MPF-17

Force Protection

LT William Czopek, USN

Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Pacific
USMC Expeditionary Logistics Branch, N571
DSN 577-2606, Commercial (619) 437-2606
william.czopek@navy.mil
 Overview
• Types of threats
• Supplemental protective measures of
Maritime Expeditionary Security Force
• Force protection during the different
phases of MPF operation
• Force protection organization
• Elements of a force protection plan
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Lesson Purpose
• Provide the student
with the information
necessary to plan
for MPF force
protection.

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 References
• MCWP 3-32/NWP 3-02.3, Maritime
Prepositioning Force Operations

• (NWP 3-10, Naval Costal Warfare)

• MCRP 3.41.1A, MAGTF Rear Area

Security
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 Force Protection
• Active and passive measures taken to
protect the force from destruction,
disruption of operations, sabotage or
unauthorized intrusion

• Security of MPS, strategic lift resources,

tactical aircraft, and areas within and
surrounding the AAA crucial

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Threats

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Shipping

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Sabotage

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Light Manned Aircraft

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Swimmer

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Small Surface Craft

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USS COLE (DDG 67)

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Boarders

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Piracy

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Portable Missiles

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Portable Missiles

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Baghdad International
Airport, 2003

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DHL Cargo Plane

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Missile Platforms

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Tug and Tow

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Tug and Tow

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Tug and Tow?

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Mines

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USS Tripoli (LPH 11)

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Submarines

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Car Bombs

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Khobar Towers, Saudi
Arabia 1996

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Harassment

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WMD

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Questions?

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MESF
FILM
 Maritime Expeditionary
Security Force (MESF)
• Composed of:
– Mobile Ashore Support Terminal (MAST)
(Comms DET)
– Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Units
(MIUWU) (x 11) (Sensor DET)
– Inshore Boat Units (IBU) (x 4) (Boat DET)
– Maritime Security Detachments (MSDs)

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Maritime Security
Detachment (MSD)

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 Maritime Security Detachment

• Provide maritime security and critical asset

protection
• MSD Missions:
• Garrison Security
• Point Defense
• Airfield Security
• Embarked Security Team (EST)
• Raven
• Rapid Response
• EPW – Detainee Operations
• Waterborne, Point and Zone Defense
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 Mobile Ashore Support
Terminal (MAST) =
Comms DET
• C4I (communications, command,
control, computers and intelligence)
capability
• Super High Frequency (SHF)
communications/SATCOM capability
• provides a detailed real-time tactical
picture and theater-level data for the
CMPF
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Mobile Ashore Support
Terminal (MAST) =
Comms DET

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Comms Detachment

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 Comms Detachment

Current C4I DET Capabilities:

• HF-UHF-VHF-SHF Comms
• Command and Control Node
• SIPRNET / NIPRNET
• Mobile Ashore Support Terminal (MAST)
• Set-up, Troubleshooting, and Maintenance
of MAST
• C4I support for a joint command or an embarked commander
• Support amphibious activity with equipment and operators/technicians
• GCCS-M

Future COMM DET Capabilities:

•Tactically Integrated System (COP)
• LINK-16
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 Sensor Detachment

• Provide highly mobile expeditionary sensor and Command and Control

capabilities
•Capabilities
•Surface Search Radar
• Anti-Swimmer Defense
• Anti-Mini-Sub Defense
• Thermal Imaging/Video Imaging
• Digital Video Surveillance System
• Remote Surveillance Cameras
• Magnetic Surveillance Sensors
• Infrared Surveillance Sensors
• Acoustic Surveillance Sensors
• ROV Launch, Recover, and Control
• Tactically Integrated System (COP)
• GCCS-M MPF-17 40
Sensor Detachment
• 12 Officers/90 enlisted
• Rapid Deployment Det
2 Officers/10 enlisted
• Mount out within 48 hrs
• Air Detachment –
sustain 14 days ops
• Controls entry and
egress into anchorages
and exclusion areas

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Boat Detachment

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 Boat Detachment

• Under tactical control of the Sensors DET

• 34’/25’ Patrol Boats
• Waterborne Defense
• Subsurface Attack Defense
• Port Security / Harbor Defense
• Harbor Approach Defense
• Visit, Board, Search and Seizure
• Vessel Escort
• Mine Warfare Support
• Contact prosecution
• Search and Rescue
• Command and Control

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 Port Security Unit (PSU)

•Point defense in an inner harbor and port

environment

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 Port Security Unit (PSU) Program
Equipment

• PSUs designed to be self-sufficient with

exception of fuel and water
• 6 Transportable Port Security Boats (TPSBs)
25’ Boston Whaler w/ twin 175 HP
outboards *
M2HB & M240Bs
• Berthing
Command & Control, personnel,
medical tents, galley
Generators & power distribution system
• Weapons (Standard plus .50 cal & M203s)
• Engineering support
• Vehicles MPF-17 47
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 Fleet Anti-Terrorism
Security Team (FAST)
• Armed, task organized Marines
equipped to perform security missions

• Augment local security forces protecting

high value assets

• Function as directed by Fleet Cmdr

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 FAST Mission Essential
Tasks
• Conduct physical security assessments

• Conduct interior guard

• Operate as a reaction force

• Conduct surveillance

• Conduct crowd control/riot operations

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 Mobile Security Force
• under the Maritime Force Protection
Command established in late 2004

• 11 detachments of 76 sailors

• provide light, mobile, in-port, short-term point

defense for Navy ships, aircraft and other
high-value assets

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 Mobile Security Force
• equipped with three air-transportable, 25-foot
high-speed pursuit boats

• armed with crew-served weapons

• receive patrol-boat and aircraft-security training

• almost identical to the Coast Guard’s maritime

safety and security team

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 Security – Planning
Phase
• Commences with receipt of the Initiating
Directive.

• Initiating Directive will address:

– Forces assigned
– Operational security
– Defense guidance
– ROE
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 Planning Phase
• Consideration must be given to:
– Communication security
– Intelligence security
– Security assignments
– Security consideration must be given to
• Ship and aircraft en route and it AAA
• ESB
• AAA

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 Planning Phase – Control
Measures
• Strategic/operational
– Responsibility of the supported Unified
Commander
– Coordinated by common MPF commander
– Established by host nation for its airspace,
land areas and territorial waters

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Planning Phase –
Security Measures
• Air Space control –
security/exclusion
zones
• Maritime Exclusion
areas
• Emergency defense
of MPF
• ROE
• Area air defense

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 Planning Phase -
Responsibilities
• Supported Unified Commander
– Overall security
– Host nation support availability

• CMPF
– Seaward force protection plan
– Request assets from service component
commander

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 Planning Phase -
Responsibilities
• MAGTF commander
– Task organize the MAGTF

• COMPSRON
– Establish MPS internal security requirements

• CNSE
– Prepare organic weapons capability

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Security Organization
• Force Protection Officer
– Designated and reports
to Unified Commander

– Assesses force
protection situation

– Coordinate with forces

and agencies in area

– Submits initial SITREP

on security

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 Force Protection Officer
• Recommends required force protection
forces augmentation

• Develops overall force protection plan

• Established FPOC and directs it

operation
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 Force Protection
Operation Center (FPOC)
• Central C3I center
for AAA force
protection ops

• Initial force
protection is coord
by AAOG until
FPOC is established
and assumes
responsibility
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 FPOC Sections
• Headquarters/Communication section

• Landward section

• Seaward section

• Airward section

• Intelligence support section

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 Landward Section
• C2 hub for landward
force protection
response force

• Coordinated by the
MAGTF

• LSO has TACON of

various interdiction
assets
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 Landward Section
• Assigned based on the
threat
• Force include:
– Military police
– EOD
– K-9 patrol dogs
– Stinger and Avenger
batteries
– HN police
– NCIS

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 FP Concepts
• Primary concepts
– Layered and overlapping surveillance
coverage
– Security and Exclusion zones
– Early tactical response to potential threats
– Coordination with HN for support

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Seaward Security
• C2 hub for seaward
security response
force

• SSO has TACON of

various interdiction
assets

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Seaward Section
• Forces include
– MESF
– Port Security Units
(PSU)
– EOD
– FAST
– US Navy warships,
aircraft and
submarines
– Host Nation Support

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 Seaward Section
• Primary concepts
– Layered Surveillance and defense
– Multiple sensors on target
– Early tactical response to potential threats
– Preplanned seaward security responses
– Coordination with the SSOC and AAOC for
sea-land-air interface

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 Airward Section
• Requires a C2 node
that can assimilate
the complete air
picture for the entire
AAA

• ASO has TACON of

various interdiction
assets
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 Airward Section
• Must be requested and integrated from
completely non-MPF related supported-
combatant commander’s assets

• Forces include:
– Navy surface combatants
– ESG assets
– HN aviation assets or joint force assets under
control of a JFACC
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 Airward Section
• Primary concepts
– Layered and overlapping surveillance
coverage
– Security and Exclusion zones
– Coordination with HN for support
– Coordination with the SSOC and
AAOC for sea-land-air interface
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 Intelligence Section
• Responsible for
– Collecting information from MPF units

– Evaluating the information within is capabilities

– Forwarding the information to a processing agency

– Disseminating intelligence to all MPF units

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Questions?

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 Security Plan
• Should Include
– Threat Assessment and Threat Response
– CBR countermeasures
– ROE/terrorist threat conditions
– Geographic/physical conditions
– Assets available
– Security force structure/movement
– Augmentation requirements

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 Security plan
• Should include:
– Communication plan
– HNS
– Contingency plan
– Maritime defense zone
– Intelligence plan
– Operation Deception (OPDEC)
– Warning alarms/signs

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 Summary
• Types of threats
• Supplemental protective measures of
Maritime Expeditionary Security Force
• Security during the different phases of
MPF operation
• Security organization
• Elements of a force protection plan
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