rendón Michael P. Ryan Matthew W. Sibley Keith M. Smith Todd A. Sokalzuk
Superintendent Assistant Commandant Director Commander Deputy Commander
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Capability Reserve & Military Personnel 5th Coast Guard District Atlantic Area

Paul F. Thomas David G. Throop Andrew J. Tiongson Anthony J. Vogt Joseph M. Vojvodich
Commander Commander Commander Assistant Commandant Deputy Commandant
8th Coast Guard District 13th Coast Guard District 1st Coast Guard District Response & Policy for Mission Support
Deputy for Materiel Readiness

REAR ADMIRALS REAR ADMIRAL

COAST GUARD PUBLIC HEALTH

RESERVE SERVICE
FLAG OFFICERS

NO PHOTO
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James M. Kelly Andrew S. McKinley Erica G. Schwartz

Director of the Senior Reserve Officer Director of Health,
U.S. Coast Guard Deputy Commandant Safety & Work-Life
Reserve Component for Operations Directorate
Governance Integrated
Project Team

SENIOR ENLISTED Military officers’ ranks and titles are based on December 2018
ADVISOR rosters, with subsequent changes noted where known. Coast
Guard officers are listed alphabetically by rank.

AMENDMENTS TO THIS LISTING AND UPDATED

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Navy League of the United States
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Our Greater Mission

The Navy League continued to raise the bar in Virginia. A member of the Phoenix Council, Stevenson will be
installed as national president during the Navy League National
2018 on behalf of its mission of supporting the sea Convention in June in Norfolk, Virginia.
services, service members and their families. Navy And as 2018 drew to a close, Mike D. Stevens, a former mas-
ter chief petty officer of the Navy, was appointed as the Navy
League councils hosted and sponsored ship com- League’s new executive director.
The following is a status report on the principal activities,
missionings across the country, adopted ships and
events and accomplishments by the Navy League’s various depart-
welcomed crews back from deployments; gave ments during the past year and a look at what’s in store for 2019.

awards and scholarships; and volunteered in their Development & Navy League Foundation
The Navy League relies on the generosity of its donors to
communities, among many other things.
support the programs and events of its mission. In 2018, Navy
League members and military supporters contributed to fund
The organization continued to rally support for the Jones national education and advocacy programs, STEM (science,
Act in the face of growing opposition and saw its backing of technology, engineering, mathematics) programs, the U.S.
the Navy’s push for a 355-ship fleet finally codified into law. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, and activities for U.S. sea service per-
The Navy League’s global maritime exposition — Sea-Air- sonnel and their families around the world.
Space — once again broke records in 2018 in overall attendance In 2018, the Navy League Foundation awarded $49,500 in
and number of exhibitors. The three-day trade show and pro- college scholarships to students who are dependents or descen-
fessional development event also was joined by more than dants of sea service personnel or who participated in the Naval
three-dozen international delegations. In addition, Navy Sea Cadet Corps. The 2019-2020 application period is now open.
League headquarters hosted the U.S. Navy Birthday Ball Oct. 13 More information about scholarship eligibility requirements and
at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, with the capacity the application form can be found at the Navy League Foundation
crowd saluting 243 years of “honor, courage and commitment.” website: www.navyleague.org/programs/scholarships.
Under the leadership of Navy League National President The Navy League continued to grow its major donor pro-
Alan Kaplan, mission focus and teamwork have been the man- gram — the President’s Circle — made up of supporting
tra. With new strategies in place and closer cooperation with the members who give at least $1,000 annually. Information on
councils in the field, the effort is bearing fruit. making a tax-deductible gift to the Navy League is available by
“Our future is bright, and we should be proud of our accom- calling the Development Office at (800) 356-1596 or emailing
plishments,” Kaplan noted in his President’s Message in the development@navyleague.org.
December issue of Seapower. “There is a lot of work to be done, Additionally, the Navy League revitalized its planned giving
but always remember — this is not about us. This is about our program, the 1902 Society. Information on these programs and
greater mission.” way to give them is available online at www.navyleague.org/
New leadership is in the offing for the 116-year-old orga- giving.
nization during the summer. William A. Stevenson III, who was
serving as national vice president for Strategic Partnerships, was Programs
elected to succeed Kaplan as national president during the Navy The Navy League STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
League’s annual board of directors meeting Nov. 4 in Alexandria, Mathematics) Institute supports Navy League councils in their

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endeavors to instill interest in middle- and high-school stu- The Navy League is a supporter of the Department of Labor
dents for developing basic skill sets for career opportunities in Veterans’ Employment and Training Services, whose mission
STEM disciplines. In May 2019, the Navy League STEM Institute is to prepare separating service members to transition from the
is again planning to co-sponsor the Naval STEM Expo with the military to the civilian workforce; provide veterans with criti-
Office of Naval Research at the Gaylord Convention Center the cal resources, expertise and training to assist them in locating
day prior to the Sea-Air-Space Exposition, highlighting STEM and obtaining meaningful careers; and protect the employment
disciplines and innovations from dozens of companies, sea ser- rights of the men and women who serve. Navy League councils
vice representatives and education organizations. can have a local Department of Labor representative speak at an
The STEM Institute also has launched its first internal grant event to explain the initiative and how veterans and business
funding of Navy League council STEM efforts. STEM Institute affiliates can benefit from the program.
information and grant applications are available at www. The organization has a partnership with United Through
navyleague.org/programs/STEM-Initiatives. Reading (UTR), the nation’s first nonprofit to promote the read-
The Navy League is a proud supporter and funder of the aloud experience for separated military families. UTR offers
Naval Sea Cadet Corps, a national youth leadership develop- deployed parents the opportunity to be video-recorded reading
ment organization that promotes interest and skill in naval storybooks to their children to ease the stress of separation, main-
disciplines while instilling strong moral character and life skills tain positive emotional connections and cultivate a love of reading.
through leadership and technical programs modeled after the For more information, visit: www.unitedthroughreading.org.
Navy’s professional development system. Programs are avail- The Navy League is a member of the Military Spouse
able for youths ages 10-18. (See the Youth Programs entry at Employment Partnership (MSEP), a targeted recruitment and
the end of this section.) employment solution for spouses. MSEP partners Fortune 500

NLUS STEERING COMMITTEE

NAVY LEAGUE

DANNY CAM P

The 2018-2019 Navy League national officers, elected at the 2018 National Convention in Portland, Oregon, are, from left to right: Joseph
Giambrone, national treasurer; William Stevenson III, then-national vice president (NVP), Strategic Partnerships, now Navy League president-
elect; Patricia Du Mont, NVP, Corporate Development and Events; Thomas Pruter, NVP, Academics, STEM and Youth Programs; Alan Kaplan,
Navy League national president; John Vargo, NVP, Council Development; Jonathan Kaskin, NVP, Legislative Affairs; Virginia Gibson, NVP,
Individual and Corporate Membership; David Reilly, judge advocate; and Polly Bozdech-Veater, NVP, Public Relations and Communications.
Not pictured are Pamela K. Ammerman, national corporate secretary; Douglas Fulton, NVP, Strategic Partnerships; Sinclair Harris, NVP, Sea
Services; Nicholas Hayes, NVP International Council Affairs; and James Perduto, NVP, Personnel and Strategy.

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Plus companies with all services, provides human resource Coast Guard and U.S.-flag Merchant Marine can discuss and
managers with recruitment solutions, prepares military spouses illustrate the issues and challenges facing the military forces. The
to be competitive applicants and connects them with employers global nature of the event was exemplified by the 39 international
seeking the 21st-century workforce skills and attributes military delegations that attended in 2018, up from 24 in 2017.
spouses possess. As the largest maritime exposition in the United States, Sea-
The organization became a member of the Spouse Air-Space was attended by nearly 4,000 active-duty personnel
Ambassador Network to work with fellow military service from the U.S. and international sea services taking part in a wide
groups to spread information regarding the MSEP program. array of professional development opportunities, as well as
Any company can become a MSEP partner free of charge. touring the exhibit hall. Organizers are aiming for more in 2019.
Partnerships enable companies to identify and hire valuable The Navy League will continue its partnership with news
employees — the spouses of our service members. For more radio station WTOP and Federal News Radio to promote and
information, visit https://msepjobs.militaryonesource.mil. expand the reach of Sea-Air-Space.
In late 2018, the Navy League continued to step up its sup-
port of sea service spouses and families by forming a strategic Corporate Affairs
partnership with Naval Services FamilyLine, a Washington- Navy League corporate members are responsible for pro-
based, all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to empowering sea viding the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and U.S.-flag
service families to meet the challenges of a military lifestyle Merchant Marine with the technology, tools, resources and
with information, resources and mentoring. supplies they need to keep the nation’s ports secure, protect the
The partnership will support common sea service family nation’s interests overseas, win wars and provide a safe envi-
support objectives as well as the implementation of FamilyLine ronment for commerce to flourish.
Continuum of Resource Education (CORE) programs. CORE is Members of the Corporate Membership Program comprise
one of the four pillar programs of Naval Service FamilyLine, different cornerstones of industry, including multinational
which was “founded by spouses for spouses” in 1965. The oth- manufacturers, companies focusing on specialty technologies,
ers include Compass, a team mentoring program that focuses service providers and consultants. The program provides a way
on spouses who are new to the Navy; Command Spouse Courses for them to demonstrate support for the U.S. sea services and
for spouses of commanding officers, command master chiefs, opportunities to network with U.S. and allied defense indus-
chiefs of the boat and command senior chiefs en route to their try leaders, senior decision-makers on Capitol Hill, and the
first command tour; and the “Guidelines” series of publications Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.
that are available in print or online formats. The Navy League offers five levels of industry participation.
The programs are all aimed at creating a network of Foremost is the Corporate Gold Membership, followed by the
informed families that can strengthen one another and provide Corporate Membership, Business Associate and Small Business
a solid, united home front. Information about Naval Services levels, as well as a level for fellow nonprofits, research labs,
FamilyLine is available at www.nsfamilyline.org. embassies and nongovernmental organizations.
As of December 2018, there were 26 Corporate Gold Members,
Sea-Air-Space 76 Corporate Members, 80 Business Associate Members, 48 Small
With more than 110,000 square feet of displays and command Business Members and 15 Nonprofit Members. The current list of
pavilions and some 330 exhibitors, Sea-Air-Space 2019, May 6-8 Navy League Corporate Members can be found on Page 3 of the
at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, will continue Almanac.
to set the standard as the Navy League’s signature annual event. Throughout the year, members take part in a variety of Navy
In 2018, the 53rd Sea-Air-Space Exposition was another League-hosted forums and special events with sea service lead-
record-breaker, with more than 15,000 people from around the ership. Most prominent is the Sea-Air-Space Exposition.
world attending the global maritime exposition April 9-11. Exhibit The Special Topic Breakfast Series is another benefit of

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space for Sea-Air-Space 2019 was already high demand, with 97 membership. Featuring distinguished speakers from senior
percent sold by the time the 2018 exposition was over. military and civilian program offices, these forums give
The 2018 Sea-Air-Space was highlighted by an inaugural industry the latest information and insights on sea service
Maritime Gala on April 10. All four of the sea service chiefs acquisition priorities and developments. Adm. Karl Schultz,
were in attendance to help the Navy League honor service commandant of the Coast Guard, was the featured speaker at
members and their families during the event, which featured the year-end event on Dec. 14.
performances by country star Lee Greenwood, remarks from Members have the opportunity to get involved in special
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller and the events around the country hosted by the Navy League, often in
presentation of the new Semper Paratus Leadership Award to conjunction with local councils. These include receptions on
outgoing Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul F. Zukunft for Capitol Hill honoring members of Congress for their support of the
his more than 40 years of service to the country. This year’s sea services, ship commissionings and other unique programs.
Maritime Gala is scheduled for May 7. All corporate supporters also are acknowledged each month
Sea-Air-Space brings together the best innovation the defense on a special page in Seapower. Profiles of corporate members
industry has to offer to the sea services. The exposition also serves are included in the Corporate Directory issue, which is pub-
as a platform from which leadership from the Navy, Marine Corps, lished in November.

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Legislative Affairs congressional staff. The Navy League promotes the presen-
In 2018, the Legislative Affairs Committee continued to tations via direct contact with the defense-focused legislative
advocate for strong sea service support to members of Congress staff members in all congressional member and key subcom-
and their staffs. The Grass Roots Legislative Initiative, an mittee offices. The Navy League creates opportunities for
un­der­taking steered by National Vice President Jon Kaskin and engagement between Congress and the sea services by hosting
Committee Chairmen James P. Bras and Donald A. Giles, helps birthday celebrations for the sea services and other receptions.
educate lawmakers about the nation’s sea-based defenses and The Navy League also distributes its biennial “Maritime
their needs. The D.C.-based advocacy efforts complement the Policy Statement” and annual Seapower Almanac across
Grass Roots program. Capitol Hill, where decision-makers consider them invalu-
n Participation: The committee primarily comprises the region able resources. Navy League volunteers and headquarters
vice presidents for Legislative Affairs. They serve as a critical often receive inquiries from congressional offices on the
link between national leadership and councils, areas and organization’s position on various pieces of legislation and
regions for grassroots outreach. Each region vice president has policy. The Navy League produces multiple issue papers
the responsibility of guiding council, area and region designees to educate elected leaders and staff, which are available at
toward achieving the initiative’s goal of personal constituent www.navyleague.org/programs/legislative-affairs.
contact with 60 percent of all members of Congress every two n The Year Ahead: The Legislative Affairs Committee is always
years in making four separate presentations on the importance looking for more Navy League members to get involved, and
of a robust maritime force structure. The committee is on track interested members are urged to reach out to their regional
to brief more than 75 members of the 115th Congress through vice president to find ways to become more active.
the Navy League Grass Roots Legislative Affairs program. The
committee’s goal in 2019 is to visit a minimum of 75 members Membership
of Congress to provide a Navy League briefing. With more than 200 councils around the world, the Navy
n Nonpartisan Advocacy: Compliant with the Navy League’s 501(c) League’s 41,000 members supported more than 500 adopted
(3) status, its advocacy activities are neither partisan nor ships, submarines, squadrons, bases and units from all the sea
conducted to influence elections. They are undertaken solely services during 2018.
for the sake of encouraging legislative branch awareness of Navy League Headquarters and councils combined to raise,
important maritime security issues as well as the maritime donate and award funds, gifts and scholarships to a variety
services’ mission requirements. Somewhat distinct from the of causes that supported the men and women of the sea ser-
legislative focus of many peer organizations, the Navy League vices, their families and Navy League youth programs during
monitors appropriations and legislation primarily in terms of 2018. These included youth scholarships; Sea Services Awards;
their impact on the operational capabilities and readiness of monthly, quarterly and yearly honors for Marines, Sailors and
the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and U.S.-flag Merchant Coast Guard men and women; and Sea Services Scholarships for
Marine. As part of its advocacy efforts, the Legislative Affairs enlisted personnel and their families.
Committee raised the funds to support an online advocacy tool Annual Report tabulation for 2018 will be completed in April
that allows Navy Leaguers to easily write or call their member 2019. Membership is currently in the process of implementing
of Congress on a host of Navy League issues. To date, more a new online annual report, allowing councils to enter and save
than 111,000 emails have been sent to members of Congress on information online throughout the year and submit at the end of
insufficient funds for military readiness, the need for the Coast the year.
Guard’s Polar Security Cutter, growing the fleet, opposition to In addition, Membership has spent much of this year improv-
continuing resolutions, a need for increased defense budgets ing the membership database and correcting council rosters.
and other topics. Visit today and make your voice heard at Rosters are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018. The
www.votervoice.net/navyleague/home. completion of these two projects should help councils be more
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n Visibility in Washington: The Navy League sponsors the efficient and focused on programs rather than recordkeeping.
Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus breakfast series on Capitol Navy League councils are very active in their local commu-
Hill and provides support for many others. The quarterly event nities. Every year, they are involved in change-of-command
hosts speakers from across the sea services and industry, ceremonies, welcome-home events and community outreach
with members of Congress from all political affiliations in projects. They also sponsored and supported U.S. Naval Sea
attendance to discuss the importance of a strong shipbuilding Cadets Corps, Navy League Cadet Corps, Young Marines, Junior
industrial base. Navy Leaguers also have supported the House Reserve Officers Training Corps units and other youth programs;
Military Depot, Arsenal, Ammunition Plant and Industrial adopted ships, facilities and units; and hosted or supported Navy
Facilities Caucus, the Congressional Coast Guard Caucus and and Coast Guard ship commissioning’s around the country.
the Congressional Navy-Marine Corps Caucus. Councils also continued to recruit Community Affiliate
The Navy League also sponsors the Pizza Brief lunch series members from their local business communities to help sup-
in coordination with sea service congressional liaison offices. port and advance the mission and goals of the Navy League.
Targeting the personal and professional staff of the House Together, they work to support local activities and promote
and Senate, the Navy League invites speakers from the sea maritime issues of national importance. As of December 2018,
services to provide information on programs and policy for there were 182 Community Affiliate members.

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Field Services Activities Navy League’s Grass Roots Legislative Initiative, and updating
In 2018, the Field Services department continued to be in Navy League presentations and guides for use by councils in
high demand. The department expanded by welcoming a senior the community.
vice president, manager and coordinator to the team. The main Ongoing support of routine operations includes tax com-
focus of the department is training and support for the field. pliance processes, ship adoptions, ship commissioning
The new webinar platform delivery has been very successful ceremonies, new council formation, Navy League presentations
in 2018. The Training and Mentoring Committee established to community groups, and promoting community involvement
training webinars on the third Thursday of each month at 3 p.m. and partnerships.
Eastern Time and Navy League Headquarters Update webinars
on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Communications
The training webinars cover most council operations, includ- The Communications department works closely with every
ing management and governance, compliance, membership department at Navy League headquarters to ensure that all
recruiting and retention, fundraising, legislative and public edu- materials produced for distribution — for members as well as
cation, and communications. Webinars are available at no cost for the public and media outlets — are cohesive.
and are posted to the members-only web portion of the website The organization delivers content through outlets includ-
for review under “Member Resources.” ing social media, websites and the “Connections” and “Anchor
The Field Services department continues to grow the awards Up” e-newsletters. The Navy League also produces various
programs in support of our sea service men and women, along documents and materials in support of its mission, including
with recognizing volunteers for superb support and dedication op-eds, the “Maritime Policy Statement,” Seapower magazine,
to the Navy League. pamphlets, brochures and other materials. These are all tools
Major initiatives supported by regional activities in 2018 used in the execution of the Navy League’s three core missions
in­cluded Council Presidents Training Track at the National Con­ and, as such, every member of the Navy League staff is involved
vention in Portland, Oregon, launch of the enhanced member in content production in some way.
website, formulating online training, streamlining field processes Most of these materials can be found on the Navy League
and continuing the training available for legislative affairs. website — www.navyleague.org — the homepage of which
Field Services also continues to focus on mission-critical is changed periodically to reflect upcoming events and new
activities, including the Navy’s STEM program, support for the campaigns. The site also has pages for Programs, Individual
and Corporate Membership, Meetings & Events, News and
Legislative Affairs.
This year, the Communications department spearheaded
a website refresh, ensuring that content on www.navyleague.
org and the previous member portal are accessible from a sin-
gle website and that the content is now mobile friendly. The
Member Resources section contains many of the councils’ assets
that will help them with branding and communications.
The Communications staff worked closely with the
Develop­ment and Events departments to help plan and pro-
mote the 2018 Sea-Air-Space Exposition. Many of the events
were covered and publicized by the more than 100 interna-
tional, national and trade media attending the Navy League’s
signature annual event.
The Communications team also conducts community engage-

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ment through email outreach and supports the work of the Navy
League’s elected national vice president of Public Relations and
Communications and the Communications Advisory Group. This
year, the group focused on creating a comprehensive calendar of
U. S. COA ST G UA RD

events for councils to leverage for upcoming events, which can be

found on the Calendar page of the website.
Additionally, the Communications Advisory Group revamped
the Mackie Awards, changing the rules to engage councils and
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Michael McAllister, right, deputy commandant
encourage participation. With these changes approved by the
for mission sup­port, and Alan Kaplan, national president of the Navy
Awards Committee in 2018, the changes will take affect for 2019
League, present then-Petty Officer 1st Class Elizabeth Meister, food
judging.
services officer, Sector San Francisco, with the Douglas A. Munro
Award for Inspirational Leadership June 8 during the 2018 Navy The Communications department uses social media and
League National Convention in Portland, Oregon. Meister received email marketing for the broadest reach to members, prospec-
her chief petty officer’s pin during a meritorious advancement cere- tive members and sea service personnel, allowing it to better
mony immediately after receiving the award. execute the mission of supporting the sea services.

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National Publication
As the Navy League’s official pub-
lication, Seapower magazine in 2018
continued to report on advances in pro-
grams, strategy, materiel and manpower
— as well as examining issues such as
growing great-power competition and
its trade and freedom of navigation
repercussions, partnerships and inter-
national relations, readiness and new
operational concepts — and their impact
on the sea services and the maritime
industry.
In addition, Seapower’s January
Almanac issue remains a widely used
reference tool with information for
U. S. NAVY

and about the sea services. A new Sea

Cadet Spotlight feature was introduced
in Seapower in 2018 to highlight parti­
Cadets with the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps’ Top Hatters Squadron signal they are ready to
cipants and achievements of the Navy get underway aboard an 11-meter Naval Special Warfare Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat April 14 in
League’s sponsored youth program. Virginia Beach, Virginia. Cadets were able to experience the speed and agility of the craft on the
Seapower also continued to open waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The activity was one among several hosted by the Center
develop and improve the content of for Security Forces Learning Site Little Creek.
its mobile-friendly website — www.
seapowermagazine.org — offering defense business and mil- (NLCC). As the Navy League’s sponsored youth program, the
itary service news of the day in brief, as well as larger feature USNSCC’s enrollment as of November 2018 was 11,084 mem-
articles and original reporting from the Pentagon, Capitol Hill bers strong in 310 NSCC and 83 NLCC units in the United States,
and beyond. News alerts and updates are posted throughout including the territories of Puerto Rico and Guam. Membership is
the day via Twitter (@SeapowerMag) and Seapower’s dedicated open to young men and women ages 10 through 13 for the NLCC,
Facebook page (www.facebook.com/seapowermagazine). and 13 through the completion of high school for the NSCC.
A refresh to the Seapower website is planned for 2019 to update In 2018, cadets and volunteers were welcomed at U.S. Navy
its appearance, improve the content and make for a more user- and Coast Guard commands across the country. The hands-on
friendly experience. The website also hosts the digital edition of training provided by the active and Reserve components of the
Seapower, which is updated as each print issue goes to press. armed forces is invaluable to cadets as they consider the oppor-
Each new issue of Seapower also is available via the Seapower tunities available to them after they graduate high school.
app Apple, Android and Kindle Fire platforms, making it easy Sea Cadets incur no obligation to join the armed forces after
for active-duty personnel to access it on their tablet or smart- high school, but units report that a large proportion of their
phone no matter where they are deployed. The app is free and graduating cadets do pursue enlistment or commissioning pro-
available through the Amazon Appstore (for the Kindle Fire), grams. In 2018, many cadets received appointments to one of
Google Play Store (for Android devices) and Apple’s iTunes (for the military service academies or received Navy Reserve Officers
Apple devices). The Almanac edition is available through the Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. This year, 128 plebes,
app and is an essential study and reference tool used by sea ser- or 11 percent of the incoming class of 2022 at the U.S. Naval
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vice personnel deployed at sea and around the world. Academy, were former Sea Cadets.
The Seapower staff, assisted by a team of special correspon- With 2018 federal funding of $6.7 million, USNSCC expe-
dents, provided online coverage from the 2018 Sea-Air-Space rienced a robust summer training session. Utilizing the online
Exposition with news postings of events, briefings, speeches database management system, 8,087 individual orders were
throughout the day and photos on a special section of the processed supporting 282 NSCC and 100 NLCC evolutions. Local
Seapower website, as well as via social media updates. It will do unit training support continued with 1,174 cadets and 352 adults
so again in 2019, to offer the most complete coverage available participating in 118 evolutions.
of the Navy League’s showcase event. A total of 113 professional development classes provided train-
Seapower’s Editorial Calendar for planned coverage for 2019 ing for 1,199 adults. Thirty Sea Cadets participated in summer
can be found under “Advertising” at www.seapowermagazine.org. leadership training programs at the nation’s service academies.
The International Exchange Program supported 17 cadets
Youth Programs and seven adult escorts in Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong,
The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) is the umbrella South Korea, Sweden, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
organization of its senior program, the Naval Sea Cadet Corps In return, USNSCC hosted 47 international cadets and adults in
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Through a partnership with the ONR, USNSCC continued

to support SeaPerch training and competition reaching more Navy League of the United States
than 100 units across the country with nearly 450 cadets par- FOUNDED 1902
ticipating. Five Sea Cadet and one League Cadet team qualified 2300 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
ARLINGTON, VA 22201-5424
and participated at the national competition in June 2018 at
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. STEM initiatives NATIONAL PRESIDENT SEA CADETS CHAIRMAN
Alan Kaplan Timothy Flatley
continued with more than 10 cadets participating in the Naval
Academy’s STEM summer program. NATIONAL PRESIDENT-ELECT NATIONAL CHAPLAIN
William Stevenson III Ronald Brooks
USNSCC participated in CyberPatriot, an innovative cyber
education program created by the Air Force Association and NATIONAL CORPORATE SPECIAL ADVISERS TO THE
sponsored by Northrop Grumman. It is designed to teach cyber- SECRETARY NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Pamela K. Ammerman Maryellen Baldwin
security and computer science security practices to middle- and Lloyd Claycomb
high-school students. This program includes a tournament-style ASSISTANT NATIONAL Douglas Fulton
CORPORATE SECRETARIES Micah Kinsler
tiered structure with a series of online competition rounds cul-
James Lasher, Patrick Pang Jack “Jake” E. McManus Jr.
minating in a live national championship. Skip Witunski
Under a Memorandum of Agreement signed in 2012, USNSCC NATIONAL TREASURER
Joseph Giambrone NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S
participation continued in 2018 with 41 teams competing. Of PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
them, two teams moved on to the national finals competition. NATIONAL JUDGE ADVOCATE Eva Garcia
David Reilly
Registration for CyberPatriot XI opened in April, and the USNSCC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
continues its participation with 46 teams registered. NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Pamela K. Stephen Kelly
USNSCC expanded its initiative in aviation STEM with the PUBLIC RELATIONS AND
Ammerman Micah Kinsler
Lynn Atkinson- Mary Ann Long
use of quadcopters. Five training events provided 60 cadets a COMMUNICATIONS
Drucker
Polly Bozdech-Veater Mark McDonald
unique perspective in the world of drones. The National Flight Linda Ashbey
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT Jack “Jake” E.
Academy hosted training for 100 Sea Cadets and League Cadets, AND EVENTS
Maryellen Baldwin McManus Jr.
Polly Bozdech-
exposing them to aviation principles through an immersive Patricia Du Mont Sheila McNeill
Veater
Don Morrison
learning experience aboard a simulated aircraft carrier. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL Ronald Brooks
AFFAIRS James Offutt
The Congressional Military Youth Programs Caucus, an Lloyd Claycomb
Roger Olsen
Nicholas Hayes
effort between the NSCC and the Young Marines, co-chaired by Louis DiGiusto
Patrick Pang
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Patricia Du Mont
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo, D-Guam, and Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Jonathan Kaskin John Panneton
Timothy Flatley,
James Perduto
continued with a caucus event held in March. The caucus cur- AWARDS, STEM AND YOUTH Ex-Officio
Bonnie Potter
rently has more than 20 members and was created to educate PROGRAMS Ronald Fried
Thomas Pruter Thomas Pruter
Douglas Fulton
its members about the organizations, advocate for continued David Reilly
COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT Joseph Giambrone
congressional support and ensure that the programs thrive well John Vargo Virginia Gibson
David Samuels
Robert Scholes
into the future. INDIVIDUAL AND
Lee Gurke
William
The Sea Cadet Quarterly is in its fourth year of publication. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP Mark Harden
Stevenson III
Virginia Gibson Sinclair Harris
The headquarters-produced publication focuses on stories and John Vargo
Nicholas Hayes
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Don “Bull” Walker
photos from cadets and volunteers. The publication serves as a Tom Higgins
Douglas Fulton Thomas Winant
valuable recruiting and community outreach tool. It is available Thomas Hoffman
Skip Witunski
SEA SERVICES
digitally, with print copies being available to subscribers. Alan Kaplan
Sinclair Harris Patricia Yovich
Jonathan Kaskin
The USNSCC offers a modest scholarship program to pro- PERSONNEL AND STRATEGY
mote strong performance and assist cadets in defraying the James Perduto
costs of higher education. Since 1975, more than $615,000 has STATEMENT OF POLICY

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been awarded to more than 320 cadets who received NSCC col- n W
 e of the Navy League of the United States stand for a strong America
— a nation morally, economically, and internally strong.
lege scholarships. n W
 e believe that the security of our nation and of the people
Navy League councils also sponsor approximately 300 of the world demands a well-balanced, integrated, mobile
American defense team, of which a strong Navy, Marine Corps,
Navy and Marine Corps Junior ROTC programs and more than Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine are indispensable parts.

45 ROTC programs at colleges and universities. The Navy n W

 e support all Armed Services to the end that each may make
its appropriate contribution to the national security.
League has established a “Youth Medal” to recognize out- n We know that in a free nation an informed public is indispensable to
national security and, therefore, we will strive to keep the nation alert
standing JROTC cadets in units or schools sponsored by a Navy to dangers which threaten — both from without and within.
League council. n We favor appropriations for each of the Armed Services, adequate
for national security, economically administered.
The Navy League supports the NJROTC’s two major national
n We oppose any usurpation of the Congress’s constitutional
competitions: the NJROTC National Academics, Athletics & authority over the Armed Services.

Drill Championships, traditionally held each year in Pensacola, n We urge that our country maintain world leadership
in scientific research and development.
Florida, and the NJROTC area managers’ evaluation of the n We support industrial preparedness, planning, production.
overall performance of the units in their 11 respective areas. n We support efforts of our government to achieve worldwide
peace through international cooperation.
The Navy League provides more than 100 awards for both com- n We advocate a foreign policy which will avoid wars — if possible; if not, win them!
petitions. n

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