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1 DEDICATION
U.S. MARINE CORPS
3 CORPORATE MEMBERS
107 U.S. Marine Corps

108 Weapons and Vehicles
119 Aircraft
119 Fixed-Wing
122 Tiltrotor
123 Helicopters
126 Aircraft Units
127 C4ISR and Unmanned Systems
3 BUSINESS ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS
3 NONPROFIT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
MEMBERS
U.S. NAVY
4 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SEA SERVICES
DIRECTORY
7 Sea Services Directory
U.S. MARINE CORPS
U.S. NAVY
13 U.S. Navy
14 Navy Ships
14 Aircraft Carriers
15 Submarines
20 Cruisers
22 Destroyers
24 Frigates
25 Littoral Combat Ships
26 Amphibious Warfare Ships
30 Miscellaneous Ships
31 Surface Craft
37 Submersibles
39 Military Sealift Command Ships
51 University National Oceanographic
Laboratory System Program Fleet

52 Changes in Ships Status
MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
U.S. COAST GUARD
NAVY WEAPONS AND

AIRCRAFT
55 Ship Weapons
64 Aircraft
64 Fixed-Wing
75 Helicopters
78 Aircraft Squadrons
80 Air-Launched Weapons
NAVY C4ISR AND

UNMANNED SYSTEMS
89
90
90
96
96
102
U.S. COAST GUARD

132
133
145
148
U.S. Coast Guard

Cutters
Aircraft
C4ISR Systems
MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION
150 Maritime Administration
152 RRF Ships
FLAG OFFICERS
154
157
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168
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181
Flag Index
Department of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Unified Combatant Commanders
Department of the Navy
Navy Line Officers
Navy Restricted Line Officers
Navy Staff Corps Officers
Marine Corps Flag Officers
Department of Transportation
Department of Homeland Security
Coast Guard Flag Officers
184 NAVY LEAGUE

191 NAVY LEAGUE
STATEMENT OF POLICY
192 ADVERTISERS INDEX
192 COMING UP IN
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Command and Control Systems

Communications Systems
Shipboard Systems
Fixed Systems
Airborne Systems
Unmanned Systems
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wishes to thank its Corporate Members
for their generous support
C O R P O R AT E G O L D
MEMBERS
Accenture
BAE Systems
Austal USA LLC
Matson Navigation Company
BecTech Inc.
Aydin Displays Inc.
MBDA Missile Systems
Burdeshaw Associates Ltd.
Babcock International
Group, Marine DivisionIntegrated Technology
Mercury Computer Systems
Cornet Technology Inc.
MTU (formerly Tognum)
Crystal Group Inc.
Navy Federal Credit Union
Daisy Data Displays Inc.
Oceaneering Advanced
Technologies
Delta Resources Inc.
The Boeing Company
Ball Aerospace &

Technologies Corporation
Booz Allen Hamilton
Barco Federal Systems LLC
CACI
Barry Controls
Battelle Memorial Institute
Clarion Events
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Cobham
Orbit International
Corporation
Orbital Sciences
Corporation
Flow Line Valve & Controls

LLC
GET Engineering
Corporation
Google
Curtiss-Wright
Caterpillar Inc. Defense &

Federal Products
DRS Technologies Inc.
CFM International Inc.
Ernst & Young
Cincinnati Financial
Corporation
RCT Systems Inc.
Fluor Corporation
The Cohen Group
Rolls-Royce North America
GE Marine
Computer Sciences
Corporation
Saab International USA LLC
Marine Engineers Beneficial

Association
SabTech Industries
Meggitt Defense Systems
Concurrent Technologies
Corporation
SAIC
The Metamorphosis Group
Serco Inc.
Military by Owner
Advertising Inc.
General Atomics
Electromagnetic
Systems
General Dynamics
Corporation
HP Enterprise Services
Connected WorkPlace
Solutions (CWPS)
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Cubic Defense Applications
Honeywell Inc.
Deloitte Federal
Huntington Ingalls
Industries
Eaton Corporation
L-3 Communications
Elbit Systems of America

LLC
Physical Optics Corporation
IntelliPower Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Intelsat General Corporation
Retlif Testing Laboratories
Siemens Government
Technologies Inc.
Sikorsky Aircraft
Corporation
Software Engineering
Institute, Carnegie Mellon
University
Source America
L-3 MariPro
Lowe Campbell-Ewald
Company
Miller Integrated Power and

Controls
NORDAM
Odense Maritime
ONeil and Associates
Parker Aerospace
The Steelman Group Inc.
Engility
Sparta Promotions
EPS Corporation
Sprint
ESRI
TAPE LLC
ThyssenKrupp Marine
Systems GmbH
Fairbanks Morse Engine
TASC Inc.
Transportation Institute
FLIR Systems Inc.
TE Connectivity
Twin Disc
Gannett Government Media

Corporation
Telephonics Corporation
WBB
Thales USA Inc.
General Atomics
Aeronautical Systems Inc.
Welin Lambie Ltd.
Raytheon Company
Themis Computer
Z Microsystems Inc.
Rockwell Collins
General Digital Corporation
Textron Marine & Land

Systems
General Dynamics Bath Iron

Works
Lockheed Martin
Corporation
Maersk Line Limited
Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Pentagon Federal Credit
Union
C O R P O R AT E M E M B E R S
ABS Americas
Access Intelligence
LLC/Defense Daily
Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc.
Agility Defense and
Government Services
Alcoa Defense
American Maritime
Partnership
A.T. Kearney Public Sector
and Defense Services LLC
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Tods Defence Limited

TOTE Inc.
Ultra Electronics
General Dynamics Electric

Boat
UTC Aerospace Systems
General Dynamics
Information Technology
USAA
Gibbs & Cox Inc.
VSE Corporation
Gulfstream
Wyle
Hawker Beechcraft
Corporation
IHS
Johnson Controls Federal
Systems
Kongsberg Defence and
Aerospace
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URS
Vigor Industrial Corporation
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GOVERNMENT AGENCY
MEMBERS
Applied Research
Laboratory, Pennsylvania
State University
The Embassy of Australia
The Embassy of Canada
National Defense Industrial
Association
National Shipbuilding
Research Program
Agusta Westland North

America
Shipbuilders Council of
America
Atlas North America
TECRO-Defense Mission
Av-DEC (Aviation Devices &

Electrical Components)
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Our Biggest Threat

By JAMES H. OFFUTT, Navy League National President
ne of the Navy Leagues missions is to advocate for the sea

services. We do this in several ways,
including a multifaceted Legislative
Affairs program and the publishing
of a Maritime Policy. As you look at
the wide range of military systems
available to our sea services detailed
in this Seapower Almanac, you must
factor in the requirements of the
Combatant Commanders and if
there are enough resources to meet
those requirements, or demand signal. Resources available could be
severely limited by reduced funding
through the return of sequestration
draconian across-the-board cuts
brought about by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
The budget caps set by sequestration put Americas traditional role as a guarantor of global security at risk and,
ultimately, our own security, according to outgoing
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
The need for more Navy ships despite the scheduled
return to sequestration-level spending cuts in fiscal 2016
was addressed at the Navy Leagues Sea-Air-Space Exposition in April 2014. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
ADM Jonathan W. Greenert said, We need to operate forward where and when it matters, and weve got to be there
when it matters, because nothing else matters.
The 2015 budget proposal before Congress calls for 308
ships in the 2020 timeframe. The CNO said that even with
sequestration, well grow to just over 300 ships, but not get
to 308, but we will deploy forward. Greenert explained
that a covenant exists for the Navy to provide three carrier
strike groups and three amphibious ready groups on short
order in a crisis, in addition to existing ship presence. If
we go back to sequestration, it will be one, he said. And
we are at one today one amphibious group and one carrier strike group. We are growing and recovering this readiness as we get out of previous sequestration, but well slide
back to that, and thats inadequate.
The Navy can struggle by with temporary measures,
Greenert said but if its time to recapitalize and we dont
have the shipbuilding industrial base, were in deep trouble. He added that we have got to evolve together. We
need lower-cost approaches and tailored ships geared
more to the mission. To do the kinds

of things we want to do around the
world, weve got to innovate.
In a constrained fiscal environment, the Coast Guard will need to
make tough choices, as there are limited resources to meet the same or
increasing levels of mission demand.
ADM Paul F. Zukunft called the
actions to meet sequestration cuts in
fiscal 2013 painful decisions, as they
included risk-based reductions to
operations and service levels which
had a significant impact on mission
performance. To address the possibility of sequestration in the future, the
commandant said, I need to get creative in how I can better leverage resources and thats
where I need to leverage our intelligence capacity.
Facing the same budget battles, Gen Joseph F. Dunford Jr.,
the new commandant of the Marine Corps, said during his
Oct. 17 change-of-command ceremony, My focus in the
coming years will be to take care of our Marines and their families, and to ensure our Corps remains an expeditionary
force of readiness our nation has come to expect. Reductions
to an end strength below 182,100 Marines, which would
happen under fiscal 2017 budget caps, would cause extreme
challenges to fighting in sustained combat operations.
It is time not only for Navy Leaguers, but all American
citizens to express a desire to have a stable budget environment. We should not have a strategy driven by budget, but rather a budget driven by strategy. Threats to peace
and security have not declined, and so it is not the time
to step away from our role in the world. Congress must
act to fulfill its constitutional duty to provide adequate
funding for Americas sea services, because forward presence is today the greatest force for peace in the world.
The Navy League Trusted Partner of the Sea Services
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DEPARTMENT OF
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TEL:
Department of Defense
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Washington, DC 20301-1400
Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Public Affairs
TEL: 703-571-3343
WEBSITE: www.defense.gov
Naval Supply Systems Command

5450 Carlisle Pike
P.O. Box 2050
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0791
TEL: 717-605-3565
WEBSITE: www.navsup.navy.mil/navsup
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WEBSITE: www.navy.mil
Navy Office of Information
1200 Navy Pentagon
TEL: 703-697-5342
WEBSITE: www.chinfo.navy.mil
Naval Air Systems Command
22268 Cedar Point Road
Patuxent River, MD 20670
TEL: 301-342-1020
WEBSITE: www.navair.navy.mil
Naval Sea Systems Command
1333 Isaac Hull Ave. SE
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376
TEL: 202-781-0000
WEBSITE: www.navsea.navy.mil
Space and Naval Warfare
Systems Command
4301 Pacific Highway
San Diego, CA 92110-3127
W W W. S E A P O W E R M A G A Z I N E . O R G
619-524-3428
www.public.navy.mil/spawar
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716 Sicard St. SE, Suite 1000
WEBSITE: http://cnic.navy.mil
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
National Nuclear Security Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20585
TEL: 202-586-5000
WEBSITE: http://nnsa.energy.gov
Navy Reserve
Commander, Navy Reserve Force
1915 Forrestal Drive
Norfolk, VA 23551-4615
TEL: 757-445-8500
WEBSITE: www.navyreserve.navy.mil
Naval Research
Office of Naval Research
1 Liberty Center
875 N. Randolph St., Suite 1425
TEL: 703-696-5031
WEBSITE: www.onr.navy.mil
Navy Recruiting Command
5722 Integrity Drive, Bldg. 784
Millington, TN 38054
TEL: 800-USA-NAVY (872-6289)
WEBSITE: www.navy.com
Navy Personnel Command

5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38055-0000
TEL: 866-827-5672
WEBSITE: www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc
Navy Education and Training
Command
250 Dallas St.
Pensacola, FL 32508
TEL: 850-452-4858
WEBSITE: www.netc.navy.mil
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite 5113
Falls Church, VA 22042-5113
TEL: 703-681-9025
WEBSITE: www.med.navy.mil/bumed
Naval War College
686 Cushing Road
Newport, RI 02841-1207
TEL: 401-841-1310
WEBSITE: http://usnwc.edu
U.S. Fleet Forces Command
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
Fleet Public Affairs (N00P)
1562 Mitscher Ave., Suite 250
TEL: 757-836-3644
WEBSITE: www.cffc.navy.mil
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
250 Makalapa Drive
Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-3131
TEL: 808-471-9727
WEBSITE: www.cpf.navy.mil
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Commander, U.S. Third Fleet
53690 Tomahawk Drive, Suite 338
TEL: 619-221-5287
WEBSITE: www.c3f.navy.mil
U.S. Naval Forces Southern
Command
U.S. Fourth Fleet
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces
Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet
P.O. Box 280003
Jacksonville, FL 32228-0003
TEL: 904-270-4044
WEBSITE: www.public.navy.mil/
comusnavso-c4f
U.S. Naval Forces Central
Command
U.S. Fifth Fleet
Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet/
Naval Forces Central Command
Combined Maritime Forces Office of Public
Affairs
PSC 901 Box 12
FPO AE 09805-0001
TEL: 011-973-1785-4027
WEBSITE: www.cusnc.navy.mil
U.S. Naval Forces Europe
U.S. Naval Forces Africa
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet/
U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa
Public Affairs Office
PSC 809 Box 70
FPO AE 09626
TEL: 011-39-081-568-4285
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet
Unit 25104
FPO AP 96601-6003
TEL: 315-453-2152
U.S. Tenth Fleet
Fleet Cyber Command
Commander, U.S. Tenth Fleet/
Fleet Cyber Command
Office of the Commander
9800 Savage Road, Suite 6586
Fort Meade, MD 20755
TEL: 240-373-4484
WEBSITE: www.fcc.navy.mil
Commander, Naval Air Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet
COMNAVAIRPAC
Public Affairs Office (N01P)
P.O. Box 357051
TEL: 619-545-2017
WEBSITE: www.cnaf.navy.mil
Commander, Naval Air Force

Atlantic
COMNAVAIRLANT
Public Affairs Office
1279 Franklin St.
TEL: 757-444-2928
WEBSITE: www.cnaf.navy.mil
Commander, Submarine Force
Atlantic
7958 Blandy Road
TEL: 757-836-1650
WEBSITE: www.sublant.navy.mil
Commander, Submarine Force,
U.S. Pacific Fleet
1430 Morton St., Bldg. 619
Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-4664
TEL: 808-473-0700
WEBSITE: www.csp.navy.mil
Commander, Naval Surface
Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
2841 Rendova Road
San Diego, CA 92155
TEL: 619-437-3262
WEBSITE: www.public.navy.mil/surfor
Commander, Naval Surface
Force, Atlantic
1430 Mitscher Ave.
TEL: 757-836-3057
WEBSITE: www.surflant.navy.mil
Navy Expeditionary Combat
Command
Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat
Command
1575 Gator Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23459
TEL: 757-462-4316, ext. 369
WEBSITE: www.necc.navy.mil
Navy Special Warfare Command
Commander, Navy Special Warfare
Command
2000 Trident Way
TEL: 619-437-2848
WEBSITE: www.public.navy.mil/nsw
U.S. Navy Air and Missile
Defense Command
Commander, U.S. Navy Air and Missile
Defense Command
5280 Fourth St., Suite 162
Dahlgren, VA 22448-5300
TEL: 540-621-0381
WEBSITE: http://namdc.ahf.nmci.navy.mil
Naval Facilities Engineering
Command
1322 Patterson Ave. SE, Suite 1000
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5065
TEL:
202-685-9190
https://portal.navfac.navy.mil
WEBSITE:
Military Sealift Command

Commander, Military Sealift Command
914 Charles Morris Court SE
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20398-5540
TEL: 202-685-5055
WEBSITE: www.msc.navy.mil
Navy History and Heritage
Command
Building 57
Washington Navy Yard, DC 20376
TEL: 202-433-7880
WEBSITE: www.history.navy.mil
U.S. Naval Academy
121 Blake Road
Annapolis, MD 21402
TEL: 410-293-1000
WEBSITE: www.usna.edu
U.S. MARINE CORPS

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
3000 Marine Corps Pentagon
Room 4E459
TEL: 703-697-4007
WEBSITES: www.marines.mil,
www.hqmc.marines.mil
Division of Public Affairs
Headquarters, Marine Corps
Room 4B548
TEL: 703-614-4309
WEBSITE: www.hqmc.marines.mil/divpa
U.S. Marine Corps Forces
Command
Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps
Forces Command
1775 Forrestal Drive
Norfolk, VA 23551
TEL: 757-836-1556
WEBSITE: www.marforcom.marines.mil
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific
Headquarters & Service Battalion
P.O. Box 64129
Camp H.M. Smith, HI 96861
TEL: 808-477-6377
WEBSITE: www.marforpac.marines.mil
Central Command
Forces Central Command
MacDill AFB, FL 33621
TEL: 813-827-7010
WEBSITE: www.marcent.marines.mil
I Marine Expeditionary Force

Commanding General, I MEF
P.O. Box 555019
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5019
TEL: 760-725-5011
WEBSITE: www.imef.marines.mil
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Commanding General, II MEF
PSC Box 20080
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542-0080
TEL: 910-451-7200
WEBSITE: www.iimef.marines.mil
III Marine Expeditionary Force
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Japan
Commanding General, III MEF
Okinawa, Japan
TEL: 011-81-090-6861-4350
WEBSITE: www.iiimef.marines.mil
Africa/Europe
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces
Africa/Europe
Unit 30401
APO AE 09046
TEL: 001-49-703-115-3598
WEBSITE: www.marforaf.marines.mil
U.S. Marine Corps Combat
Development Command
Combat Development Command
3300 Russell Road
Quantico, VA 22134-5001
TEL: 703-784-6281
WEBSITE: https://mccdc.usmc.mil
Special Operations Command
PSC Box 20116
Camp Lejeune, NC 28542-0080
TEL: 910-440-0770
WEBSITE: www.marsoc.marines.mil
U.S. Marine Corps Training and
Education Command
Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps
Training and Education Command
24164 Belleau Ave.
Quantico, VA 22134
TEL: 703-432-8420
WEBSITE: www.tecom.marines.mil
U.S. Marine Corps Systems
Command
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Systems
Command
2200 Lester St.
TEL: 703-432-3966
WEBSITE: www.marcorsyscom.marines.mil
U.S. Marine Corps Logistics

Command
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Logistics
Command
814 Radford Blvd.
Albany, GA 31704-1128
TEL: 229-639-5201/5215
WEBSITE: www.logcom.usmc.mil
Reserve
U.S. Marine Forces North
Reserve/Marine Forces North
2000 Opelousas Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70146
TEL: 504-697-8184
WEBSITE: www.marforres.marines.mil
U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting
Command
Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps
Recruiting Command
3280 Russell Road, 2nd Floor
TEL: 703-784-9446
WEBSITE: www.mcrc.marines.mil
U.S. Marine Corps Installations
Command
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Installations
Command
MCI-East, MCI-West, MCI-Pacific
Headquarters, Marine Corps (MCICOM)
Room 2E204
TEL: 703-692-1618
WEBSITES: www.mcicom.marines.mil,
www.mcieast.marines.mil,
www.mciwest.marines.mil
Marine Corps University
President, Marine Corps University
2076 South St.
TEL: 703-784-6837
WEBSITE: www.mcu.usmc.mil
DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY
Department of Homeland Security
Nebraska Avenue Center NW
TEL: 202-282-8000
WEBSITE: www.dhs.gov
U.S. Coast Guard Force

Readiness Command
300 E. Main St., Suite 1100
Norfolk, VA 23510
TEL: 757-628-4856
WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/forcecom
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area
Commander, Atlantic Area
U.S. Coast Guard
Federal Building
431 Crawford St.
Portsmouth, VA 23704
TEL: 757-398-6287
WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/lantarea
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
Commander, Pacific Area
1800 Dennison St.
Alameda, CA 94501
TEL: 510-816-1700
WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/pacarea
U.S. Coast Guard First District
Commander, First Coast Guard District
408 Atlantic Ave.
Boston, MA 02110
TEL: 617-223-8515
WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/d1
U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District
Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District
431 Crawford St.
Portsmouth, VA 23704
TEL: 757-398-6272
U.S. Coast Guard Seventh
District
Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District
Brickell Plaza Federal Building
909 SE 1st Ave.
Miami, FL 33131-3050
TEL: 305-415-6683
U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District
Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District
Hale Boggs Federal Building
500 Poydras St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
TEL: 504-671-2020
U.S. Coast Guard Ninth District
Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District
1240 E. Ninth St., Room 2133
Cleveland, OH 44199
TEL: 216-902-6020
U.S. COAST GUARD

Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard
2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
TEL: 202-372-4411
WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil
U.S. Coast Guard Eleventh District

Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District
Coast Guard Island, Bldg. 50
Alameda, CA 94510
TEL: 510-437-5371
WEBSITE: www.uscg.mil/D11
U.S. Coast Guard
Thirteenth District
Commander, Thirteenth Coast Guard District
915 Second Ave. #2664
Seattle, WA 98174
TEL: 206-220-7001
National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration
1401 Constitution Ave. NW
Room 5128
TEL: 202-482-6090
WEBSITE: www.noaa.gov
U.S. Coast Guard

Fourteenth District
Commander, Fourteenth Coast Guard
District
300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 9-204
Honolulu, HI 96850-4982
TEL: 808-535-3230
National Aeronautics and Space

Administration
300 E St. SW
TEL: 202-358-0000
WEBSITE: www.nasa.gov
U.S. Coast Guard

Seventeenth District
Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District
P.O. Box 25517
Juneau, AK 99802-5517
TEL: 907-463-2065
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
31 Mohegan Ave.
New London, CT 06320
TEL: 860-444-8270
WEBSITE: www.cga.edu
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
TEL: 855-368-4200
WEBSITE: www.dot.gov
MILITARY AND
MARITIME AGENCIES
Maritime Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
TEL: 202-366-5807
WEBSITE: www.marad.dot.gov
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
300 Steamboat Road
Kings Point, NY 11024
TEL: 516-726-5800
WEBSITE: www.usmma.edu
Federal Maritime Commission
800 N. Capitol St. NW
TEL: 202-523-5911
WEBSITE: www.fmc.gov
National Transportation Safety

Board
490 LEnfant Plaza SW
TEL: 202-314-6000
WEBSITE: www.ntsb.gov
U.S. Department of Defense
Military Health System
TRICARE Management Activity
7700 Arlington Blvd., Suite 5101
Falls Church, VA 22042-5101
TEL: (North) 877-874-2273
(South) 800-444-5445
(West) 888-874-9378
WEBSITE: www.tricare.mil
U.S. CONGRESS
Senate Committees Relevant to
the Sea Services
Select Intelligence Committee

WEBSITE: www.intelligence.senate.gov
House Committees Relevant to
the Sea Services
Appropriations Committee
WEBSITE: http://appropriations.house.gov
Armed Services Committee
WEBSITE: http://armedservices.house.gov
Budget Committee
WEBSITE: http://budget.house.gov
Energy and Commerce Committee
WEBSITE: http://energycommerce.house.gov
Financial Services Committee
WEBSITE: http://financialservices.house.gov
Foreign Affairs Committee
WEBSITE: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov
Homeland Security Committee
WEBSITE: http://homeland.house.gov
Natural Resources
WEBSITE: http://naturalresources.house.gov/
Oversight and Government Reform
WEBSITE: http://oversight.house.gov
Science, Space and Technology
Committee
WEBSITE: http://science.house.gov
Appropriations Committee
WEBSITE: www.appropriations.senate.gov
Transportation and Infrastructure

Committee
WEBSITE: http://transportation.house.gov
Armed Services Committee

WEBSITE: www.armed-services.senate.gov
Veterans Affairs Committee

WEBSITE: http://veterans.house.gov
Budget Committee
WEBSITE: www.budget.senate.gov
Permanent Select Intelligence

Committee
WEBSITE: http://intelligence.house.gov
Commerce, Science and

Transportation Committee
WEBSITE: www.commerce.senate.gov
Environment and Public Works
WEBSITE: www.epw.senate.gov
Finance Committee
WEBSITE: www.finance.senate.gov
Foreign Relations Committee
WEBSITE: www.foreign.senate.gov
Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Committee
WEBSITE: www.hsgac.senate.gov
Veterans Affairs Committee
WEBSITE: www.veterans.senate.gov
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ships and aircraft deployed and engaged
around the world. The Navy continues to
rebalance its fleet with more emphasis
toward the Pacific, in accordance with the
January 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance,
while maintaining significant forces in the
Middle East. The Navy is shifting more of
its fleet forward to execute the strategy
and reduce the strain on force levels.
Ray Mabus, the 75th secretary of the
Navy, leads a department with a Navy
budget of approximately $125 billion. The
service has struggled to maintain readiness
and modernize the fleet in light of two consecutive years of budget sequestration, and
possibly faces more of the same in 2015
and more draconian budgets in 2016.
ADM Jonathan W. Greenert, the 30th
chief of naval operations and a career
submariner, has made three tenets the
operating and budgetary focus of the
Navy: Warfighting First; Operate
Forward; and Be Ready.
The Navys six numbered fleets U.S.
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and
Tenth provide the maritime components for U.S. joint and allied operations
in areas of responsibility that span the
globe. The ships, aircraft and personnel of
these fleets are administered and supported by the major regional and theater commands: U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S.
Pacific Fleet, Naval Forces Europe/Africa,
Naval Forces Central Command and
Naval Forces Southern Command.
As of Dec. 4, 2014, the Navy included
325,614 active-duty and 107,829 Ready
Reserve personnel and 201,000 civilians.
The ship battle force included 289 ships
and submarines. About 35 percent of the
battle force, 100 ships, was deployed
overseas. Forty ships were underway for
local operations. The aircraft carrier USS
Carl Vinson was launching strikes from
the Persian Gulf against the Islamic State
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t the beginning of 2015, the U.S.

Navy and Marine Corps maintain
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and are increasing their familiar posture of
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher pull a span wire during a refueling at sea in the Atlantic Ocean Sept. 22, 2014.
in Iraq and the Levant. Also deployed

were amphibious ready groups centered
on the amphibious assault ships USS
Peleliu and USS Makin Island. The Navys
forces include 3,700 aircraft.
During 2014, the Navy commissioned
the lead ship, USS America, of a new class
of amphibious assault ship, and the first
Block III version of the Virginia-class attack
submarine, USS North Dakota. It took delivery of a littoral combat ship, an amphibious transport dock ship, a mobile landing
platform and two joint high-speed vessels.
The service also began studies for a new
small surface combatant and technology
development of a Large-Displacement
Unmanned Undersea Vehicle. A prototype
directed-energy weapon, the Laser Weapon

System, was deployed on a ship in the
Persian Gulf.
2014 saw the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
early warning aircraft reach initial operational capability; the completion of the
first deployment of the P-8A Poseidon
maritime patrol aircraft; the final Navy
deployment of the EA-6B Prowler electronic attack aircraft; and a littoral combat
ship deployed with an MQ-8B Fire Scout
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the
first time. The X-47B carrier-launched
UAV operated with other carrier aircraft in
operations for the first time. The F-35C
Lightning II strike fighter also made its
first carrier landings and launches.
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U.S. NAVY
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, bottom, relieves USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Gulf Oct. 18, 2014. George
H.W. Bush was to depart the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) for its homeport at Norfolk, Va., with Carl
Vinson taking over support of maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater
security cooperation efforts in the Fifth Fleet AOR.
BRIEFING: Aircraft carriers play a vital role in protecting U.S.

security interests overseas and establishing stability in the worlds
trouble spots. The U.S. Navy continues to regularly deploy carrier strike groups to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, where they conduct maritime security operations and support
U.S. and NATO operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
By law, the Navy maintains a force of 11 carriers. With the retirement in December 2012 of Enterprise, a temporary gap is taking
place until Gerald R. Ford enters service in 2016, and special permission granted in the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act
was needed from Congress to temporarily drop to 10 carriers.
All carriers now in service belong to the 10-ship Nimitz class
and, since the retirement in January 2009 of the conventionally
powered Kitty Hawk, the Navy fields an all-nuclear carrier force.
The 10th and final Nimitz-class carrier, George H.W. Bush, was commissioned Jan. 10, 2009. George Washington replaced Kitty Hawk in
Japan in 2008 as the nations only forward-deployed carrier.
The CVN 21 next-generation carrier program is well under
way. Gerald R. Ford, first ship in the class, was christened on Nov.
9, 2013, and is expected to be delivered in early 2016. The major
goals of this design are to increase the sortie generation rate and
electrical generating capacity, reduce manpower, improve survivability, and increase life allowances for displacement and stability
to allow for future improvements. Key features include new
nuclear propulsion and electrical plant designs, electromagnetic
catapults, advanced arresting gear, and new integrated warfare systems and weapons/material-handling systems.
The Ford class is being designed to operate with nearly 800
fewer crew members than a Nimitz-class carrier, and improvements
in the ship design will allow the embarked air wing to operate with
14
400 fewer personnel. Technologies and ship design initiatives that

replace maintenance-intensive systems with low-maintenance systems are expected to reduce watchstanding and maintenance work
for the crew. Ford is the first carrier designed with all-electric utilities that will eliminate steam service lines from the ship, reduce
maintenance requirements and improve corrosion control efforts.
The new A1B reactor, Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System,
advanced arresting gear and dual-band radar (DBR) all offer
enhanced capability with reduced manning requirements.
The Ford class is designed to maximize the striking power of
the embarked carrier air wing. The ships systems and configuration will generate a 25 percent boost in the sortie rate over the
Nimitz class. The ships configuration and electrical generating
plant are designed to accommodate any foreseeable requirements during its 50-year service life.
CVN 79 was named John F. Kennedy on May 28, 2011, and on
Dec. 1, 2012, the name Enterprise was announced for CVN 80.
To achieve the full 50-year service life of the Nimitz class, the
ships undergo a midlife Refueling Complex Overhaul (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 began RCOH in 2012. George Washington
will follow Lincoln in the RCOH schedule and be replaced in the
Western Pacific in 2015 by Ronald Reagan. A new homeport for
Lincoln has yet to be announced.
Enterprise was the first nuclear-powered carrier to be retired.
Although the ship was formally inactivated March 31, 2013, work
to fully recycle the ship is not expected to be completed before 2019.
N AV Y S H I P S
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
Gerald R. Ford Class (CVN)
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DISPLACEMENT: .........approx. 100,000 long tons full load

LENGTH:......................1,092 feet
BEAM: ..........................134 feet
FLIGHT DECK WIDTH:...256 feet
SPEED:.........................30+ 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)
ARMAMENT: ................Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM), Rolling
Airframe Missile (RAM), Close-In Weapon
System (CIWS)
COMPLEMENT: ............4,539 (ships company, air wing and staff)
BUILDER: .....................Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News
Shipbuilding
Homeport
CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford ..........................................(under construction)
CVN 79 John F. Kennedy .......................................(under construction)
CVN 80 Enterprise ..................................................................(planned)
HARRY S. TRUMAN
NIMITZ CLASS
SUBMARINES
CHRIS OXLEY
BALLISTIC-MISSILE SUBMARINES
(SSBN)
GERALD R. FORD
GERALD R. FORD CLASS
Nimitz Class (CVN)

DISPLACEMENT: .........approx. 97,000 tons full load
LENGTH:......................1,092 feet
BEAM: ..........................134 feet
FLIGHT DECK WIDTH:...252 feet
SPEED:.........................30+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 nuclear reactors, 4 geared steam turbines,
4 shafts, 280,000 shaft horsepower (shp)
AIRCRAFT: ...................approx. 60, depending on type
ARMAMENT: ................NATO Sea Sparrow launcher, Vulcan Phalanx
CIWS mounts; post-RCOH and CVN 76 configuration includes re-architected Sea Sparrow
launchers and RAM launchers
COMPLEMENT: ............3,200 ships company; 1,500 in air wing
BUILDER: .....................Newport News Shipbuilding
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CVN
CVN
CVN
CVN
CVN
CVN
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70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
Nimitz ...............................Bremerton, Wash.

Dwight D. Eisenhower ................Norfolk, Va.
Carl Vinson ..........................Coronado, Calif.
Theodore Roosevelt...................Norfolk, Va.
Abraham Lincoln ............Newport News, Va.
George Washington ............Yokosuka, Japan
John C. Stennis ................Bremerton, Wash.
Harry S. Truman ........................Norfolk, Va.
Ronald Reagan ....................Coronado, Calif.
George H.W. Bush .....................Norfolk, Va.
BRIEFING: The Ohio-class SSBNs are the nations 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. Subsequently, the first four C4 boats were converted to guided-missile submarines (SSGNs), while the other four were
retrofitted for D5 missiles. In 2002-2005 Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Nebraska, Maine and Louisiana were transferred from Kings Bay, Ga., to
Bangor, Wash., to restore the SSBN force structure balance between
the Atlantic and Pacific fleets following the SSGN conversions.
The Ohio-class design allowed the submarines to operate for 15
or more years between major overhauls. On average, the 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 while on patrol. This maximizes the SSBNs strategic availability, reduces the number of submarines required to meet
strategic requirements and allows for proper crew training, readiness
and morale. Normally, five SSBNs are at sea at any given time.
The Ohio-class SSBNs will begin deactivation in 2027. The
Navy is developing a new design, the Ohio-class Replacement,
also known as the SSBN(X) program. The new design, probably
for 12 boats, will retain the Trident D5 missile system.
Construction is expected to begin in 2021, with strategic certification expected in 2026, the first patrol in 2031 and complete
replacement of the Ohio class by 2039.
Ohio Class (SSBN)
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DISPLACEMENT: .........18,750 tons submerged

LENGTH:......................560 feet
BEAM: ..........................42 feet
SPEED:.........................20+ knots submerged
POWER PLANT:............1 nuclear reactor, steam-turbine driven, 1 shaft
SSBN ARMAMENT:......24 tubes for Trident missiles; 4 torpedo tubes
for Mk48 torpedoes
COMPLEMENT: ............15 officers, 140 enlisted
BUILDER: .....................General Dynamics Electric Boat
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Henry M. Jackson ..............Bangor, Wash.

Alabama.............................Bangor, Wash.
Alaska...............................Kings Bay, Ga.
Nevada ..............................Bangor, Wash.
Tennessee ........................Kings Bay, Ga.
Pennsylvania ......................Bangor, Wash.
West Virginia......................Kings Bay, Ga.
Kentucky ...........................Bangor, Wash.
Maryland...........................Kings Bay, Ga.
Nebraska ...........................Bangor, Wash.
Rhode Island .....................Kings Bay, Ga.
Maine .................................Bangor, Wash.
Wyoming ...........................Kings Bay, Ga.
Louisiana............................Bangor, Wash.
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operations when it launched more than 90 Tomahawk missiles
against targets in Libya during Operation Odyssey Dawn in
March 2011, more than half of all Tomahawks launched during
the operation.
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LENGTH:......................560 feet
BEAM: ..........................42 feet
POWER PLANT: ............1 nuclear reactor, steam-turbine driven, 1 shaft
ARMAMENT: ................up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, 2 lockin/lock-out chambers for DDS; four torpedo
tubes for Mk48 torpedoes
COMPLEMENT: ............15 officers, 144 enlisted and up to 66 SOF
members
CONVERSION TEAM: ..Overhaul: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,
Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Conversion: General
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Ohio ...................................Bangor, Wash.

Michigan.............................Bangor, Wash.
Florida ..............................Kings Bay, Ga.
Georgia .............................Kings Bay, Ga.
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WEST VIRGINIA
OHIO CLASS (SSBN)
GUIDED-MISSILE SUBMARINES (SSGN)
BRIEFING: The first four Ohio-class submarines have been

converted to cruise missile-carrying SSGNs to carry out strike
warfare and special operations. Most of the former Trident missile tubes now are fitted with Multiple All-Up-Round Canisters
(MACs), each of which can accommodate seven Tomahawk
land-attack cruise missiles for a total of up to 154 missiles. The
MACs can be removed and replaced with stowage canisters to
accommodate equipment for 66 Special Operation Forces (SOF)
members, who can embark aboard each SSGN. The missile
tubes also promise additional capability to host future payloads,
such as new types of missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and
unmanned undersea vehicles.
To help facilitate SOF operations, the forward-most missile
tubes have been converted to lock-in/lock-out chambers that
double as docking stations for the Dry-Deck Shelter (DDS). The
SSGNs can carry two DDSs or two future Dry Combat
Submersibles, or one of each.
SSGNs also are equipped with the Common Submarine Radio
Room, two High-Data-Rate Antennas and the Battle Management
Center, improving the ships command-and-control capabilities.
Following conversion, Ohio returned to service Feb. 7, 2006,
and deployed in October 2007. Florida was redelivered in April
2006. Michigan and Georgia returned to service in 2007 and
2008, respectively. Each SSGN has Blue and Gold crews that
typically swap out while the submarine is deployed for yearlong periods.
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GEORGIA
OHIO CLASS (SSGN)
AT TA C K S U B M A R I N E S ( S S N )
BRIEFING: Since the launch of the first nuclear-powered vessel,

Nautilus, in 1955, the U.S. Navy has experimented with different
sizes and shapes of hulls and with varying kinds of weapons and
electronics systems. The last submarine in the Los Angeles class,
Cheyenne, was commissioned in September 1996. Boats of the
Improved Los Angeles class, beginning with San Juan, are quieter
and originally featured improved combat systems. However, the
submarine forces transition to common, open-architecture and
commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) Submarine Warfare Federated
Tactical Systems provides all classes with the same baseline systems
that can be easily upgraded with improved hardware and software.
Two Los Angeles-class boats, La Jolla and Norfolk, were inactivated on Dec. 1, 2014. La Jolla is being converted to a moored training ship. Norfolk was inactivated in lieu of Dallas. Topeka is scheduled to be forward-deployed to Guam in 2015. The Navy plans to
inactivate 11 more Los Angeles-class boats through 2019.
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The three-ship Seawolf class supports multiple warfare missions, including strike, mine, anti-submarine, anti-ship and littoral special operations. The third boat of the class, Jimmy
Carter, commissioned Feb. 19, 2005, is 100 feet longer to incorporate a multimission section aft of the sail. The enhanced payload allows Jimmy Carter to conduct special missions along with
research and development efforts that aid in the advancement of
future submarine technologies and capabilities.
The introduction in 2004 of the Virginia class provided the
fleet with advanced stealth submarines that improved their ability to gain access and remain undetected. These boats possess
increased capabilities for performing intelligence collection,
surveillance and reconnaissance and communications, as well
as launching strike attacks. Virginia-class submarines are configured to carry a DDS. They also incorporate significant habitability upgrades to eliminate hot bunking by having a one-forone bunk-to-Sailor ratio.
The Virginia boats have non-hull-penetrating Photonics
masts instead of traditional periscopes. With the arrangement of
the control room and location of the sail no longer determined
by the boats optical system, designers moved the sail forward
for improved hydrodynamics and positioned the commandand-control room further aft and down one deck, making it
larger and more utilitarian. The boats wide-aperture array sonar
is optimized 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 submarines
was awarded in 1998 under a teaming arrangement with
General Dynamics Electric Boat as the prime contractor and
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., as the
principal subcontractor. The two shipyards share equally in
building each submarine, with each yard responsible for specific hull sections. Final assembly and delivery alternates between
Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News
Shipbuilding (the former Northrop Grumman yard). The lead
boat, Virginia, was commissioned on Oct. 23, 2004, and began
its first mission in September 2005.
A second contract for construction of six Block II submarines was finalized in January 2004. The first of these boats,
New Hampshire, was commissioned in 2008. Minnesota, the last
Block II boat, was commissioned on Sept. 7, 2013.
In 2009, the Navy awarded a contract for eight Block III
Virginia-class submarines. The Block III features a revised bow with
the sonar sphere replaced by a large-aperture bow array and the
12 Vertical Launching System (VLS) tubes replaced by two largediameter MAC launch tubes similar to those installed in the SSGNs.
The Block III contract raised the procurement rate to two boats per
year starting in fiscal 2011. Construction of SSN 784, the first Block
III boat, began in fiscal 2009. The boat, christened North Dakota in
November 2013, was commissioned on Oct. 25, 2014.
Multiyear procurement of the Block IV began with the May
1 start of construction on SSN 792, the first of 10 Block IV
boats. The Block IV features improvements in life-cycle sustainment to reduce the number of major maintenance periods and
increase the number of major deployments by one over the life
of the submarine.
The Block V is planned to feature the Virginia Payload Module,
a hull extension with tubes for cruise missiles and other payloads.
The Navy has begun planning for a follow-on to the Virginia
class, the Future SSN, SSN(X).
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DISPLACEMENT: .........approx. 7,800 tons submerged
LENGTH:......................377 feet
BEAM: ..........................33 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........1 nuclear reactor, 2 geared turbines, 1 shaft
ARMAMENT: ................SSN 774-784: 12 VLS tubes for Tomahawk
cruise missiles; 4 21-inch torpedo tubes for
Mk48 Advanced Capability (ADCAP) torpedoes. SSN 784 and subsequent: two payload
tubes in lieu of 12 VLS tubes
BUILDERS:...................General Dynamics Electric Boat, Huntington
Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding
Homeport
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793
Virginia..................................Groton, Conn. (AE 09590-2303)

Texas..........................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP 96679-2304)
Hawaii ........................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP 96667-2302)
North Carolina ............Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP 96673-2308)
New Hampshire....................Groton, Conn. (AE 09579-2305)
New Mexico..........................Groton, Conn. (AE 09579-2405)
Missouri ................................Groton, Conn. (AE 09578-2478)
California ..............................Groton, Conn. (AE 09566-2404)
Mississippi...................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AE 09578-2404)
Minnesota .............................Groton, Conn. (AE 09578-2303)
North Dakota ...................................................Groton, Conn.
John Warner ............................................(under construction)
Illinois ......................................................(under construction)
Washington..............................................(under construction)
Colorado .................................................(under construction)
Indiana ....................................................(under construction)
South Dakota..........................................(under construction)
Delaware.................................................(under construction)
Vermont ..................................................(under construction)
Oregon ......................................................................(named)
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U.S. NAVY
SUBMARINES
NORTH DAKOTA
VIRGINIA CLASS
Seawolf Class
DISPLACEMENT: ............9,138 tons submerged (12,158 for Jimmy Carter)
LENGTH:......................353 feet (453 feet for Jimmy Carter)
BEAM: ..........................40 feet
ARMAMENT: ................8 torpedo tubes to launch Mk48 torpedoes
and Tomahawk cruise missiles
BUILDER: .....................General Dynamics Electric Boat
N AV Y S H I P S
SUBMARINES
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764
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766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
Jefferson City ............Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Annapolis ........................Portsmouth, N.H.
Springfield ............................Groton, Conn.
Columbus ...................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Santa Fe ....................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Boise .......................................Norfolk, Va.
Montpelier ................................Norfolk, Va.
Charlotte ....................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Hampton...........................San Diego, Calif.
Hartford ...............................Groton, Conn.
Toledo...................................Groton, Conn.
Tucson........................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Columbia ....................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Greeneville ..................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Cheyenne ...................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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SSN 21 Seawolf ..................................Bangor, Wash. (AE 96678-2301)

SSN 22 Connecticut ............................Bangor, Wash. (AP 96662-2302)
SSN 23 Jimmy Carter..........................Bangor, Wash. (AP 96669-2300)
SEAWOLF
SEAWOLF CLASS
Los Angeles Class

LENGTH:......................360 feet
BEAM: ..........................33 feet
ARMAMENT: ................4 torpedo tubes to launch Tomahawk missiles
and Mk48 torpedoes, VLS
BUILDERS:...................SSNs 711, 713, 715, 717, 721-723, 750, 753,
756, 758, 759, 764-767, 769, 770, 772, 773,
775, 777, 779, 781, Northrop Grumman
Shipbuilding/Huntington Ingalls Industries
Newport News Shipbuilding; SSNs 698-700,
705,706, 719, 720, 724, 725, 751, 752, 754,
757, 760-763, 768, 771, 774, 776, 778, 780,
782, General Dynamics Electric Boat
Homeport
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Bremerton ..................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Jacksonville ................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Dallas ...................................Groton, Conn.
City of Corpus Christi .Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Albuquerque .....................San Diego, Calif.
San Francisco ...................San Diego, Calif.
Houston .....................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Buffalo ......................................Guam, M.I.
Olympia ......................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Providence ...........................Groton, Conn.
Pittsburgh.............................Groton, Conn.
Chicago .....................................Guam, M.I.
Key West ...................................Guam, M.I.
Oklahoma City ...........................Guam, M.I.
Louisville.....................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Helena .....................................Norfolk, Va.
Newport News.........................Norfolk, Va.
San Juan ..............................Groton, Conn.
Pasadena ........................Portsmouth, N.H.
Albany .....................................Norfolk, Va.
Topeka..............................San Diego, Calif.
Scranton..................................Norfolk, Va.
Alexandria.............................Groton, Conn.
Asheville............................San Diego, Calif.
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JEFFERSON CITY
LOS ANGELES CLASS
GUIDED-MISSILE CRUISERS
GUIDED-MISSILE CRUISERS (CG)
BRIEFING: The 22 Ticonderoga-class cruisers are multimission

air warfare, undersea warfare, naval surface fire support and
surface warfare surface combatants capable of supporting
carrier battle groups, amphibious forces or operating independently and as flagships of surface action groups. These ships are
equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles, giving them longrange strike warfare capability. The ships were designed with
defensive capability against high-performance aircraft and
surface-, air- and submarine-launched missiles. Each ships
Aegis combat system enables it to control all friendly aircraft in
its operating area and still have the capability for surveillance,
detection and tracking of enemy aircraft and missiles.
CGs 65-73 have received Baseline 4 improvements that provide additional combat systems upgrades. Five cruisers Lake
Erie, Shiloh, Port Royal, Vella Gulf and Monterey have been
upgraded with improved combat system processors to launch
Standard Missile-3s (SM-3s) for the ballistic missile defense
(BMD) mission. Shiloh was forward-deployed to Japan in 2006
to bolster missile defense in northeast Asia.
The class originally comprised 27 ships, but all five Baseline
1 cruisers, equipped with twin-arm missile launchers rather
than VLS, were decommissioned in 2004-2005.
N AV Y S H I P S
GUIDED-MISSILE CRUISERS
The Cruiser Modernization (CG Mod)

Program is intended to preserve mission relevancy of Aegis
cruisers in support of the Navys 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 System, the ACB 08/ACB 12 (Advanced Capability
Build) computer software and associated displays and computing infrastructure. The new software replaces several existing
baselines and provides improved tactical performance and functionality. The AOA upgrade provides the capacity for future
combat system growth over the life of the class as well as mission expansion, such as BMD.
The Mk34 Mod 4 Gun Weapon System upgrade includes Mk45
Mod 2 5-inch/62-caliber guns, associated Mk160 Mod 11 firecontrol system and optical sights, and improved land-attack capability. Upgraded command, control, communications, computers
and intelligence (C4I) systems, and improved force-protection
capabilities also are installed as part of the modernization.
Layered defense is improved through installation of the
Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) Block 1B, Evolved Sea Sparrow
Missile (ESSM), Mk53 Mod 5 Decoy Launch System (Nulka) and
the SPQ-9B radar to increase detection and engagement of surface and air threats. Modernized Baseline 3 and 4 cruisers rejoin
the fleet equipped with the improved anti-submarine warfare
capability with the installation of the SQQ-89A(V)15 upgrade
and the Multifunction Towed Array.
The upgrade program includes a significant hull, mechanical
and electrical (HM&E) package that features alterations in
weight and movement correction, hull and deckhouse structural improvements, corrosion-control enhancements, hangar deck
strengthening, distributive system enhancements and many
quality-of-service upgrades. The modernization includes new
Integrated Ship Controls (ISC), or Smartship systems, and allelectric modifications on ships that have not yet received the
alterations. Those cruisers with ISC previously installed receive
system upgrades developed since the original installation.
The CG Mod program will upgrade all active cruisers.
Complete modernization is occurring in two primary phases.
The first involves HM&E Centric Modernization availabilities
that include ISC and all-electric modifications, in addition to
standalone combat systems ship changes. The duration of this
phase is scheduled to be less than six months and takes place in
Ticonderoga Class
DISPLACEMENT: .........9,600 tons full load
LENGTH:......................567 feet
BEAM: ..........................55 feet
SPEED:.........................30+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........4 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp
AIRCRAFT: ...................2 SH-60B or MH-60R helicopters
ARMAMENT: ................Tomahawk, Harpoon and Standard missiles;
2 5-inch/54-caliber guns; 2 Phalanx CIWS;
6 Mk32 torpedo tubes
BUILDERS:...................CGs 52-57, 59, 62, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71-73,
Ingalls Shipbuilding; CGs 58, 60, 61, 63, 64,
67, 70, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
Cruiser Modernization:
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Bunker Hill ............................San Diego, Calif. (AP

Mobile Bay ............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Antietam ..............................Yokosuka, Japan (AP
Leyte Gulf....................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
San Jacinto ..................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Lake Champlain ....................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Philippine Sea ............................Mayport, Fla. (AA
Princeton...............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Normandy ....................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Monterey......................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Chancellorsville ......................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Cowpens ...............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Gettysburg ................................Mayport, Fla. (AA
Chosin ............................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
Hue City ....................................Mayport, Fla. (AA
Shiloh ...................................Yokosuka, Japan (AP
Anzio............................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Vicksburg ..................................Mayport, Fla. (AA
Lake Erie...............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Cape St. George ...................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Vella Gulf......................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Port Royal ......................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
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the ships homeport. The initial HM&E Centric Modernization

availability for San Jacinto was completed in January 2007.
The second phase Full Up Combat Systems Modernization
involves a fully integrated combat system package upgrade
along with any HM&E ship changes not previously completed.
Bunker Hill was the first ship to undergo the full upgrade 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.
In the 2013 budget request, the Navy announced a decision

to retire seven cruisers as force reductions and thus avoid the
cost of modernization. Congress refused to authorize the retirement of the four selected for 2013 Cowpens, Anzio, Vicksburg
and Port Royal and three for 2014 Gettysburg, Chosin and
Hue City. In the 2015 budget, Congress opposed the Navys proposal to take the 11 newest cruisers out of service, modernize
them and retire the 11 oldest cruisers as the modernized ships
came back on line. Congress did approve a plan to modernize
two cruisers in 2015.
USS Lake Erie, which had operated under the direction of the
Missile Defense Agency to conduct ballistic missile testing, was
transferred from Pearl Harbor to San Diego in 2014 to undergo
modernization. It was replaced in the BMD test role by the
destroyer John Paul Jones.
N AV Y S H I P S
D E S T R OY E R S
U.S. NAVY
D E S T R OY E R S
G U I D E D - M I S S I L E D E S T R OY E R S ( D D G )
BRIEFING: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers

employ an array of weapons and sensors integrated into a multimission warship, including the Aegis combat weapons system,
which integrates air, surface, anti-submarine warfare sensors
and engagement systems. The class is further enhanced with a
formidable land-attack capability. The MK 41 VLS is capable of
firing SM-2 Block III/IV surface-to-air and Tomahawk landattack missiles. Ballistic weapons include the Mk45 5-inch gun
and the MK 15 CIWS self-defense system.
A total of 62 Arleigh Burke destroyers (DDGs 51-112) constituted the initial planned buy for the class, but in mid-2008
the Navy decided to continue production of the ships; the final
total has yet to be determined. Future ships could feature significant, yet-to-be-determined design improvements, especially in
mission systems. Altogether, the ships represent the largest class
of surface combatant built for the U.S. Navy since World War II.
There are three flights, or variants, of the class: DDGs 5171 represent the original Flight I design, DDGs 72-78 are Flight
II, and DDG 79 and subsequent ships are built to the Flight IIA
design. There are no significant visual differences between the
Flight I and II ships, but Flight IIA introduced a pair of helicopter hangars, adding the ability to carry and support two H-60
helicopters. The stern is extended 5 feet to accommodate aviation facilities, which include a Recover Assist Secure and
Traverse system. Other additions to the Flight IIA ships include
the Kingfisher mine-avoidance capability, blast-hardened bulkheads, distributed electrical system and advanced networked
systems. Six Flight IIA DDGs, 91-96, originally were intended
to carry the WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS), but
the system was canceled and the RMS hangar closed in or converted for other uses.
Eighteen DDGs have been or will be modified with ballistic
missile defense SM-3s capable of intercepting and destroying
certain types of short- and mid-range ballistic missiles. More
ships are expected to be selected for the upgrade.
In February 2012, the Navy announced that four DDGs
would be forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, to provide BMD of
Europe. Ross and Donald Cook arrived in 2014 and will be followed by Carney and Porter in 2015.
Preble and John Paul Jones transferred from San Diego to
Pearl Harbor in August 2014, the latter to replace the cruiser
Lake Erie as the dedicated test ship for BMD.
In October 2014 the Navy announced the forward-deployment
of an additional two DDGs to Yokosuka, Japan. Benfold and Milius
will shift homeport from San Diego in 2015 and 2017, respectively.
In 2016, Norfolk-based Barry will swap homeports with Lassen in
Yokosuka. These moves are being made to stage additional BMDcapable DDGs in Japan.
A DDG Modernization Plan has been developed
to backfit design and technology improvements into Flight I
and II DDGs to ensure a mission-relevant service life of 35-plus
years. The DDG modernization technologies were integrated
during construction of DDGs 111 and 112, then retrofitted into
Flight I and II ships during in-service overhaul periods.
DDG modernization reduces total ship class ownership costs
with HM&E technology upgrades that include a full integrated
bridge, improved machinery and damage control, wireless com-
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munications, digital video surveillance, quality-of-life improvements and an advanced galley. COTS computing equipment in
an open-architecture environment allows for more affordable
future combat system upgrades. Fielding the HM&E systems
began with two ships in fiscal 2010 and three ships in each successive year. The combat system upgrades began in fiscal 2012,
with ships already installed with the HM&E systems using the
same fielding profile.
A future Flight III incorporating a new Air and Missile
Defense Radar is programmed to be ordered in fiscal 2019. The
AMDR will replace SPY-1D radars as the primary Aegis system
sensor in these ships.
Zumwalt Class: The Zumwalt-class DDG 1000, formerly
DD(X), is a multimission destroyer built to an entirely new
design, tailored for sustained operations in littoral and landattack missions. The ships will complement but not replace the
Arleigh Burke class. DDG 1000 will provide independent forward presence and deterrence, support special operations forces
and operate as an integral part of joint and combined expeditionary forces. The design of the ships integrates numerous
technologies, systems and principles that include multispectral
signature reduction, low operation and support costs, improved
human systems integration and quality of life in a balanced
warfighting design.
The ships defensive systems will employ active and passive
sensors, as well as onboard weapon systems and unmanned
vehicles. DDG 1000 is designed to defeat anti-access systems
including advanced cruise missiles, sea mines and quiet submarines. The ships also have capabilities against hypersonic airbreathing and atmospheric missile threats.
The ships offensive weaponry includes two 155mm
Advanced Gun Systems (AGSs) and Tomahawk land-attack missiles. The AGS battery is designed to satisfy Marine Corps naval
surface fires requirements by providing sustained precision and
volume fire support for forces on the ground. The guns fire
precision-guided Long-Range Land Attack Projectiles that reach
up to 76 nautical miles, tripling fire-support coverage compared
with the Mk45 5-inch gun. The ships payload of Tomahawk missiles is housed in the Peripheral VLS, a new damage-tolerant system that directs explosive damage outward, greatly reducing the
chance of a single-hit ship loss.
The Zumwalts feature a wave-piercing tumblehome hull
along with an integrated deckhouse and apertures designed to
minimize signatures. The ships open architecture Total Ship
Computing Environment will use plug-and-play systems to provide adaptability and scalability to cost-effectively upgrade and
modernize the class throughout its service life. Open architecture and spiral development will ensure compatibility with
future ships and simplify insertion of new technologies to
increase operational capabilities.
The ships sensors and combat system include the Integrated
Undersea Warfare System and the SPY-3 X-band Multifunction
Radar. DDG 1000 will be capable of conducting area air surveillance, including over land, throughout the cluttered sea-land
interface. The SPY-3 also will detect and support engagement of
the most advanced anti-ship cruise missile threats.
DDG 1000 is fitted with an Integrated Power System, consisting of two main and two auxiliary turbine generator sets to produce and distribute power for all of the ships electrical needs,
from the motors to its combat systems and hotel services.
Integrated power will generate and distribute sufficient power to
enable future employment of directed-energy weapons.
N AV Y S H I P S
D E S T R OY E R S
Arleigh Burke Class

DDG 51-71
DDG 72-78
DDG 79
and following
DISPLACEMENT: ...........8,230 long tons 8,637
9,496
LENGTH:......................505 feet
505
509.5
BEAM: ..........................59 feet
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SPEED:.........................30+ knots
30+
30+
POWER PLANT: ...........4 GE LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000
total shp
AIRCRAFT: ...................Flights I and II: landing platform and handling
facilities only; Flight IIA: 2 SH-60B or MH-60Rs
ARMAMENT: ................Harpoon (Flights I and II), Tomahawk and
Standard missiles, ESSM (DDG 79 and following), MK 41 VLS, 1 or 2 MK 15 Phalanx CIWS,
1 Mk45 5-inch/54-caliber gun (DDG 51-80), 1
Mk45 5-inch/62-caliber gun (DDG 81 and following), Mk38 Mod 2 25mm machine gun (DDG
100 and following), Mk32 dual surface vessel
torpedo tube launchers
COMPLEMENT: ............designed for 341 (DDG 51-71); 356 (DDG 7278); 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 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 Huntington Ingalls Industries
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Ross ..........................................Norfolk, Va. (AE

Mahan .......................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Decatur ..............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
McFaul.......................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Donald Cook ..............................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Higgins................................San Diego, Calif. (AP
OKane .........................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
Porter ........................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Oscar Austin..............................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Roosevelt ................................Mayport, Fla. (AA
Winston S. Churchill....................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Lassen...............................Yokosuka, Japan (AP
Howard...............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Bulkeley.....................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
McCampbell .......................Yokosuka, Japan (AP
Shoup....................................Everett, Wash. (AP
Mason .......................................Norfolk, Va. (AP
Preble ..........................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
Mustin................................Yokosuka, Japan (AP
Chafee .........................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
Pinckney.............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Momsen.................................Everett, Wash. (AP
Chung-Hoon .................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
Nitze..........................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
James E. Williams .......................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Bainbridge .................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Halsey ................................San Diego, Calif. (AP
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Barry .........................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
John Paul Jones ...........Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
Curtis Wilbur.......................Yokosuka, Japan (AP
Stout .........................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
John S. McCain ..................Yokosuka, Japan (AP
Mitscher.....................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Laboon ......................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Russell .........................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
Paul Hamilton ...............Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
Ramage .....................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Fitzgerald...........................Yokosuka, Japan (AP
Stethem.............................Yokosuka, Japan (AP
Carney ....................................Mayport, Fla. (AA
Benfold...............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Gonzalez....................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Cole ...........................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
The Sullivans ...........................Mayport, Fla. (AA
Milius...................................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Hopper.........................Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
09565-1269)
09565-1270)
96669-1271)
96683-1272)
09587-1273)
96672-1274)
09578-1275)
09577-1276)
96677-1277)
96667-1278)
09586-1279)
96665-1280)
96678-1281)
34090-1282)
96661-1283)
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34093-1287)
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Homeport
WAYNE E. MEYER
ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS
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DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
The Navy had planned to build seven DDG 1000s, but in

2008 the service reduced the size of the class to three ships in
conjunction with a decision to restart construction of Arleigh
Burke-class destroyers. DDG 1000 construction was planned to
alternate between Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and General
Dynamics Bath Iron Works, but the acquisition strategy was
changed in 2008 to build all three ships at Bath Iron Works.
Fabrication of Zumwalt began on Feb. 11, 2009. The ship
was launched on Oct. 28, 2013, and christened on April 12,
2014. The first stage of delivery is scheduled for summer 2015
with commissioning in 2016. Bath Iron Works was awarded
contracts on Sept. 15, 2011, to build DDGs 1001 and 1002.
Delivery of the ships currently is scheduled for May 2016 and
December 2018, respectively.
A keel authentication ceremony for DDG 1001 was held on
May 23, 2013. Full operational capability for the class is scheduled for 2019. All three ships will be homeported in San Diego.
N AV Y S H I P S
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
DDG
98 Forrest Sherman........................Norfolk, Va. (AE

99 Farragut ..................................Mayport, Fla. (AA
100 Kidd..................................San Diego, Calif. (AP
101 Gridley ..............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
102 Sampson ..........................San Diego, Calif. (AP
103 Truxtun ....................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
104 Sterett..............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
105 Dewey ..............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
106 Stockdale .........................San Diego, Calif. (AP
107 Gravely ....................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
108 Wayne E. Meyer ................San Diego, Calif. (AP
109 Jason Dunham .........................Norfolk, Va. (AE
110 William P. Lawrence ...........San Diego, Calif. (AP
111 Spruance ..........................San Diego, Calif. (AP
112 Michael Murphy ..........Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (AP
113 John Finn ................................................(under
114 Ralph Johnson ........................................(under
115 Rafael Peralta.........................................(under
116 Thomas Hudner ......................................(under
117 Paul Ignatius ...........................................(under
118 Daniel Inouye ..........................................(under
119 (unnamed) ...............................................(under
09569-1214)
34091-1211)
96670-1212)
96666-1210)
96678-1303)
09588-1309)
96678-1310)
96663-1303)
96678-1205)
09570-1221)
96683-1201)
09567-1303)
96671-1205)
96678-1203)
96672-1202)
construction)
construction)
construction)
construction)
construction)
construction)
construction)
F R I G AT E S
F R I G AT E S ( F F G )
BRIEFING: The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile

frigates were designed as general-purpose escort ships capable
of anti-air, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare. A total of 51
were built for the U.S. Navy, along with six for Australia, eight
in Taiwan and six in Spain.
The Mk13 launchers for the SM-1 surface-to-air missile and
Harpoon cruise missile have been removed from the U.S. Navy
FFGs, but the units received combat systems upgrades, including Mk53 Nulka and MK 15 CIWS Block 1B gun with surface
mode capability. CIWS Block 1B installation in all FFGs was
completed in 2006. Some ships have received a Mk38 25mm
chain gun mounted on the former missile launcher bandstand.
FFGs often undertake counterdrug deployments in
Caribbean and eastern Pacific waters, and have made several
Africa partnership cruises. They continue to take part in international exercises and multinational NATO formations. In late
2009, McInerney became the first ship to deploy with the MQ-8B
Fire Scout vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV),
operating in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations. In
2012, Klakring deployed with four of the UAVs, and FFGs have
made five more deployments with MQ-8Bs in support of U.S.
Africa Command.
FFGs formerly classified as Naval Reserve Force ships now
are classified as active. Twenty-nine FFGs had been decommissioned and 16 have been sold or leased to foreign countries,
including Bahrain, Egypt, Pakistan, Poland and Turkey, by the
end of 2014. Halyburton, Robert G. Bradley, DeWert, Rentz,
Ingraham and Nicholas were decommissioned in 2014. In 2014,
the Navy decided to decommission all remaining FFGs by the
end of fiscal 2015.
In 2014, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel approved the
Navys decision for a modified littoral combat ship to fill the
requirement for the Small Surface Combatant, a frigate-sized ship,
to succeed the littoral combat ships in production.
Zumwalt Class
DISPLACEMENT: .........15,482 long tons
LENGTH:......................600 feet
BEAM: ..........................80.7 feet
SPEED:.........................30 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........Integrated Power System: 2 main turbine
generators, 2 auxiliary turbine generator sets,
2 34.6 megawatt propulsion motors
ARMAMENT: ................80-cell Advanced VLS cells for Tomahawk,
Standard, ESSM and Vertical-Launch AntiSubmarine Rocket missiles, 2 155mm AGSs;
2 Mk46 30mm guns
AIRCRAFT: ...................2 MH-60Rs or 1 MH-60R and 3 RQ-8Bs
COMPLEMENT: ............130 plus 28 in aviation detachment
BUILDER: .....................General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
Homeport
DDG 1000 Zumwalt ...................(under construction) future: San Diego
DDG 1001 Michael Monsoor .......(under construction) future: San Diego
DDG 1002 Lyndon B. Johnson ...(under construction) future: San Diego
Oliver Hazard Perry Class
U.S. NAVY/BATH IRON WORKS
U.S. NAVY
D E S T R OY E R S
MICHAEL MONSOOR
ZUMWALT CLASS DURING DECKHOUSE INTE-

LENGTH:......................445 feet; 453 feet with LAMPS III modification
BEAM: ..........................45 feet
SPEED:.........................29 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 gas turbines, 1 shaft, 40,000 shp
AIRCRAFT: ...................2 SH-60B or MH-60R helicopters or 4 MQ-8B
VTUAVs
ARMAMENT: ................1 Mk75 76mm/62-caliber gun, 1 Phalanx CIWS,
6 Mk32 torpedo tubes, Mk53 Nulka
BUILDERS:...................FFGs 50, 55, 56, 58, 59, General Dynamics
Bath Iron Works; 48, Todd Pacific Shipyards,
Seattle; 41, 51, 60, 61, Todd Pacific
Shipyards, San Pedro, Calif.
Homeport
FFG
FFG
FFG
FFG
FFG
FFG
FFG
FFG
FFG
41
48
50
51
55
56
58
59
60
McClusky ............................San Diego, Calif. (AP

Vandegrift ...........................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Taylor.......................................Mayport, Fla. (AA
Gary ....................................San Diego, Calif. (AP
Elrod ..........................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Simpson ...................................Mayport, Fla. (AE
Samuel B. Roberts ...................Mayport, Fla. (AE
Kauffman ...................................Norfolk, Va. (AE
Rodney M. Davis....................Everett, Wash. (AP
96672-1496)
96679-1502)
34093-1504)
96666-1505)
09568-1509)
09587-1510)
09586-1512)
09576-1513)
96663-1514)
GRATION NOV. 14, 2014
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N AV Y S H I P S
L I T T O R A L C O M B AT S H I P S
U.S. NAVY
RODNEY M. DAVIS
OLIVER HAZARD PERRY CLASS
L I T T O R A L C O M B AT S H I P S ( L C S )
Freedom Class
DISPLACEMENT: .........approx. 3,000 metric tons full load
LENGTH:......................378 feet
BEAM: ..........................57.4 feet
SPEED:.........................40+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 gas turbines, 2 diesel engines
AIRCRAFT: ...................1 MH-60R/S helicopter, 3 MQ-8 VTUAVs with
a mission package installed
ARMAMENT: ................1 Mk110 57mm gun, 1 RAM launcher
COMPLEMENT: ............40 core crew; berthing for 75
BUILDERS:...................Lockheed Martin industry team, Fincantieri
Marinette Marine Corp.
U.S. NAVY
BRIEFING: The LCS is a new breed of U.S. Navy warship with

interchangeable capabilities optimized for littoral or coastal
missions. The concept provides a basic platform able to embark
mission packages, or modules, configured for specific missions.
The first three modules under development are for anti-mine,
anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare. Possibilities for future
development include homeland security and maritime interdiction modules.
The ships are intended to fight in enclosed or coastal contested waters, with their abilities optimized by networked, offboard sensors and weapons. They will feature an advanced networking capability to share tactical information with other Navy
aircraft, ships, submarines and joint units. Mission modules
consist of sensors and manned and unmanned vehicles that will
be used above, on and below the surface, operated by special
personnel detachments.
The LCS also 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 were contracted in 2004 to build competing designs
for a fast, agile and networked surface combatant seaframe. The
Navy procurement 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 building time of two years per ship and
a relatively inexpensive cost of about $220 million per hull,
exclusive of mission modules.
In April 2007, the Navy canceled its contract with Lockheed
Martin for the construction of LCS 3 after negotiations to control cost overruns failed. The second General Dynamics ship,
LCS 4, also was canceled in November 2007 after similar cost
overruns. In the fiscal 2009 budget, the Navy funded procurement of one vessel of each class and reassigned the hull numbers 3 and 4, respectively.
FORT WORTH
FREEDOM CLASS
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To meet cost constraints, the Navy restructured its acquisition strategy in 2010 and announced a competition between
Lockheed Martin and Austal (taking over from General
Dynamics beginning with LCS 6) for a 10-ship contract, with
two ships in fiscal 2010 and options through fiscal year 2014. In
December 2010, Congress approved an award to both teams
with multiyear contracts to build 10 ships each through 2015.
The Navy had planned to procure a total of 52 LCSs, but in
February 2014 Hagel ordered the Navy to truncate the LCS program at 32 ships and proceed with development of a frigatesized Small Surface Combatant. That ship will be based on a
modified LCS.
LCS 1, USS Freedom, a semi-planing monohull built by the
Lockheed Martin team, was commissioned Nov. 8, 2008. The
ship conducted a demonstration deployment to the U.S.
Southern Command and U.S. Pacific Command areas of operations in 2010 when it carried a modified surface warfare mission
package, a maritime security team and an MH-60S helicopter.
The ship conducted a more extensive, 10-month deployment in
2013, operating for much of the year from Singapore, where the
U.S. plans to forward-deploy four Freedom-class LCSs.
LCS 2, USS Independence, an all-aluminum trimaran built by
the General Dynamics team, was delivered to the Navy in
December 2009 and commissioned on Jan. 16, 2010. It has primarily been assigned to tests of the mine warfare mission package, and conducted the first launch and recovery of a Remote
Multi-Mission Vehicle from an LCS in June 2011.
USS Fort Worth was commissioned Sept. 22, 2012, and began
its first Western Pacific deployment in November 2014. USS
Coronado was commissioned on April 5, 2014.
N AV Y S H I P S
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
A M P H I B I O U S W A R FA R E S H I P S
1 Freedom................................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96665-0102)

3 Fort Worth .............................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96665-2900)
5 Milwaukee ..............(under construction) future: San Diego, Calif.
7 Detroit ...................(under construction) future: San Diego, Calif.
9 Little Rock............(under construction) future: NS Mayport, Fla.
11 Sioux City ...........(under construction) future: NS Mayport, Fla.
13 Wichita................(under construction) future: NS Mayport, Fla.
15 Billings ................(under construction) future: NS Mayport, Fla.
17 Indianapolis......................(authorized) future: NS Mayport, Fla.
19 (unnamed) .......................(authorized) future: NS Mayport, Fla.
21 (unnamed) ..........................................future: NS Mayport, Fla.
23 (unnamed) ..........................................future: NS Mayport, Fla.
A M P H I B I O U S A S S A U LT S H I P S
(LHA, LHD)
BRIEFING: The Wasp-class LHDs and Tarawa-class LHA provide the Marine Corps with a means of ship-to-shore movement
by helicopter in addition to movement by landing craft. The
ships have extensive storage capacity and can accommodate the
Landing Craft Utility (LCU) and Landing Craft Air Cushion
(LCAC), and have proven very useful in major humanitarianassistance, occupation and combat operations. They served as
launching platforms for Marine Corps expeditionary forces to
Afghanistan in Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001-2002 and
to Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. During the latter
operation, two LHDs served as Harrier carriers, each operating an air group of AV-8B attack aircraft against targets inside
Iraq. Kearsarge launched strikes against Libyan government
forces in 2011 in Operation Odyssey Dawn/Uphold Protector.
Wasp has been used as a test platform for the short-takeoff,
vertical-landing F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter variant.
An eighth LHD, Makin Island, was commissioned on Oct. 24,
2009. In a switch from earlier steam-powered LHAs and LHDs,
it is powered by gas turbine engines. Makin Island deployed for
the first time in November 2011.
America (LHA 6), the first ship of the LHA Replacement
Program, is an aviation-centric variant of the LHD 8. Key differences
between America and Makin Island include an enlarged hangar deck,
enhanced maintenance facilities, additional aviation storerooms, an
electronically reconfigurable C4ISR suite and elimination of the well
deck. America was commissioned on Oct. 11, 2014.
In May 2012, the Navy awarded a $2.4 billion contract for the
second of the class, Tripoli (LHA 7), for delivery in 2018.
Subsequent assault ships will return to a well-deck configuration.
Bonhomme Richard relieved Essex in March 2012 as the forwarddeployed assault ship at Sasebo, Japan. Nassau was decommissioned in 2011, but is being retained in reserve status. The last
Tarawa-class LHA in commission, Peleliu, will be decommissioned
by March 31 and placed in a reserve status.
Iwo Jima shifted homeport from Norfolk, Va., to Mayport,
Fla., in August 2014.
Independence Class
DISPLACEMENT: .........approx. 3,000 metric tons full load
LENGTH:......................419 feet
BEAM: ..........................103.7 feet
SPEED:.........................40+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 gas turbines, 2 diesel engines
AIRCRAFT: ...................1 MH-60R/S helicopter, 3 MQ-8 VTUAVs with
a mission package installed
ARMAMENT: ................1 Mk110 57mm gun, 1 SeaRAM launcher
COMPLEMENT: ............40 core crew; berthing for 75
BUILDERS:...................General Dynamics Bath Iron Works team,
Austal USA
Homeport
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
LCS
2 Independence........................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96668-2610)

4 Coronado ..............................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96665-2903)
6 Jackson .................(under construction) future: San Diego, Calif.
8 Montgomery ................................................(under construction)
10 Gabrielle Giffords ......................................(under construction)
12 Omaha ......................................................(under construction)
14 Manchester ...............................................(under construction)
16 Tulsa .........................................................(under construction)
18 (unnamed) ..............................................................(authorized)
20 (unnamed) ..............................................................(authorized)
22 (unnamed)
24 (unnamed)
Wasp Class (LHD)
U.S. NAVY
U.S. NAVY
Homeport
INDEPENDENCE
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INDEPENDENCE CLASS
DISPLACEMENT: .........LHDs 1-4, 40,650 tons full load; LHDs 5-7,

40,358 tons full load; LHD 8, 41,772 tons full
load
LENGTH:......................844 feet
BEAM: ..........................106 feet
SPEED:.........................20+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........(LHDs 1-7) 2 boilers, 2 geared turbines,
2 shafts, 70,000 shp; (LHD 8) 2 gas turbines,
70,000 shp, 2 auxiliary propulsion motors
(5,000 hp each)
AIRCRAFT: ...................MV-22 aircraft, CH-53, UH-1 and AH-1 helicopters and AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft
(planned capability to embark F-35B); 2 MH60S helicopters
ARMAMENT: ................2 RAM launchers, 2 NATO Sea Sparrow
launchers, 3 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
(2 on LHDs 5-8), 4 .50-caliber machine guns,
4 25mm Mk38 machine guns (LHDs 5-8 have
3 25mm Mk38 machine guns)
COMPLEMENT: ............ships company LHDs 1-7: 66 officers, 1,004
enlisted; LHD 8, 65 officers, 994 enlisted;
embarked Marines: 1,687, plus 184 surge
BUILDER: ......................Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding
N AV Y S H I P S
America Class (LHA)
U.S. NAVY
IWO JIMA
WASP CLASS ARRIVING AT NEW HOMEPORT IN MAYPORT,
FLA., AUG. 17, 2014
Homeport
LHA 6 America .........................................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96660)
LHA 7 Tripoli ..........................................................(under construction)
Homeport
LHD
LHD
LHD
LHD
LHD
LHD
LHD
LHD
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Wasp............................................Norfolk, Va.
Essex....................................San Diego, Calif.
Kearsarge ....................................Norfolk, Va.
Boxer....................................San Diego, Calif.
Bataan.........................................Norfolk, Va.
Bonhomme Richard .................Sasebo, Japan
Iwo Jima ....................................Mayport, Fla.
Makin Island ..........................San Diego, Calif.
(AE
(AP
(AE
(AP
(AE
(AP
(AE
(AP
09556-1660)
96643-1661)
09534-1662)
96661-1663)
09565-1657)
96617-1656)
09574-1664)
96672-1601)
Tarawa Class (LHA)
U.S. NAVY

LENGTH:......................820 feet
BEAM: ..........................106 feet
SPEED:.........................24 knots
POWER PLANT: .............2 boilers, 2 geared turbines, 2 shafts, 70,000 shp
AIRCRAFT: ...................a mix of MV-22B aircraft, CH-53, UH-1 and
AH-1 helicopters and AV-8B Harrier II; 2 MH60S helicopters
ARMAMENT: ................2 RAM launchers, 2 Phalanx 20mm CIWS
mounts, 3 .50-caliber machine guns, 4 25mm
Mk38 machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............ships company: 82 officers, 882 enlisted;
embarked Marines: 1,900+
BUILDER: .....................Ingalls Shipbuilding
AMERICA
AMERICA CLASS
Homeport
LHA 5 Peleliu ...................................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96624-1620)
U.S. NAVY
AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCK

SHIPS (LPD)
PELELIU
TARAWA CLASS
BRIEFING: LPDs are used to transport and land Marines, their

equipment and supplies by embarked air cushion or conventional landing craft or amphibious assault vehicles, augmented
by helicopters or vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft. These
ships support amphibious assault, special operations or expeditionary warfare missions and can serve as secondary aviation
platforms for expeditionary strike groups.
Austin-class LPDs have been retired from amphibious warfare roles, replaced by new San Antonio-class LPDs. Ponce was
to be decommissioned in March 2012, but instead was converted into an Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) (see page 30).
Denver, the last of 12 Austin-class LPDs, was decommissioned
on Aug. 14, 2014.
San Antonio, the lead ship of its class, was commissioned Jan.
14, 2006, and deployed for the first time Aug. 28, 2008. New Yorks
bow stem was cast in 2003 using 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from
the World Trade Center following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The
Navy named the eighth and ninth ships of the class Arlington
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DISPLACEMENT: .........44,971 long tons full load

LENGTH:......................844 feet
BEAM: ..........................106 feet
SPEED:.........................20+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 70,000 bhp, 2 auxiliary propulsion motors (5,000 hp each)
AIRCRAFT: ...................a mix including AV-8B, MV-22B, CH-53, UH-1
and AH-1 aircraft; 2 MH-60S helicopters; and
future ACE aircraft including the F-35B
ARMAMENT: ................2 RAM launchers, 2 NATO Sea Sparrow
launchers (with ESSM), 2 20mm MK 15
Phalanx CIWS mounts, 7 twin .50-caliber
machine gun mounts
COMPLEMENT: ............ships company: 65 officers, 994 enlisted;
embarked Marines: 1,687 (plus 184 surge)
BUILDER: .....................Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding
N AV Y S H I P S
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, is the last ship to
be built at Huntington Ingalls Industries Avondale shipyard
near New Orleans. A contract to build LPD 27 was awarded to
Huntington on July 27, 2012. Long-lead funds have been
approved for a 12th ship, LPD 28.
Green Bay will shift homeport from San Diego to Sasebo,
Japan, in 2015.
DOCK LANDING SHIPS (LSD)
BRIEFING: The versatile Whidbey Island-class ships were the

first dock landing ships specifically designed to operate LCACs,
and are able to carry four in their well decks. LSDs accommodate a sizable number of troops, but carry more cargo and vehicles than LPDs. The Harpers Ferry variant carries two LCACs in
favor of a greater cargo-carrying capacity, improved facilities for
embarked troops and greater operating range.
A midlife upgrade program to extend the ships service lives out
to 40 years was begun in 2008. In 2012, the Navy announced that
Whidbey Island and Tortuga would be decommissioned in 2013 as
a cost-cutting measure and placed in storage, but Congress directed the Navy to keep them in service. Ashland replaced Tortuga
forward-deployed in Japan during August 2013.
Fort McHenry shifted homeport from Little Creek, Va., to
Mayport, Fla., in August 2014.
The Navy plans to build a new class of LSDs, designated
LR(X) (formerly LSD(X)), beginning in 2017. The hull of the
San Antonio-class LPD is favored by the Navy and Marine Corps
as the basis for LX(R).
San Antonio Class

DISPLACEMENT: .........approx. 24,900 long tons full load
LENGTH:......................684 feet
BEAM: ..........................105 feet
SPEED:.........................22+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........4 sequentially turbocharged marine diesels,
2 shafts 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:
CH-46, AH-1 or UH-1 helicopters
AIRCRAFT HANGAR: ..storage for 1 CH-53E, 1 MV-22, 2 CH-46s or
2 UH/AH-1s when cross-decked
ARMAMENT: ................2 Mk31 Mod 1 RAM launchers, 2 Mk46 30mm
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 Systems (electronic systems
integrator), Intergraph Corp. (electronic data
environment supplier)
Whidbey Island Class

LENGTH:......................609 feet
BEAM: ..........................84 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 CIWS, 2 20mm
guns, 2 25mm Mk38 guns (starting with LSD
43), 6 .50-caliber machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............22 officers and 391 Sailors, 402 Marines (plus
102 surge)
BUILDERS:...................LSDs 41-43, Lockheed Shipbuilding and
Construction; LSDs 44-48, Northrop Grumman
Shipbuilding
Homeport
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
San Antonio ...............................Norfolk, Va. (AE 09587-1700)

New Orleans .......................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96673-1701)
Mesa Verde ................................Norfolk, Va. (AE 09578-1702)
Green Bay...........................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96666-1704)
New York .................................Mayport, Fla. (AE 09579-1721)
San Diego ...........................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96678-1704)
Anchorage...........................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96660-1705)
Arlington.....................................Norfolk, Va. (AE 09564-1706)
Somerset .....................................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96678)
John P. Murtha ..........................................(under construction)
Portland ....................................................(under construction)
(unnamed) ..............................................................(authorized)
Homeport
LSD
LSD
LSD
LSD
LSD
U.S. NAVY
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
LPD
NEW YORK
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SAN ANTONIO CLASS WITH IWO JIMA
41
42
43
44
45
Whidbey Island .......Little Creek, Norfolk, Va.

Germantown ..........................Sasebo, Japan
Fort McHenry ..........................Mayport, Fla.
Gunston Hall...........Little Creek, Norfolk, Va.
Comstock............................San Diego, Calif.
(AE
(AP
(AE
(AE
(AP
09591-1729)
96666-1730)
09588-1734)
09573-1732)
96662-1733)
U.S. NAVY
U.S. NAVY
FORT McHENRY
WHIDBEY ISLAND CLASS
N AV Y S H I P S
Chinook and Firebolt transferred to U.S. Fifth Fleet in early
2003 to take part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Typhoon and Sirocco
transferred to the Persian Gulf in mid-2004 as forward-deployed
assets. Whirlwind arrived in Bahrain in February 2006. After service with the Coast Guard, PCs 2 and 4 were returned to the Navy
Aug. 22, 2008. PCs 8, 13 and 14 were returned in September 2011,
bringing all of the craft back under direct Navy control.
In 2009, a sustainment program was begun to update the
ships communication, engineering and support systems. In
September 2010, the Navy announced discovery of extensive
hull corrosion and damage in five PCs deployed to the Persian
Gulf and halted their operation pending repairs. The ships have
since returned to service.
As the ships are modified and upgraded, five more PCs were
transferred to Bahrain, for a total of 10 forward-deployed boats.
Tempest, Squall and Thunderbolt arrived in Bahrain in 2013, followed
in 2014 by Hurricane and Monsoon. The other three will remain
based on the U.S. East Coast for training and security purposes.
Harpers Ferry Class

LENGTH:......................609 feet
BEAM: ..........................84 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: ........2 LCACs
ARMAMENT:...................2 RAM launchers, 2 Phalanx CIWS, 2 20mm
guns, 2 25mm Mk38 guns (starting with LSD 43),
6 .50-caliber machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............22 officers and 397 Sailors, 402 Marines (plus
102 surge)
BUILDER: .....................Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
Homeport
LSD
LSD
LSD
LSD
49
50
51
52
Cyclone Class
Harpers Ferry .....................San

Carter Hall .............Little Creek,
Oak Hill ..................Little Creek,
Pearl Harbor .......................San
Diego, Calif.
Norfolk, Va.
Norfolk, Va.
Diego, Calif.
(AP
(AE
(AE
(AP
96665-1737)
09573-1738)
09573-1739)
96667-1740)
DISPLACEMENT: .........380 long tons full load

LENGTH:......................179 feet with stern ramp conversion
BEAM: ..........................25 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........4 Paxman diesels, 14,400 hp, 4 shafts
SPEED:.........................35 knots, maximum; 25 knots, cruising
RANGE:........................2,000 nautical miles at 12 knots; 2,500
nautical miles (with transit fuel)
ARMAMENT: ................2 25mm gun mounts (Mk38 forward/Mk96
aft), 5 .50-caliber machine guns, 2 40mm
Mk19 grenade launchers, 2 M60 7.62mm
machine guns (interchangeable with machinegun/launchers)
COMPLEMENT: ............39, including 4 officers, 24 enlisted, 9 SEALs
or law enforcement detachment, 2 Reserve
BUILDER: .....................Bollinger Shipyards
Homeport
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PC 2 Tempest.................................Manama, Bahrain (AE 09588-1900)

PC 3 Hurricane ...............................Manama, Bahrain (AE 09573-1962)
PC 4 Monsoon ................................Manama, Bahrain (AE 09578-1904)
HARPERS FERRY
HARPERS FERRY CLASS
BRIEFING: After a checkered early career, the Navys 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 forwarddeployed 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 installation of radar-absorption material and shaping to reduce the radar cross-section of the ship. The
extended stern later was added to all other ships in the class.
Because of operational funding shortfalls, the first ship,
Cyclone, was decommissioned after less than seven years service.
Although transferred to the Coast Guard in February 2000, a lack
of funding prevented the ship from entering service and it was
instead transferred to the Philippines, where it entered military
service March 8, 2004, as BRP Gen. Mariano Alvarez.
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C O A S TA L P AT R O L S H I P S ( P C )
MONSOON, LEFT, AND HURRICANE
CYCLONE CLASS
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LSD 46 Tortuga ..................Little Creek, Norfolk, Va. (AP 96679-1734)

LSD 47 Rushmore............................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96677-1735)
LSD 48 Ashland .................................Sasebo, Japan (AP 09564-1736)
N AV Y S H I P S
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
5 Typhoon .................................Manama, Bahrain

6 Sirocco ..................................Manama, Bahrain
7 Squall.....................................Manama, Bahrain
8 Zephyr .........................................Mayport, Fla.
9 Chinook .................................Manama, Bahrain
10 Firebolt ................................Manama, Bahrain
11 Whirlwind ..............................Manama, Bahrain
12 Thunderbolt .........................Manama, Bahrain
13 Shamal .......................................Mayport, Fla.
14 Tornado......................................Mayport, Fla.
(AE
(AE
(AE
(AE
(AE
(AE
(AE
(AE
(AE
(AE
09588-1964)
09587-1965)
09587-1966)
09585-1901)
09566-1968)
09569-1969)
09591-1970)
09588-1971)
09587-1972)
09588-1973)
Japan, to replace Guardian. Sentry and Devastator replaced Scout

and Ardent in Bahrain during October 2013. Avenger and Defender
were decommissioned Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2014, respectively, and
were replaced in Sasebo in May 2014 by Pioneer and Chief.
Avenger Class
LENGTH:......................224 feet
BEAM: ..........................39 feet
SPEED:.........................14 knots
PROPULSION PLANT:.4 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,400 bhp
AIRCRAFT: ...................none
ARMAMENT: ................mine neutralization system, 2 .50-caliber
machine guns
BUILDERS:...................MCMs 3, 5, 6, 8-14, Peterson Builders;
MCMs 4, 7, Marinette Marine
AMPHIBIOUS COMMAND SHIPS
BRIEFING: The command ships USNS Coronado and USS

Mount Whitney in 2004 were the first commissioned Navy warships with crews that included U.S. civilian mariners from
Military Sealift Command (MSC) as well as Navy Sailors, under
the command of a U.S. Navy captain. Mount Whitney serves as
flagship for commander, Naval Forces Europe/U.S. Sixth Fleet.
Coronado has been disposed of. USS Blue Ridge, sister ship of
Mount Whitney, serves with an all-Navy crew as the Seventh
Fleet flagship forward-deployed to Japan. (See the MSC Ships
section for description and characteristics.)
Homeport
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
MCM
A F L O AT F O R W A R D S TA G I N G B A S E
(INTERIM) (AFSB(I))
3 Sentry ................................Manama, Bahrain (AP

4 Champion .............................San Diego, Calif. (AP
6 Devastator .........................Manama, Bahrain (AA
7 Patriot ....................................Sasebo, Japan (AP
8 Scout ...................................San Diego, Calif. (AA
9 Pioneer ...................................Sasebo, Japan (AP
10 Warrior ..................................Sasebo, Japan (AP
11 Gladiator...........................Manama, Bahrain (AA
12 Ardent................................San Diego, Calif. (AE
13 Dextrous...........................Manama, Bahrain (AE
14 Chief ....................................Sasebo, Japan (AP
96678-1923)
96662-1924)
34090-1926)
96675-1927)
34093-1928)
96675-1929)
96683-1930)
34091-1931)
09564-1932)
09567-1933)
96662-1934)
BRIEFING: USS Ponce, slated for decommissioning in March

2012 after 40 years of service as an LPD, was instead refitted and
converted to become an interim Afloat Forward Staging Base
ship with a mixed Sailor and civilian mariner crew. Ponce is
forward-deployed to Bahrain. (See the MSC Ships section for
description and characteristics.)
MISCELLANEOUS SHIPS
MINE COUNTERMEASURES SHIPS

(MCM)
BRIEFING: The Avenger-class ships are dual-role vessels intended

to act as minesweepers and minehunters, able to find and destroy
moored and bottom mines. Their composite construction hulls
significantly reduce magnetic and acoustic signatures, and their
sophisticated mission payload systems meet rigorous shock qualifications. The class will be replaced by LCSs, but because of delays
in developing and fielding the LCS and their mine mission modules, the ships have been upgraded and modernized. Increased
operational 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, manned by crews of Individual Augmentee Sailors on a
one-year tour. The additional ships have since returned.
Guardian (MCM 5) was decommissioned and stricken from the
naval registry on Feb. 15, 2013, after grounding on a reef off
Palawan in the Philippines on Jan. 17, 2013. A decommissioning
ceremony was held on March 6, 2013. The ship was dismantled on
the scene. Warrior shifted homeport from San Diego to Sasebo,
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CHIEF
AVENGER CLASS
SUBMARINE TENDERS
BRIEFING: The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land transferred

to MSC in 2008 and USS Frank Cable was transferred in February
2010. Operated by MSC, the sub tenders, like the command ships,
have hybrid crews of uniformed Navy personnel and civilian
mariners serving under the leadership of a U.S. Navy captain. This
allows the ships to retain their commissioned status. (See the
MSC ships section for description and characteristics.)
N AV Y S H I P S
MISCELLANEOUS SHIPS
S A I L I N G F R I G AT E
BRIEFING: Sea Fighter is an experimental, high-speed vessel

developed by the Office of Naval Research. The aluminum catamaran is testing a variety of technologies that will allow the
Navy to operate in littoral waters. Sea Fighter also is used to
evaluate the hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior,
mission flexibility and propulsion system efficiency of highspeed vessels.
Sea Fighter carries mission modules, housed in standard 20foot containers, in a large, climate-controlled mission bay. The
mission bay can accommodate 12 containers, permitting the
vessel to be quickly reconfigured for experimentation to support a variety of potential missions, including battle-force protection, mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare,
amphibious assault support and humanitarian support.
Although similar in concept to the modules carried by LCS, Sea
Fighter sports a different arrangement, storing the modules in
stalls arranged along the mission bay.
A reconfigurable stern ramp allows Sea Fighter to launch and
recover manned and unmanned surface and subsurface vehicles up
to the size of an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat. From its flight
deck, Sea Fighter can operate one H-60-type helicopter or VTUAV.
After a modernization overhaul completed in November
2009, Sea Fighter supported development of the LCS mine mission module. Initially operated by a joint Navy-Coast Guard
crew, the ship now is manned by a civilian crew.
BRIEFING: USS Constitution, a wooden-hulled, three-masted

frigate, is the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy, and is
on public display at Charlestown, Mass. One of six frigates
authorized to form the U.S. Navy for operations against the
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-duty U.S. Navy crew, and supported in its 1812
configuration by a historic artisan maintenance detachment of
the Naval History and Heritage Command.
In 1997, following an extensive overhaul and the fabrication
of a limited set of sails, Constitution sailed under its own power
for the first time in 116 years. On Oct. 28, 2010, President Barack
Obama signed legislation designating Constitution Americas
ship of state. Although the frigate recently was overhauled in
preparation for the bicentennial of the War of 1812, it will enter
drydock at Charlestown by spring 2015 for a major overhaul,
expected to be completed by summer 2018. Visitors will continue to be able to visit the ship during the overhaul.
DISPLACEMENT: .........2,200 tons
LENGTH:......................204 feet (billet head to taffrail); 175 feet at
waterline
BEAM: ..........................43.5 feet
MAST HEIGHT: ............foremast, 198 feet; mainmast, 220 feet;
mizzenmast, 172.5 feet
SPEED:.........................13+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........42,710 square feet of sail on 3 masts
ARMAMENT: ................32 24-pounder long guns, 20 32-pounder
carronades and 2 24-pounder bow chasers
COMPLEMENT: ............450, including 55 Marines and 30 boys
(1797)
DESIGNER:...................Joshua Humphreys
BUILDER: .....................Col. George Claghorn, Edmond Harrts
Shipyard
Sea Fighter
LENGTH:......................overall, 262 feet; waterline, 240 feet
BEAM: ..........................72 feet (overall)
DRAFT: ........................11.5 feet
SPEED:.........................50+ knots; 40 knots in Sea State 4 with active
ride control
POWER PLANT: ...........2 GE LM2500 gas turbine engines, 2 MTU
16V 595 TE 90 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
S U R FA C E C R A F T
M K V S P E C I A L O P E R AT I O N S C R A F T
(SOC)
Homeport
BRIEFING: The MK V SOC is used to insert and extract SOF,

primarily Navy SEALs, in areas of low to medium threat. The
MK Vs, assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group Four, are
organized into detachments of two boats, their crews and a
detachment deployment package. The detachment can be delivered in-theater by C-5 transport aircraft or by ship. The detachments, deployable within 48 hours of notification, can be ready
for operations within 24 hours of arrival in a forward operating
area. The MK V SOC is equipped with radar and sophisticated
navigation systems, and can carry four Combat Rubber Raiding
Craft to transport SOF to and from shore.
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FSF 1 Sea Fighter......................................................Panama City, Fla.
SEA FIGHTER
WEIGHT: .......................57 tons

LENGTH:......................82 feet
BEAM: ..........................17.5 feet
SPEED:.........................50 knots
RANGE:........................500+ nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........2 MTU 12V396 TE94 engines, 2,285 hp each,
powering 2 K50S waterjets
ARMAMENT: ................5 mounts for .50-caliber, 7.62mm or Mk19
40mm machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............5 crew, 16 passengers
BUILDER: .....................Halter Marine Inc.
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FA S T S E A F R A M E
N AV Y S H I P S
FORCE PROTECTION MEDIUM HARBOR

S E C U R I T Y P AT R O L B O AT S ( F P - M )
BRIEFING: In May 2012, the Navy selected a SAFE Boats

International design and awarded a contract for five MK VI
patrol boats (PBs) to improve the capabilities of its Coastal
Riverine Force (CRF) in patrolling shallow littoral waters
beyond sheltered harbors and bays. The PBs will be used for
maritime intercept, escort, infrastructure protection, theater
security cooperation, security force assistance and visit, board,
search and seizure operations. The PBs will feature integrated
work stations and shock-mitigating seats, a galley and shower.
They will be able to launch unmanned vehicles.
Four more PBs were ordered in July 2014, with an option for
two more, for deliveries through 2018. The Navy may order up
to 48 MK VI PBs.
The first MK VI PB was delivered to the Navy on Aug. 27,
2014, and will be transferred to the CRF in late spring 2015.
BRIEFING: In June 2013, the Navy ordered under an indefinite

quantity contract to Gravois Aluminum Boats a number of FPM patrol boats for harbor security. The boats will have mounts
for four .50-caliber machine guns.
S P E C I A L O P E R AT I O N S C R A F TRIVERINE (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.
LENGTH:......................85 feet
SPEED:.........................35 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 diesel engines driving waterjets
ARMAMENT: ................2 Mk38 Mod 2 25mm chain guns; remotely
operated .50-caliber machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............up to 10 crew and 8 passengers
BUILDER: .....................SAFE Boats International
WEIGHT: .......................20,500 pounds (armored load)

LENGTH:......................33 feet
BEAM: ..........................9 feet
DRAFT: ........................2 feet
SPEED:.........................40+ knots maximum
POWER PLANT: ...........440 twin Yanmar 6LY2M-STE diesels powering
Hamilton HJ292 water jets
ARMAMENT: ................combination of .50 caliber/M2HB, 40mm/
Mk19, 7.62mm/M60, M240 or GAU-17 guns at
5 stations
BUILDER: .....................United States Marine Inc.
C O A S TA L C O M M A N D B O AT ( C C B )
BRIEFING: A single CCB was delivered to Coastal Riverine

Group 1 in August 2013. The CCB is a smaller version of the
MK VI patrol boat. The CCB features an enclosed pilot house
and main-deck cabin, shock-mitigated seats for 18 personnel,
integrated work stations, a hydraulic crane, and crew-served
and remotely operated machine guns. The CCB was deployed to
the Persian Gulf in early 2014.
LENGTH:......................65 feet
SPEED:.........................30 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 diesel engines driving waterjets
ARMAMENT: ................crew-served and remotely operated .50-caliber
machine guns
FORCE PROTECTION LARGE HARBOR

S E C U R I T Y P AT R O L B O AT S ( F P - L )
BRIEFING: The FP-L is a 36-foot high-speed boat based on the

North River Valor model designed to protect harbors. It features
an enclosed cabin, a deck aft for cargo, a hybrid foam and air
fender, several mounts for machine guns and an infrared sensor.
Nine FP-Ls were delivered by 2013 to the Navy for harbor security patrols.
LENGTH:......................36 feet
BEAM: ..........................12 feet
SPEED:.........................cruising, 27.9 to 29.3 knots; maximum, 39.2
knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Yamaha Twin 250 4.2L 4-stroke outboard
engines
ARMAMENT: ................machine guns
BUILDER: .....................North River Boats
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M K V I P AT R O L B O AT
SPECIAL OPERATIONS CRAFT-RIVERINE
R I V E R I N E A S S A U LT B O AT ( R A B )
BRIEFING: A variant of the SOC-R, the RAB is designed for

riverine combat operations. The RAB is capable of operating in
shallow, confined waters, can suppress fire or break contact with
hostile forces and is fast and maneuverable. The aluminum RAB
is armored for small arms ballistic protection.
N AV Y S H I P S
WEIGHT: .......................17,600 pounds: 20,500 pounds maximum
combat load
LENGTH:......................33 feet
BEAM: ..........................9 feet
DRAFT: ........................27 inches static, 15 inches on plane
SPEED:.........................cruise 30 knots; sprint 40 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........twin Yanmar diesel engines, 440 hp, powering
twin Hamilton HJ292 Waterjets
ARMAMENT: ................5 mounts for M2 .50-caliber, M240B 7.62mm,
Mk19 40mm machine guns, or Mk44 GAU-17
7.62mm guns; foundation for remote-operated
weapons system
COMPLEMENT: ............7 crew
R I V E R I N E C O M M A N D B O AT ( R C B )
WEIGHT: .......................51,000 pounds

LENGTH:......................49 feet
BEAM: ..........................12.4 feet
DRAFT: ........................36 inches static
POWER PLANT: ...........twin Scania diesel engines, 850 hp, powering
twin Rolls-Royce waterjets
ARMAMENT: ................4 mounts for M2 .50-caliber, 7.62mm M240B,
weapons system
COMPLEMENT: ............4-6 crew, 15 troops
R I V E R I N E P AT R O L B O AT ( R P B )
BRIEFING: Formerly designated the Small-Unit Riverine Craft,

the RPB is designed to provide tactical mobility and personnel
transport for a ground combat element in a riverine environment. Its hull is aluminum with beaching plates, a foam collar
that provides redundant buoyancy and is armored for small
arms ballistic protection.
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WEIGHT: .......................17,500 pounds; 22,870 pounds combat load

LENGTH:......................39.5 feet
BEAM: ..........................10.1 feet
DRAFT: ........................24 inches static
RANGE:........................275 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........twin Yanmar diesel engines, 440 hp, powering
twin Hamilton HJ292 waterjets
ARMAMENT: ................3 mounts for M2 .50-caliber, M240B 7.62mm,
weapons system
COMPLEMENT: ............5 crew, 13 troops
RIVERINE COMMAND BOAT
R I V E R I N E A S S A U LT C R A F T ( R A C )
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BRIEFING: The RAC is a high-speed, aluminum-hulled riverine

platform that provides speed, maneuverability and survivability
to conduct command/control, armed escort, direct fire support,
electronic warfare, pursuit/intercept and scout/patrol missions
during riverine operations. It is capable of employing a variety of
military and commercial communications/electronic and crewserved weapons systems. The RAC is transportable by truck,
externally by CH-53 helicopter, or internally by C-5, C-130 or
C-17 cargo aircraft.
RIVERINE PATROL BOAT
WEIGHT: ........................13,600 pounds empty; 16,400 pounds full load

LENGTH:......................35 feet
BEAM: ..........................9.2 feet
DRAFT: ........................30 inches on plane
SPEED:.........................cruise, 27 knots; maximum, 37.4 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........twin Cummins diesel engines, 300 hp, powering
Hamilton 271 waterjets
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BRIEFING: The RCB is designed to provide command and control, tactical mobility and personnel transport for 18 troops in a
riverine environment. Its aluminum hull features robust beaching plates and is armored for small arms ballistic protection.
RCBs were deployed to the Western Pacific and the Persian Gulf
in 2013. Early versions of the craft were procured as Riverine
Command Boats, Experimental (RCB-X).
N AV Y S H I P S
ARMAMENT: ................fore and aft gun tubs capable of mounting
7.62mm, .50-caliber or Mk19 40mm machine
guns; port and starboard mounts for 7.62mm
machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............4-5 crew, 10-15 troops
BUILDER: .....................SeaArk Marine
2 5 - F O O T O S W A L D - C L A S S TA C T I C A L
CRAFT (TC)
BRIEFING: The 25-foot TC is a highly maneuverable, welded

aluminum boat powered by two outboard gasoline engines.
Assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Groups One and
Two, the TCs are organized into Boat Detachments consisting of
two per unit in addition to a table of organization allowance of
four 34-foot TCs. The TC is designed to perform a variety of
patrol, surveillance and security-related functions.
WEIGHT: .......................7,430 pounds full load
LENGTH:......................25 feet
BEAM: ..........................8.5 feet
DRAFT: ........................34 inches at operating trim
SPEED:.........................cruise, 35 knots; maximum, 40+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 gasoline outboard engines
ARMAMENT: ................4 machine gun mounts
34-FOOT SEAARK DAUNTLESS TC
BRIEFING: The 34-foot SeaArk Dauntless Tactical Craft is a

highly maneuverable, welded aluminum boat powered by two
inboard, turbocharged, diesel engines with outdrives. The latest
versions of the TC, to include earlier hulls undergoing conversion, are equipped with Hamilton jet drives, increasing maneuverability and reducing maintenance costs. Assigned to Maritime
Expeditionary Security Groups One and Two, the TCs are organized into Boat Detachments consisting of four per unit in addition to a table of organization allowance of two 25-foot TCs. The
Dauntless boats can perform a variety of patrol, surveillance- and
security-related functions.
WEIGHT: .......................17,600 pounds
LENGTH:......................34 feet
BEAM: ..........................12 feet (maximum)
DRAFT: ........................25 inches jet-drive, 52 inches stern-drive
SPEED:.........................35+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 inboard diesel engines
ARMAMENT: ................4 mounts for 7.62mm and/or .50-caliber
machine guns
BUILDER: .....................SeaArk Marine
7 - M E T E R R I G I D - H U L L I N F L ATA B L E
B O AT ( R H I B )
BRIEFING: The 7-meter RHIB is used for maritime interdiction

and security patrols by Navy ships.
WEIGHT: .......................7,700 pounds fully loaded
LENGTH:......................23.75 feet
BEAM: ..........................9.0 feet
DRAFT: ........................1.9 feet fully loaded
SPEED:.........................28 knots fully loaded
POWER PLANT: ...........1 230 hp Cummins diesel powering Mercury
Bravo 2X stern drive twin Doen DJ110Z
waterjets
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7-METER RIGID-HULL INFLATABLE BOAT

ARMAMENT: ................1 mount for 7.62mm machine gun
COMPLEMENT: ............up to 18 including crew
BUILDER: .....................Willard Marine Inc.
1 1 - M E T E R R I G I D - H U L L I N F L ATA B L E
B O AT ( R H I B )
BRIEFING: The 11-meter RHIB is a highly maneuverable, turbocharged, diesel-powered tactical craft made of a glass-reinforced
plastic structure with an inflatable tube mechanically fastened to
the glass fiber-reinforced structure. Two variants of the craft are
in service or on order: eight with an enclosed cabin and another
for the LPD 17 ships. The boats are used to support maritime
interdiction operations.
LENGTH:......................38.3 feet
BEAM: ..........................11.8 feet
DRAFT: ........................3.2 feet fully loaded
SPEED:.........................34 knots fully loaded
POWER PLANT: ...........2 380 hp Cummins QSB 6.7-liter diesels powering twin Doen Jet DJ110Z or Hamilton Jet
HJ292 waterjets
ARMAMENT: ................2 mounts for 7.62mm and/or .50-caliber
machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............up to 26 including crew
BUILDER: .....................Willard Marine Inc.
N AVA L S P E C I A L W A R FA R E 1 1 - M E T E R
R I G I D - H U L L I N F L ATA B L E B O AT ( N S W
RHIB)
BRIEFING: The 11-meter NSW RHIBs are high-speed, highbuoyancy, extreme-weather craft with the primary mission of
SEAL insertion and extraction. Constructed of composites with
an inflatable tube gunwale made of reinforced fabric, they can
operate in heavy seas and winds up to 45 knots.
N AV Y S H I P S
C O M B ATA N T C R A F T M E D I U M M K 1
(CCM MK 1)
BRIEFING: The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM)

ordered on Feb. 10, 2014, an indefinite quantity of CCM MK 1s,
designed to be clandestine, agile and adaptive craft to insert and
extract SOF forces. The CCM will replace the MK V SOC and
the NSW RHIB. SOCOM has a requirement for 30 CCMs. The
contract potentially is worth $400 million through 2021.
LENGTH:......................60 feet
COMPLEMENT: ............4 crew and up to 19 passengers
BUILDERS:...................Oregon Iron Works; Leidos
S U R V E Y B O AT
BRIEFING: The Fleet Survey Team, a rapid-response unit

designed to meet combatant commander requests for hydrographic survey of poorly charted areas, acquired two Defender-class
boats in March 2009. The boats have climate-controlled cabins
and are deployable in a C-130 transport aircraft. The boats can
deploy echo-sounders and side-scan sonar with a winch system.
LENGTH:......................24.5 feet
BEAM: ..........................8.5 feet
SPEED:.........................40 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Honda outboard gasoline engines, 550 hp
ARMAMENT: ................none
COMPLEMENT: ............4
LANDING CRAFT AIR CUSHION (LCAC)
BRIEFING: The LCAC is a high-speed, over-the-beach, fully

amphibious landing craft. LCACs air-cushion capability allows
it to proceed inland to discharge cargo on dry, trafficable beaches, thus reducing buildup of troops, equipment and other
materiel in the surf zone. The landing craft is capable of carry-
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WEIGHT: .......................18,000 pounds (full load)

LENGTH:......................36.1 feet
BEAM: ..........................10.6 feet (sponsons inflated)
DRAFT: ........................2.9 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........470 hp twin Caterpillar 3126 diesels powering
KaMeWa FF280 waterjets
SPEED:.........................45+ knots
ARMAMENT: ................combination of M2HB .50-caliber
7.62mm/M60, 40mm/Mk19 machine guns at
2 stations
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ing a 60- to 75-ton payload, including an Abrams M1 tank.

LCAC is unrestricted by tides, beach gradients or surf conditions, allowing it to access more than 70 percent of the worlds
beach areas. LCACs are carried by LHAs, LHDs, LPDs and LSDs.
A personnel-transport module, capable of accommodating up
to 180 seated passengers, 145 combat-loaded Marines or 108 litters, was developed by Naval Sea Systems Command and deployed
to serve three LCAC mission roles: combat-ready Marine transport,
medical evacuation and noncombatant-evacuation operations. Of
91 LCACs delivered, 73 are to receive the SLEP through 2018.
LCAC 91 conducted an alternative fuel demonstration in
December 2011 using a 50/50 algae-derived, hydro-processed
algal oil and petroleum F-76 blend; the craft reached 50 knots
on the blend. A similar test also was conducted using a Riverine
Command Boat (Experimental).
The Navy awarded a $213 million contract to Textron on July
6, 2012, for a new Ship-to-Shore Connector craft to replace the
retiring LCAC. The contract funds a test and training craft for
delivery by 2017 with options for eight production versions. The
lead craft is designated LCAC 100. The Navy plans to procure 73
LCAC 100s. IOC is planned for 2020. Fabrication of LCAC 100
began on Nov. 17, 2014.
The LCAC 100 will be a fully amphibious craft with a corrosionresistant aluminum hull, composite-material propeller shrouds and
an improved skirt design. It will be powered by the same engines
used on the V-22 Osprey aircraft and use fly-by-wire controls.
LCAC 100
SPEED:.........................35+ knots with full load
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Rolls-Royce MT7 turboshaft engines
CARGO CAPACITY:......74 tons
PASSENGERS:.............145 Marines or 108 casualties in an enclosed
module
BUILDER: .....................Textron Systems; L-3, Alcoa, Rolls-Royce
LANDING CRAFT (LCM, LCU)
BRIEFING: Landing craft are capable of transporting tracked

and/or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships
to beachheads or piers. Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) and
Landing Craft Utility (LCU) each feature a bow ramp for on-load
and off-load. LCUs have a stern gate to permit drive-through capability and can link with other LCUs to form a causeway.
A new Landing Craft, Utility Replacement program is in the
early stages of development. The LCU(X) also is known as the
Surface Connector (X) Replacement program (SC(X)(R)).
LCU 1610, 1627 and 1646 Classes
DISPLACEMENT: .........220 long tons (light), 375 long tons full load
LENGTH:......................134.9 feet
BEAM: ..........................29 feet
SPEED:.........................11 knots
RANGE:........................1,200 miles at 8 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Detroit Diesel 12V-71NA engines; 425 x 2
hp, twin shafts; Kort nozzles; 2 40kw Detroit
Diesel 3-71NA engines
LIFT CAPACITY:...........170 tons: (3 M1A1 Abrams tanks or 10 LAVs
or 400+ Marines)
CARGO DECK AREA: ..2,205 square feet
ARMAMENT: ................4 .50-caliber machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............14
ENDURANCE
(UNDERWAY):...............10 days
BUILDERS:...................various yards
LCAC 1
DISPLACEMENT: .........82.7 tons light; 170-182 tons fully loaded
LENGTH:......................88 feet/92 feet deep skirt
BEAM: ..........................47 feet/48 feet deep skirt
SPEED:.........................40+ knots with full load
RANGE:........................with payload: 200 miles at 40 knots or 300
miles at 35 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........legacy configuration: 4 AlliedSignal TF-40B gas
turbines (2 for propulsion, 2 for lift); 16,000 hp
sustained; 2 shrouded reversible pitch
airscrews; 4 double-entry fans, centrifugal or
mixed flow (lift). SLEP configuration: 4 Vericor
Power Systems ETF-40B gas turbines with
Full Authority Digital Engine Control (2 for
propulsion, 2 for lift); 19,000 hp sustained;
2 shrouded reversible pitch airscrews;
4 double-entry fans
CARGO CAPACITY:......60-ton design; 75-ton overload
ARMAMENT: ................2 M2HB .50-caliber, M60 7.62mm or Mk19
Mod 3 40mm machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............5 crew, 24 Marines
BUILDERS:...................Textron Marine Systems, Avondale Gulfport
Marine
LCM 8 Type
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DISPLACEMENT: .........105 tons full load

LENGTH:......................73.7 feet
BEAM: ..........................21 feet
SPEED:.........................12 knots
RANGE:........................190 miles at 9 knots full load
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Detroit Diesel 12V-71NA engines, 874 shp
combined, twin shafts
LIFT CAPACITY:...........180 tons; 1 tank or 200 troops
BUILDERS:...................various yards
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SUBMERSIBLES
LARGE-SCALE VEHICLE 2 (LSV 2)
BRIEFING: At 205 tons, LSV 2 Cutthroat is the worlds largest

unmanned autonomous submarine and offers a cost-effective
and scalable platform for advanced research and development in
hydroacoustics, hydrodynamics and radiated noise reduction.
Fully autonomous and battery-powered, Cutthroat offers the capability of improving the performance, while reducing the risk,
of future submarine technologies. Cutthroat is used to explore and test emerging technologies while conducting
physics-based experiments. Geometrically similar to USS Virginia, Cutthroat
was designed with specific emphasis for
supporting submarine stealth, hydrodynamics, hydroacoustics and submarine propulsion designs to permit technology insertion into current and future
submarines.
After delivery in 2001 and final
assembly on site, LSV 2 has operated on
Lake Pend Oreille at the Acoustic
Research Detachment in Bayview, Idaho,
the Navys laboratory for demonstrating
submarine stealth technology.
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin (including Submergence

Group, Northrop Grumman and Newport News
Shipbuilding), General Dynamics (including
Giunio Santi Engineering Group)
DISPLACEMENT: .........205 tons

LENGTH:......................111 feet
BEAM: ..........................10 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........electric drive; 3,000
shp plant coupled
with electric motor
controller, expandable to 6,000 shp
with additional motor
controlled modules
BUILDERS:...................Northrop Grumman
Shipbuilding, General
Dynamics Electric
Boat
D R Y C O M B AT
SUBMERSIBLE (DCS)
BRIEFING: Planning began in 2010 for

a Joint Multimission Submersible
(JMMS) to meet requirements of the
special operations forces after the Advanced Seal Delivery System (ASDS) was
canceled. The single ASDS sustained a
severe battery fire in November 2008. In
July 2009, SOCOM announced that
repairing the craft was not economically
feasible. In August 2010, SOCOM canceled the JMMS program because of
affordability concerns.
In October 2010, SOCOM announced a continued need for a dry
diver lockout submersible for special
operations. The DCS would be able to
operate from submarines and surface
ships. SOCOM has solicited industry
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solutions and plans on delivery of the first production units in

2015. Two prototypes, light (32-foot length) and medium (39foot), are under evaluation.
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SUBMERSIBLES
BRIEFING: The Mk 8 Mod 1 SDV is a manned wet-submersible

vehicle used to deliver Navy SEALs and their equipment to mission 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, Fla., is battery-powered and equipped with
propulsion, 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 remaining submerged.
The Mk 8 Mod 1 SDV, delivered to Naval Special Warfare forces
in 1996, has increased range, speed, capacity and maintainability
over previously operational SDVs. A fleet modernization for all
SDVs was completed in September 2006, including increased diver
air capacity, improved diver communications, satellite communications capability, reduction of signal acquisition time for the Global
Positioning System and installation of a Windows-based computer.
The SDV eventually will be replaced by the Shallow-Water
Combat Submersible, a 10,000-pound vehicle that will carry six
or more SEALs.
DISPLACEMENT: .........3 tons (dry)
LENGTH:......................15.4 feet
BEAM: ..........................6.2 feet
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S E A L D E L I V E RY V E H I C L E ( S D V )
SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE
M I L I TA RY S E A L I F T C O M M A N D S H I P S
equipment and supplies afloat around the globe, ready for rapid
delivery ashore when needed. Most of the ships were assigned to
sites in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean. Some prepositioning ships also were based at ports in the United States, pending completion of ship- or cargo-maintenance periods. Several
Maritime Prepositioning Force ships, two aviation logistics support
ships and several large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off (LMSR)
ships were maintained in reduced operating status (ROS) on the
U.S. East and West coasts for at least part of the year.
Sealift: The Sealift portion of MSCs Strategic Sealift Program
delivers the combat and other military cargo needed by U.S.
warfighters around the globe wherever and whenever needed. In
fiscal 2014, the program supported Operation Enduring Freedom,
military exercises and other day-to-day missions for the DoD.
The program consisted of nine government-owned/contractoroperated surge LMSRs, three long-term chartered dry cargo ships
and three long-term chartered tankers, one government-owned
tanker and two high-speed transports in fiscal 2014. The program
also chartered additional short-term or voyage-chartered ships. In
addition, the program had access to 46 ships of the Ready Reserve
Force (RRF), a fleet of militarily useful ships maintained in ROS
for use as surge sealift assets at ports in the United States. The RRF
is owned and maintained by the U.S. Department of Transportations Maritime Administration. (See page 152 for a list of
RRF ships.)
By policy, MSC must first look to the U.S.-flag commercial
market to meet its sealift requirements. Government-owned
ships are used only when suitable U.S.-flag commercial vessels
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warfighters around the world. MSC kept the Navys fleets

replenished and underway, provided disaster and humanitarian
relief to those in need, shared expertise and techniques with
maritime partners in Central and South America and Africa,
provided special mission ships for a variety of Department of
Defense (DoD) customers, and operated prepositioned ships to
supply material to the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine
Corps in contingency operations.
Highlights for the year among MSCs four mission areas include:
Combat Logistics Force (CLF): All CLF ships are governmentowned and operated by civil service mariners (CIVMARs) working
for MSC. During fiscal 2014, CLF ships were at sea an average of
146 days for underway replenishment to Navy combatants.
The force pumped more than 460 million gallons of ship
propulsion and aviation fuels and delivered nearly 117,000 pallets of cargo, ammunition and stores for U.S. Navy and coalition
surface combatants in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
and other fleet missions. CLF ships also provided life-sustaining
supplies and medical treatment for humanitarian assistance and
disaster-relief operations abroad.
Service Support: MSCs 19 Service Support Program ships
provide the Navy with towing, rescue and salvage, submarine
support and cable-laying/repair services, as well as a commandand-control platform and floating medical facilities. All ships are
government-owned and operated by CIVMARs. The submarine
tenders Emory S. Land and Frank Cable, command ship Mount
Whitney and the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) Ponce
Note: MSC ships carry the prefix USNS unless otherwise noted.
have combined crews of CIVMARs and uniformed Navy personnel working under a U.S. Navy commanding officer. CIVMARs on these ships perform navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley services, while military
crew members support communications,
weapons systems and security.
Special Mission: The Special Mission
Program operated a variety of seagoing platforms in fiscal 2014 to support U.S. government agencies, including the Oceanographer
of the Navy; Commander, Pacific Fleet;
Commander, Undersea Surveillance; the
Navys Strategic Systems Program Office;
Naval Special Warfare Command; the Navys
submarine forces; the U.S. Air Force; and the
Environmental Protection Agency.
Special Mission ships are operated by
civilian mariners employed by companies
under contract to MSC. Agency-provided
technicians, including U.S. military and
civilian personnel, performed the mission
work and specialized shipboard tasks. The
program also provided contract management support for Navy Installations
Command requirements for chartered harbor tugs and port operations.
Strategic Sealift: MSC combined its
Prepositioning and Sealift programs into
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill, left,
one, Strategic Sealift, on Oct. 1, 2014.
participates in an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command
Prepositioning: At the conclusion of fisHenry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthhall Nov. 5 durcal 2014, MSC operated 28 prepositioning
ing exercise Bold Alligator 2014 in the Atlantic Ocean.
ships that strategically placed U.S. combat
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ore than 110 ships were in daily operation for Military

Sealift Command (MSC) during fiscal 2014, delivering
M
combat cargo and petroleum products to U.S. and coalition
T-AKE 7 Carl Brashear .........Western & Eastern Pacific (AP 96661-4107)
T-AKE 8 Wally Schirra .........................................Atlantic (AE 09587-4112)
T-AKE 9 Matthew Perry ................................Western Pacific/Indian Ocean
(AP 96675-4108)
T-AKE 10 Charles Drew........Western & Eastern Pacific (AP 96663-4100)
T-AKE 11 Washington Chambers .......................Western & Eastern Pacific
(AP 96662-4011)
T-AKE 12 William McLean ...................................Atlantic (AE 09578-4123)
T-AKE 13 Medgar Evers .....................................Atlantic (AE 09586-4124)
T-AKE 14 Cesar Chavez .......Western & Eastern Pacific (AP 96665-4113)
C O M B AT L O G I S T I C S F O R C E
PROGRAM
D RY C A R G O / A M M U N I T I O N S H I P S
( T- A K E )
BRIEFING: Lewis and Clark-class ships employ sophisticated handling systems to deliver ammunition, fuel, provisions, stores, spare
parts, potable water and petroleum products to ships and other
naval forces at sea. In its secondary role, the T-AKE operates with an
oiler as a station ship deployed as part of a carrier strike group.
The class is designed and built to commercial specifications
and standards and certified and classed by the American Bureau
of Shipping, U.S. Coast Guard and other regulatory bodies. Lewis
and Clark was delivered to MSC in 2006; Sacagawea, Alan Shepard
and Richard E. Byrd in 2007; Robert E. Peary and Amelia Earhart
in 2008; Carl Brashear and Wally Schirra in 2009; Matthew Perry
and Charles Drew in 2010; and Washington Chambers in 2011.
Although scheduled to be delivered to MSCs Prepositioning
Program, William McLean and Cesar Chavez instead were
assigned to the CLF in 2012 in exchange for Lewis and Clark and
Sacagawea, keeping the newer ships with the CLF.
The Lewis and Clark class has replaced the underway replenishment capabilities of Kilauea-class ammunition ships, Marsclass combat stores ships and older fast combat support ships.
F L E E T R E P L E N I S H M E N T O I L E R S ( T- A O )
BRIEFING: Kaiser-class ships carry jet fuel, diesel fuel and

lubricating oil, and small quantities of fresh and frozen provisions, stores and other items.
Fleet replenishment oilers normally can operate with up to five
underway replenishment stations online at any one time.
However, fleet oilers assigned to the Southern California and middle Pacific operating areas, as well as two of the four oilers operating in the western Atlantic Ocean, are crewed to operate with up
to three underway replenishment stations online to reduce costs.
Three ships within the class Laramie, Patuxent and
Rappahannock were built with double hulls in compliance
with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, although governmentowned ships are currently exempt from the act.
The Navy plans to procure a new class, the Future Fleet
Replenishment Ship (T-AO(X)), beginning in 2019.
Lewis and Clark Class

Henry J. Kaiser Class

LENGTH:......................689 feet
BEAM: ..........................105.6 feet
SPEED:.........................20 knots
RANGE:........................14,000 miles at 20 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6 kV by 4
FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; 1 fixed-pitch
propeller; bow thruster
CARGO CAPACITY:......24,900 barrels of fuel; dry cargo volume,
673,600 cubic feet; chill/freeze volume,
158,300 cubic feet; specialty cargo volume,
164,700 cubic feet; fresh water cargo volume,
52,800 gallons
CREW: ..........................129 civilians
BUILDER: .....................General Dynamics NASSCO
DISPLACEMENT: .........41,225 tons full load (double hull), 40,900 tons

full load (single hull)
LENGTH:......................677.5 feet
BEAM: ..........................97.5 feet
SPEED:.........................20 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 fully automatic diesel engines, twin shafts,
controllable pitch propellers, 32,540 shp
AIRCRAFT: ...................none (landing platform for vertical replenishment provided)
CARGO CAPACITY:......180,000 barrels of aviation and diesel fuel
CREW: ..........................74-89 civilians
BUILDER: .....................Avondale Shipyards
Areas of Operation
T-AO 187 Henry J. Kaiser ...........Pacific/Arabian Gulf (AP 96670-4086)
T-AO 188 Joshua Humphreys .........Atlantic/Mediterranean/Arabian Gulf
(AE 09573-4046)
T-AO 189 John Lenthall ..................Atlantic/Mediterranean/Arabian Gulf
(AE 09577-4091)
T-AO 193 Walter S. Diehl.............Pacific/Arabian Gulf (AP 96663-4020)
T-AO 194 John Ericsson .............Pacific/Arabian Gulf (AP 96664-4071)
Areas of Operation
RICHARD E. BYRD
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T-AKE 3 Alan Shepard ..........Western & Eastern Pacific (AP 96678-4105)

T-AKE 4 Richard E. Byrd ......Western & Eastern Pacific (AP 96661-4104)
T-AKE 5 Robert E. Peary ....................Atlantic/Mediterranean/Arabian Gulf
(AE 09582-4110)
T-AKE 6 Amelia Earhart ........Western & Eastern Pacific (AP 96664-4114)
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C O M B AT L O G I S T I C S F O R C E P R O G R A M
KANAWHA
HENRY J. KAISER CLASS
C O M B AT L O G I S T I C S F O R C E P R O G R A M
T-AO 195 Leroy Grumman..............Atlantic/Mediterranean/Arabian Gulf
(AE 09570-4095)
T-AO 196 Kanawha ........................Atlantic/Mediterranean/Arabian Gulf
(AE 09576-4075)
T-AO 197 Pecos .........................Pacific/Arabian Gulf (AP 96675-4099)
T-AO 198 Big Horn .................Atlantic/Mediterranean (AE 09565-4072)
T-AO 199 Tippecanoe .................Pacific/Arabian Gulf (AP 96679-4040)
T-AO 200 Guadalupe ..................Pacific/Arabian Gulf (AP 96666-4030)
T-AO 201 Patuxent.........................Atlantic/Mediterranean/Arabian Gulf
(AE 09582-4012)
T-AO 202 Yukon .........................Pacific/Arabian Gulf (AP 96686-4068)
T-AO 203 Laramie ..........................Atlantic/Mediterranean/Arabian Gulf
(AE 09577-4004)
T-AO 204 Rappahannock............Pacific/Arabian Gulf (AP 96677-4027)
SERVICE SUPPORT PROGRAM
BRIEFING: The four Safeguard-class salvage ships originally

were built for service in the active Navy, but transferred to MSC
in 2006 and 2007. Grapple and Safeguard have a rescue capability, can support surface-supplied diving operations to a depth of
190 feet and lift submerged objects weighing up to 150 tons
from a depth of 120 feet. Safeguard is forward-deployed to Japan
and based at Sasebo. Salvor operates from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
while Grasp and Grapple are based at Little Creek, Va.
FA S T C O M B AT S U P P O R T S H I P S ( T- A O E )
Safeguard Class
BRIEFING: Fast combat support ships have the speed to keep

up with carrier strike groups and can carry more than 177,000
barrels of oil, 2,150 tons of ammunition, 500 tons of dry stores
and 250 tons of refrigerated stores. The ships receive petroleum
products, ammunition and stores from shuttle ships when possible to minimize in-port time and remain with the carrier strike
groups. T-AOEs can simultaneously transfer fuel, ammo and
stores to ships in carrier strike groups, reducing the vulnerability of serviced ships by minimizing at-sea alongside time.
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, as a cost-reduction measure. Rainier will
be inactivated by Sept. 30, 2015.

LENGTH:......................255 feet
BEAM: ..........................51 feet
SPEED:.........................14 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........4 diesels, 2 shafts, 4,200 shp
AIRCRAFT: ...................none
CREW: ..........................26 civilians, 4 Navy who operate the communications suite, up to 35 mobile diving and salvage unit members
BUILDER: .....................Peterson Builders
Areas of Operation
T-ARS
T-ARS
T-ARS
T-ARS
50
51
52
53
Safeguard ......................................Pacific
Grasp .....................Atlantic/Mediterranean
Salvor .............................................Pacific
Grapple...................Atlantic/Mediterranean
(AP
(AE
(AP
(AE
96678-3221)
09570-3220)
96678-3222)
09570-3223)
Supply Class
LENGTH:......................754 feet
BEAM: ..........................107 feet
SPEED:.........................25+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........4 GE LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts,
105,000 shp
AIRCRAFT: ...................2 MH-60S Seahawk helicopters or commercial
equivalent
CREW: ..........................170 civilians (helicopter detachment adds 35)
Areas of Operation
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T-AOE 6 Supply ......Atlantic/Mediterranean/Arabian Gulf (AE 09587-4037)

T-AOE 7 Rainier..........Pacific/Indian Ocean/Arabian Gulf (AP 96698-3038)
T-AOE 8 Arctic ........Atlantic/Mediterranean/Arabian Gulf (AE 09564-4006)
SAFEGUARD
SAFEGUARD CLASS WITH MOBILE DIVING SALVAGE
UNIT 1 DIVERS
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F L E E T O C E A N T U G S ( T- AT F )
RAINIER
SUPPLY CLASS, LEFT, WITH USNS CHARLES DREW
BRIEFING: There are four fleet ocean tugs in the MSC fleet. The
design of the Powhatan-class tugs was patterned after commercial offshore supply ships, and they entered service with MSC in
1979. Each is fitted with a 300-horsepower bow thruster and a
10-ton-capacity crane, and has 150,000 pounds of bollard pull.
A fifth ship, Mohawk (T-ATF 170), is maintained in reserve.
Powhatan Class
LENGTH:......................226 feet
BEAM: ..........................42 feet
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R E S C U E A N D S A LV A G E S H I P S ( T- A R S )
SPEED:.........................14.5 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 diesels, 2 shafts, controllable-pitch propellers, 7,250 shp
CREW: ..........................16 civilians (17 civilians on Catawba), 4 Navy
BUILDER: .....................Marinette Marine
H O S P I TA L S H I P S ( T- A H )
BRIEFING: The two Mercy-class hospital ships have become

prime assets in the Navys efforts to reach out to foreign countries
and provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Since
2001, the hospital ships have conducted nine humanitarianassistance and disaster-response missions at home and abroad,
providing care to more than 550,000 people.
Mercy carried out a four-month Pacific Partnership cruise to
Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia in mid2012. Comfort, which originally drew most of its medical staff
from the Washington area, was transferred to Norfolk, Va., in
2013 to be closer to the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center,
where most of its medical staff now is based. Comforts scheduled mission to eight countries in Central and South America
and the Caribbean in spring 2013 was canceled due to budget
limitations imposed by sequestration.
Mercy participated in the 2014 Rim of the Pacific exercises
June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands
Areas of Operation
T-ATF
T-ATF
T-ATF
T-ATF
168
169
171
172
Catawba...............................Arabian Gulf
Navajo ..........................................Pacific
Sioux .............................................Pacific
Apache..................Atlantic/Mediterranean
(AP
(AP
(AP
(AE
96662-4007)
96673-4036)
96678-4063)
09564-4003)
Mercy Class
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LENGTH:......................894 feet
BEAM: ..........................106 feet
SPEED:.........................17 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........geared steam turbine, 2 boilers, 1 shaft,
24,500 shp
CAPACITY: ...................1,000 beds, 12 operating rooms
CREW:............................When fully operational, the hospital ships have a
crew of about 71 civilians and up to 1,200
Navy medical and communications 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.
CONVERSION YARD:...General Dynamics NASSCO
SIOUX
POWHATAN CLASS TOWING HMCS PROTECTEUR
SUBMARINE TENDERS (AS)
BRIEFING: These two forward-deployed ships embody the vestiges of the previously large fleet of submarine and destroyer
tenders and repair ships. Although their sister ships were rapidly decommissioned and disposed of after the Cold War, the two
L.Y. Spear-class tenders Emory S. Land and Frank Cable are
important assets intended to serve into the mid-2020s.
Although both ships remain commissioned U.S. Navy units,
they now are hybrid mixed-manning ships, with MSC
CIVMARs assuming responsibility in 2008 and 2010 to man,
operate and maintain the ships, while uniformed Navy personnel, under the command of a U.S. Navy captain, handle the mission roles.
Both ships have been given modernization and habitability
upgrades. The ships routinely deploy throughout the Western
Pacific and Indian Ocean regions.
Layberth
T-AH 19 Mercy.................................San Diego, Calif. (AP 96672-4090)
T-AH 20 Comfort ....................................Norfolk, Va. (AE 09566-4008)
L.Y. Spear Class

DISPLACEMENT: .........approx. 23,493 tons full load
LENGTH:......................644 feet
BEAM: ..........................85 feet
SPEED:.........................20 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 boilers, steam turbines, 1 shaft, 20,000 shp
AIRCRAFT: ...................none
ARMAMENT: ................4 25mm Mk38 guns
COMPLEMENT: ............Emory S. Land: 292 officers and enlisted, 160
CIVMARs; Frank Cable: 206 officers and
enlisted, 157 CIVMARs
BUILDER: .....................Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction
U.S. NAVY
U.S. NAVY
Homeport
AS 39 USS Emory S. Land ...................Diego Garcia (AP 96667-2610)
AS 40 USS Frank Cable .............Apra Harbor, Guam (AP 96662-2615)
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MERCY
MERCY CLASS, FRONT, WITH CHINAS PEOPLES LIBERATION
ARMY NAVY MEDICAL SHIP PEACE ARK
Homeport
LCC 19 USS Blue Ridge .................Yokosuka, Japan (AP 96628-3300)
LCC 20 USS Mount Whitney....................Gaeta, Italy (AE 09517-3310)
BRIEFING: The first and only cable-laying and repair ship built
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
Surveillance System network of strategically placed sonar sensors providing early warning of submarines.
A F L O AT F O R W A R D S TA G I N G B A S E
(INTERIM) (AFSB(I))
BRIEFING: USS Ponce, formerly an Austin-class amphibious

transport dock ship, was refitted by MSC in approximately six
months as an interim Afloat Forward Staging Base and deployed
June 1, 2012, to U.S. Central Command. Ponce can support
mine countermeasure and coastal patrol ships, aircraft operations and provides command facilities. The ship provides flexible support for embarked personnel detachments when requested by Central Command and the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
Ponces bridge equipment and navigation sensors were
replaced with modern automated systems to support reduced
crewing by 175 CIVMARS, who navigate, operate and maintain
the ship. Ponce also is crewed by 158 uniformed Navy personnel. The combined CIVMAR and Navy crew is commanded by a
Navy captain. Additional modifications included overhauling
Ponces main propulsion boilers, cleaning the ships main and
auxiliary condensers, overhauling other existing ships equipment and refurbishing the galley and berthing spaces. A laser
weapon has been installed on the ship for evaluation.
Zeus
LENGTH:......................513 feet
BEAM: ..........................73 feet
SPEED:.........................14 knots
POWER PLANT:.............integrated, twin shaft, diesel-electric, 10,000 shp
(5,000 hp each shaft)
CREW: ..........................58 mariners
No layberth assigned
T-ARC 7 Zeus.............................................................(AE 09595-4076)
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 Seventh Fleet flagship in 1979 and is forwarddeployed to Yokosuka, Japan. Mount Whitney serves as Sixth Fleet
flagship, having operated since 1981 as Second Fleet flagship.
Mount Whitney underwent an MSC conversion in fiscal 2005
and operates with a split crew of CIVMARs and active Navy personnel. It remains a commissioned ship with an active-duty Navy commanding officer. Operational control of the ship was transferred to
MSC on Sept. 20, 2004, and on Feb. 28, 2005, Mount Whitney relieved La Salle as Sixth Fleet flagship in the Mediterranean. Blue
Ridge is under fleet, not MSC, control.
Austin Class (modified) (AFSB(I))

LENGTH:......................570 feet
BEAM: ..........................100 feet
SPEED:.........................20 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 600 psi; 2 De Laval
turbines; 24,000 hp; 2 shafts
CREW: ..........................55 military, 165 civil service mariners
BUILDER: .....................Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction
Area of Operation
AFSB(I) 15 USS Ponce ..........................Persian Gulf (AE 09582-1717)
Blue Ridge Class
U.S. NAVY
BLUE RIDGE
BLUE RIDGE CLASS
U.S. NAVY
DISPLACEMENT: .........18,874 tons, full load 19,700 tons

LENGTH:......................634 feet
BEAM: ..........................108 feet
SPEED:.........................23 knots
POWER PLANT: ............1 geared turbine, 2 boilers, 1 shaft, 22,000 shp
ARMAMENT: ................2 Phalanx CIWS, 2 25mm Mk38 guns
AIRCRAFT: ...................none (helicopter landing area only)
COMPLEMENT: ............34 officers, 564 Sailors
BUILDERS:...................LCC 19, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; LCC 20,
Newport News Shipbuilding
PONCE
AFLOAT FORWARD STAGING BASE (INTERIM)
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C A B L E L AY I N G A N D R E P A I R S H I P
( T- A R C )
Layberth
JHSV
JHSV
JHSV
JHSV
JHSV
JHSV
JHSV
JHSV
JHSV
JHSV
BRIEFING: JHSVs are high-speed, shallow-draft ships capable of

intra-theater personnel and cargo lift for the armed services. Able
to reach speeds of more than 35 knots, they enable the rapid transit and deployment of conventional and special 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 noncombatant evacuations.
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 the types
of austere piers and quay walls common in developing countries
as well as for lighters and floating causeways in a low sea state.
The ships crane can be used for the launch and recovery of
small craft as well as cargo movement between the mission bay,
flight deck and over the side. The ships draft and maneuverability allows it to operate in shallow waters without tug support.
The Army and Navy initially pursued separate programs to meet
their requirements for intra-theater connectors, but as an economy
move, the Armys Theater Support Vessel program was combined
with the Navy and Marine Corps High-Speed Connector. Each service originally was to own and operate five JHSVs, but the Armys
ships were transferred to the Navy in May 2011.
Spearhead (JHSV 1) was delivered in December 2012, Choctaw
County (JHSV 2) in June 2013, Millinocket (JHSV 3) in March 2014
and Fall River (JHSV 4) in September 2014. Austal USA in Mobile,
Ala., is the prime contractor and will deliver one new vessel every
six months. The 10 JHSVs will be operated by MSC CIVMARs and
forward-deployed to assigned Combatant Commanders.
1 Spearhead............................................................Little Creek, Va.

2 Choctaw County ..................................................Little Creek, Va.
3 Millinocket .............................................................San Diego, Calif.
4 Fall River............................................(delivered September 2014)
5 Trenton...............(under construction; delivery in December 2014)
6 Brunswick ...................(under construction; delivery in June 2015)
7 Carson City ........(under construction; delivery in December 2015)
8 Yuma ........................................(authorized; delivery in June 2016)
9 Bismarck .........................(authorized; delivery in December 2016)
10 Burlington...............................(authorized; delivery in June 2017)
SPECIAL MISSION SHIPS PROGRAM
M I S S I L E - R A N G E I N S T R U M E N TAT I O N
S H I P S ( T- A G M )
BRIEFING: Howard O. Lorenzen replaced Observation Island in January 2014 and began operation as a support platform for the Cobra
Judy phased-array radar system used for detecting and collecting
data from missile launches around the world. The ship supports the
enforcement of strategic weapons treaties and weapons tests.
Invincible, a converted Stalwart-class T-AGOS, provides a
platform for a dual-band radar developed by the U.S. Air Force
to support its data-collection requirements against theater ballistic missiles.
Invincible (Conversion)
LENGTH:......................224 feet
BEAM: ..........................43 feet
SPEED:.........................11 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........4 diesel generators, 2 shafts, 1,600 bhp
CREW: ..........................18 mariners, 11 sponsor personnel
BUILDER: .....................Tacoma Boatbuilding
Spearhead Class

LENGTH:......................338 feet
BEAM: ..........................93.5 feet
DRAFT: ........................13 feet
SPEED:.........................35 knots
RANGE:........................1,200 nautical miles carrying 600 short tons at
an average speed of 35 knots 4,700 nautical
miles at 23 knots, empty of cargo
COMPLEMENT: ............22 civil service mariners or contract mariners
LIFT CAPACITY:...........600 short tons and 312 passengers
POWER PLANT: ...........4 MTU 8000 diesel engines
BUILDER: .....................Austal USA
T-AGM 24 Invincible ....................................................(AE 09574-4041)
INVINCIBLE
Howard O. Lorenzen
U.S. NAVY
U.S. NAVY
JOINT HIGH-SPEED VESSEL (JHSV)
TRENTON
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SPEARHEAD CLASS

LENGTH:......................534 feet
BEAM: ..........................89 feet
CREW: ..........................30 civilian, 25 scientists, 1 military
BUILDER: .....................VT Halter Marine
T-AGM 25 Howard O. Lorenzen..................................(AE 09577-4201)
O C E A N S U R V E I L L A N C E S H I P S ( T- A G O S )
BRIEFING: MSC operates two classes of ocean surveillance ships

that use surveillance towed-array sensor system (SURTASS) equipment to support the Navys anti-submarine warfare capability. The
SURTASS mission gathers ocean acoustical data and transmits
anti-submarine warfare information for prompt analysis.
The Victorious class comprises four small waterplane-area,
twin-hull ships. Impeccable, placed in service in October 2001,
is larger and faster, with a more powerful propulsion plant and
designed specifically for deploying an additional low-frequency
active (LFA) array system. The Victorious-class ships are to be
modified to deploy compact LFA arrays.
BRIEFING: Six Pathfinder-class ships were delivered from 19942001 to operate in an oceanographic survey-support capacity,
gathering underwater data in the deep ocean and in coastal
waters. A seventh, Maury, is under construction and was
launched in March 2013. Maury is equipped with a moon pool for
operating unmanned underwater vehicles. Sumner (T-AGS-61)
was inactivated in August 2014.
Pathfinder Class
LENGTH:......................328.5 feet
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
Victorious Class
LENGTH:......................234.5 feet
BEAM: ..........................93.5 feet
SPEED:.........................10 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........4 Caterpillar diesel generators, 2 General
Electric propulsion motors (1 on each side of
the hull), twin shafts, 1,600 shp
CREW: .............................26 civilian, 22 military (T-AGOS 19-21) 24 civilian,
8-15 military (T-AGOS 22)
BUILDER: .....................McDermott Marine
No layberths assigned
T-AGS
T-AGS
T-AGS
T-AGS
T-AGS
T-AGS
No layberths assigned
T-AGOS
T-AGOS
T-AGOS
T-AGOS
19
20
21
22
Victorious.................................................(AP
Able.........................................................(AP
Effective .................................................(AP
Loyal .......................................................(AP
96682-4014)
96660-4002)
96664-4031)
96671-4018)
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62
63
64
65
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Pathfinder ..................................................(AE
Bowditch....................................................(AP
Henson.......................................................(AE
Bruce C. Heezen........................................(AP
Mary Sears ................................................(AP
Maury.....................................................(under
09582-4026)
96661-4000)
09573-4054)
96667-4084)
96678-4093)
construction)
N A V I G AT I O N T E S T- S U P P O R T S H I P
( T- A G S )
BRIEFING: Waters supports submarine navigation system testing and provides ballistic missile flight-test support services
under the sponsorship of the Strategic Systems Program Office.
Waters (Conversion)
EFFECTIVE

LENGTH:......................442 feet
BEAM: ..........................69 feet
SPEED:.........................13.2 knots, sustained
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel-electric, twin screw, 7,400 shp
CREW: ..........................28 mariners, 59 military and scientific
personnel
BUILDER: .....................Avondale Industries
CONVERSION YARD:...Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock
T-AGS 45 Waters ........................................................(AE 09591-4025)
VICTORIOUS CLASS
S U B M A R I N E A N D S P E C I A L W A R FA R E
SUPPORT SHIPS
Impeccable
LENGTH:......................81.6 feet
BEAM: ..........................95.75 feet
SPEED:.........................12 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 direct-drive electric motors, 2,500 shp,
4 generators
CREW: ..........................26 civilian mariners, 5 technicians, 10-20
military
BUILDER: .....................Halter Marine
BRIEFING: A number of chartered vessels are used by the Navy

in special mission roles: Dolores Chouest, C-Commando and CChampion (special warfare support ships) are owned and operated by Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, La. They support
Naval Special Warfare Command. MV Arrowhead, MV Eagle
View, MV Black Powder, MV Westwind and MV Dominator provide submarine support and are owned and operated by
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Golden Meadow, La. MV Malama
also provides submarine support and is owned and operated by
Hawaiian Resource Group.
T-AGOS 23 Impeccable ..............................................(AP 96668-4073)
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OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY SHIPS

( T- A G S )
S T R AT E G I C S E A L I F T P R O G R A M
Atlantic:...................................Dolores Chouest (based in Norfolk, Va.),

Arrowhead and Eagle View (based in Kings Bay, Ga.)
Pacific: ...........................C-Commando (based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii),
C-Champion (forward-deployed to the Far East),
Black Powder and Westwind (based in Bremerton, Wash.),
Dominator (based in San Diego),
Malama (based in Pearl Harbor)
MARITIME PREPOSITIONING FORCE

(MPF)
BRIEFING: The two Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadrons

(MPSRONs) carry enough equipment and supplies to sustain
more than 16,000 Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Navy personnel for up to 30 days. The ships can offload equipment at
established port facilities or while anchored, using onboard
watercraft operated by Naval Support Element forces. MPSRON
assets complement naval amphibious forces. A third MPS
squadron, MPSRON 1, was disestablished in 2012.
In early 2003, ships in MPSRONs 1 and 2 were offloaded in
Kuwait in support of Marine Expeditionary Forces on the
ground. Equipment from the ships was used extensively in
Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Upon completion of the first phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom,
the Marine Corps began reconstituting the MPS using equipment from the Iraqi theater of operations and the continental
United States.
USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams and USNS 1ST LT Jack
Lummus participated in Haiti earthquake-relief operations in
early 2010.
C-COMMANDO
SPECIAL WARFARE SUPPORT SHIP
SEA-BASED X-BAND RADAR ONE (SBX-1)
BRIEFING: The SBX-1 provides ballistic missile tracking information to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense System as well as
functioning as a Research Development Test and Evaluation asset
for the Missile Defense Agency. SBX consists of the X-band radar
and mission systems, including the Ground-based Midcourse
Defense fire control and communications subcomponents. All are
installed on the SBX vessel, a semi-submersible, self-propelled
platform capable of sustained underway operations. The vessel is
being placed in a reduced operating status as an economy move,
although it will be capable of being reactivated for specific needs.
Bobo Class (New Construction)

LENGTH:......................673.2 feet
BEAM: ..........................105.5 feet
SPEED:.........................17.7 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 diesel main engines, 1 screw, 30,000 shp
ENDURANCE: ..............11,107 nautical miles (at maximum speed)
CAPACITY: ...................bulk petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) (1.6
million gallons), water (98,994 gallons), equipment and vehicles
CREW: ..........................30 civilians
BUILDER: .....................General Dynamics Shipbuilding
SBX-1
Deployment Location
DISPLACEMENT: .........32,690 tons (registered)

LENGTH:......................389 feet
BEAM: ..........................238 feet
SPEED:.........................8 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........6 ships service diesel generators and one
emergency diesel generator; 4 fixed-pitch, controllable speed, fully azimuthing and
retractable 3,400 kW thrusters
CREW: ..........................34 Full Operating Status (FOS) or 19 ROS
mariners, 49 FOS or 23 ROS mission support
BUILDER: .....................Moss Maritime; modified by Keppel AmFELS
SEA-BASED X-BAND RADAR ONE
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T-AK 3008 2ND LT John P. Bobo...................Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3

(AP 96683-7524)
T-AK 3009 PFC Dewayne T. Williams .............Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3
(AP 96683-4117)
T-AK 3010 1ST LT Baldomero Lopez.............Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2
(AP 96671-4115)
T-AK 3011 1ST LT Jack Lummus ..................Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3
(AP 96671-4116)
T-AK 3012 SGT William R. Button...................Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2
(AP 96661-7262)
U.S. NAVY
U.S. NAVY
Areas of Operation
PFC DEWAYNE T. WILLIAMS
BOBO CLASS
Watson Class (New Construction LMSRs)
T-AKR 311 Sisler ................Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 (AE 09587-4055)

T-AKR 312 Dahl .................Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3 (AP 96663-4057)
BRIEFING: In 2008, the LMSR USNS Sisler began operating as

an MPS, followed by USNS Dahl in 2009. The Army had placed
all six LMSRs back on station by 2012. These ships will be
assigned to MPSRON 2 and MPSRON 3.
Bob Hope Class (New Construction LMSRs)
Watson Class (New Construction LMSRs)
(See the Sealift Program section for characteristics.)

LENGTH:......................950 feet
BEAM: ..........................105.8 feet
SPEED:.........................24 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 General Electric Marine LM2500 gas turbines, 64,000 hp, 2 shafts, 2 controllable-pitch
propellers
ENDURANCE: ..............12,000 nautical miles
CAPACITY: ...................392,627 square feet
CREW: ..........................30
Deployment Location
Deployment Location
T-AKR 302 Seay.................Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 (AE 09587-4060)
T-AKR 304 Pililaau .............Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3 (AP 09582-4092)
MARITIME PREPOSITIONING FORCE

(ENHANCED) PROGRAM
BRIEFING: The MPF(E) program, funded through the National

Defense Sealift Fund, supports the U.S. militarys prepositioning
requirements using three container and roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO)
ships. MPF(E) ships carry Navy Mobile Construction Battalion
equipment, fleet hospital equipment, expeditionary airfield
materials and a headquarters support unit. In October 2012,
USNS 1ST LT Harry L. Martin and USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat
were transferred to the Sealift Program.
Deployment Location
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
310 Watson ............FOS Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 (AE 09591-4001)

313 Red Cloud .................FOS Korea/MPSRON 3 (AP 96677-4082)
314 Charlton .........FOS Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3 (AP 96662-4087)
315 Watkins ...........FOS Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 (AP 96683-4096)
316 Pomeroy .........FOS Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 (AP 96675-4034)
317 Soderman ......FOS Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3 (AE 09587-4035)

LENGTH:......................906.9 feet
BEAM: ..........................105.6 feet
SPEED:.........................24 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........slow-speed diesel
CREW: ..........................30 civilians
Deployment Location
T-AK 3017 GYSGT Fred W. Stockham ...........Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2
(AE 09587-4051)
Stockham Conversion Container & RO/RO Ship
RED CLOUD
ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS

A F L O AT ( A P S - 3 )
BRIEFING: In 2007, seven of the eight Watson-class LMSRs

were put in ROS near potential load ports in the United States
to be on standby for transportation missions and reactivation.
By 2011, two of the eight ships in the class returned to FOS and
were converted to support Marine Corps MPS mission requirements.
The other six ships have since been placed in FOS to support
Army mission requirements in MPSRONs 2 and 3. MV LTC John
U.D. Page and MV SSG Edward A. Carter remained deployed as
part of MPSRON 2.
Army Container Ships
T-AK 4496 MV LTC John U.D. Page ...............Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2
(AP 96675-7236)
T-AK 4544 MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. ......Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2
(AP 96662-7237)
WATSON CLASS
N A V Y, D E F E N S E L O G I S T I C S A G E N C Y
AND AIR FORCE (NDAF) SHIPS
BRIEFING: The NDAF ships include a mix of U.S. governmentowned and -chartered prepositioning ships strategically located
around the world to support not only these three agencies, but
also the U.S. Marine Corps. Two ships are prepositioned with
Air Force ammunition.
MV 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. In mid-2012, Wheeler was
purchased by the government from Edison Chouest, from
whom the ship was previously leased and operated.
The 160-foot USNS Fast Tempo, formerly MV Fast Tempo,
also was purchased as the Wheelers primary support vessel. On
Aug. 24, 2012, MV VADM K.R. Wheeler became USNS VADM
K.R. Wheeler and the operating contract was awarded to Tote
Services Inc. (formerly Interocean American Shipping).
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L A R G E , M E D I U M - S P E E D, R O L L - O N /
R O L L - O F F S H I P S ( T- A K R )
(See Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-on/Roll-off Ships section for characteristics.)
Montford Point (MLP 1) was delivered on May 14, 2013, from

General Dynamics NASSCO, and the ship is being outfitted with
its mission package at Vigor, Astoria, Ore. Initial operational
capability is expected in 2015. The Navy plans to complete
Lewis B. Puller (MLP 3) as an Afloat Forward Staging Base.
Aviation logistics support ships SS Wright and SS Curtiss support

Marine Corps aviation and are capable of loading the equipment of
an aviation intermediate maintenance activity and transporting it to
the desired theater of operation. Each ship is configured as a RO/RO
and self-sustaining container ship, permitting offloads pierside and
offshore. After the offloads, the ships can revert to standard sealift
ships capable of carrying up to 600 containers.
Montford Point Class

DISPLACEMENT: .........81,406 metric tons
LENGTH:......................784 feet
BEAM: ..........................164 feet
SPEED:.........................15 knots
POWER PLANT:..............2 General Electric Marine LM2500 gas turbines,
64,000 hp, 2 shafts, 2 controllable-pitch propellers
RANGE:........................9,500 nautical miles
CREW: ..........................34
USNS VADM K.R. Wheeler (T-AG 5001)

LENGTH:......................349 feet
BEAM: ..........................70 feet
DRAFT: ........................26 feet
SPEED:.........................15 knots
CREW: ..........................6 civilians
PUMP RATE:................1.7 million gallons/day
Deployment Location
No Layberth Assigned
MLP 1 Montford Point ...................................................................TBD

MLP 2 John Glenn .......................................(delivered March 12, 2014)
MLP 3 Lewis B. Puller ............................................(under construction)
T-AG 5001 VADM K.R. Wheeler .....................Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3

(AP 96665-7219)
USNS Fast Tempo (T-AG 4907)

DISPLACEMENT: .........601 long tons
LENGTH:......................160 feet
BEAM: ..........................30 feet
DRAFT: ........................12.6 feet
SPEED:.........................26 knots
No Layberth Assigned
T-AG 4907 Fast Tempo ..................................Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3
Air Force Container Ships

T-AK 4396 MV MAJ Bernard F. Fisher............Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2
(AP 96665-7220)
T-AK 5362 MV CAPT David I. Lyon ................................(location TBD)
U.S. NAVY
U.S. NAVY
JOHN GLENN
MONTFORD POINT CLASS
Aviation Logistics Support Ships

T-AVB 3 SS Wright.............................................Baltimore, Md. (ROS-5)
T-AVB 4 SS Curtiss ........................................San Diego, Calif. (ROS-5)
D R Y C A R G O / A M M U N I T I O N S H I P ( T- A K E )
(See Combat Logistics Force section for characteristics.)
Deployment Location
T-AKE 1 Lewis and Clark ........Diego Garcia/MPSRON 2 (AE 09577-4077)
T-AKE 2 Sacagawea ..............Guam/Saipan/MPSRON 3 (AE 09587-4178)
M O B I L E L A N D I N G P L AT F O R M ( M L P )
SHIPS
BRIEFING: The Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship is a new

design entering service for the Maritime Prepositioning Force,
and will function as a transfer station for prepositioning ships to
offload and transfer cargo to ship-to-shore connector craft, such
as Landing Craft Air Cushions. It will feature add-on modules
to support a vehicle staging area, side-port ramp, large mooring
fenders and parking lanes for three landing craft. Planned capabilities for the reconfigurable mission deck include facilities for
a helicopter landing area; a container-handling crane; a vehicletransfer system; and medical, berthing and command and control. The MLPs also can function as heavy-lift ships, able to lift
and transport large ships.
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R O L L - O F F S H I P S ( T- A K R )
BRIEFING: As part of the ongoing effort to upgrade the nations sealift surge capability, 11 LMSRs were assigned to the Sealift Program.
All have made numerous journeys moving cargo in support of
Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. USNS Seay was
transferred to the Maritime Prepositioning Force in 2010. USNS Pililaau transferred to the Maritime Prepositioning Force in June 2012.
The Surge Fleet also consists of five roll-on/roll-off and container ships that are at East Coast layberths and ready to get
underway in five days.
Shughart Class (Conversion LMSRs)
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
CREW: ..........................29 (FOS), 50 supercargoes
Layberth
T-AKR 295 Shughart (ROS-4) ....................Violet, La. (AE 09587-4015)
T-AKR 297 Yano (ROS-4) ...........................Violet, La. (AE 09594-4070)
Layberth
Gordon Class (Conversion LMSRs)
Martin Conversion Container & RO/RO Ship

LENGTH:......................754 feet
BEAM: ..........................106 feet
SPEED:.........................17 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........1 slow-speed diesel, single shaft, 21,000 shp
CAPACITY:......................127,000 square feet, 767 twenty-foot equivalent
units (TEU)
CREW: ..........................25 civilians, 12 maintenance personnel, 100
Marines
CONVERSION YARD:...Atlantic Drydock
Layberth
T-AKR 296 Gordon (ROS-4).................Baltimore, Md. (AE 09570-4028)
T-AKR 298 Gilliland (ROS-4).................Baltimore, Md. (AE 09570-4050)
Bob Hope Class (New Construction LMSRs)
Layberth

LENGTH:......................950 feet
BEAM: ..........................105.9 feet
SPEED:.........................24 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........4 Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels, 65,160 hp,
2 shafts, 2 controllable-pitch propellers
BUILDER: .....................Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
T-AK 3015 1ST LT Harry L. Martin......Blount Island, Fla. (AE 09578-4061)
Wheat Conversion
LENGTH:......................864 feet
BEAM: ..........................98 feet
SPEED:.........................20.5 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 gas turbines, 2 screws
CAPACITY: ...................127,000 square feet, 960 TEU
CREW: ..........................28 civilians, 12 maintenance personnel,
100 Marines
CONVERSION YARD:...Bender Shipbuilding & Repair
Layberth
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
300
301
303
305
306
Bob Hope ......................San Diego, Calif.

Fisher .....................Corpus Christi, Texas
Mendonca ....................Bremerton, Wash.
Brittin...........................Bremerton, Wash.
Benavidez ..............Corpus Christi, Texas
(AE
(AE
(AE
(AE
(AE
09573-4042)
09569-4059)
09578-4098)
09565-4097)
09565-4016)
Layberth
T-AK 3016 LCPL Roy M. Wheat......................Blount Island, Fla. (ROS)
(AE 09591-4085)
D RY C A R G O S H I P S
BRIEFING: These ships provide sealift for DoD supplies to

points all over the world. MSCs break-bulk and container ships
are under long-term charter. In addition, MSC charters dry
cargo ships are on a short-term basis as needed.
Down-Range Support
U.S. ARMY
Area of Operation
MENDONCA
BOB HOPE CLASS
T/B Sea Eagle/MB 1219 .........................................................Bahamas
Container
Area of Operation
T-AK 5158 MV Mohegan ............................worldwide (AP 96661-7200)
T-AK 5272 MV BBC Seattle ..................................................worldwide
SGT Matej Kocak Class (Conversions)

LENGTH:......................821 feet
BEAM: ..........................105.5 feet
SPEED:.........................20 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 geared steam turbines, 2 boilers, 1 screw,
30,000 shp
ENDURANCE: ..............11,176 nautical miles (maximum speed)
CAPACITY: ...................bulk POL (1.5 million gallons), water (91,938
gallons), equipment and vehicles
CREW: ..........................30 civilians, 10 maintenance personnel
TA N K E R S ( T- A O T )
BRIEFING: Point-to-point tankers transport fuel from refineries

to storage facilities for Defense Logistics Agency-Energy and are
capable of transferring fuel at sea to support oilers when necessary. The ships are crewed by U.S. Merchant Mariners who work
for a private company under contract to MSC.
Empire State was chartered in 2010 to carry refined petroleum products primarily between commercial refineries and DoD
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T-AK 3005 SGT Matej Kocak .......................Newport News, Va. (ROS)

T-AK 3006 PFC Eugene A. Obregon.............Newport News, Va. (ROS)
T-AK 3007 MAJ Stephen W. Pless ................Newport News, Va. (ROS)

LENGTH:......................956 feet
BEAM: ..........................105.8 feet
SPEED:.........................24 knots
POWER PLANT:.............3 engines (1 B&W slow-speed diesel, 26,000 hp,
2 B&W slow-speed diesels, 19,500 hp each),
3 shafts, controllable-pitch centerline propeller
CONVERSION YARD:...Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
storage and distribution facilities. A second State-class tanker,

MT Evergreen State, came under charter to MSC in January
2011. MV Maersk Peary, on charter in December 2011, is an iceclass 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 March
2014 and operates in the Western Pacific region.
HIGH-SPEED VESSELS (HSV)
BRIEFING: MSC charters one high-speed vessel. HSV Westpac

Express supports the III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), transporting cargo and military personnel between Okinawa, Japan,
and other ports in the Far East for training and deployments. The
vessel, similar to commercially operated high-speed ferries, features a vehicle and passenger deck with 33,000 square feet of storage space, and can carry 305 tons of equipment. The ship has no
berthing for passengers but can transport 910 Marines in airlinestyle reclining seats on its upper deck.
The lease on Westpac Express was renewed and extended
until August 2015.
Long-Term Chartered Tanker (T-AOT)

State Class
DISPLACEMENT: .........49,000 deadweight tons
LENGTH:......................600.4 feet
BEAM: ..........................105.6 feet
SPEED:.........................14.8 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel engines
CARGO CAPACITY:......331,000 barrels
CREW: ..........................21 civilians
Westpac Express
LENGTH:......................331.3 feet
BEAM: ..........................87.5 feet
DRAFT: ........................15.75 feet (loaded)
SPEED:.........................32-38 knots; 32 knots with 825 deadweight
ship tons configuration
RANGE:........................1,344 nautical miles at 35 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........4 Caterpillar diesels with 4 water jets
ENDURANCE: ..............1,240 nautical miles at maximum speed
CAPACITY: ...................910 passengers, 160 military vehicles
CREW: ..........................14 civilians
BUILDER: .....................Austal
Area of Operation
T-AOT 5193 MT Empire State ...............................................worldwide
T-AOT 5205 MT Evergreen State ..........................................worldwide
T-AOT 5246 MV Maersk Peary..............................................worldwide
Deployment Location
HSV 4676 Westpac Express.........................................Okinawa, Japan
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MV MAERSK PERRY,
RIGHT, FUELING R/V NATHANIAL B. PALMER
HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORTS
BRIEFING: USNS Guam and USNS Puerto Rico were built at

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., for commercial operation in Hawaii
as, respectively, the Huakai and Alakai. Following the collapse
of the Hawaii Super Ferry scheme and Title XI default on the
construction loan guarantee, they were seized by the government and placed in Maritime Administration custody. The
ships were transferred to the Navy for operation by MSC in
2012 and renamed.
Following conversion in 2015, Guam will replace Westpac
Express in meeting the III MEF requirement in the Western Pacific.
A specific use for the Puerto Rico has yet to be defined.
Shallow-Draft Tanker
LENGTH:......................feet 101.39 meters
BEAM: ..........................feet 19.05 meters
Area of Operation
MT SLNC Pax ..............................................................Western Pacific
Government-Owned Champion Class (T-5) Tanker

(T-AOT)
LENGTH:......................615 feet
BEAM: ..........................90 feet
SPEED:.........................16 knots
POWERPLANT: ............diesel engines
CARGO CAPACITY:......235,000 barrels
CREW: ..........................23 civilians
BUILDER: .....................Tampa Shipyard
Guam Class
LENGTH:......................373 feet
BEAM: ..........................78 feet
DRAFT: ........................12 feet
SPEED:.........................33 knots with 700 short tons of cargo,
39 knots without payload
RANGE: ........................2,400 nautical miles at 34 knots; 5,800 nautical
miles at 17 knots
COMPLEMENT: ............15-18 civilians
LIFT CAPACITY:...........24,500 square feet
POWER PLANT: ...........4 Rolls-Royce KaWeMa 125 Mkll waterjets;
4 MTU diesel engines M70; 4 420 eKW Cat
generator sets
BUILDER: .....................Austal USA
Deployment Location
HST 1 Guam ....................................................Future: Okinawa, Japan
HST 2 Puerto Rico ........................................................................TBD
Area of Operation
T-AOT 1125 Lawrence H. Gianella .................................U.S. coastwide
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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA AT FAIRBANKS
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The research vessel Sikuliaq was one of three new ships added to the University National Oceanographic Laboratory
System fleet in 2014.
BRIEFING: Twenty-one civilian oceanographic research ships are used as part of the University National Oceanographic Laboratory
System (UNOLS) fleet. Three new-construction ships were added to the fleet in 2014, while two, Knorr and Melville, were retired.
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 Guards three oceangoing icebreakers also are scheduled by UNOLS. More information 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, Calif.
Thomas G. Thompson* ........................................University of Washington ...........................................................................................Seattle, Wash.
Neil Armstrong* ...................................................Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution................................................................Woods Hole, Mass.
Sally Ride*...........................................................Scripps Institution of Oceanography ......................................................................San Diego, Calif.
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, Hawaii
Oceanus** ...........................................................Oregon State University ...........................................................................................Newport, Ore.
Endeavor** ..........................................................University of Rhode Island ..................................................................................Narragansett, R.I.
New Horizon........................................................Scripps Institution of Oceanography ......................................................................San Diego, Calif.
Atlantic Explorer ..................................................Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences .............................................................................Bermuda
Regional Ships
Point Sur** ..........................................................Moss Landing Marine Laboratories ...................................................................Moss Landing, Calif.
Hugh R. Sharp ....................................................University of Delaware..................................................................................................Lewes, Del.
Coastal/Local Ships
Robert Gordon Sproul..........................................Scripps Institution of Oceanography ......................................................................San Diego, Calif.
Pelican ................................................................Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium ....................................................................Chauvin, La.
F.G. Walton Smith.................................................University of Miami .........................................................................................................Miami, Fla.
Blue Heron ..........................................................University of Minnesota-Duluth....................................................................................Duluth, Minn.
Savannah ............................................................Skidway Institute of Oceanography, University System of Georgia ...........................Savannah, Ga.
Clifford A. Barnes**.............................................University of Washington ...........................................................................................Seattle, Wash.
* Owned by the U.S. Navy

** Owned by the National Science Foundation
*** Owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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2 0 1 4 C H A N G E S I N S H I P S S TAT U S
Carol Armstrong, ships sponsor for the Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research Vessel Neil Armstrong (T-AGOR 27), breaks
a bottle across the bow during a christening ceremony at Dakota Creek Industries Inc. shipyard in Anacortes, Wash., March
29, 2014. Joining Armstrong on the platform were RADM Matthew Klunder, left, chief of naval research; Dick Nelson, president, Dakota Creek Industries; and Kali Armstrong, granddaughter of the late astronaut and ships namesake, Neil Armstrong.
his list covers changes in the status of ships of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) and fleet support auxiliary ships of Military Sealift Command (MSC) for calendar year 2014, with projected dates
T
through early 2015. Data for this list is considered correct as of Dec. 12, 2014; future dates are subject to change. All dates are for
2014 unless otherwise noted; some late events for 2013 and near-future events for 2015 also are included. Disposal information for
previously decommissioned or stricken naval ships also is listed.
SUBMARINES
La Jolla (SSN 701) placed out of service Dec. 1 for conversion at Norfolk, Va., Naval Shipyard to Moored Training Ship.
Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) keel ceremony held Oct. 30 at

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine.
Norfolk (SSN 714) inactivation held Dec. 11 at Norfolk.
Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fabrication began Sept. 30 at Ingalls

Shipbuilding.
Miami (SSN 755) decommissioning ceremony held March 28

at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine.
Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) fabrication began Oct. 31 at Bath

Iron Works.
North Dakota (SSN 784) delivered Aug. 29 from General

Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Conn.; commissioned Oct.
25 at homeport of Groton.
DDG 120 (unnamed) construction contract awarded March

14 to Bath Iron Works.
Zumwalt (DDG 1000) christened April 12 at Bath Iron Works.
John Warner (SSN 785) christened Sept. 6 at Newport

News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va.; launched Sept. 10.
FRIGATES
Illinois (SSN 786) keel ceremony held June 2 at Electric Boat.
Halyburton (FFG 40) decommissioning ceremony held Sept. 6

at Mayport, Fla. Officially decommissioned and stricken Sept. 8.
Washington (SSN 787) keel ceremony held Nov. 22 at

Newport News Shipbuilding.
Vermont (SSN 792) construction contract awarded April 28 to
Electric Boat. Name announced Sept. 18.
Oregon (SSN 793) construction contract awarded April 28 to
Electric Boat. Name announced Oct. 10.
DESTROYERS
Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) keel ceremony held Sept. 23 at
Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula,
Miss.
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De Wert (FFG 45) decommissioned and stricken April 4 at

Mayport.
Rentz (FFG 46) decommissioning ceremony held May 9 at
San Diego. Officially decommissioned and stricken May 23.
Nicholas (FFG 47) decommissioning ceremony held March 10
at Norfolk. Officially decommissioned and stricken March 17.
Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) decommissioned and stricken
March 28 at Mayport.
Ingraham (FFG 61) decommissioning ceremony held Nov. 12
at Everett, Wash.
2 0 1 4 C H A N G E S I N S H I P S S TAT U S
LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS
Jackson (LCS 6) christened March 22 at Mobile.

Detroit (LCS 7) christened and launched Oct. 18 at Fincantieri
Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis.
Montgomery (LCS 8) launched Aug. 6 at Mobile; christened
Nov. 8.
Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) keel ceremony held April 16 at
Mobile.
Sioux City (LCS 11) keel ceremony held Feb. 19 at Marinette.
Indianapolis (LCS 17) and LCS 19 construction contracts
awarded March 10 to Lockheed Martin.
LCS 18 and LCS 20 construction contracts awarded March
10 to Austal USA.
MINE TYPES
James (WMSL 754) launched May 3 at Ingalls; christened

Aug. 16.
Munro (WMSL 755) keel ceremony held Nov. 5 at Ingalls.
Kimball (WMSL 756) construction contract awarded March
31 to Ingalls.
Midgett (WMSL 757) long-lead-time contract executed June
30 with Ingalls.
Gallatin (WHEC 721) decommissioned March 31 at Charleston.
Transferred to Nigeria May 7 at Charleston as NNS Okpabana.
Charles Sexton (WPC 1108) commissioned March 8 at Key
West, Fla.
Kathleen Moore (WPC 1109) delivered March 28 from
Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La.; commissioned May 10 at
Key West.
Raymond Evans (WPC 1110) renamed from Joseph Napier
during 2013. Delivered June 25 at Key West. Commissioned
Sept. 6 at homeport of Key West.
Avenger (MCM 1) decommissioned and stricken Sept. 30 at

San Diego.
William Trump (WPC 1111) delivered Nov. 25 at Key West;

commissioning scheduled for January 2015.
Defender (MCM 2) decommissioned and stricken Oct. 1 at

San Diego.
Jacob Poroo (WPC 1125) name announced Feb. 2014.

Construction contract awarded July 23 to Bollinger.
AMPHIBIOUS TYPES
WPCs 1126-1130 (unnamed) construction contracts awarded

July 23 to Bollinger.
America (LHA 6) delivered April 10 from Ingalls and placed

Special, In Service. Commissioned Oct. 11 at San
Francisco. Homeported at San Diego.
Jefferson Island (WPB 1340) decommissioned Sept. 19 at

Portland, Maine.
Tripoli (LHA 7) keel ceremony held June 20 at Ingalls.
Bainbridge Island (WPB 1343) decommissioned March 17 at

Bayonne, N.J.
Denver (LPD 9) decommissioning ceremony held Aug. 14 at

Pearl Harbor; officially decommissioned to reserve Sept. 18.
Block Island (WPB 1344) decommissioned March 14 at Fort

Macon, N.C.
Somerset (LPD 25) commissioned March 1 at Philadelphia.

Homeported at San Diego.
Pea Island (WPB 1347) decommissioned March 31 at Key West.
John P. Murtha (LPD 26) launched Oct. 30 at Ingalls.

Christening scheduled for March 21, 2015.
NOAA
AUXILARIES AND SUPPORT SHIPS
McArthur II (R 330, ex-Indomitable T-AGOS 7) and

Kaimimoana (R 333, ex-Titan T-AGOS 15) officially retired
June 18.
Millinocket (JHSV 3, ex-Fortitude) delivered to MSC March

21 from Austal USA.
Fall River (JHSV 4) christened Jan. 11 at Austal USA.;
launched Jan. 16. Delivered to MSC Sept. 15.
Trenton (JHSV 5, ex-Resolute) keel ceremony held March 10
at Austal USA; launched Sept. 30.
Observation Island (T-AGM 23) inactivated March 25 at
Mobile; stricken March 31; transferred May 8 to the Maritime
Administration (MARAD) for disposal.
Reuben Lasker (R 228) commissioned May 2 at San Diego.
FORMER NAVAL SHIPS

Saratoga (CV 60) scrap contract awarded May 8 to ESCO
Marine, Brownsville, Texas.
Constellation (CV 64) scrap contract awarded June 13 to
International Shipbreaking, Brownsville.
Ogden (LPD 5) sunk as a target July 10 off Hawaii during
the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise.
Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25) declared operational March

31 and placed under U.S. Air Force control.
Fresno (LST 1182) sunk as a target Sept. 15 northeast of

Guam during Exercise Valiant Shield.
Melville (AGOR 14) stricken Oct. 24.

Knorr (AGOR 15) inactivation scheduled for Dec. 31.
Tuscaloosa (LST 1187) sunk as a target July 14 northwest

of Kauai, Hawaii, during RIMPAC 2014.
Neil Armstrong (T-AGOR 27) launched Feb. 22 at Dakota

Creek Industries, Anacortes, Wash.; christened March 29.
Yellowstone (AD 41) and Shenandoah (AD 44) MARAD

scrap contracts awarded Oct. 21 to ESCO Marine.
Sally Ride (T-AGOR 28) launched Aug. 4 at Dakota Creek

Industries; christened Aug. 9.
Hassayampa (AO 145) MARAD scrap contract awarded

May 7 to All-Star Metals Inc., Brownsville, Texas.
Sumner (T-AGS 61) placed out of service and stricken Aug. 29.
Kawishiwi (AO 146) MARAD scrap contract awarded May 1

to International Shipbreaking.
John Glenn (MLP 2) christened Feb. 1 at General Dynamics

NASSCO, San Diego. Delivered to MSC March 12.
Lewis B. Puller (MLP 3) launched Nov. 6 at NASSCO.
COAST GUARD
Hamilton (WMSL 753) delivered Sept. 15 from Ingalls.
Commissioned Dec. 6 at homeport of Charleston, S.C.
Ponchatula (AO 148) MARAD scrap contract awarded April

28 to International Shipbreaking.
Platte (AO 186) MARAD scrap contract awarded Sept. 25
to Southern Recycling, New Orleans.
Compiled by Christopher P. Cavas
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Coronado (LCS 4) commissioned Jan. 27 at Austal USA, Mobile,

Ala.; commissioning ceremony held April 5 at Coronado, Calif.
SHIP WEAPONS
BALLISTIC MISSILES
CRUISE MISSILES
UGM-133A TRIDENT II (D5)
R/UGM-109 TOMAHAWK
BRIEFING: The UGM-133A Trident II (D5) is a three-stage,

solid-propellant, inertially guided fleet ballistic missile carried
by the Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines
(SSBNs). Trident II is more sophisticated than the UGM-96A
Trident I (C4), with a significantly greater payload capability.
The missiles range is increased by the aerospike, a telescoping, outward extension that reduces frontal drag by about 50
percent. Trident II is launched by the pressure of expanding
steam within the launch tube. When the missile attains sufficient distance from the submarine, the first-stage motor ignites,
the aerospike extends and the boost stage begins. Within about
two minutes, after the third-stage motor ignites, the missile is
traveling at nearly 20,000 feet per second.
The long-range Trident II D5, initially deployed in 1990, has
vastly increased the areas in which SSBNs can operate and still
have their missiles reach their targets, offsetting improvements
in the anti-submarine warfare capability of potential adversaries. Trident II D5s are subject to the limitations of the 1993
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II.
The Trident I C4 was deployed in the first eight boats of the Ohio
class. The Trident II D5 was deployed in the remaining 10 boats of
the class. The last Trident I C4 patrol was completed in September
2005 and the missile was withdrawn from service. Of the eight
Ohio-class boats that deployed the Trident I C4, the first four have
been converted to guided-missile (SSGN) configurations. The
remaining four have been backfitted to carry Trident II D5 missiles.
The Trident has been selected to arm the next-generation
ballistic-missile submarine, the Ohio-class Replacement.
BRIEFING: The Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) is a

long-range, all-weather subsonic cruise missile that can be fired
from surface or submarine launch platforms. The Tomahawk
carries a nuclear or conventional payload. The conventional,
land-attack, unitary variant carries a 1,000-pound-class warhead (TLAM-C), while the submunition dispenser variant carries 166 combined-effects bomblets (TLAM-Ds). The Block III
version incorporates engine improvements, an insensitive
extended-range warhead, time-of-arrival control and navigation
capability using an improved Digital Scene Matching Area
Correlator and the Global Positioning System (GPS) which
can significantly reduce mission-planning time and increase
navigation and terminal accuracy.
Tomahawk Block IV (TLAM-E) the Tactical Tomahawk
has capability enhancements that include increased flexibility using two-way satellite communications to reprogram the
missile or send it a new mission in flight and receive missile
health and status messages during flight. Other improvements
include increased responsiveness with faster launch timelines,
mission-planning capability aboard the launch platform, loiter
capability in the area of emerging targets, the ability to provide
battle-damage indication in the target area, the capability to provide a single-frame image of the target or other area of interest
along the missile flight path, and affordability.
Full-rate production of the Tactical Tomahawk began in July
2004. In October 2010, the Navy completed the first live firing
of a new warhead, the Joint Multi-Effects Warhead System,
which will give the Tactical Tomahawk enhanced penetration
capabilities in addition to blast fragmentation. Communication
upgrades to the Tactical Tomahawk were tested in 2014 to
improve the missiles dynamic targeting capabilities.
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LENGTH:......................44 feet
DIAMETER: ..................83 inches
WEIGHT: .......................130,000 pounds
RANGE:........................4,000+ nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........3-stage solid-fuel rocket
WARHEADS: ................thermonuclear multiple independently
targetable re-entry vehicles
CONTRACTOR: ...........Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.
TOMAHAWK LAND-ATTACK MISSILE BEING FIRED BY USS

UGM-133A TRIDENT II (D5)
ARLEIGH BURKE
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BALLISTIC MISSILES
SHIP WEAPONS
LENGTH:......................15 feet
DIAMETER: ..................13.5 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................3 feet
WEIGHT: .......................1,523 pounds (with booster)
SPEED:.........................high subsonic
PROPULSION: ..............Teledyne turbojet (660 pounds thrust) and solidpropellant booster for other than air launch
WARHEAD:...................488-pound penetration high-explosive blast
CONTRACTOR: ...........Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
The Tomahawk was used operationally for the first time during Operation Desert Storm. Since January 1991, more than
2,000 Tomahawks have been fired in combat operations, including in 2011 during Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya and in
2014 during Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria.
LENGTH:......................18.2 feet; with booster, 20.3 feet
DIAMETER: ..................21 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................8.6 feet
WEIGHT: .......................2,900 pounds; 3,330 pounds with booster
SPEED:.........................high subsonic, approximately 550 mph
RANGE:........................TLAM-C, Block III, 900 nautical miles; TLAM-D,
Block III, 700 nautical miles; TLAM-E, Block IV,
900 nautical miles
PROPULSION: .............launch: Block III, CSD/ARC Mk106/Mk111
solid-fuel booster; Block IV, ARC Mk135 solidfuel booster
cruise: Block III, Williams International F107WR-402 turbofan; Block IV, Williams
International F415-WR-400 turbojet
WARHEADS: ................TLAM-C/E, 1,000-pound class WDU-36B;
TLAM-D, BLU-97 submunitions
CONTRACTOR: ...........Raytheon Missile Systems
S U R FA C E - T O - A I R M I S S I L E S
R I M - 7 S E A S PA R R O W
BRIEFING: The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, a development of the AIM7 Sparrow air-to-air missile, is used to defend against anti-ship
missiles and aircraft. The Sea Sparrow has a cylindrical body
with four mid-body wings and four tail fins. The short-range,
semi-active homing missile makes flight corrections via radar
uplinks. The missile has been upgraded to the RIM-7P with a
reprogrammable missile-borne computer, rear receiver and a
newly developed surface-to-surface/anti-low-velocity air threat
capability. It is fired from a trainable MK 29 Guided-Missile
Launching System onboard aircraft carriers and amphibious
assault ships.
RGM-84 HARPOON
BRIEFING: The RGM-84D Harpoon, an autonomous, all-weather,

over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile, uses midcourse guidance with
a radar seeker to attack surface ships. Its low-level, sea-skimming
cruise trajectory, active radar guidance and warhead design ensure
high survivability and effectiveness. The Harpoon missile and its
launch-control equipment provide the Navy with the capability to
interdict ships at ranges well beyond those of other anti-ship missiles. The Harpoon is deployed onboard cruisers and destroyers.
The latest upgrade is the RGM-84L Harpoon Block II, which
incorporates the inertial measuring unit from the Joint Direct-Attack
Munition. Harpoon Block II is capable of executing land-strike and
anti-ship missions by using GPS-aided inertial navigation. These
Block II improvements maintain Harpoons high hit probability even
against ships very close to land or neutral shipping. It is deployable
from all current 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 aircraft and
presently is being integrated on foreign F-15 aircraft.
LENGTH:......................12 feet
DIAMETER: ..................8 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................36.4 inches
WEIGHT: .......................495 pounds
SPEED:.........................0.9 Mach (average)
RANGE:........................4.5 nautical miles
PROPULSION: .............Alliant TechSystems Mk58 solid-propellant
rocket motor
WARHEAD:...................WAU-17A/B 90-pound angular blastfragmentation warhead
CONTRACTORS: .........Raytheon Missile Systems, General Dynamics
R I M - 1 6 2 D E V O LV E D S E A S P A R R O W
MISSILE (ESSM)
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BRIEFING: The all-weather, semi-active homing ESSM was designed as a replacement for RIM-7 to defeat advanced, highly
maneuverable threats. The ESSM has greater speed, maneuverability and range from its more powerful rocket motor and tailcontrolled airframe. The missile possesses an improved warhead
specifically designed to defeat hardened anti-ship cruise missiles. ESSM introduced a surface-to-surface/anti-low-velocity air
threat capability in 2007.
In the U.S. Navy, ESSM is deployed on Arleigh Burke-class
DDG Flight IIA destroyers and some Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. It will be the primary self-defense weapon for DDG 1000-,
CVN 79- and LHA 6-class ships. On U.S. Navy ships, it is fired
from the MK 29, MK 41 and MK 57 launchers.
Operational in 2004, and designed and produced through an
international cooperative effort, ESSM also is considered the
primary ship self-defense and local area-defense weapon of 10
foreign navies.
LENGTH:......................12 feet
DIAMETER: ..................10 inches (rocket motor)/8 inches (guidance
section)
TAILSPAN: ...................21.5 inches
WEIGHT: .......................622 pounds
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RIM-162D EVOLVED SEA SPARROW MISSILE

SPEED:.........................supersonic (average)
RANGE:........................horizon
PROPULSION: .............Mk 134 solid-propellant rocket motor
WARHEAD:...................Mk 139 90-pound angular blast-fragmentation
warhead
BRIEFING: The Standard family of missiles can be used against

missiles, aircraft and ships. The RIM-66C SM-2 Block III, IIIA
and IIIB MR (medium-range) missiles are the primary airdefense weapons for Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers
and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. The RIM156A SM-2 ER (extended-range) Block IV was designed for the
Aegis Weapon System (AWS) and the Vertical Launching
System to give the battle force greater area anti-air warfare
defense capability against very-high-altitude, large-cross-range
and high-G maneuvering targets. All variants are guided by inertial navigation and midcourse commands from AWS using semiactive radar or an infrared sensor for terminal homing. The
Block IV is deployed as a terminal-phase ballistic missile
defense interceptor.
The RIM-161 SM-3 is a development by the Missile Defense
Agency (MDA) of the SM-2 ER Block IV, optimized for seabased defense against short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles in midcourse flight. It includes a third rocket stage, a
GPS/inertial guidance system and a Boeing-developed kinetic
warhead. Since 2005, the RIM-161B SM-3 Block 1A featuring
increased reliability and a one-color seeker has been in production for the U.S. Navy and the Japanese Maritime SelfDefense Force.
The RIM-161C SM-3 Block 1B includes an advanced, twocolor infrared seeker and throttling divert- and attitude-control
system for increased maneuverability against sophisticated warheads. The Block 1B was deployed aboard the Ticonderoga-class
cruiser USS Lake Erie for a 2010 initial operational capability
(IOC). The Block 1B also will be deployed at the Aegis Ashore
site in Romania in 2015.
The SM-3 Block II is being developed as a phase of Block IIA
development by the United States and Japan and will not
become operational.
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The SM-3 Block IIA planned for an IOC of 2018 has a

21-inch-diameter rocket body, larger rocket motors, a more discriminating seeker and more advanced kinetic warhead. The
SM-3 will be deployed on several Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
and Ticonderoga-class cruisers, and four Japanese destroyers.
The Block IIA also will be deployed to Aegis Ashore land sites
in Europe to provide ballistic missile defense.
In April 2011, Lockheed Martin was awarded a $43.3 million
contract to define the concept for the SM-3 Block IIB, which will
provide an early intercept capability against intermediate- and
long-range ballistic missiles. Development of the SM-3 Block IIB
was suspended by the Defense Department in 2013 in favor of
shifting funding to other components of the nations ballistic
missile defense system.
The RIM-174 SM-6 Extended-Range Active Missile, a dualmode active/semi-active radar missile, uses the active seeker
radar from the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air
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 seabased terminal ballistic missile defense, but no decision has
been made to use the SM-6 in that role.
Raytheon began low-rate initial production of the SM-6 Block
I in 2010. Full-rate production was approved in May 2013. IOC
was achieved in November 2013. Follow-On Operational Test &
Evaluation is scheduled for completion in 2016.
SHIP WEAPONS
RIM-116 ROLLING AIRFRAME MISSILE

(RAM)
LENGTH:......................15.5 feet
DIAMETER: ..................13.5 inches
WEIGHT: .......................1,558 pounds
RANGE:........................up to 90 nautical miles
PROPULSION: .............dual-thrust solid-fuel rocket
WARHEAD:...................contact and proximity fuse, high-explosive
BRIEFING: The RAM is a lightweight, quick-reaction weapon

system jointly developed by the U.S. and German navies. A fireand-forget missile that does not require external guidance for
target tracking and intercept, the RAM is designed to counter
various anti-ship cruise missiles attacking in waves or in
streams, diving or maneuvering. The RAM is based on the seeker of a Stinger missile with the warhead, motor and fuse of the
Sidewinder missile. The RAM Guided-Missile Launching
System holds 21 rounds and has the capability to launch any
RAM missile variant, depending on the type of threat.
Operational since 1993, RAM has been installed on the
majority of U.S. Navy ships in the Tarawa, America, Wasp,
Whidbey Island, Harpers Ferry and CVN classes, as well as on
the newer San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks and
the Freedom-class littoral combat ships (LCSs).
RIM-116A RAM Block 0 targets and guides on radio frequency
(RF) and infrared (IR) emissions from threat missiles, using passive
RF for midcourse guidance and passive IR for terminal guidance.
RIM-116B RAM Block 1 incorporates an IR mode upgrade,
which further improves the fire-and-forget capability and
enables all-the-way IR guidance against non-RF-emitting
cruise missiles. RAM Block 1 has replaced Block 0 on U.S. ships.
RAM Block 2, in development and expected to become operational in 2014, provides kinematic improvements including
more canard fins and a larger rocket motor to the missile for
countering maneuvering threats.
A software change the Helo/Aircraft/Surface Mode provides RAM capability against helicopters, aircraft and surface craft
in addition to retaining the anti-ship cruise missile capability.
SM-2 ER
LENGTH:......................21.5 feet
DIAMETER: ..................13.5 inches/21.0 inches (booster)
WEIGHT: .......................3,225 pounds
RANGE:........................100-200 nautical miles
PROPULSION: .............2-stage solid-fuel rocket
WARHEAD:...................contact and proximity fuse, high-explosive
SM-3
LENGTH:......................21.5 feet
WEIGHT: .......................3,300 pounds
WARHEAD:...................kinetic warhead
SM-6 Block I ER
LENGTH:......................21.5 feet
WEIGHT: .......................3,300 pounds
MK 41 VERTICAL LAUNCHING
S YS T E M ( V L S )
BRIEFING: The MK 41 VLS is a modular, below-deck missilelaunching system that originally was designed for the Navys
Aegis-equipped guided-missile cruisers to provide air threat
protection for naval strike groups. The Mk41 is a multimissile,
multimission launcher capable of launching SM-2, SM-3, SM-6,
ESSM, Tomahawk and Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rockets
(ASROCs).
The MK 41 is installed on all current Ticonderoga-class
cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. According to the
Navy, the MK 41 has proven to be 99.1 percent reliable and, of
the 750 MK 41 missile firings in Operation Iraqi Freedom, not
a single mission was lost or scrubbed due to the launch system.
RAM Block 1
LENGTH:......................9.3 feet
DIAMETER: ..................5 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................1.4 feet
WEIGHT: .......................162 pounds
SPEED:.........................supersonic
PROPULSION: .............solid-propellant rocket
WARHEAD:...................7.9 pound high-explosive, proximity fuze
CONTRACTORS: .........Raytheon Missile Systems, RAMSYS GmbH
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Training,

BAE Systems
MK 57 PERIPHERAL VERTICAL
L AU N C H I N G S YS T E M ( P V L S )
BRIEFING: The MK 57 PVLS is an open-architecture, modular, below-deck missile-launching system designed for the
Zumwalt-class DDG 1000 guided-missile destroyer. The 20
launchers are designed to line the periphery of the hull to
avoid a hit that would take out a ships entire launching system. The MK 57 is designed to accommodate current and
future missiles without major launch modifications, including
the ESSM, Tomahawk, Vertical Launch ASROC and Standard
family of missiles.
CONTRACTORS: .........Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, BAE
Systems
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BRIEFING: SeaRAM combines the Ku-band high-resolution

search-and-track radar of the MK 15 Phalanx Close-in Weapon
System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 and the thermal imager of the
Block 1B with the extended range, high maneuverability and accuracy of the RIM-116A RAM system. The SeaRAM system replaces
the CIWS 20mm gun with an 11-round RAM launching guide,
enabling the system to engage higher speed, more maneuverable
anti-ship cruise missiles and surface targets at longer ranges. The
benefits of SeaRAM include eliminating or simplifying combatsystem integration, providing firm track ranges that support maximum range RAM engagements and achieving rapid reaction time
by coupling high-rate sensors into the RAM launcher. SeaRAM has
been installed on the Independence-class LCSs.
AGM-176B GRIFFIN
BRIEFING: The Navy joined the Army Non-Line-of-Sight Launch

System (NLOS-LS) program in August 2006 to develop the NLOS
for the surface warfare mission package of the LCS. The Army canceled its participation in NLOS in 2010 and program management
was transferred to the Navy. The Navy selected the Griffin missile
as an interim solution for the LCS mission package, but dropped
it in 2014 in favor of the Hellfire. The Griffin also has been integrated in a MK 60 Patrol Coastal Missile System, which includes a
laser targeting system. (See the Aircraft Weapons section.)
WEIGHT: .......................16,901 pounds above deck, 1,200 pounds

below deck
HEIGHT: .......................15.8 feet
AMMUNITION:..............11 RIM-116 RAM missiles
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MK45 GUN MOUNT
BRIEFING: The 5-inch/54-caliber Mk45 Mod 2 gun mount is a

lightweight, single-barrel, fully automatic gun system that provides surface ships with a weapon for firing 70-pound projectiles
at surface craft, low-altitude aircraft and shore targets. It serves as
the main gun battery aboard destroyers and cruisers. The battle
stations of the six-man gun-mount crew are below the weather
deck. In a tactical emergency, one crew member can activate the
mount and rapidly aim and fire up to 20 conventional rounds.
The Mk45 gun mount also has been manufactured for the
Australian, Turkish, Hellenic, New Zealand and Thai navies.
The U.S. Navy developed modifications to the Mk45 Mod 2
gun a 5-inch/62-caliber Mk45 Mod 4 gun designed to meet
emerging requirements for highly accurate, longer-range fires by
employing the Extended-Range Guided Munition (EX 171
ERGM). The ERGM, designed by Raytheon to reach ranges up to
63 nautical miles, was canceled in 2008 because of development
problems. In 2008, the Navy, in conjunction with Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), completed a demonstration of the rocketpowered Ballistic Trajectory Extended-Range Munition, which
reached ranges in excess of 50 miles.
A 5-inch version of the Long-Range Land Attack Projectile
(LRLAP) is being developed to give the Mk45 the ability to
strike targets at ranges that exceed 50 nautical miles. The Mod
4 gun is being installed on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers from
DDG 81 forward. In addition, Mk45 guns onboard some
Ticonderoga-class cruisers are being modified to the Mod 4 configuration under the Cruiser Modernization Program.
S E Q - 3 L A S E R W E A P O N S YS T E M
SEQ-3 LASER WEAPON SYSTEM
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BRIEFING: The SEQ-3 is a prototype directed-energy weapon

system that uses a solid-state laser to disable or destroy aerial
and surface targets such as unmanned aerial vehicles and fast
attack craft. The laser is controlled at a single console.
The 30-kilowatt SEQ-3 was developed as a Quick-Reaction Capability by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The laser was tested at sea in 2012 onboard the destroyer USS Dewey. ONRs SolidState Laser Maturity Program is developing more capable directedenergy weapons through industry teams led by Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems and Raytheon. One design will be selected in
2015 for demonstration in 2016. The Navy plans to install the weapons on littoral combat ships, destroyers and other ships in 2016.
The SEQ-3 was installed in mid-2014 on the forward superstructure of the Navys interim Afloat Forward Staging Base ship
USS Ponce, based in the Persian Gulf.
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The unmanned Mk75 can be fired only from a remote guncontrol panel. The Mk92 fire-control system controls all firing
sequences except rate of fire, which is controlled at the guncontrol panel. Ammunition feeding is automatic, hydraulically
operated and electrically controlled. Its projectile has a range of
18,300 yards and can reach an altitude of 37,800 feet.
WEIGHT: .......................mounting without lower hoist: 50,456 pounds;

mounting with 4-flight lower hoist: 54,398
pounds
HEIGHT: .......................10.3 feet (above deck)
AMMUNITION:..............5-inch conventional
FIRING RATE:...............15-16 rounds per minute
AMMUNITION:..............76mm
FIRING RATE:...............80 rounds per minute
CONTRACTORS: .........OTO Melara, BAE Systems
5-inch/54-caliber Mk45 Mod 2 Gun Mount

WEIGHT: .......................48,934 pounds
HEIGHT: .......................10.3 feet (above deck)
AMMUNITION:..............5-inch conventional
FIRING RATE:...............16-20 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: ...........BAE Systems Land & Armaments
M K 1 1 0 5 7 M M M O D 0 N AVA L G U N
S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The 57mm Mk110 Mod 0 naval gun system is a multimission medium-caliber rapid-fire gun, an export version of the
BAE Systems (Bofors) Mk3 designed to fire the 57mm M295 Mod
0 ammunition that is programmable for six different modes,
depending on mission. The gun intended to counter 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 Mk110 is installed on the Navys Freedomand Independence-class LCSs and the Coast Guards Legend-class
National Security Cutter. The Navy decided in 2012 not to install
the Mk110 on the Zumwalt-class destroyer.
1 5 5 M M / 6 2 - C A L I B E R A D VA N C E D G U N
S YS T E M ( A G S )
BRIEFING: The 155mm AGS was selected as the main battery gun
system for the Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer. The AGS is
designed primarily to support expeditionary warfighters in littoral
areas and battlefields deep inland by firing the Lockheed Martinbuilt LRLAP, a 155mm rocket-assisted round equipped with a unitary warhead guided by a GPS/Inertial Measuring Unit to ranges up
to 83 nautical miles. The fully automated all-electric gun, housed
in a low-signature weather-shield mount, is served below deck by a
fully automated ammunition-handling-and-storage system. BAE
Systems was awarded a $276 million contract in June 2007 to deliver four AGS guns and magazines. The first magazine was delivered
in 2010 and the guns followed beginning in 2011.
AMMUNITION:..............M295 57mm programmable round

RANGE:........................10.5 miles
AMMUNITION:..............155mm LRLAP
M K 4 6 3 0 M M C L O S E - I N G U N S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The Mk46 Mod 1 30mm close-in gun system is a

derivative of the Mk46 Mod 0 gun system with the Mk44
Bushmaster II gun originally designed for the Marine Corps
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. The Mk46 Mod 1 gun is a stabilized, remotely operated 30mm high-velocity gun equipped
with a second-generation thermal day/night sight for close-in
protection of the ship against high-speed targets. The Mk46
Mod 2 features open system architecture, fault-isolation software and an embedded training system.
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BRIEFING: The Mk75 is a fully automated, remotely controlled,

fiberglass-shielded mount that stows, aims and fires 76mm highexplosive, point-detonating/delayed, as well as several types of variable, time-fused ammunition. The compact, fast-firing, versatile
weapon serves as the main battery on Perry-class guided-missile
frigates. Against airborne targets, it is primarily a defensive weapon.
However, it can be used effectively in attacking surface and shore
targets. It is in service in about 50 countries and has been installed
on two classes of Coast Guard cutters.
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5-inch/62-caliber Mk45 Mod 4 Gun Mount
MK46 30MM CLOSE-IN GUN SYSTEM
SHIP WEAPONS
N AVA L G U N S
AMMUNITION:..............30mm explosive
RANGE:........................2,200 yards
GUIDANCE: ..................closed-loop tracking with infrared and electrooptical sensors and laser range-finding
CONTRACTOR: ...........General Dynamics Corp.
BRIEFING: The Mk38 Mod 1 machine gun system consists of

the 25mm M242 automatic gun mounted on the Mk88 Mod 1
machine gun mount, recently upgraded through an ordnance
alteration. The system is manually aimed in train 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 power for
gun operation. Linked ammunition is fed to the cannon through
flexible chuting from an on-mount container. The unstabilized
mount consists of stand, carriage, cradle, ammunition container and Mk218 power-and-control unit and sight.
The system provides self-defense against surface targets and
can be operated in either semi-automatic or automatic modes of
fire with high-explosive incendiary tracer and target-practice
tracer ammunition. The gun is installed on a variety of ship
classes, including surface combatants, patrol boats, amphibious
and auxiliary ships, and Coast Guard cutters. The Mk38 Mod 1s
are maintained in a rotatable pool, available for temporary
installation on various deploying ships.
The Navy has upgraded the Mk38 to the Mod 2 configuration
with stabilization, remote operation and an on-mount ElectroOptical Fire Control System for day and night surveillance/
engagement. The stabilized gun improves a ships layered selfdefense against the small boat threat while underway, at anchor
and in the littoral.
The first Mod 2s were installed on Ticonderoga-class cruisers. In 2008, USS Kidd became the first guided-missile destroyer to receive the Mod 2. The Mod 2 is installed on a variety of
Navy ship classes as well as Coast Guard Sentinel-class FastResponse Cutters. Installation is planned for Navy carriers, submarine tenders and MK VI patrol boats. The Navy plans to procure a total of 243 Mod 2s through 2015 for installation on most
classes of surface warships and some Coast Guard cutters.
Mk38 Mod 1 Machine Gun System
WEIGHT: .......................1,300 pounds (with 170 rounds of ammunition)
AMMUNITION:..............25mm high-explosive incendiary
FIRING MODE:..............manually aimed and fired
RANGE:........................1,000 yards effective
CONTRACTOR: ...........Port Hueneme Division, Louisville Detachment,
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Mk38 Mod 2 Machine Gun System

WEIGHT: .......................2,300 pounds (without ammunition)
AMMUNITION:...............25mm M242 high-explosive incendiary tracer,
armor-piercing discarding sabot tracer and semiarmor-piercing high-explosive incendiary tracer
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MK38 MOD 2 MACHINE GUN SYSTEM
M2 .50-CALIBER MACHINE GUN
BRIEFING: The Browning M2 .50-caliber (12.7mm) machine gun

is a World War II-era automatic, belt-fed, recoil-operated, air-cooled,
crew-operated machine gun. It is used to provide automatic weapon
suppression fire for offensive and defensive purposes. This weapon
can be used effectively against personnel, light armored vehicles and
low-flying/slow-flying aircraft. The gun is installed on a variety of
ship classes, including surface combatants, patrol boats, amphibious
and auxiliary ships, and Coast Guard cutters.
LENGTH:......................61.42 inches
WEIGHT: .......................84 pounds
BORE DIAMETER:........50 inches
MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE
RANGE:........................2,000 meters
MAXIMUM RANGE: ......6,855 meters
CYCLIC RATE
OF FIRE: ......................550 rounds per minute
AMMUNITION:..............ball, armor-piercing, tracer and multipurpose
MANUFACTURER:.......General Dynamics Armament Systems (Saco),
(numerous manufacturers originally produced
the M2 heavy machine gun)
CONTRACTOR: ...........Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division
MK 15 PHALANX CLOSE-IN WEAPON

S YS T E M ( C I W S )
BRIEFING: The Phalanx CIWS is a last-ditch defense system

against aircraft and anti-ship missiles and surface craft. It combines on a single mount fire-control radar and a six-barrel
M61A1 Gatling gun firing 20mm tungsten alloy projectiles at a
rate of 4,500 rounds per minute. Phalanx Block 1A incorporated
a High-Order Language Computer with improved fire-control
algorithms to engage the high-speed maneuvering missile threat.
All Phalanx systems will be upgraded to Block 1B, which
includes an integrated IR tracker and the Phalanx Surface Mode.
The IR improves the track quality, thereby increasing the accuracy against missiles with more radical maneuvers and enabling
Phalanx to engage high-speed maneuvering surface targets and
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FIRING MODE: ...............remotely operated using on-mount electro-optical

infrared
FIRING RATE:...............5 rates selectable from single shot to 180
rounds per minute
RANGE:........................2,700 yards or greater, effective day or night
CONTRACTORS: .........BAE Systems Land & Armaments, Rafael
Armament Development Authority Ltd.
The Mk46 Mod 1 was installed on the earlier San Antonioclass amphibious transport dock ships. The Mod 2 is being
installed on later San Antonio LPDs and is a major component
of the Gun Mission Module of the surface warfare mission package for the Freedom- and Independence-class LCSs. The Navy
in 2012 decided to install the Mk46 on the Zumwalt-class
destroyers in lieu of the Mk110 gun.
SHIP WEAPONS
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In September 1996, the Mk46 Mod 5A(SW) Service Life Extension Program torpedo was introduced to improve countercountermeasure performance, enhanced target acquisition, a
bottom-avoidance preset and improved maintainability and reliability. The Mk46 is being replaced in the U.S. torpedo inventory by the Mk54.
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LENGTH:......................8.5 feet
DIAMETER: ..................12.8 inches
WEIGHT: .......................508 pounds
RANGE:........................more than 1,000 yards at optimum depth
POWER PLANT: ...........liquid propellant, piston engine
WARHEAD WEIGHT: .....96.8 pounds, high-explosive
CONTRACTOR: ...........Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
MK50 TORPEDO
BRIEFING: The Mk50 torpedo was withdrawn from fleet use in

2014, replaced by the Mk54 torpedo.
MK 15 PHALANX CLOSE-IN WEAPON SYSTEM
slow-moving air targets. The Block 1B thermal imager provides

positive identification of surface and slow-moving air targets.
The Phalanx 1B program will capitalize on radar improvements
generated through the SeaRAM development program to
improve reliability, reduce maintenance, address obsolescence
and improve detection capability. Block 1B also incorporates
new Optimized Gun Barrels that provide improved barrel life,
decreased round dispersion and increased engagement ranges.
The U.S. Army employs the CIWS in its Counter Rocket and
Mortar system. An adaptation of the Phalanx Block 1B, it supported an urgent requirement in Iraq for a land-based system to
counter mortar attacks.
MK54 MAKO LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO
BRIEFING: The Mk54 Mako lightweight torpedo is designed

specifically for optimal performance against advanced, quiet
diesel/electric submarines operating in littoral or deep waters. It
integrates existing torpedo hardware with state-of-the-art, commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) digital signal-processing technology and open architecture design philosophy. The design consists
of Mk50 sonar, COTS guidance-and-control assembly, Mk46 warhead, a variable-speed version of the Mk46 propulsion system,
and advanced software algorithms developed for the Mk50 and
Mk48 Mod 6 torpedo programs. The torpedo is simple and inexpensive to overhaul and has a 10-year maintenance cycle.
The Mk54 is the first all-digital lightweight torpedo, significantly enhancing options for weapon employment. The use of COTS
technology and open-systems architecture enables the Mk54 to be
cost-effectively upgraded to incorporate the latest technology to
counter evolving threats. Produced by the same manufacturer as the
Mk48 ADCAP (advanced capabilities) torpedo, upgrades to the
Mk54 have emphasized commonality with heavyweight torpedo
sensor and processing technology. The Mk54 Mod 0 reached IOC in
2004. The Mk54 Mod 0 reached IOC on the Vertical Launch
ASROC in 2010. Australia has requested 100 Mk54s.
WEIGHT: .......................12,500 pounds above deck (13,600 pounds in

later models), 725 pounds below deck
HEIGHT: .......................15.6 feet
GUN: ............................M61A1 Gatling-type
AMMUNITION:..............20mm armor-piercing; Block 1B, 20mm
tungsten-enhanced lethality cartridge with
heavier penetrator
RANGE:........................4,000 yards maximum effective range
MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 1,550 rounds
FIRING RATE:...............4,500 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: ...........Raytheon Co.
TORPEDOES
BRIEFING: The Mk46 torpedo, designed to attack highperformance submarines, is the NATO standard and has been
acquired by more than 25 countries. The Mk46 has various configurations to enable use by surface combatants, fixed-wing and
rotary-wing platforms. Various modifications including
improved acoustics, guidance and control upgrades, and countermeasure-detection capability have been introduced into the
weapon. U.S. Navy procurement of the Mk46 ended in 1991.
In the early 1990s, a major system upgrade was developed to
improve weapon performance in shallow water. The resulting
Mk46 Mod 5A(S) torpedo an active or passive/active, dualspeed torpedo is the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon
for surface ships and ASW fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
It also serves as the payload for the Vertical Launch ASROC.
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MK54 MOD 0 TORPEDO
SHIP WEAPONS
TORPEDOES
LENGTH:......................8.9 feet
DIAMETER: ..................12.75 inches
WEIGHT: .......................608 pounds
RANGE:........................more than 10,000 yards at optimum depth
PROPULSION: .............liquid propellant, piston engine
The G&C Mod improves the acoustic receiver, replaces the

guidance-and-control set with updated technology, increases
memory and improves processor throughput to handle the
expanded software demands required to improve torpedo performance against evolving threats. The TPU Mod provides a tactically significant reduction in torpedo radiated-noise signatures.
The Mod 6 is the first torpedo to use the Torpedo
Downloader System that can provide rapid software updates to
embarked weapons, allowing the submarine to deploy with the
most up-to-date software version. The latest improvement to
the Mod 6 was fielded in 2009.
Mk48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar
System (CBASS)
VERTICAL LAUNCH ASROC (VLA)
BRIEFING: The VLA is a missile designed to deliver the Mk46

Mod 5 torpedo to a water-entry point. It is intended to provide
vertical launch-capable surface combatants with an all-weather,
360-degree, quick reaction, standoff anti-submarine weapon
capability. VLA includes a solid-propellant booster with thrust
vector control to guide the missile from a vertical orientation
through a pitch-over maneuver into a ballistic trajectory intended to deliver the torpedo to a point on the ocean surface. It is
launched from the MK 41 VLS.
All VLAs were upgraded with the Mk46 Mod 5A (SW) torpedo that provides improved performance in shallow water. The
VLAs were being upgraded with the Mk54 Mod 0 torpedo
beginning in 2010. VLA, deployed on Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, has had its service life
extended to 2017. In 2012, Lockheed Martin was awarded a
contract to restart production of VLA.
LENGTH:......................16.7 feet
DIAMETER: ..................14.1 inches
WEIGHT: .......................1,650 pounds
RANGE:........................more than 10 miles
PROPULSION: .............solid-propellant rocket
CONTRACTOR: ...........Lockheed Martin MS2
MK48 TORPEDO
BRIEFING: The Navy uses Mk48 heavyweight torpedoes only in

submarines, employing them as a primary anti-submarine and
anti-surface weapon. The Mk48 torpedo also has been acquired
by three allied countries. With a need to continue torpedo performance upgrade programs to counter continuously evolving
threats, the Navy developed the Mk48 Mod 5 ADCAP torpedo
with greater speed and accuracy than any submarine-launched
torpedo in the Navys history. It is a heavyweight acoustic-homing
torpedo with sophisticated sonar, all-digital guidance-and-control
systems, digital fusing systems and propulsion improvements. Its
digital guidance system allows for repeated improvements to
counter evolving threats through software upgrades. The last new
ADCAP torpedo was delivered in 1996. The Navy intends to
restart Mk48 production in 2016.
To improve future performance, several upgrades are being
made to the existing ADCAP inventory. Details of the upgrades
follow:
Mk48 Mod 6 ADCAP
The Mk48 Mod 6 ADCAP which reached IOC in 1997 combines two improvements: one in guidance and control (G&C
Mod), the other in the torpedo propulsion unit (TPU Mod).
The CBASS was jointly developed with the Royal Australian

Navy. It includes a new broadband sonar system (and its associated software) to achieve significant increases in operating
bandwidth. The system also includes new broadband processing
algorithms to improve counter-countermeasure and shallowwater performance while retaining deep-water performance
characteristics. The CBASS torpedo reached IOC in 2006.
LENGTH:......................19 feet
DIAMETER: ..................21 inches
WEIGHT: .......................3,520 pounds
SPEED:.........................more than 28 knots
RANGE:........................more than 5 miles
DEPTH: ........................greater than 1,200 feet
PROPULSION: .............liquid propellant, piston engine, pump jet
WARHEAD WEIGHT: .....650 pounds, high-explosive
COUNTERMEASURE ANTI-TORPEDO
( C AT )
BRIEFING: The CAT is a small torpedo designed to intercept

and destroy anti-ship torpedoes. Designed by Pennsylvania
State University, it is a component of the Surface Ship Torpedo
Defense System (SSTD). The SSTDs Torpedo Warning System
(TWS) includes a Target Acquisition Group, a Tactical Control
Group and a CAT launcher. The TWS detects the incoming torpedo and launches the CAT.
An engineering and development model (EDM) of the CAT
and SSTD were tested in May 2013 from USS George H.W. Bush
and deployed in 2014. A roll-on/roll-off model is being deployed
on USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. A
second EDM will be installed on USS Harry S. Truman. The
Navy plans to equip all aircraft carriers and other high-value
ships with the SSTD by 2035.
MK67 SUBMARINE-LAUNCHED
MOBILE MINE (SLMM)
BRIEFING: The SLMM was developed to destroy enemy shipping in shallow-water areas inaccessible for other mine deployment techniques or for covert mining of hostile environments.
The SLMM is a shallow-water mine consisting basically of a
modified Mk37 torpedo. Some Mk67s were removed from the
serviceable inventory in 2012.
LENGTH:......................161 inches
DIAMETER: ..................19 inches
WEIGHT: .......................1,658 pounds
GUIDANCE SYSTEM:...magnetic/seismic target detection devices
WARHEAD WEIGHT: .....510 pounds, high-explosive
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Future development will continue to provide improvements

to shallow water performance via software Advanced Processor
Build upgrades. The Mk54 Mod 1 adds a new sonar array assembly and improved processing capability.
N AV Y A I R C R A F T
FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT
Evaluation) squadrons, the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center and
the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS). The Royal Australian Air
Force took final delivery of 24 F/A-18Fs in October 2011.
F/A-18E/F SUPER HORNET
BRIEFING: Built on the nations first strike fighter, the F/A-18

Hornet, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is an attack aircraft as well
as a fighter through selected use of external equipment and
advanced networking capabilities to accomplish specific missions. This force multiplier capability gives the operational
commander more flexibility in employing tactical aircraft in
rapidly changing battle scenarios. In its fighter mode, it provides escort and fleet air defense. In the attack mode, it provides
force projection and close and deep air support.
Developed on cost and ahead of schedule, the Super Hornet
achieved its initial operational capability (IOC) in 2001. With 563
Super Hornets scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2016, the
aircraft is expected to be in service beyond 2035. Open architecture design principles enhance future development capabilities.
The Super Hornet provides aircrew the capability and performance necessary to face 21st century threats. In Operation
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, it performed
new combinations of varied and distinct missions, including air
dominance, fighter escort, defense suppression, all-weather
day/night precision strike, reconnaissance and aerial refueling.
The single-seat F/A-18E and two-seat F/A-18F are 4.2 feet
longer than earlier Hornets. In addition, the Super Hornet has a 25
percent larger wing area, longer wing span by 4.7 feet and a 33 percent higher internal fuel capacity, increasing mission range by 32
percent. Its carrier-recovery payload is more than 9,000 pounds.
The Super Hornet incorporates two additional wing stations
that allow for increased payload flexibility in the mix of air-toair and air-to-ground ordnance. It has five wet stations for inflight refueling capability and can carry almost every weapon in
the U.S. Navy arsenal.
The F/A-18E/F has the space, power and cooling capability needed to accommodate installation-sensitive avionics. 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 Super Hornet saw its first combat action on Nov. 6, 2002,
when Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 participated in a strike
on hostile targets during Operation Enduring Freedom. The second and third operational Super Hornet units, VFA-14 and VFA41 (the latter being the first operational F/A-18F squadron),
entered combat in Iraq in April 2003 and introduced the Shared
Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) and JHMCS capabilities.
VFA-213 was the first operational squadron to fly the F/A18F equipped with the APG-79 AESA radar.
As of October 2014, there were 515 F/A-18E and F/A-18F
models in the U.S. Navy inventory. The Navy plans to procure a
total of 563 Super Hornets 292 FA-18Es and 271 F/A-18Fs.
F/A-18 Hornets, Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers currently
operate in 45 U.S. Navy and 11 U.S. Marine Corps Strike Fighter
and Electronic Attack Squadrons from carriers and air stations
worldwide. There are an additional 14 squadrons carrying out
training, test, Reserve and flight demonstration duties.
Super Hornets equip 23 of the 44 operational VFA squadrons,
two fleet readiness VFA squadrons and three VX (Air Test and
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WINGSPAN: ..................44.9 feet

LENGTH:......................60.3 feet
HEIGHT: .......................16.2 feet
WEIGHT: .......................66,000 pounds maximum takeoff
SPEED:.........................Mach 1.7+
CEILING:.......................approx. 50,000 feet
RANGE:........................Hi-Lo-Lo-Hi profile radius with 3 480-gallon
external fuel tanks and 4 1,000-pound bombs:
486 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........2 General Electric F414-GE-400 engines, each
with 20,700 pounds static uninstalled thrust
ARMAMENT: ................1 M61A2 20mm gun; 16,000 pounds of external stores; general bombs, Global Positioning
System (GPS)/laser-guided bombs; air-to-air
and air-to-ground missiles; and various other
types of pods and mines
CREW:............................F/A-18E, 1 pilot; F/A-18F, 1 pilot and 1 weapons
systems officer
CONTRACTOR: ...........Boeing Co.
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F/A-18F SUPER HORNET
F/A-18A/B/C/D HORNET
BRIEFING: The F/A-18A-D Hornet is a twin-engine, midwing,

multimission tactical aircraft. Introduced in 1978, it replaced the F4 Phantom and A-7 Corsair II. The single-seat F/A-18 was the
nations first strike fighter capable of performing attack and fighter
missions. The single-seat F/A-18A and two-seat F/A-18B became
operational in 1983. Reliability and ease of maintenance were
emphasized in the Hornets design and F/A-18s have consistently
flown three times as many hours without failure as other Navy tactical aircraft while requiring half the maintenance time.
The Hornet uses external equipment to accomplish specific
fighter or attack missions. This capability offers the operational
commander more flexibility in employing the tactical aircraft in
changing scenarios. The primary design missions are fighter
escort and interdiction with fleet air defense and close air support as additional roles.
The F/A-18 is equipped with a digital fly-by-wire flightcontrol system that provides exceptional maneuverability and
allows the pilot to concentrate on operating weapons systems. A
solid thrust-to-weight ratio and superior turn characteristics,
combined with energy sustainability, enable the Hornet to hold
its own against any adversary. The F/A-18 is the Navys first tactical jet to incorporate digital-bus architecture for the entire
avionics suite, making this component relatively easy to
upgrade on a regular and affordable basis.
FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT
WINGSPAN: ..................40.4 feet

LENGTH:......................56 feet
HEIGHT: .......................15.3 feet
WEIGHT: .......................51,900 pounds maximum takeoff
SPEED:.........................Mach 1.7+
CEILING:.......................approx. 50,000 feet
RANGE:........................Hi-Lo-Lo-Hi profile radius with 3 330-gallon
external fuel tanks and 4 1,000-pound bombs:
369 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ............2 General Electric F404-GE-402 enhancedperformance engines; 18,000 pounds static
uninstalled thrust or 2 General Electric F404GE-400 engines, 16,000 pounds static uninstalled thrust
ARMAMENT: ..................1 M61A1/M61A2 20mm guns; 14,000 pounds
of external stores; general bombs; GPS/laserguided bombs; air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles; and various other types of pods and mines
CREW: ..........................F/A-18A and C, 1 pilot; F/A-18B and D, 2 pilots
or 1 pilot and 1 weapons systems officer
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The F/A-18C/D has the space, power and cooling capability

needed to accommodate installation-sensitive avionics. Starting
in spring 2014, a total of 60 retrofits began for the F/A-18C/D
electronics warfare systems, resulting in sophisticated systems
such as the block three Integrated Defensive Electronic
Countermeasures System that includes the AN/ALR-67(V)3
radar warning receiver, AN/ALQ-214(V)5 airborne jammer and
AN/ALE-47 infrared countermeasures dispenser.
Following a production run of more than 400 F/A-18A/Bs,
deliveries of the single-seat F/A-18C and two-seat F/A-18D
began in October 1987. The F/A-18C/Ds incorporated provisions for employing updated missiles and jamming devices
against enemy ordnance. They are armed with the AIM-120
Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and
the infrared-imaging version of the AGM-65 Maverick air-toground tactical missile.
The Hornet will continue to fill Navy carrier air wings for
years to come, gradually giving way to the larger and longerrange F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and F-35 Lightning II. Marines
will continue to operate F/A-18A++/C/C+/Ds until they are
replaced by F-35s. The last Hornet, an F/A-18D, rolled off the
Boeing production line in August 2000.
The Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) program of
record continues to be successful. The majority of operating
F/A-18A-D Hornets are receiving modifications to extend their
service lives beyond 8,000 flight hours; a subset of the aircraft
will be modified to attain the 10,000 flight hour goal. In addition to modifications, all fleet aircraft will need to incorporate
the high-flight-hour-inspection suite prior to exceeding 8,000
flight hours to ensure safety of flight and airworthiness.
The F/A-18 Hornet is employed in Navy and Marine Corps
strike fighter squadrons and in the air forces of seven countries
outside of the United States, including Australia, Canada,
Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain and Switzerland. A total of
1,503 F/A-18A-D Hornets were produced for domestic and
international use.
As of November 2014, the Navy and Marine Corps had 616 F/A18A-D aircraft in service and in test roles, of which 37 F/A-18Cs are
stored and planned for avionics upgrades beginning in 2016.
Legacy Hornets equip 19 active Navy and Marine Corps
squadrons, one Navy and one Marine Corps Reserve VFA/
VMFA squadron, three fleet readiness VFA/VFMA squadrons,
one Navy Reserve fighter composite squadron, three VX
squadrons, the Navys Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue
Angels) and the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center.
F/A-18C HORNET
F-35C LIGHTNING II
BRIEFING: The F-35 Lightning II program is designed to field

transformational strike aircraft for the Navy, Marine Corps and Air
Force that include next-generation sensors and weapons systems,
stealth characteristics and a high level of commonality among versions. The F-35C, designed for carrier operations, features a larger wing and stronger landing gear than the F-35A being developed
for the Air Force. The F-35C will be a single-piloted strike fighter
powered by the worlds most powerful fighter engine. It has an
APG-81 AESA multipurpose radar and internal bay for a low
observable cross-section and to carry precision weapons.
It also has internal Electro-Optical Targeting System Optics
to provide dual infrared imaging and infrared search and track
(IRS&T) targeting functions. The Distributed Aperture System
(DAS) provides a variety of different functions, including spherical missile approach warning, all-aspect IRS&T and an infrared
source for the night vision to be displayed on the HelmetMounted 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
recognition, 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-35only data link) and a P-5 training data link.
Now completing the 10th year of a 13-year systems development and demonstration phase, the F-35C is the third variant of
the aircraft to be flight tested. It will incorporate many of the
weight-saving design changes planned for the Marine Corps F35B short-takeoff, vertical-landing version.
The first F-35C made its first flight on June 6, 2010, and was
delivered to the test team at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River,
Md., on Nov. 6, 2010. By mid-2011, three F-35Cs were in testing at
Patuxent River. In 2011, the F-35C completed catapult launch and
jet-blast deflector tests. In 2012, landing trials revealed the need for
a redesigned tailhook that was tested in 2013-2014. The F-354C
made its first arrested landing on USS Nimitz on Nov. 3, 2014.
Originally, the U.S. Navy was the only customer for the F-35C,
which is scheduled to reach IOC in fiscal 2016 and begin replacing
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Boeing rolled out EA-1, the first prototype NEA-18G

Growler, on Aug. 4, 2006. EA-1s first flight occurred Aug. 15,
2006. The aircraft was delivered to NAS Patuxent River on Sept.
22, 2006. The EA-18G program received LRIP approval in July
2007. The first fleet EA-18G, G-1, made its first flight on Sept.
26, 2007, and was delivered to Patuxent River in August 2008.
The first Growler was delivered June 3, 2008, to Electronic
Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, the Growler Fleet Replacement
Squadron, at NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. IOC and full-rate production (FRP) followed in fall 2009.
In November 2010, VAQ-132 took the EA-18G on its initial
combat deployment, first to Iraq and then in March 2011 to Libya,
where it provided electronic attack capability to NATO forces in
Operations Odyssey Dawn and Uphold Protector. VAQ-132 also
deployed to Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan, in 2013.
There currently are 12 EA-18G operational squadrons, one
fleet replacement squadron and one Reserve squadron. An additional two operational squadrons (VAQ-142 and VAQ-131) are
in the process of transitioning from the EA-6B and another
(VAQ-134) scheduled for 2015, bringing the projected total to
15 squadrons by 2017. Ten of the 15 operational squadrons are
carrier-based, while four are expeditionary squadrons.
In 2014, the Navy awarded Boeing a contract to develop
intermediate-level (I-Level) maintenance for fleet members
using the AEA system. This effort will not only increase fleet
readiness, but save the Navy more than $1 billion throughout
the life cycle of the aircraft.
The Navys current inventory objective for the EA-18G is 138
aircraft. As of November 2014, the Navy has taken delivery of 114
Growlers. In 2013, the Royal Australian Air Force ordered 12 EA18Gs. (See the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet entry for characteristics.)
the F/A-18A+/C Hornet onboard its carriers. In 2012, the Navys F35 readiness squadron, VFA-101, was established at Eglin Air Force
Base, Fla., and on Oct. 1, 2013, rolled out the fleets first F-35Cs. In
2011, the Marine Corps decided to procure F-35Cs. The U.K. Royal
Navys decision to purchase F-35Cs in lieu of F-35Bs was reversed
in 2012 in favor of the F-35B. The Navy and Marine Corps plan to
procure 260 and 63 F-35Cs, respectively.
As of December 2014, 13 F-35Cs had been delivered to the
Navy in addition to five F-35C System Development and
Demonstration aircraft. An additional 13 F-35Cs were on order
through low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 8, including the
first F-35C for the Marine Corps. IOC of the F-35C is scheduled
for August 2018. (See the Marine Corps Aircraft section for
characteristics and description of the F-35B)
Data applies to F-35C
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WINGSPAN: ..................43 feet

LENGTH:......................51.5 feet
WEIGHT: .......................empty, 34,800 pounds
MAX WEIGHT:...............takeoff, 70,000 pounds
SPEED:.........................1.0 Mach
RANGE:........................1,400 nautical miles unrefueled; radius, 615
nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........1 Pratt & Whitney F-135 turbofan engine
ARMAMENT: ................laser-guided bombs, JDAM, cluster munitions,
AMRAAM
CREW: ..........................1 pilot
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., Pratt & Whitney,
Northrop Grumman Corp., BAE Systems,
Rolls-Royce
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F-35C LIGHTNING II
EA-18G GROWLER
EA-18G GROWLER
EA-6B PROWLER
BRIEFING: The EA-18G Growler is a variant of the Block II

F/A-18F Super Hornet and is the Navy replacement for the EA6B Prowler. This airborne electronic attack aircraft combines
modern advances in Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) systems
and weapons with the unmatched tactical versatility, advancements and capabilities of the Block II Super Hornet.
Currently, the EA-18G uses the ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming
System pods, ALQ-218 receiver, ALQ-227 Communications
Countermeasures Set Receiver and the Multimission Advanced
Tactical Terminal (MATT). The MATT will be replaced with the
Joint Tactical Terminal-Receiver (JTT-R) in 2016. The JTT-R
currently is in production. The Next-Generation Jammer will
replace the ALQ-99 jamming pods in the 2020s.
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BRIEFING: The EA-6B Prowler electronic attack aircraft will be

retired from Navy service in 2015 when the last squadron, VAQ-134,
begins transition to the EA-18G Growler. (See the Marine Corps
Aircraft section for characteristics and description of the EA-6B.)
E-2C HAWKEYE
BRIEFING: The all-weather E-2C Hawkeye carrier-based airborne command-and-control aircraft has served as the eyes of
the U.S. Navy for 50 years. The E-2C provides simultaneous air
and surface surveillance, strike and intercept control, battle
FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT
E - 2 D A D VA N C E D H A W K E Y E
E-2C HAWKEYE
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BRIEFING: The E-2D is designed for modern threats and increased

detection over blue water, land and in the littoral. Its radar provides
advanced 360-degree coverage with enhanced sector scan coverage
for continuous detection and tracking of targets, expanding maritime domain awareness operations and sorting the dense maritime
picture. Beyond the strike group, the E-2Ds command-and-control
capability makes it a multimission platform through its ability to
coordinate airborne strike, land force support, rescue operations,
managing a reliable communications network between widely dispersed nodes and drug interdiction operations support.
The systems and capabilities of the E-2D were completely
redesigned to advance the mission and provide a seamless stream
of information between the key players of the strike group. The E2D features the state-of-the-art APY-9 radar with a two-generation
leap in capability and upgraded aircraft systems that improve supportability and increase readiness. The most visible change on the
aircraft is the glass cockpit. The 17-inch liquid crystal display panels provide the co-pilot with the ability to become a fourth tactical
operator when not actively engaged in flying the aircraft to
give the crew more flexibility in performing its diverse missions.
The U.S. Navy is currently developing an aerial refueling capability for fleet use in fiscal year 2020.
The E-2D made its maiden flight Aug. 3, 2007, and first mission systems flight Dec. 14, 2007. In 2009, the program completed an operational assessment, a Milestone C decision and a contract award for LRIP Lot 1 and Lot 2. The Navy awarded contracts
for LRIP aircraft in Lot 3 in 2011 and Lot 4 in 2012. The E-2D
completed Initial Operational Test and Evaluation in October
2012. The E-2D 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 Programs Secretary of Defense Certification
E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE
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WINGSPAN: ..................80.6 feet

LENGTH:......................57.7 feet
HEIGHT: .......................18.3 feet
WEIGHT: .......................maximum gross takeoff: 55,000 pounds
SPEED:.........................maximum 300+ knots
CEILING:.......................30,000 feet
RANGE:........................ferry range, 1,300 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Rolls-Royce T56-A-427 (E-2C) turboprop
engines 5,100 shaft horsepower (shp) each
CREW: ..........................2 pilots, 3 mission systems operators
CONTRACTOR: ...........Northrop Grumman Corp.
management, and search-and-rescue capabilities. Four foreign

militaries currently fly E-2 variants.
The E-2C, which had its first production delivery in 1973, is
equipped with the early warning APS-145 radar and is capable
of detecting targets while simultaneously tracking more than
2,000 targets and controlling more than 20 airborne intercepts.
The Navy operates four configurations of the E-2C Group II aircraft, which have seen significant improvements over their years
of operation. In fiscal 2004, the Navy commenced fleet delivery
of a robust Group II Replacement Mission Computer effort and
state-of-the-art flat-panel displays.
The E-2C has demonstrated its capabilities during Operations
Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, providing critical battle and
airspace management, combat search-and-rescue command and
communication relay, and excelling in strike-control and tankercontrol operations. It also has been a cornerstone in supporting
drug-interdiction efforts around the world. E-2C aircraft contributed in search-and-rescue operations after Hurricane Katrina in
New Orleans in 2005 and the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010,
providing urban relief efforts that included air traffic control.
The last variant of the E-2C, known as Hawkeye 2000, was
introduced in fiscal 2002. This variant includes an improved commercial, off-the-shelf- (COTS-) based mission computer upgrade,
a new operator display, upgraded cooling system, improved satellite communications and the USG-3 Cooperative Engagement
Capability (CEC) system. Hawkeye 2000 E-2Cs equipped with
CEC were deployed for the first time in 2002 over Afghanistan.
The Navy continued procurement of the Hawkeye 2000
through 2007 and delivered the last E-2C Hawkeye aircraft Sept.
30, 2009, to VAW-120.
Upgrades to the E-2C continue and include a new highfrequency radio, high-frequency Internet Protocol capabilities,
mission computer upgrade, software configuration set seven
and replacement of the multimission advanced tactical terminal
with USB-embedded national tactical receiver. All active fleet E2Cs employ the all-composite eight-bladed NP2000 propeller.
Communications, navigation and identification and mission
avionics installations continued through 2014. Aircraft reliability updates started in 2013, and include enhancements to the
intercommunication system, rate gyro/acceleration sensors,
CEC system and radar altimeter.
The E-2C equips eight fleet VAW squadrons. As of November
2014, there were 55 E-2Cs and one TE-2C training version in
inventory.
was sent to Congress in March 2013. This enabled the Navy to

award a multiyear contract to Northrop Grumman in June 2014
for the procurement of 25 E-2Ds, bringing the total amount of aircraft on contract to 50. The Navys program of record is 75. As of
November 2014, 15 E-2Ds had been delivered.
The E-2D achieved IOC on Oct. 10, 2014, signifying that the first
operational squadron, VAW-125, was manned, trained, equipped
and ready to start deployment preparation with the aircraft. The first
E-2D deployment is scheduled for 2015. The second E-2D squadron, VAW-121, began transitioning from the E-2C in mid-2014.
WINGSPAN: ..................80.6 feet
LENGTH:......................57.7 feet
HEIGHT: .......................18.3 feet
WEIGHT: .......................maximum gross takeoff, 57,500 pounds
SPEED:.........................maximum, 300+ knots
CEILING:.......................37,000 feet
RANGE:........................ferry range, 1,300 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ............2 Rolls-Royce T56-A-427A turboprop engines
5,100 shp each Full Authority Digital Engine
Control
CREW: ..........................2 pilots (1 optional tactical operator), 3 mission
systems operators
C-2A GREYHOUND
BRIEFING: The C-2A Greyhound is the Navys Carrier Onboard

Delivery aircraft, providing critical transport of personnel, logistic materiel and mail between shore facilities and carrier strike
groups at sea. The C-2A can deliver a payload of up to 10,000
pounds in excess of 1,000 nautical miles.
Nineteen C-2As were procured during the 1960s and phased out
of service in 1987. Thirty-nine new-production C-2A replacement
aircraft built with significant airframe and avionics improvements
were procured during the 1980s, 35 of which remain in service.
Two fleet logistics squadrons, one on each coast, deploy two-plane
C-2A detachments on each aircraft carrier to support essential air
connector capability for time-critical logistics, diplomatic presence
operations and humanitarian assistance/disaster response.
The C-2A SLEP was completed in 2011. It included improvements such as structural enhancements, dual ARC-210 radios,
the Terrain-Awareness Warning System, the Traffic CollisionAvoidance System and the replacement of Kapton wiring. Eightblade NP2000 propellers are installed on all 35 C-2As.
The Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic
Management system features components that expand the aircrafts communications capability by increasing the number of
usable radio frequencies, reducing channel congestion. As part
of the navigation upgrade, a system combining GPS equipment
and an inertial navigation system has been integrated to provide accurate positioning and velocity, allowing flight crews to
perform precise landing approaches. Integration is complete in
all 35 C-2As.
WINGSPAN: ..................80.6 feet
LENGTH:......................56.8 feet
HEIGHT: .......................17.2 feet
WEIGHT: .......................maximum takeoff carrier, 57,500 pounds;
maximum takeoff field, 60,000 pounds
SPEED:.........................maximum, 343 knots
CEILING:.......................30,000 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Allison T56-A-425 turboprop engines (4,600
shp each)
CREW: ..........................2 pilots, 2 crew members
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C-2A GREYHOUND
P-8A POSEIDON
BRIEFING: The P-8A Poseidon is designed to replace the P-3C

as a long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface
warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations.
The P-8A is a military derivative of the Boeing NextGeneration 737-800 commercial platform. The P-8A is built inline using the Boeing commercial manufacturing process: Spirit
AeroSystems builds the fuselage; Boeing Commercial Airplanes
installs the wings, empennage, aircraft assembly and engine
installations; and Boeing Defense, Space & Security installs the
mission systems and completes the installation and check-out.
The P-8A provides more combat capability and requires a
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 significant growth potential.
Major sensor systems include an APY-10 radar system
developed specifically for the Poseidon which features inverse
synthetic aperture radar, synthetic aperture radar and ultra-highresolution imaging modes. The Poseidon also carries an electrooptical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor turret and has increased acoustic
processing capability with 64 passive sonobuoys, 32 multistatic
sonobuoys and concurrent passive/active processing.
In April 2009, the U.S. Navy and Australian Ministry of
Defence signed a memorandum of understanding to form a cooperative partnership and establish a joint program office to develop
and manage the Increment 2 phase of the P-8A program.
The first flight-test aircraft, T-1, made its first flight on April 25,
2009. The P-8A integrated test squadron now consists of six test aircraft, the first three being instrumented test aircraft. These flight-test
aircraft are being used for airworthiness testing and envelope expansion, mission systems testing and stores separation testing. The
remaining three are production representative aircraft that were used
to support the successful operational test and evaluation in 2013.
Approval to enter LRIP was granted at Milestone C in August
2010. Deliveries of six LRIP Lot 1 P-8As were ordered in January
2011, and the first LRIP Lot 1 Poseidon made its first flight on
July 7, 2011. In November 2011, the Navy ordered seven P-8As
under LRIP Lot 2. LRIPs Lot 3 and 4 included 11 and 13 P-8As,
respectively. The P-8A received permission to enter FRP in
January 2014 and the first FRP contract was awarded in
February 2014. The U.S. Navy has a requirement for 117 P-8As.
A total of 21 P-8As had been delivered by December 2014.
IOC was achieved on Nov. 29, 2013, with the Western Pacific deployment of VP-16 on Dec. 1, 2013. VP-5, VP-45 and
VP-8 followed VP-16 in transition to the P-8A.
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WINGSPAN: ..................123.6 feet

LENGTH:......................129.5 feet
HEIGHT: .......................42.1 feet
SPEED:.........................490 knots true air speed
CEILING:.......................41,000 feet
RANGE: ...........................1,200 nautical miles radius with 4 hours on-station
POWER PLANT: ...........2 CFM56-7BE turbofan engines
CREW: ..........................9
ARMAMENT: ................Mk54 torpedoes and AGM-84 Harpoon cruise
missiles
and a full-scale fatigue test, and revealed greater fatigue damage than expected. In response, the Navy instituted special
structural inspections and material replacement in center and
outer wings as needed to sustain airframe life. Continuing
structural engineering and analysis of fatigue data is conducted
under the Fatigue Life Management Program (FLMP) conducted jointly by Naval Air Systems Command and Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics.
Ongoing FLMP analysis led to an additional grounding of 39
P-3Cs in December 2007 over concerns about fatigue damage in
aft portions of the lower outer wing. This led the Navy to develop
a comprehensive recovery plan that included accelerated FLMP
efforts, use of on-hand material to immediately begin required
modifications, and a dual-path approach to recovery that includes
installation of complete outer wings and targeted material replacement. The programs efforts have returned fleet P-3 numbers to
pre-December 2007 levels. The Navy expected to complete the
majority of the remaining recovery measures by 2015.
P-3C communications and navigation, acoustic sensor and
weapons control systems are being maintained within several
programs needed to ensure the aircrafts ability to satisfy Navy
and joint requirements through the early part of the 21st century. These programs include:
Communications, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic
Management Program. Current efforts include installation of a
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new technology communications suite, Protected Instrument

Landing System, Identification Friend-or-Foe Mode S and
required navigation performance enhancements including GPS.
The program includes common avionics improvements and
modernized cockpit instrumentation.
Critical Obsolescence Program (COP). The COP goal is to
improve aircraft availability through replacement of obsolete systems. COP efforts include replacement of the HF transceiver,
data link modem (Link 11), autopilot and forward-looking
infrared system (ASX-6).
Command, Control, Communications and Computers for
Anti-submarine Warfare (C4 for ASW) Program. C4 for ASW
P-8A POSEIDON
P-3C ORION
BRIEFING: The P-3 Orion has been the Navys frontline, land-based
maritime patrol aircraft since the early 1960s. The P-3C Update III
is the baseline configuration. It has advanced submarine-detection
sensors, magnetic anomaly detection equipment and can carry a
mixed payload of weapons internally and on wing pylons.
The P-3C Block Modification Upgrade (BMUP) has Update
III functionalities with more modern technology. There are 19
modified operational BMUP aircraft configured with the APS149 Littoral Surveillance Radar System.
The P-3C Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program (AIP)
includes enhancements in sensors, communications, displays
and controls, survivability and vulnerability, and weapons capability. Major sensor systems include the APS-137B (V) 5 synthetic aperture radar, USQ-78B acoustic processing system,
ASQ-81 magnetic anomaly detection system, ALR-95 ESM system and ASX-4 EO/IR turret. AIP was installed in 72 P-3Cs
between 1996 and 2007.
In order to quantify the airframe fatigue status of the P-3C
fleet, the Service Life Assessment Program (SLAP) was conducted between 1999 and early 2003. SLAP included analysis
incorporates Link 16, International Marine/Maritime Satellite

(Inmarsat) broadband connectivity into AIP P-3Cs in order to
maintain the aircrafts tactical relevance through enhanced situational awareness and communications capabilities. The C4 for
ASW program reached IOC in September 2011 after five P-3Cs
were modified with the configuration. An additional 50 P-3Cs
are scheduled to be modified to the configuration.
Acoustics. Acoustics modifications are being installed to provide upgrades to the acoustic signal processing subsystems using
rapid COTS insertion and technology refreshes to provide a system
with improved processing, display and control of acoustic data.
These modifications to the P-3C ASW sensor suite will enable
Multi-static Active Coherent capability. In addition, all analog
acoustic data recorders are being replaced with digital recorders
and the dated analog sonobuoy receivers are being replaced.
The P-3C has been active in overland and maritime ISR in
Operations Enduring Freedom.
Eight operational, one fleet readiness and two Reserve VP
squadrons operate P-3C AIP, BMUP and Update III-configured
aircraft. One VPU squadron also operates P-3Cs. As of
December 2014, 120 P-3Cs remained in inventory, of which
approximately 75 were available for operational missions. Other
P-3 variants still in service include 15 EP-3Es operated by one
VQ squadron, eight NP-3C research and development, testing
and evaluation, and oceanographic survey aircraft (including
seven redesignated from NP-3D in 2012).
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Australia entered into formal cooperative agreement with the

U.S. Navy in March 2012 for the procurement the P-8A, sustainment of the common fleet configuration and the planning of any
future follow-on development efforts. In February 2014, the
government of Australia announced acquisition approval for
eight P-8As with an option for four more. Australias eight P-8A
aircraft will be evenly split between FRP Lots 2 and 3. This
effort includes the purchase of long-lead parts in support of the
delivery schedule for four Royal Australian Air Force P-8As.
On Jan. 4, 2009, the Indian Ministry of Defence agreed to
purchase eight P-8I versions and was working toward the procurement of four more. The first P-8I made its first flight on
Sept. 28, 2011, and arrived in India in May 2013. Six had been
delivered by November 2014.
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ties and future manned/unmanned reconnaissance aircraft and
integrated Link 16 mission management capabilities.
In 2007, the EP-3E program implemented an EO/IR system and
ForceNET upgrades to meet emerging TF-ISR requirements. This
effort included installation of an EO/IR turret, improved international maritime satellite connectivity, additional special signals
boxes and line-of-sight wide-band datalinks for full-motion video.
The EP-3E JCC Spiral 3 IOC was achieved in July 2011, with
Spiral 3 upgrades continuing through 2015.
The Navy fields one VQ squadron with a fleet of 15 EP-3Es to
support a level up to 12 operational aircraft and three pipeline aircraft for modification. The EP-3E remains the fleet, joint and theater commanders aircraft of choice for SIGINT operations and
worldwide fleet and national reconnaissance missions.
WINGSPAN: ..................99.5 feet
LENGTH:......................116.6 feet
HEIGHT: .......................33.6 feet
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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WINGSPAN: ..................99.6 feet

LENGTH:......................116.7 feet
HEIGHT: .......................33.7 feet
WEIGHT: .......................maximum takeoff, 139,760 pounds
CEILING:.......................28,300 feet
RANGE: .........................mission radius, 2,380 nautical miles; for 3 hours
on-station at 1,500 feet, 1,346 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........4 Allison T-56-A-14 turboprop engines (4,600
hp each)
CREW: ..........................3 pilots, 2 naval flight officers, 2 flight engineers, 3 sensor operators, 1 in-flight technician
ARMAMENT: .................10,000 pounds of ordnance, including AGM-84,
AGM-84K and AGM-65F missiles, Mk46/50/54
torpedoes, rockets, mines and depth bombs
CONTRACTOR: ...........Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
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 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 threat warning,
information dominance, battlespace situational awareness, suppression of enemy air defenses, destruction of enemy air-defense,
anti-air warfare and ASW applications.
The Navy operates the EP-3E land-based electronicreconnaissance aircraft in one fleet air reconnaissance squadron
based at NAS Whidbey Island. During the early 1990s, the
Conversion-in-Lieu-of-Procurement program converted 12 P-3Cs
to an EP-3E Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic
System II (ARIES II) configuration, which entered service in
1997. The Sensor System Improvement Program (SSIP) upgraded
to the EP-3Es communications, collection and data-automation
capabilities. The last ARIES II-configured aircraft completed the
SSIP modification in January 2004.
In 2003, the EP-3E program began the Joint Airborne SIGINT
Architecture Modernization Common Configuration (JCC)
upgrade. The JCC program is an acquisition effort to incrementally improve SIGINT sensor system capabilities through 2015.
JCC upgrades provide the Navy with a state-of-the art, automated electronic surveillance measures capability, airborne
ForceNET classified network connectivity, precision direction
finding, low-band multiplatform geo-location communications
collection, recording and information operations capabilities.
The EP-3E JCC and Task Force Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (TF-ISR) modifications include hardware and
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E - 6 B M E R C U RY
BRIEFING: The E-6B Mercury provides survivable, reliable and

endurable command, control and communications to U.S. strategic and nonstrategic nuclear forces, including support in the submarine communications role known as TACAMO, for Take
Charge and Move Out as well as the Airborne National
Command Post (ABNCP) capability for U.S. Strategic Command.
The capabilities of the E-6B are being improved to enable the aircraft to operate in a network-centric environment.
All 16 aircraft completed the conversion from E-6A to E-6B
(ABNCP) by 2003. The E-6B is equipped with a battle staff compartment and an airborne launch-control system capable of ground
alert/force generation, force management and airborne launch of
Peacekeeper and Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles.
In November 2009, the E-6B began a SLEP at Tinker Air Force
Base, Okla. The program is designed to extend the life of the aircraft
from its current 27,000 flight hours to 45,000 flight hours.
Modification programs on the aircraft currently under way include:
Block I. Designed to correct deficiencies and replace equipment that is obsolete or degrades mission performance, it will
provide the foundation for faster, more economical technology
upgrades by replacing nonintegrated legacy systems with integrated open systems architecture. The program entered FRP in
March 2012 and achieved IOC in February 2014.
Internet Protocol/Bandwidth Expansion (IPBE). The IPBE program is divided into three phases and incorporates an Inmarsat
satellite system, a digital Northstar communications link and
removes the utility trailing wire antenna system for weight savings.
The digital Northstar phase has completed integration and achieved
IOC in 2012. The other two phases of IPBE achieved IOC and are
in FRP with installations concurrent with the Block I program.
Multi-Role Common Data Link (MR-TCDL). Brings increased
bandwidth to the aircraft and supports U.S. Strategic Commands
migration to a distributed national C2. A Non-Recurring Engineering
contract was awarded and initial aircraft installation is under way.
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C-40A CLIPPER
include the replacement of the current obsolete MILSTAR terminals with Advanced Extremely High Frequency terminals and
adding the PNVC capability to the aircraft.
Fifteen of the Navys 16 E-6Bs are divided into two operational squadrons (VQ-3 and VQ-4) assigned to Strategic
Communications Wing One at Tinker; the 16th aircraft is used
as a test platform with VX-20 at NAS Patuxent River, Md.
BRIEFING: The C-40A, a derivative of the Boeing 737-700C commercial airliner, is the newest commercial-derivative medium-lift
aircraft used for Navy unique fleet-essential airlift missions. The aircraft provide long-range, high-priority logistical airlift in support of
fleet activities. The C-40 is certified to operate in three configurations: an all-passenger configuration that can carry 121 passengers,
an all-cargo configuration of eight cargo pallets, or a combination of
three cargo pallets and 70 passengers. The C-40A has a state-of-theart flight deck, avionics system and engines that are Stage III noisecompliant and certified for extended over-water operations.
Twelve C-40As have been delivered since April 2001 and are
flown by Fleet Logistics Support Squadrons (VR) -56, -57, -58 and
-59. Three additional aircraft have been ordered. Two additional
aircraft are needed to fill the total Navy requirement of 17.
WINGSPAN: ..................148.3 feet

LENGTH:......................150.3 feet
HEIGHT: .......................42.4 feet
WEIGHT: .......................gross takeoff, 341,000 pounds
SPEED:.........................0.88 Mach
CEILING:........................42,000 feet; patrol altitude, 25,000-30,000 feet
RANGE:........................unrefueled, 8,700 nautical miles with 16 hours
on-station endurance
POWER PLANT: .............4 CFM International F-108-CF-100 (CFM56-2A-2)
turbofan engines
CREW: ..........................3 pilots, 2 airborne communications officers,
2 flight engineers and 7-15 mission crew
CONTRACTORS: .........Boeing Co., ARINC, Rockwell Collins Inc.,
Lockheed Martin Corp., DRS, Northrop
Grumman Corp.
BRIEFING: The C-130 Hercules is a medium-sized transport

aircraft capable of intratheater and intertheater airlift operations. Its primary mission is to satisfy Navy Unique Fleet
Essential Airlift requirements worldwide to include response
to both training and deployed units. The C-130T provides
rapid logistic support to Navy operating forces and transportation of personnel or cargo. As a tactical transport, the C-130
can carry 92 ground troops. Configured for cargo, the aircraft
can transport more than 42,000 pounds of weapons, equipment or other supplies. It also can be configured as a medical
evacuation platform capable of carrying 74 patients on stretchers and their attendants.
Other missions the Hercules aircraft can support include aerial
delivery of troops and cargo, unimproved landing zone operations,
and emergency evacuation of personnel and key equipment.
The Navy C-130 inventory includes 20 C-130Ts, of which
19 are assigned to five Reserve fleet logistic squadrons. One C130T serves as the logistics support aircraft for the Navys
Flight Demonstration Team (Blue Angels). In addition, in
2014, five ex-Marine KC-130Ts were assigned to VR-55. Three
KC-130Rs and one KC-130J aircraft support test activities at
NAS Patuxent River, and three KC-130Fs at NAS Point Mugu,
Calif., support the Naval Test Range. (See the Marine Corps
Aircraft section for characteristics and description of Marine
Corps KC-130s.)
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C-40A CLIPPER
C-37A/B GULFSTREAM V/550
BRIEFING: The C-37 is a Gulfstream Aerospace-manufactured

transport capable of all-weather, long-range, high-speed nonstop flights. C-37A Gulfstream V and C-37B Gulfstream 550 aircraft are low-wing, business jets powered by two turbofan
engines equipped with thrust reversers. The C-37 aircraft transport and carry out special air missions for high-ranking government officials, Department of Defense officials and dignitaries.
The C-37A has a distinguished visitor compartment capable of
handling six passengers and a staff compartment capable of handling up to eight passengers. The C-37B has an executive compartment capable of accommodating four passengers.
The Navy procured four C-37A/B aircraft to replace the aging
VP-3A fleet that provided executive transport services with the first
being delivered to the Navy in July 2002. Three C-37Bs are operated by VR-1, Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington,
Md. One C-37A operates out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,
Hawaii, in support of commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

CONTRACTOR: ...........Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
C-9B SKYTRAIN II
C-20 GULFSTREAM III/IV
BRIEFING: The C-9B Skytrain was retired from Navy service in

2014, having been replaced by the C-40A. (See the Marine
Corps Aircraft section for a description.)
BRIEFING: The C-20D is a military version of the Gulfstream

III aircraft and the C-20G is a military version of the Gulfstream
IV aircraft manufactured by Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. C-20
aircraft are capable of all-weather, long-range, high-speed, nonstop transoceanic flights.
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Family of Advanced Beyond-Line-of-Sight Terminals and

Presidential National Voice Conferencing (PNVC). Upgrades
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The C-20D features accommodations for five passengers and
staff while the C-20G variant may be configured for cargo operations, passenger operations or a combination of the two. With
a full complement of seats installed, the aircraft is capable of
accommodating up to 26 passengers and a crew of four.
Two C-20Ds are operated by VR-1 at Joint Base AndrewsNaval Air Facility.
One C-20G, operated by Executive Transport Detachment
Sigonella, Italy, has replaced a C-20A and supports the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe. The Navy also operates two C20G aircraft at VR-51 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay,
Hawaii, and the Marine Corps operate one C-20G at Kaneohe Bay.
A fourth C-20G currently is undergoing capability upgrades and
will be based at Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-30) Naval
Base Ventura County, in Point Mugu, Calif. The new capability
will support the Navys Sea Test Range with Range Surveillance
and Clearance, as well as provide photometric capabilities.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
C-26D METROLINER
BRIEFING: The C-26D is a Federal Aviation Administration(FAA-) certified military utility transport version of the Fairchild
Metroliner 23 commercial light-lift aircraft. It is a multipurpose lowwing, twin-engine business turboprop with an engine on each wing.
With a maximum payload capacity of 5,020 pounds, the cabin can
be configured to accommodate up to 19 passengers and/or cargo.
The aircraft incorporates a cargo door with an integral air-stair door
to permit easy entry and access. Four UC-26Ds are based in Italy,
where they provide rapid-response transports for high-priority
resupply and movement of key personnel to remote sites. Three
other C-26D aircraft have been modified to two RC-26Ds and one
EC-26D to conduct range clearance and control missions at the
Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Hawaii.
CONTRACTOR: ...........M7 Aerospace LLC
UC-12 HURON
BRIEFING: The UC-12B/F/M/W Huron is an FAA-certified military variant of the King Air 200 aircraft manufactured by Hawker
Beechcraft Corp. The UC-12W is an FAA-certified military variant
of the King Air 300 series aircraft manufactured by Beechcraft
Corp. The Huron is a low-wing, fully pressurized, multifunction Ttail monoplane with two turboprop engines. The aircraft is certified
to operate on unimproved runways, certified/capable of operating
in extreme weather conditions, and is equipped with the latest FAA
mandates for operations in the continental United States as well as
locations outside the continental United States. The cabin can readily be configured to accommodate passengers, cargo or both.
UC-12 Huron aircraft typically carry out transport missions;
fly small troop movements, senior military commanders and
congressional staff members; provide relief/aid in support of
natural disasters; and can be configured for medical evacuation.
All Navy UC-12 aircraft were procured with a cargo door that
enables high-priority and sensitive cargo shipments.
From 1979-1982, 66 UC-12Bs were procured to support Navy
and Marine Corps air stations and Reserve centers. One UC-12B
that was converted to an NC-12B to perform sonobuoy testing missions was retired in 2011. Only two UC-12Bs remain in service.
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In 2000, 25 UC-12s were converted to TC-12Bs to augment

the T-44 in training student naval aviators to fly multi-engine
turboprop aircraft in day/night familiarization, basic instruments, radio instruments, formation and airways/cross-country
flight indoctrination.
Procurements of later model UC-12s from 1986-1988 included
12 UC-12Fs and 12 UC-12Ms. Ten UC-12Fs and 10 UC-12Ms
joined the UC-12Bs to perform the utility transport mission, and
two UC-12Fs and two UC-12Ms were converted to RC-12s to support test range operations. One RC-12F and one RC-12M, and 16
UC-12Bs have been retired. The remaining RC-12F and RC-12M
are assigned to Scientific Development Squadron (VXS-1) to support test and evaluation of naval radar and other systems.
Additionally, three C-12C aircraft on loan from the Army
serve as training aircraft at the USNTPS.
In 2007 and 2008, Congress provided funding to start
replacement of the 11 Marine UC-12s with a more capable aircraft. Hawker Beechcraft won the competition with its UC-12W
King Air 300-series aircraft, similar to the 200-series aircraft but
with a longer fuselage, more powerful engines, greater range
and other enhancements.
The first UC-12W was delivered in May 2010, and delivery of
the next five was completed by mid-2011. Aircraft No. 7 was
placed on contract in November 2014. Three UC-12Ws have
been equipped with extended-range fuel tanks. Capability
improvements for the UC-12W continue with additional aircraft
survivability equipment, extended range tanks, night vision capability and satellite phone communications.
CONTRACTORS: .........L-3 Vertex, Beechcraft Corp.
T- 6 T E X A N I I
BRIEFING: The Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS)

consists of the T-6 Texan II aircraft, simulators, computer-aided academics and a Training Integration Management System. The joint
program, with the Air Force acting as the executive service, is replacing Navy T-34C and Air Force T-37B aircraft. The program is using
COTS subsystems to the maximum extent possible. The aircraft is a
derivative of the Swiss Pilatus PC-9 with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A68 engine, digital cockpit, Martin-Baker ejection seats, cockpit pressurization and an onboard oxygen-generating system.
The T-6A entered service in 2001, and the Air Force began
training its student pilots at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. The
Navy accepted its first two T-6A production aircraft in August
2002 and began naval flight officer training in Pensacola, Fla., in
June 2003. The Navy operates 43 T-6As, including one at VX-20,
Patuxent River, Md., for development work.
The Navy began procuring an upgraded avionics variant of
the Texan II, the T-6B, for primary pilot training in 2007. The
avionics upgrade package includes an all-glass cockpit using
three multifunction displays, head-up display, hands-on throttle and stick, dual redundant Integrated Avionics Computers
and an open-architecture design to allow for future growth.
The first two T-6Bs were delivered on Sept. 3, 2009, to
Training Air Wing Five at NAS Whiting Field, Fla. The T-6B
reached IOC in April 2010. The first student naval aviators
trained in the T-6B completed their syllabus in late 2010.
The Navys JPATS program plans to procure 295 T-6s. As of
October 2014, more than 215 T-6Bs had been delivered to the Navy,
including six for the USNTPS. The system will be operational at 10
bases (six Air Force and four Navy) when fully fielded.
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T- 4 5 G O S H A W K
BRIEFING: The T-45 Goshawk, a carrier-capable derivative of

the British Aerospace (BAE) Systems Hawk trainer, replaced the
TA-4J Skyhawk and T-2C Buckeye as the Navys 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 T45TS presently is training strike pilots at
NAS Kingsville, Texas, and NAS Meridian, Miss. Undergraduate
military flight officer training is located at NAS Pensacola, Fla.
The T-45 Training System (T45TS) includes aircraft, academics, simulators and an integration system that tracks all aspects of
student training, as well as contractor logistic support. The
Goshawk is a two-seat jet with redesigned landing gear and fuselage carry-through structure to provide the strength necessary for
carrier-qualification training requirements.
The T-45C incorporates multifunction displays with an integral GPS/Inertial Navigation System. The first production T-45C
Goshawk was delivered in November 1997 to NAS Patuxent
River. The T45TS uses contractor logistics support for all levels
of maintenance.
T-45As are progressively being upgraded to the T-45C configuration. Boeing delivered 85 T-45As and 138 T-45Cs to the Navy,
with 55 T-45As being upgraded to T-45C configuration as of
October 2014. Fifteen additional T-45As will be upgraded to T45Cs for a total of 70 T-45As being upgraded to T-45Cs. The 223rd
and last Goshawk, a T-45C, was delivered on Oct. 20, 2009.
T- 3 4 C T U R B O M E N T O R
BRIEFING: The T-34C is an unpressurized, low-wing, singleengine turboprop trainer currently used by the Navy to provide
primary flight training to student pilots. The aircraft has been
operated by the Navy since 1976. Maintenance requirements
were developed around a commercial derivative concept using
FAA processes, procedures and certifications. As of October
2014, the Navys inventory consisted of 55 T-34Cs that include
25 at satellite sites, performing pilot proficiency, chase and other
government support services for the Navy, the U.S. Army and
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The T-34C is
being replaced by the Hawker Beechcraft-built T-6 Texan II and
will retire as a training platform in fall 2015.
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 Corp.
WINGSPAN: ..................31 feet

LENGTH:......................39 feet
HEIGHT: .......................13.5 feet
14,500 pounds
SPEED:.........................550 knots
RANGE:........................maximum with internal fuel, 995 nautical miles
CEILING:.......................40,000 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........1 Rolls-Royce F405-RR-401 turbofan engine
CONTRACTORS: .........Boeing, BAE Systems
T- 3 9 S A B R E L I N E R
BRIEFING: The Navy retired its last Sabreliner training aircraft

in 2014, with the last T-39Gs retiring in January and the last T39Ns in August. One T-39D remains in service as a test aircraft
with VX-31 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif.
CONTRACTOR: ...........North American Rockwell (now Boeing)
BRIEFING: The T-44 aircraft is a twin-engine, pressurized aircraft that provides advanced maritime multi-engine flight training for U.S. Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and foreign military pilots. The T-44A was procured as a commercialderivative aircraft. Throughout its life, it has been operated and
commercially supported by the Navy using FAA processes, procedures and certifications. Modification of the T-44A to the
T-44C replaces obsolete avionics with a COTS integrated digital
cockpit and wing wiring. As of October 2014, 50 T-44Cs and
four T-44As were in inventory.
WINGSPAN: ..................50.3 feet
LENGTH:......................35.5 feet
HEIGHT: .......................14.3 feet
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WEIGHT: .......................empty 6,326 pounds; maximum takeoff,

9,650 pounds
SPEED:.........................245 knots
CEILING:.......................29,500 feet
POWER PLANT:............2 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34B turboprop engine
CREW: ..........................3 pilots (1 instructor, 2 students)
WINGSPAN: ..................33.4 feet

LENGTH:......................33.3 feet
HEIGHT: .......................10.7 feet
WEIGHT T6A: ...............empty, 5,500 pounds; maximum takeoff,
6,500 pounds
WEIGHT T6B: ...............empty, 5,850 pounds; maximum takeoff,
6,900 pounds
SPEED:.........................316 knots at 1,000 feet level flight
CEILING:.......................31,000 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........1 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68 turboprop engine
T- 2 C B U C K E Y E
F - 1 6 A / B FA L C O N
BRIEFING: The North American T-2 Buckeye was the U.S.

Navys intermediate training aircraft, intended to introduce student naval aviators to jet aircraft. It entered initial service in
1959, and was replaced by the T-45 Goshawk in 2008. Three T2Cs remain in naval service and are used by test squadron VX20 as medium energy chase aircraft.
BRIEFING: The F-16A is a single-seat, single-engine multirole

jet fighter with superior maneuverability, and sophisticated
tracking and weapon systems for the interception and attack of
other aircraft. The F-16B is a two-seat version typically used for
training by a student pilot with an instructor pilot in the rear
cockpit. This aircraft is considered to be an agile modern fighter and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface
attack. F-16 training aircraft focus on tactics development,
assessment, graduate level training, joint interoperability and
standardization of training with the aviation communities.
Ten F-16A model and four F-16B model aircraft were reacquired
from Pakistan and refurbished for Navy use. F-16s are flown by the
Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, NAS Fallon, Nev.
S-3B VIKING
BRIEFING: The S-2B Viking was a carrier-based ASW and antisurface warfare (ASUW) aircraft and aerial refueler until 1997
when its ASW systems were removed and it continued as an
ASUW aircraft and tanker. The last S-3Bs in operational service
were retired in January 2009, but five were retained and modified
beginning in 2010 as range-control aircraft for VX-30 for service
on the missile range off Point Mugu, Calif. For this role the S-3Bs
are equipped with LANTIRN electro-optical sensor pods to supplement the aircrafts APS-137 radar for surveillance of the range.
WINGSPAN: ..................31 feet

LENGTH:......................47.7 feet
HEIGHT: .......................16.5 feet
SPEED:.........................Mach 1.73 at 39,000 feet
RANGE:........................maximum, 1,260 nautical miles
CEILING:.......................50,000 feet
POWER PLANT: .............1 Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofan engine
CREW: ..........................F-16A, 1; F-16B, 2.
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., Pratt & Whitney
F-5F/N TIGER II
BRIEFING: The F-5N Tiger II is a single-seat, twin-engine, tactical fighter and attack aircraft which provides simulated air-to-air
combat training. The F-5F is a dual-seat version used for training
and adversary combat tactics. The F-5N/F aircraft serve in an
aggressor-training role with simulation capability of current
threat aircraft in fighter combat mode. Surplus Swiss Air Force
low-time F-5Es were purchased and 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. The fleet of F-5Fs
was rebuilt from Swiss F-5E fuselages and F-5F nose and tail sections; the last of three were delivered in 2010. F-5Ns and F-5Fs
are flown by VFC-13, VFC-111 and VMFT-401.
T- 3 8 C TA L O N
BRIEFING: The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude,

supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because of its
design, economy of operations, ease of maintenance, high performance and exceptional safety record. It is used primarily by
the Air Force, but 10 are used by the USNTPS.
WINGSPAN: ..................25.3 feet
LENGTH:......................46.4 feet
HEIGHT: .......................12.9 feet
SPEED:.........................Mach 1.08 at sea level
CEILING:.......................55,000+ feet
POWER PLANT: ...........2 J85-GE-5 turbojet engines
CREW: ..........................2 (instructor pilot and student)
WINGSPAN: ..................26.7 feet

LENGTH:......................F-5F, 51.6 feet; F-5N, 47.4 feet
HEIGHT: .......................F-5F, 13.3 feet; F-5N, 13.4 feet
SPEED: ............................F-5F, Mach 1.56 at 36,000 feet; F-5N, Mach 1.64
at 36,000 feet
RANGE:........................maximum 2,324 nautical miles
CEILING:.......................50,000+ feet
POWER PLANT: ...........2 J85-GE-21C afterburning turbojet engines
CREW: ..........................F-5F, 2 pilots; F-5N, 1 pilot
U - 6 A B E AV E R
BRIEFING: The U-6A is the military version of the deHavilland

DHC-2, a high-wing all-purpose utility aircraft. It is flown by
USNTPS as part of its curriculum and as the tow aircraft for its
X-26A gliders. The U-6As began entering naval service in 1968.
The aircraft have incorporated modern digital avionics systems.
NU-1B OTTER
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FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT
BRIEFING: The NU-1B is the military version of the

deHavilland DHC-3, a high-wing, short-takeoff-and-landing
utility aircraft. It is flown by USNTPS as part of its curriculum.
The NU-1B was manufactured in 1956 and has been in service
at USNTPS since 1966. The aircraft is equipped with modern
digital avionics systems. The NU-1B has the longest operational
history of any naval aircraft in the active inventory.
F-5N TIGER II
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BRIEFING: The X-26A is the longest lived of the X-plane programs and is based on the Schweizer SGS 2-32 sailplane. The X26A was developed in 1967 by the U.S. Navy to train pilots in
yaw/roll coupling. Four aircraft were originally procured. Two aircraft remain in service with USNTPS in support of its curriculum.
HELICOPTERS
H-60 SEAHAWK
BRIEFING: The Navy is executing a Helicopter Master Plan and

its Helicopter Concept of Operations, through which it will
reduce the different type/model/series of helicopters currently
operating to two new H-60 variants: the MH-60R and the MH60S. These plans also involve restructuring the Navys helicopter wings and squadrons and will encompass the additional mission of Organic Airborne Mine Countermeasures, as well as
some missions formerly assigned to the S-3 Viking.
FUSELAGE LENGTH: ..50 feet

OVERALL LENGTH: ....64 feet (41 feet folded)
HEIGHT: .......................17 feet (13 feet folded)
WEIGHT:...........................21,884 pounds for B/F/H; 23,500 pounds for R/S
SPEED:.........................maximum cruise at 5,000 feet, 145 knots
RANGE: ........................approx. 380 nautical miles without auxiliary fuel
POWER PLANT: ...........2 T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines
CREW: .............................2 pilots, 1-3 aircrew and varying passenger loads
ARMAMENT: ................50-caliber machine guns or 7.62mm machine
guns; B/H/R/S, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles;
B/F/R, Mk46/50/54 torpedoes
CONTRACTORS: .........Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (air vehicle); Lockheed
Martin Systems Integration (mission systems)
MH-60R SEAHAWK
BRIEFING: The MH-60R is the Navys next-generation submarine hunter and surface attack helicopter designed to replace
SH-60B and SH-60F aircraft. The MH-60Rs primary mission
areas encompass undersea warfare, surface warfare, area surveillance and combat identification. Secondary mission areas
include search and rescue, vertical replenishment, naval surface
fire support, logistics support, personnel transport, medical
evacuation and ultra-high frequency communication relay. The
modular design of the MH-60R provides greater surveillance
capabilities, flexibility and more options to address multiple
mission requirements with a single platform.
The MH-60R is equipped with a glass cockpit common
with the MH-60S, with functionally equivalent workstations
and employ the AQS-22F Airborne Low-Frequency Sonar,
sonobuoys, acoustic processing, ALQ-210 Electronic Support
Measures, APS-147 or APS-153 Multimode Imaging Radar, AAS44C Generation 3 infrared sensor, an Integrated Self-Defense
Suite and an Organizational Level Interactive Electronic
Technical Manuals System. Additionally, it has four external
stores stations that can carry various combinations of torpedoes,
missiles or external fuel tanks.
The MH-60R completed operational evaluation in September
2005 and reached IOC in December 2005 with HSM-41, the MH60R West Coast fleet replacement squadron. HSM-71 was estabW W W. S E A P O W E R M A G A Z I N E . O R G
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MH-60R SEAHAWK
MH-60S SEAHAWK
BRIEFING: The MH-60S is a multimission platform that has

replaced the HH-1N, UH-3H and H-46D helicopters and will replace
the HH-60H. It performs several missions, including combat logistics support, vertical replenishment, amphibious search and rescue,
combat search and rescue, utility support and airborne mine countermeasures (AMCM). To support these missions, three MH-60S
configurations are being fielded: a combat support configuration, an
AMCM configuration and an armed helicopter configuration.
The MH-60S combat support configuration reached IOC in
August 2002, replacing the H-46D-series helicopters in the vertical replenishment and utility roles.
The AMCM-equipped MH-60S configuration will detect,
localize and neutralize sea-based mines to clear the path for battle groups. AMCM systems being developed for this configuration include the AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine-Detection System
(ALMDS) and the Airborne Mine-Neutralization System. The
MH-60S AMCM systems technology is a critical aspect in
enabling the littoral combat ship to perform required organic
minesweeping operational capabilities. The AMCM-equipped
MH-60S configuration reached IOC in 2014. The MH-60S conducted an early deployment to the Middle East with the ALMDS
mine-hunting system in summer 2014.
The MH-60S armed helicopter configuration provides a robust
capability in the areas of combat search and rescue, maritime
interdiction operations and surface warfare. It includes eight
Hellfire missiles and up to 38 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon
System laser-guided 2.75-inch rockets; 2.75-inch unguided Hydra
70 rockets; M197 20mm Gatling Gun and Fixed Forward Firing
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lished in January 2007 as the first operational MH-60R squadron.

HSM-71 took the MH-60R on its first deployment in 2009. HSL47 became the first SH-60B squadron to transition to the MH-60R
and was redesignated HSM-77. HSL-40 was redesignated HSM-40,
while HSM-70 was established as a new squadron on the East
Coast. The Navys current plans call for a total of 251 aircraft, of
which 191 had been delivered by October 2014. Australia has
begun taking delivery of 24 MH-60Rs, and Denmark has ordered
nine, but without ASW sensors.
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anomaly detection system, sonobuoys and the UYS-1 acoustic

processor. Many are equipped with the AAS-44 Generation 2
infrared sensor, Hellfire missiles and crew-served weapons. Its
secondary missions include search and rescue, medical evacuation, fleet support and communications relay.
Operational since 1984, the SH-60B serves in two active and
one Reserve HSL squadrons. As of October 2014, 17 SH-60Bs
remained in Navy service. The SH-60B, expected to remain in
service until 2016, is being replaced by the MH-60R.
Weapons; and the AAS-44C infrared sensor system. Additionally,

the mission kit gives the crew capability to fire the M240 7.62mm
guns from the port and starboard gunners windows and GAU-21
.50-caliber guns from the port and starboard cabin doors. The
armed MH-60S reached IOC in 2007 and was deployed for the
first time in January 2009 with HSC-8.
The MH-60S also serves as a search-and-rescue aircraft at
several naval air stations.
Production of all 275 U.S. Navy MH-60S aircraft is expected
to be complete in December 2015; 258 MH-60Ss had been delivered to the U.S. Navy by October 2014. The Royal Thai Navy
also has purchased two MH-60s.
SH-60F SEAHAWK
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BRIEFING: The SH-60F is equipped with the AQS-13F dipping

sonar, sonobuoys and carries up to three torpedoes. As the Navys
carrier ASW helicopter, the SH-60F operates to protect the inner
zone of a carrier battle group from submarine attacks. This platform also carries out such secondary missions as search and rescue, medical evacuation, vertical replenishment and fleet support.
Operational since 1989, the SH-60F serves in one operational HS squadron and one HSC readiness squadron. There are
approximately six SH-60Fs in the Navy inventory and one NSH60F. The SH-60F is expected to remain in Navy service until
2016 as it is being replaced in its roles by the MH-60R and MH60S. Two SH-60Fs have been sold to the Spanish Navy.
MH-60S SEAHAWK
SH-60B SEAHAWK
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BRIEFING: The SH-60B, known as the Light Airborne

Multipurpose System Mk III, is deployed on cruisers, destroyers, frigates and occasionally on aircraft carriers and littoral
combat ships. It provides all-weather capability for the detection, classification, localization, interdiction and attack of surface ships and submarines, as well as over-the-horizon targeting.
It is equipped with the APS-124 surface-search radar, ALQ-142
electronic surveillance measures system, AQS-81 magnetic
SH-60F SEAHAWK WITH USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT
HH-60H SEAHAWK
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SH-60B SEAHAWK
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BRIEFING: The HH-60H operates as a strike rescue and special

operations aircraft, and is equipped with AAS-44 Generation 2
infrared sensor, Hellfire missiles and crew-served weapons. This
platform also carries out such secondary missions as search and
rescue, medical evacuation, vertical replenishment and fleet
support. Operational since 1990, there are 35 HH-60Hs in the
Navy inventory that serve in one HS squadron, one HSC readiness squadron and two Reserve HSC squadrons.
HELICOPTERS
UH-60A/L BLACK HAWK
BRIEFING: The USNPTS operates four Army UH-60Ls and one

UH-60A for training.
MH-53E SEA DRAGON
BRIEFING: The Sikorsky-built MH-53E Sea Dragon, a mine

countermeasures derivative of the CH-53E Super Stallion, is
heavier and has a greater fuel capacity and range. Capable of
transporting up to 55 troops, the MH-53E can carry a 16-ton
payload 50 nautical miles or a 10-ton payload 300 nautical
miles. In its primary mission, the MH-53E is capable of towing
a variety of mine countermeasures systems, including the MK105 magnetic minesweeping sled, the AQS-24A side-scan sonar
and the MK-103 mechanical minesweeping system. Mission
duration can exceed four hours. All MH-53E aircraft employ the
T64-GE-419 engines to allow for one-engine-out operation. The
fleet of MH-53Es is being modified with crash-attenuating crew
and troop seats, Helicopter Emergency Egress Lighting Systems
and Blue Force Tracker for situational awareness.
MH-53Es provide minesweeping and strike group logistics
support for worldwide military operations and humanitarian assistance. The Navy operates 28 MH-53Es in two helicopter mine
countermeasures squadrons, HM-14 and HM-15. These squadrons
are manned by an 80/20 mix of active and Reserve personnel. The
MH-53E is programmed to remain in service until 2025.
FUSELAGE LENGTH: ..73.3 feet
OVERALL LENGTH: ....99 feet
HEIGHT: .......................28.3 feet
WEIGHT: .......................empty, 36,745 pounds; maximum structural
gross weight, 69,750 pounds
MAX SPEED: ................172 miles/hour (150 knots)
MAX MISSION
RADIUS: .......................272 statute miles (237 nautical miles) with 32
troops at 3,000 feet
POWER PLANT:..............3 General Electric T64-GE-419 turboshaft engines
(4,750 shp each)
CREW:............................2 pilots, 1-6 aircrew, depending on mission
ARMAMENT: ................1 GAU-21, 2 XM-218 .50-caliber machine guns
CONTRACTOR: ...........Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
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HH-60H SEAHAWK, FRONT, WITH U.S. ARMY AH-64D APACHES
MH-53E SEA DRAGON
TH-57 SEA RANGER
BRIEFING: The TH-57 Sea Ranger is a commercial derivative Bell

206B III Jet Ranger. The TH-57B provides primary helicopter flight
training, while the TH-57C is used for advanced helicopter and
instrument flight training. Three helicopter training squadrons,
located at NAS Whiting Field, Fla., operate 44 TH-57Bs and 73
TH-57Cs. HX-21, located at NAS Patuxent River, Md., operates
two TH-57Cs for photo, chase and utility missions. Seven TH57Cs aircraft have been transferred to Aerospace Maintenance and
Regeneration Group for level II storage for a total of 126 (44 TH57Bs and 82 TH-57Cs) aircraft currently in inventory. The Navy is
developing an acquisition approach to upgrade the TH-57B/Cs for
Next Generation FAA air space compliance, and address ongoing
obsolescence. Additionally, a simulator replacement program is
under way to address simulator deficiencies.
FUSELAGE LENGTH: ..31 feet
HEIGHT: .......................10 feet
3,200 pounds
MAX SPEED: ................138 mph
POWER PLANT: ...........1 Allison 250-C20BJ turbofan engine
CREW: ..........................2 pilots
CONTRACTOR: ...........Bell Helicopter Textron
U H - 7 2 L A K O TA
BRIEFING: The UH-72A Lakota, based on the UH-72A Army

light utility helicopter that entered service in 2006, is a military
version of the commercial Eurocopter EC145. The Navy version
is flown by the USNTPS to train students in rotary wing flying
characteristics and test techniques. The USNTPS has five UH72As in its inventory. They have been modified with the addition of flight test instrumentation.
CONTRACTOR: ...........EADS North America (Eurocopter Division)
O T H E R N AV Y A I R C R A F T
NVH-3A Sea King ......................presidential helicopter development
O-2A Pelican..................................unmanned systems development
OH-58C Kiowa.........................................................test pilot trainer
UV-18A Twin Otter ..........................unmanned system development
MZ-3 ....................................................airship systems development
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AIRCRAFT
TYPE
TAIL
CODE
BASE
SQUADRON
NICKNAME
AIRCRAFT
TYPE
TAIL
CODE
BASE
Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA)
VAW-121 ...................Bluetails..................E-2C ..............**........................NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-2..................Bounty Hunters .........F/A-18F............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
VAW-123 .................Screwtops................E-2C ..............**........................NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-11 ..................Red Rippers............F/A-18F............**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
VAW-124 .................Bear Aces................E-2C ..............**........................NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-14....................Tophatters .............F/A-18E............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
VAW-125...................Tigertails .................E-2D ..............**........................NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-15.......................Valions ................F/A-18C ...........**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
VAW-126 .................Seahawks ................E-2C ..............**........................NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-22..............Fighting Redcocks .......F/A-18F............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
Note: VAW-125 upgraded from the E-2C to the E-2D in 2014. VAW-121 will complete
transition in 2015.
VFA-25................Fist of the Fleet .........F/A-18E............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.

VFA-27 ..................Royal Maces............F/A-18E............**...................NAF Atsugi, Japan
VFA-31 ...................Tomcatters.............F/A-18E............**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadrons (HSC)
VFA-32 ...................Swordsmen ............F/A-18F............**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
HSC-2* ..................Fleet Angels............MH-60S ..........HU.......................NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-34..................Blue Blasters ...........F/A-18C ...........**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
HSC-3*.......................Merlins .........MH-60S, SH-60F, ...SA ..........NAS North Island, Calif.

HH60H
VFA-37.........................Bulls..................F/A-18C ...........**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.

VFA-41 ...................Black Aces.............F/A-18F............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
VFA-81 .....................Sunliners...............F/A-18E............**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
VFA-83 ...................Rampagers ............F/A-18C ...........**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
VFA-86...................Sidewinders ............F/A-18E............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
VFA-87 ................Golden Warriors........F/A-18A/C..........**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
VFA-94.................Mighty Shrikes ..........F/A-18C ...........**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
VFA-97 ....................Warhawks..............F/A-18E............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
VFA-101 ...............Grim Reapers ............F-35C .............**..........................Eglin AFB, Fla.
VFA-102...............Diamondbacks ..........F/A-18F............**...................NAF Atsugi, Japan
VFA-103.................Jolly Rogers ............F/A-18F............**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
VFA-105 .................Gunslingers.............F/A-18E............**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
VFA-106* .................Gladiators......F/A-18A/B/C/D/E/F ..AD....................NAS Oceana, Va.
VFA-113....................Stingers ...............F/A-18C ...........**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
VFA-115 .....................Eagles.................F/A-18E............**...................NAF Atsugi, Japan
VFA-122*...............Flying Eagles.....F/A-18A/C/D/E/F, ....NJ................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
T-34C
VFA-131....................Wildcats ...............F/A-18C ...........**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
HSC-4...................Black Knights...........MH-60S ...........** ...........NAS North Island, Calif.

HSC-5...................Night Dippers...........MH-60S ...........**........................NS Norfolk, Va.
HSC-6 ................Screamin Indians ........MH-60S ...........** ...........NAS North Island, Calif.
HSC-7.....................Shamrocks.............MH-60S ...........**........................NS Norfolk, Va.
HSC-8.....................Eightballers.............MH-60S ...........** ...........NAS North Island, Calif.
HSC-9 .......................Tridents ...............MH-60S ...........**........................NS Norfolk, Va.
HSC-12 ...............Golden Falcons..........MH-60S ...........**...................NAF Atsugi, Japan
HSC-14 ....................Chargers ..............MH-60S ...........** ...........NAS North Island, Calif.
HSC-15 ...................Red Lions..............MH-60S ...........** ...........NAS North Island, Calif.
HSC-21 ...................Blackjacks .............MH-60S ..........VR ..........NAS North Island, Calif.
HSC-22 ..................Sea Knights ............MH-60S ..........AM.......................NS Norfolk, Va.
HSC-23 ....................Wildcards ..............MH-60S ..........WC ..........NAS North Island, Calif.
HSC-25 ................Island Knights...........MH-60S ..........RB .............Andersen AFB, Guam
Det. 6 .................................................MH-60S ..........RB .............MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
HSC-26 ....................Chargers ..............MH-60S ..........HW ......................NS Norfolk, Va.
Det. 1................Desert Hawks ..........MH-60S ..........HW ..........................NSA Bahrain
HSC-28................Dragon Whales ..........MH-60S ..........BR.......................NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-136 ................Knighthawks............F/A-18E............**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
Det. 7 .................................................MH-60S ..........BR....................NSA Naples, Italy
VFA-137....................Kestrels..............F/A-18E/F ..........**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
HSC-84*** ..............Red Wolves ............HH-60H ..........NW ......................NS Norfolk, Va.
VFA-143 .................Pukin Dogs ............F/A-18E............**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
HSC-85*** ...............Firehawks .............HH-60H ..........NW..........NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-146 ..............Blue Diamonds..........F/A-18E............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
Note: HS-5 was redesignated HSC-5 in January 2014 upon transition to the MH-60S.
VFA-147 ..................Argonauts..............F/A-18E............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.

VFA-151...................Vigilantes ..............F/A-18E............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadrons (HS)
VFA-154 ...............Black Knights...........F/A-18F............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
HS-11...................Dragonslayers ...SH-60F, HH-60H.....**..............NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VFA-192..............Golden Dragons .........F/A-18E............**.................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
Note: HS-11 will transition to the MH-60S in 2015.
VFA-195.................Dambusters ............F/A-18E............**...................NAF Atsugi, Japan

VFA-204*** ...........River Rattlers..........F/A-18A+...........**.....NAS-JRB New Orleans, La.
Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadrons Light (HSL)
VFA-211 ...........Flying Checkmates.......F/A-18F............**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
HSL-49 ....................Scorpions ..............SH-60B...........TX ..........NAS North Island, Calif.
VFA-213 .................Black Lions ............F/A-18F............**.....................NAS Oceana, Va.
HSL-60**...................Jaguars................SH-60B ..........NW ....................NS Mayport, Fla.
Note: VFA-151 and VFA-192 completed transition to the F/A-18E in 2014. VFA-146
and VFA-87 will transition from the F/A-18C to the F/A-18E in early 2015.
Note: HSL-49 will be redesignated HSM-49 on April 1, 2015, and upgrade to the MH-60R.
HSL-60 will be redesignated HSM-60 on July 1, 2015, and upgrade to the MH-60R.
Electronic Attack Squadrons (VAQ)
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadrons (HSM)
VAQ-129*...................Vikings ................EA-18G ...........NJ ............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-35 ......................Magicians .........MH-60R, MQ-8B ........................NAS North Island, Calif.
VAQ-130 ...................Zappers ...............EA-18G............**.............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-37......................Easyriders ...............MH-60R............TH .....MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
VAQ-131 ...................Lancers ...............EA-18G............**.............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-40*.....................Airwolves................MH-60R............HK........................NS Mayport, Fla.
VAQ-132..................Scorpions ..............EA-18G...........NL............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-41* ....................Seahawks ...............MH-60R............TS..............NAS North Island, Calif.
VAQ-133....................Wizards................EA-18G............**.............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-46...................Grandmasters ............MH-60R ...........HQ........................NS Mayport, Fla.
VAQ-134 ...................Garudas ................EA-6B.............**.............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-48 .........................Vipers...................MH-60R............HR........................NS Mayport, Fla.
VAQ-135...............Black Ravens ...........EA-18G...........NL............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-51 .......................Warlords.................MH-60R............TA .....................NAF Atsugi, Japan
VAQ-136 ..................Gauntlets ..............EA-18G............**.............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-70.......................Spartans ................MH-60R.............** .................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VAQ-137.....................Rooks .................EA-18G............**.............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-71........................Raptors .................MH-60R.............**...............NAS North Island, Calif.
VAQ-138 ...............Yellowjackets ...........EA-18G...........NL............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-72 ..................Proud Warriors.....MH-60R, MQ-8B.....HN................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VAQ-139 ...................Cougars ...............EA-18G............**.............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-73.....................Battle Cats ..............MH-60R............TT..............NAS North Island, Calif.
VAQ-140 ...................Patriots................EA-18G............**.............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-74 ..................Swamp Foxes ............MH-60R............HP ................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VAQ-141 ..............Shadowhawks ..........EA-18G............**...................NAF Atsugi, Japan
HSM-75.......................Wolfpack ................MH-60R............TE..............NAS North Island, Calif.
VAQ-142 ................Gray Wolves ............EA-18G............**.............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-77....................Saberhawks .............MH-60R............TY .....................NAF Atsugi, Japan
VAQ-209*** ...........Star Warriors............EA-18G...........AF............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
HSM-78 ....................Blue Hawks..............MH-60R.............**...............NAS North Island, Calif.
Note: VAQs 132, 135 and 138 provide electronic warfare support for land-based
expeditionary operations. VAQ-143 and VAQ-144 are scheduled to be activated in
2015 and 2016, respectively, as additional expeditionary squadrons. VAQ-131 and
VAQ-142 upgraded to the EA-18G in 2014 and will be followed by VAQ-134 in 2015.
Note: HSL-48 was redesignated HSM-48 on April 1, 2014, upon transition to the
MH-60R. HSM-79 will be established in October 2015.
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadrons (VAW)
HM-14 ......................Vanguard ..............MH-53E...........BJ .......................NS Norfolk, Va.
VAW-112 ..............Golden Hawks.............E-2C ..............** ................NAS Pt. Mugu, Calif.

VAW-113................Black Eagles ..............E-2C ..............** ................NAS Pt. Mugu, Calif.
VAW-115................Liberty Bells ..............E-2C ..............**...................NAF Atsugi, Japan
VAW-116..................Sun Kings ................E-2C ..............** ................NAS Pt. Mugu, Calif.
Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadrons (HM)

Det. 1 .................................................MH-53E ........................................Pohang, Korea
HM-15 ....................Blackhawks ............MH-53E ..........TB.......................NS Norfolk, Va.
Det. 2 .................................................MH-53E...........................................NSA Bahrain
Note: HM squadrons are joint active/Reserve squadrons.
VAW-117 ................Wallbangers ...............E-2C ..............** ................NAS Pt. Mugu, Calif.

VAW-120* ...............Greyhawks........E-2C/D, TE-2C .....AD.......................NS Norfolk, Va.
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NICKNAME
AIRCRAFT
TYPE
TAIL
CODE
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NICKNAME
AIRCRAFT
TYPE
TAIL
CODE
BASE
VT-31.......................Wise Owls..............T-44A/C............G ......NAS Corpus Christi, Texas
VP-1 .....................Screaming Eagles ............P-3C ..............YB...............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
VT-35 .......................Stingrays ..............TC-12B............G ......NAS Corpus Christi, Texas
VP-4.......................Skinny Dragons..............P-3C ..............YD .....MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
VT-86 ....................Sabre Hawks.............T-45C..............F ................NAS Pensacola, Fla.
VP-5...........................Mad Foxes..................P-8A...............LA ................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
Note: VT-86 retired its T-39G/Ns in August 2014. VT-4 was reactivated June 1, 2013.
VP-8...............................Tigers......................P-8A...............LC ................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.

VP-9 ........................Golden Eagles ...............P-3C...............PD .....MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Helicopter Training Squadrons (HT)
VP-10.......................Red Lancers................P-3C...............LD ................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
HT-8........................Eightballers ...........TH-57B/C ..........E .............NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
VP-16.........................War Eagles..................P-8A...............LF ................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
HT-18 ...................Vigilant Eagles.........TH-57B/C ..........E .............NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
VP-26 ...........................Tridents ....................P-3C...............LK ................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
HT-28.........................Hellions ..............TH-57B/C ..........E .............NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
VP-30*........................Pros Nest.............P-3C, P-8A..........LL ................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.

VP-40 .....................Fighting Marlins ..............P-3C...............QE...............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
VP-45...........................Pelicans....................P-8A...............LN ................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VP-46.......................Grey Knights................P-3C ..............RC...............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
VP-47..................Golden Swordsmen ..........P-3C ..............RD .....MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
VP-62***...................Broadarrows................P-3C ...............LT.................NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
VP-69*** .......................Totems ....................P-3C...............PJ ...............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
Note: VP-8 upgraded to the P-8A in 2014. VP-10 will upgrade to the P-8A in 2015.
Special Projects Patrol Squadron (VPU)

VPU-2..........................Wizards....................P-3C ..............SP.....MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP)

VUP-19 ............................................MQ-4C (future) .....PE .............NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
Detachment ..................................MQ-4C (future) .........................NAS Pt. Mugu, Calif.
Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons (VQ)

VQ-1 ....................World Watchers ......EP-3E, P-3C .......PR............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
VQ-3..........................Ironmen ..................E-6B .............TC....................Tinker AFB, Okla.
VQ-4.........................Shadows .................E-6B .............HL ...................Tinker AFB, Okla.
VQ-7* .....................Roughnecks ..............none .............TL....................Tinker AFB, Okla.
Note: VQ-3 has a detachment at Travis AFB, Calif. VQ-4 has a detachment at NAS
Patuxent River, Md.
Fighter Composite Squadrons (VFC)

VFC-12***............Fighting Omars .......F/A-18A+/C ........AF....................NAS Oceana, Va.
VFC-13***...................Saints..................F-5F/N............AF .....................NAS Fallon, Nev.
VFC-111***............Sundowners.............F-5F/N............AF ................NAS Key West, Fla.
Fleet Logistic Support Squadrons (VR, VRC)

VR-1*** ...................Star Lifters ........C-20D, C-37B ......JK............................JB AndrewsNAF Washington, Md.
...............................ETD Pacific .............C-37A .............** ......................JB Pearl HarborHickam, Hawaii
.............................ETD Sigonella ............C-20G .............**..................NAS Sigonella, Italy
VR-51***...............Wind Jammers............C-20G............RG...MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Air Test and Evaluation Squadrons (VX, HX)

VX-1 ...........................Pioneers ........P-3C, P-8A, E-2D,....JA..........NAS Patuxent River, Md.
MH-60R/S
VX-9 .........................Vampires .........F/A-18C/D/E/F, .....XE............NAS China Lake, Calif.
EA-6B, EA-18G,
AH-1W/Z, UH-1Y
VX-20 ...........................Force ..............P-3C, NP-3C,.......WB .........NAS Patuxent River, Md.
P-8A, E-2C/D, E-6B, C-2A,
T-2C, T-6A, KC-130R/J, MQ-4C
HX-21......................Rotary Wing......UH-1Y, AH-1W/Z,....HX .........NAS Patuxent River, Md.
NVH-3A, TH-57C, NSH-60F,
MH-60R/S, MV-22B
VX-23 ...........................Strike ...........F/A-18B/C/D/E/F, ....SD .........NAS Patuxent River, Md.
NF/A-18C/D, NEA-18G,
EA-6B, T-45A/C
VX-30 .....................Bloodhounds ........NP-3C, S-3B, .......VX.................NAS Pt. Mugu, Calif.
KC-130F, C-20G,
RQ-21A, RQ-23A
VX-31.......................Dust Devils .......F/A-18A/C/D/E/F, ....DD ..........NAWS China Lake, Calif.
EA-18G, NEA-18G, AV-8B,
T-39D, AH-1Z, UH-1Y, MH-60S
U.S. Naval Test Pilot School ...............F/A-18F, T-38C.....TPS ........NAS Patuxent River, Md.
NU-1B, U-6A, OH-58C,
UH-60A/L, UH-72A, X-26A,
C-12C, S.340C
Scientific Development Squadron (VXS)

VXS-1 .......................Warlocks ...............NP-3C, ...........RL ........NAS Patuxent River, Md.
RC-12M, MZ-3A
Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron (NFDS)

NFDS .....................Blue Angels .......F/A-18A/B/C/D, .....BA ...............NAS Pensacola, Fla.
C-130T
Miscellaneous Units
Naval Strike and Air .............F-16A/B, E-2C, F/A-18A/C/E/F,....................NAS Fallon, Nev.
Warfare Center
EA-18G, E-2C, MH-60S
Naval Surface Warfare Center ..............MH-60S ....................................Panama City, Fla.
Panama City Division
Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific ....T-34C .................................NAS Lemoore, Calif.
VR-53***..............Capital Express..........C-130T ...........AX ...........................JB AndrewsNAF Washington, Md.
Strike Fighter Weapons School Atlantic ...T-34C .....................................NAS Oceana, Va.
VR-54*** ...................Revelers ...............C-130T...........CW ...NAS-JRB New Orleans, La.
Commander Patrol..................................RQ-4A.........................NAS Patuxent River, Md.

Reconnaissance Wing Two Det.
VR-55*** .................Minutemen .....C-130T, KC-130T...RU...............NAS Pt. Mugu, Calif.

VR-56*** ...............Globemasters ............C-40A ............JU ....................NAS Oceana, Va.
Naval Test Wing Atlantic UAS Det ..MQ-8B, RQ-21A............................Webster Field, Md.
CIRPAS.............................................O-2A, UV-18A.......................................Marina, Calif.
VR-57***...............Conquistadors............C-40A............RX ..........NAS North Island, Calif.

VR-58***................Sun Seekers.............C-40A ............JV .............NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
Base Air Operations Departments
VR-59*** ...........Lone Star Express ........C-40A............RY ...NAS-JRB Fort Worth, Texas
NAF Atsugi, Japan.................................UC-12F
VR-61*** ...................Islanders ................C-40A............RS............NAS Whidbey I., Wash.
PMRF Barking Sands, Hawaii .........EC-26D, RC-26D
VR-62*** ...................Nomads ...............C-130T ...........JW .............NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
NSA Bahrain .........................................UC-12M
VR-64*** ...................Condors ...............C-130T...........BD ......................JB McGuire-DixLakehurst, N.J.
NS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...................UC-12M
VRC-30 ....................Providers.................C-2A.............RW ..........NAS North Island, Calif.

VRC-40 ....................Rawhides ................C-2A ..............**........................NS Norfolk, Va.
Note: VR-61 began transition from the C-9B to the C-40A in 2014.
Training Squadrons (VT)
NAF Kadena, Japan ..............................UC-12F

NAS Key West, Fla................................MH-60S
NAS Lemoore, Calif. ..............................MH-60S
NAF Misawa, Japan...............................UC-12F
NSA Naples, Italy....................................C-26D
NS Norfolk, Va. .....................................UC-12M
VT-2 ........................Doer Birds ................T-6B...............E .............NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
NAS Patuxent River, Md. ...............UC-12M, MH-60S
VT-3 .......................Red Knights...............T-6B...............E .............NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
NAS Sigonella, Italy.................................C-26D
VT-4 .........................Warbucks ...........T-6A,T-45C .........E ................NAS Pensacola, Fla.
NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. ...................MH-60S
VT-6..........................Shooters .................T-6B...............E .............NAS Whiting Field, Fla.
NAS Fallon, Nev. ...................................MH-60S
VT-7............................Eagles ..................T-45C .............A .................NAS Meridian, Miss.

VT-9 ............................Tigers ..................T-45C .............A .................NAS Meridian, Miss.
VT-10 ........................Wildcats ............T-6A, T-45C .........F ................NAS Pensacola, Fla.
VT-21......................Red Hawks ............T-45A/C............B...............NAS Kingsville, Texas
* Fleet replacement squadron

** No tail code assigned, carrier squadrons use CVW codes
VT-22....................Golden Eagles...........T-45A/C............B...............NAS Kingsville, Texas
*** Naval Air Reserve squadron
VT-27........................Boomers .................T-6B ..............G ......NAS Corpus Christi, Texas
Compiled by Managing Editor Richard R. Burgess
VT-28 ........................Rangers.................T-34C .............G ......NAS Corpus Christi, Texas
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AIR-LAUNCHED WEAPONS
CRUISE MISSILES
LENGTH:......................14.3 feet
DIAMETER: ..................missile body, 13.5 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................7.158 feet with planar wings
WEIGHT: .......................1,463 pounds
RANGE:........................more than 150 nautical miles
PROPULSION: .............Teledyne turbojet (660 pounds thrust)
WARHEAD:...................500-pound-class reactive titanium penetrator
CONTRACTOR: ...........Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS)
AGM-84K SLAM-ER
BRIEFING: The AGM-84K Standoff Land Attack MissileExpanded Response (SLAM-ER), a retrofit upgrade to the baseline SLAM missile system, provides the Navy with a precise
standoff-outside-area-defense (SOAD) capability. It fills an operational need within U.S. and allied armed forces for a surgical
strike capability against high-value, fixed or relocatable land
targets and ships at sea or in port, at standoff ranges greater than
150 nautical miles. It features an adaptive terrain-following,
passive Imaging Infrared (IIR) seeker, precise aimpoint control
through a man-in-the-loop data link and improved penetration
warhead. For precision guidance, SLAM-ER uses an inertial navigation system (INS) integrated with a Global Positioning
System (GPS) receiver/processor for midcourse guidance, and
the Maverick infrared seeker with an advanced weapon data
link for terminal aimpoint refinement and target identification.
SLAM-ER was the first weapon to field Automatic Target
Acquisition, a breakthrough that uses the Boeing proprietary
general pattern-matching algorithm to match a reference photographic image of the target with the IIR seekers image of the target. This technology provides pilots with high-confidence target
cueing of SOAD targets in cluttered urban environments, while
retaining man-in-the-loop control for operational aimpoint
refinement and/or battle-damage indications.
A moving land target capability for SLAM-ER was developed
and fielded in 2009. This allows the pilot to engage high-value
moving land and surface ship targets at SOAD ranges by using
third-party target updates from targeting platforms such as the
Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System or Littoral
Surveillance Radar System. The third-party targeting data is
transmitted to the F/A-18 aircraft via Link 16 and automatically
retransmitted to the SLAM-ER via the AWW-13 datalink pod.
SLAM-ERs integration with the F/A-18 increases the combat
radius and strike effectiveness of the Hornet.
SLAM-ER can be launched by F/A-18s and P-3Cs. Its first
allied application was the F-15K for the Republic of Korea.
More than 500 SLAM missiles have been retrofitted with the
SLAM-ER upgrade.
AGM-84 HARPOON
BRIEFING: The AGM-84D Harpoon is an all-weather, over-thehorizon, autonomous anti-ship missile that uses midcourse
guidance with a radar seeker to attack surface ships. Its lowlevel, sea-skimming cruise trajectory, active radar guidance and
warhead design ensure high survivability and effectiveness. The
Harpoon and its launch-control equipment provide the capability to interdict ships at ranges well beyond those of other antiship missiles.
The Harpoon can be launched from surface ships, submarines, ground/mobile/coastal defense sites or from aircraft.
The Harpoon now deployed by 27 nations was introduced
to the Navy in 1977. In 1979, an air-launched version was
deployed on P-3 Orion aircraft and now is deployed on F/A18C/D/E/F aircraft.
An upgrade to Harpoon is the AGM-84L Harpoon Block II,
which incorporates the inertial measuring unit from the Joint
Direct-Attack Munition. Harpoon Block II is capable of executing land-strike and anti-ship missions by using GPS-aided inertial navigation. These Block II improvements maintain
Harpoons high hit probability even against ships very close to
land or neutral shipping. It is deployable from all current
Harpoon missile system platforms with existing command-andlaunch equipment. The Block II version was not adopted by the
U.S. Navy, but has been integrated on foreign F-16 aircraft and
presently is being integrated on foreign F-15 aircraft.
The latest upgrade to Harpoon is the AGM-84N Harpoon
Block II+ that provides improved targeting precision and selectivity against surface ships. The enhanced guidance and target
selectivity capabilities of the Harpoon Block II+ will allow
employment against targets within a restrictive rules of engagement environment. Harpoon Block II+ is currently being integrated on the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft and is anticipated to reach the fleet in fiscal 2017.
LENGTH:......................12.6 feet
DIAMETER: ..................13.5 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................3 feet
WEIGHT: .......................air-launch, 1,145 pounds
RANGE:........................more than 60 nautical miles
PROPULSION: .............Teledyne turbojet (660 pounds thrust)
WARHEAD:...................488-pound penetration high-explosive blast
CONTRACTOR: ...........Boeing IDS
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
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BRIEFING: The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-surface tactical

missile designed for close-air support, interdiction and defense
suppression. It is effective against a wide range of tactical targets
including armor, air defense, ships, ground transportation and
LENGTH:......................8.2 feet
DIAMETER: ..................12 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................28 inches
WEIGHT: .......................AGM-65E, 630 pounds; AGM-65F, 670 pounds
SPEED:.........................approx. 1.2 Mach
RANGE:........................more than 14.6 nautical miles
WARHEAD:...................300-pound penetrating blast-fragmentation
warhead for E and F variants; 125-pound
shaped charge for earlier versions
PROPULSION: .............Thiokol SR 109-TC-1 solid-propellant rocket
motor for earlier versions; Thiokol SR 114-TC1 (or Aerojet SR 115-AJ-1) solid-propellant
rocket motor for E and F variants
AGM-88 HARM/AARGM
BRIEFING: The AGM-88B/C High-Speed Anti-Radiation

Missile (HARM) and AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation
Guided Missile (AARGM) are air-to-ground missiles used to
suppress and/or destroy land-based or sea-based air defense
units, including those associated with enemy integrated air
defenses. AGM-88B/C HARM is operationally employed on
Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18, EA-18G and EA-6B aircraft, on
Air Force F-16s and internationally by 10 countries. The AGM88E AARGM is an Acquisition Category IC program, currently
in full-rate production (FRP), to upgrade and complement
HARM. AARGM is operationally employed on Navy and Marine
Corps F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft. The upgrade includes a
GPS/INS, a new guidance section with an active millimeterwave radar and upgraded wideband passive anti-radiation homing receiver. AARGM baseline capabilities include an expanded
target set, counter-shutdown capability, advanced signals processing for improved detection and locating; geographic specificity providing aircrew the opportunity to define missile-impact
zones and impact-avoidance zones; and a weapon impactassessment broadcast capability providing for battle damage
assessment cueing.
AARGM initial operational capability (IOC) was declared in
July 2012. The total planned production objective is 1,750 allup rounds and 121 captive air training missiles. The FRP decision memorandum was received Sept. 4, 2012, with the first
FRP contract award on Sept. 10, 2012.
LENGTH:......................13.7 feet
DIAMETER: ..................10 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................3.67 feet
WEIGHT: .......................807 pounds
SPEED:.........................supersonic
RANGE:........................approx. 80 nautical miles
PROPULSION: .............low-smoke/low-detectability rocket motor
WARHEAD:...................fragmentation type
CONTRACTORS: .........AGM-88B/C HARM, Raytheon Missile Systems;
AGM-88E AARGM, ATK Mission Systems
AGM-114 HELLFIRE/HELLFIRE II
BRIEFING: The AGM-114 Hellfire missile is a supersonic, airto-ground, precision laser-guided missile system designed to
defeat individual hard point targets and minimize exposure of
the delivery vehicle to enemy fire. With the sea services, the
Hellfire family is fielded on AH-1W and MH-60R/S helicopters,
as well as the Harvest Hawk version of the KC-130J aircraft.
There are multiple active variants of the Hellfire missile used
by the Department of the Navy. They include:
AGM-114B: Legacy Analog missile with a shaped charge for
use against armored targets.
AGM-114K/K2: Hellfire II missile with a tandem shaped
charge including precursor warhead for reactive armor.
AGM-114K2A: Hellfire II missile with a tandem shaped
charge with external steel blast-fragmentation sleeve for
enhanced lethality against soft targets.
AGM-114M: Hellfire II missile with a blast-fragmentation
warhead primarily used for Military Operations in Urban
Terrain targets.
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-114N4: Point defense missile system (P+DMS) optimized missile with an Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU) and a
Metal Augmented Charge warhead with a fixed delayed fuze setting for enhanced lethality against buildings and soft targets.
AGM-114N5: Hellfire II missile with trajectory-shaping software. A Metal Augmented Charge warhead with a fixed delayed
fuze setting enhances lethality against buildings and soft targets.
AGM-114P2: Hellfire II missile with high-altitude launch
trajectory gyro. The warhead utilizes a tandem shaped charge
including precursor warhead for reactive armor.
AGM-114P2A: Hellfire II missile with high-altitude launch
trajectory gyro. A tandem shaped charge with external steel
blast-fragmentation sleeve for enhanced lethality against soft
targets and reactive armor.
AGM-114P4: P+DMS optimized missile with an IMU and a
tandem shaped charge including precursor warhead for reactive
armor.
AGM-114P4A: P+DMS optimized missile with an IMU and a
tandem shaped charge including precursor warhead for reactive
armor and a shaped charge with external steel blast-fragmentation
sleeve for enhanced lethality against soft targets.
ATM-114Q: Live training missile with an inert warhead.
LENGTH:......................5.33 feet
DIAMETER: ..................7 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................12.99 inches
WEIGHT: .......................100-106 pounds
SPEED:.........................1.3 Mach
RANGE:........................5-8+ kilometers
WARHEAD:...................see bullets above
CONTRACTOR: ...........Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
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fuel storage facilities. Mavericks can be launched with a lockon-before-launch day-or-night capability and hit targets at a
range of up to 14.6 nautical miles.
The IR-guided AGM-65F currently is carried by Navy P-3s.
The infrared guidance system is optimized for ship tracking.
The Navy and Marine Corps use the AGM-65E semi-active
laser-guided version that tracks laser energy reflected from a target being illuminated by an airborne or ground laser designator.
Both variants use the 300-pound penetrating warhead with a
fuze that has a point-detonating capability to detonate on
impact or a delay fuze to penetrate targets with its kinetic energy before detonating.
The AGM-65E2/L version completed developmental testing
in August 2011. This version has an enhanced laser seeker and
software to reduce the risk of collateral damage. AGM-65 missiles were employed by F/A-18s, AV-8Bs and S-3Bs during
Operation Iraqi Freedom. A Maverick launched by a P-3C disabled a Libyan Coast Guard boat during Operation Odyssey
Dawn. AGM-65E missiles are being employed by F/A-18s
and AV-8Bs in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq
and Syria.
precision-kill capability. It is intended as an inexpensive way to
destroy targets while limiting collateral damage in close combat.
The APKWS II guidance section is threaded between the legacy
10-pound high-explosive warhead and Mk66 Mod 4 rocket
motor. Production began in 2011. The first test shots from a UH1Y took place in September 2011. Successful Initial Operational
Test and Evaluation was completed January 2012 on AH-1W and
UH-1Y helicopters. IOC was declared in March 2012. The first
FRP contract was awarded July 31, 2012. The Navy has since
awarded two successive FRP contracts, with an additional six
years of procurements planned. Successfully employed in
Operation Enduring Freedom from UH-1Y and AH-1W, APKWS
II has demonstrated a probability of hit in excess of 90 percent in
more than 170 operational firings. In March 2014, APKWS II was
successfully integrated onto the MH-60S to engage FAC/FIAC
threats. Integration into the MH-60R is under way, with fleet
introduction is planned in March 2015.
BRIEFING: JAGM is a joint Army-led program currently in the

technology development phase, with an expected Milestone B
decision in late 2015. JAGM is an air-to-surface weapon system for
use in destroying high value stationary, moving and relocatable
land and maritime targets during full spectrum operations. JAGM,
with its modular design and incremental development approach,
will provide a common, multimode weapon capable of providing
current and future aviation platforms with multiple targeting capabilities exceeding that of individual variants of Hellfire. The JAGM
weapon system will provide aircrews with greater mission flexibility in adverse weather and on obscured battlefields with greater
survivability by utilizing the synergistic effects of dual mode
(Semi-Active Laser and Millimeter Wave) seekers and programmable warhead fuzing in Increment 1. Aircrews will be able to quickly employ the missile to meet changing mission requirements
without having to return to base to reconfigure the aircraft
weapons load-out. JAGM will provide greater aircraft survivability
with Fire-and-Forget engagement capability against land and fast
attack craft/fast inshore attack craft (FAC/FIAC) threats.
LENGTH:......................18.5 inches (APKWS II guidance section only);

73.77 inches (APKWS II all-up round)
WINGSPAN: ..................9.55 inches
DIAMETER: ..................2.75 inches
WEIGHT: .......................9.8 pounds (APKWS II guidance section only);
32.6 pounds (APKWS II all-up round)
SPEED:.........................maximum, 1,000 meters per second
RANGE:........................1,500-5,000 meters
PROPULSION: .............Mk66 Mod 4 rocket motor
WARHEAD:...................M151 or Mk 152 10-pound high-explosive
warhead
CONTRACTOR: ...........BAE Systems
AGM-176A GRIFFIN
BRIEFING: The AGM-176 Griffin is a small, short-range, precisionguided missile developed for U.S. Special Operations Command. It
can be launched by various unmanned aerial vehicles as well as special operations aircraft. Griffin is employed on the U.S. Marine
Corps KC-130J Harvest Hawk, which provides close air and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to ground commanders. In 2014, the Navy announced it was dropping Griffin as
an interim solution for the littoral combat ship (LCS) anti-surface
mission package in favor of the Hellfire.
LENGTH:......................43 inches
DIAMETER: ..................5.5 inches
WEIGHT: .......................33 pounds
SPEED:.........................maximum, 1,000 meters per second
RANGE:........................1,500-5,000 meters
PROPULSION: .............solid-propellant rocket motor
WARHEAD:...................14-pound high explosive
GBU-44E VIPER STRIKE
BRIEFING: The GBU-44E is a small, short-range, precisionguided glide weapon developed for U.S. Special Operations
Command. Viper Strike is currently employed by the U.S.
Marine Corps KC-130J Harvest Hawk.
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JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)
ADVANCED PRECISION-KILL WEAPON SYSTEM BEING FIRED

BY AN MH-60S SEAHAWK
AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES
LENGTH:......................35 inches
DIAMETER: ..................5.5 inches
WEIGHT: .......................42 pounds
SPEED:.........................maximum, 150 meters per second
RANGE:........................up to 20 kilometers
WARHEAD:...................2.2 pounds
CONTRACTOR: ...........MBDA Missile Systems
A D VA N C E D P R E C I S I O N - K I L L W E A P O N
S YS T E M ( A P K W S ) I I
BRIEFING: The APKWS II is a design conversion of an unguided Hydra 2.75-inch rocket with a laser guidance kit to give it
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BRIEFING: The AIM-7 Sparrow is a supersonic, medium-range

air-to-air missile. It has a high-explosive warhead and is guided by
radio frequency (RF) signals received from the launching aircraft.
The missile also exists in a ship-based intercept version where it is
designated RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The missile entered service in
1956. The first combat use of the AIM-7 Sparrow occurred in the
Vietnam conflict where it was heavily used by U.S. Air Force and
Navy F-4 Phantoms. The AIM-7 currently is planned to remain in
service through 2018 and is being replaced by the AIM-120D.
AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES
computer system, which makes the missile less dependent on
the fire-control system of the launching aircraft. Once the missile closes in on the target, its active radar guides it to intercept. AMRAAM-equipped fighters can aim and fire several
missiles simultaneously at multiple targets. The pilot may then
perform evasive maneuvers while the missiles guide themselves to their targets.
The AIM-120 was first deployed with F/A-18 Hornets in
1993. The AMRAAM also arms the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and
will arm the F-35 when it joins the fleet. The AIM-120 AIM120C series began deliveries in 1996 and the final AIM-120C-7
was delivered to the fleet in 2009.
Joint procurement of the AMRAAM continued with the AIM120D version starting in fiscal 2006, which features improved
navigation, kinematics, lethality and hardware and software
updates that enhance its electronic protection capabilities
against more capable threats. Initial fielding for the AIM-120D
is expected by early 2015.
AIM-9 SIDEWINDER
LENGTH:......................AIM-9M, 9.4 feet; AIM-9X, 9.9 feet

DIAMETER: ..................5 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................2.1 feet
WEIGHT: .......................190 pounds
SPEED:.........................supersonic, Mach 2.5
RANGE:........................10-18 miles
PROPULSION: .............Hercules Mk36 solid-propellant rocket
WARHEAD:...................annular blast fragmentation, weight 20.8
pounds
CONTRACTORS: .........Raytheon Missile Systems, Ford Aerospace
A I M - 1 2 0 A D VA N C E D M E D I U M - R A N G E
AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM)
BRIEFING: The AIM-120 AMRAAM, as a follow-on to the

AIM-7 Sparrow, is faster, smaller and lighter, and has improved
capabilities against low-altitude targets. It incorporates active
radar in conjunction with an inertial reference unit and microW W W. S E A P O W E R M A G A Z I N E . O R G
LENGTH:......................12 feet
DIAMETER: ..................7 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................AIM-120A/B, 21 inches; AIM-120C/D, 19 inches
WEIGHT: .......................AIM-120A/B/C/C-4/ 348 pounds; AIM120C5/6/7, 356 pounds; AIM-120D, 358
pounds
SPEED:.........................classified
RANGE:........................classified
PROPULSION: .............boost-sustain rocket motor
WARHEAD:...................blast fragmentation
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BRIEFING: The AIM-9 Sidewinder remains the premier shortrange infrared air-to-air missile in the U.S. inventory. Various versions of this heat-seeking air-to-air missile have been produced
since 1956 and are in service with more than 30 nations.
The missiles main components are an infrared homing guidance section, an active optical target detector, a high-explosive
warhead and a rocket motor. The infrared guidance head
enables the missile to home on target aircraft engine exhaust.
An infrared unit costs less than other types of guidance systems,
and can be used in day/night and electronic countermeasure
conditions. The infrared seeker also permits the pilot to launch
the missile, then leave the area or take evasive action while the
missile guides itself to the target.
The Sidewinder versions in the fleet include the AIM-9M8/10, which incorporate a low-cost quick-reaction modification
of the missiles infrared counter-countermeasures feature.
Also in the fleet is the AIM-9X, which features a high offboresight focal-plane array seeker mounted on a highly maneuverable airframe with a greatly improved infrared countercountermeasures feature. The AIM-9X incorporates many AIM9M legacy components (rocket motor, warhead and active optical target detector), but its performance far exceeds the legacy
Sidewinder. Unlike previous AIM-9 models, the AIM-9X can
even be used against targets on the ground.
The AIM-9X Block II is the most advanced short-range airto-air missile in the U.S. inventory, capable of using its datalink,
thrust vectoring maneuverability and advanced imaging
infrared seeker to hit targets behind the launching fighter. The
AIM-9X Block II is currently undergoing operational test and is
expected to reach IOC in spring 2015.
The Sidewinder is the most widely used missile in the U.S.
armed forces, employed on the F/A-18, AV/8B, AH-1, F-16, F15, F-22 Raptor and A-10.
AIM-120 ADVANCED MEDIUM-RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE
GUIDED BOMBS
A G M - 1 5 4 J O I N T S TA N D O F F W E A P O N
(JSOW)
BRIEFING: The AGM-154 JSOW precision-strike weapon is a

1,000-pound air-to-surface missile that can carry several different lethal packages. A standoff range of 12 to 63 nautical miles
allows JSOW to remain outside the threat envelopes of enemy
point defenses while effectively engaging and destroying targets.
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LENGTH:......................12 feet
DIAMETER: ..................8 inches
WINGSPAN: ..................36.4 inches
LAUNCH WEIGHT:........495 pounds
SPEED:.........................up to 4 Mach
PROPULSION: .............Hercules Mk58 solid-propellant rocket motor
WARHEAD:...................WAU-17A/B 90-pound angular blastfragmentation warhead
CONTRACTORS: .........Raytheon Missile Systems, General Dynamics
JDAM allows aircraft to employ weapons accurately against

targets on the ground. JDAM features INS and GPS equipment
combined with a tail control system for guidance. Target coordinates can be loaded into the aircraft before takeoff, manually after
takeoff but before weapon release and automatically entered
through target designation with onboard aircraft sensors. This
information then is passed down from the aircraft to the weapon.
JDAM enables multiple weapons to be directed against single or
multiple targets on a single pass.
JDAM can be launched from very low to very high altitudes
in a dive, toss or loft and in straight and level flight with an onaxis or off-axis delivery. JDAM enables multiple weapons to be
directed against single or multiple targets on a single pass. Once
released from the aircraft, the JDAM navigates to the target
autonomously. In its most accurate mode, when GPS data is
available, the JDAM system will have an area of error of less
than 5 meters (about 17 feet).
GBU-54 Laser JDAM significantly enhances operational flexibility by adding a field-installed laser sensor kit to standard
JDAM. Laser JDAM retains JDAMs capability to engage fixed
targets in any weather condition, while adding a clear-weather
capability to engage fast moving and maneuvering targets or
fixed targets that have large target location error. Laser JDAM
currently utilizes the 500-pound Mk82/BLU-111 or the 500pound low collateral damage BLU-126 warhead as the payload.
JDAM is compatible with B-1B, B-2A, B-52H, AV-8B, A-10, F15E, F/A-18A+/C/D/E/F, F-16C/D and F-22A aircraft. Follow-on
integration efforts are under way to evaluate compatibility with
the F-35A/B/C Lightning II joint strike fighter and MQ-9 Reaper
unmanned aerial vehicle.
JSOW is integrated and in operational status on the F/A18C/D/E/F, F-16, B-52, F-15E, B-1B and B-2 aircraft. Integration
is under way on the F-35 Lightning II. JSOW is a joint Navy-Air
Force program, with the Navy as the lead service.
The JSOW family consists of four weapon variants. The
AGM-154A, or baseline configuration, carries 145 BLU-97
submunitions and is used to attack fixed and relocatable soft
targets, such as parked aircraft, trucks, armored personnel carriers and surface-to-air missile sites. 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.
A modified version of the AGM-154A, termed AGM-154A-1,
includes the basic JSOW-A capability with a BLU-111 warhead,
in lieu of the BLU-97 submunitions. The AGM-154B has six
BLU-108B/B canisters. Each dispenses four anti-armor submunitions and provides effectiveness against mobile area targets
such as battle tanks, self-propelled artillery, wheeled or tracked
armored personnel carriers and light to heavy support vehicles.
The AGM-154C variant incorporates a 500-pound blastfragmentation/penetrator warhead effective against fixed-point
targets such as industrial facilities, logistical systems and hardened tactical targets. The AGM-154C incorporates an uncooled,
long-wave imaging infrared seeker with autonomous target
acquisition algorithms for precise targeting. The AGM-154C
was approved for FRP in December 2004. IOC was achieved in
February 2005.
Integration of a Link 16 weapon data link and updated seeker software algorithms (termed AGM-154C-1 variant) began in
fiscal 2006 to provide a capability against at-sea moving/relocatable targets in fiscal 2013. The C-1, now in FRP, successfully
completed its first free-flight test in August 2011 and completed developmental testing in late 2011. The JSOW C-1 program
entered into operational testing in 2013.
GBU-31
GBU-31
GBU-32 GBU-38/B GBU-54
(V)2/B
(V)4/B
(V)2/B
LENGTH: ..............13.1 ..........12.4 ...........12 .............7.8 ............7.8
feet
WEIGHT (avg.): .....2,085 ........2,162 .......1,031 ..........558 ...........581
pounds
LENGTH:......................13.3 feet
WEIGHT: .......................1,065 pounds (approx.)
RANGE:........................low-altitude, 12 nautical miles; high-altitude,
65 nautical miles
WARHEADS: ................AGM-154A/145 BLU-97 combined-effects
bomblets; AGM-154A-1, 500-pound BLU-111
warhead; AGM-154B, 6 P3I BLU-108 sensorfuzed-weapon submunitions; AGM-154C/C-1,
Broach multistage warhead
CONTRACTOR: ...........Boeing IDS
GBU-31/32/38/54 JOINT DIRECT

AT TA C K M U N I T I O N S ( J D A M )
BRIEFING: JDAM is a guidance kit that converts existing

unguided bombs into precision-guided smart munitions.
JDAM improves the accuracy of unguided bombs in any weather condition. It can be employed from every Navy and Marine
Corps fighter-attack aircraft.
JDAMs five configurations are: GBU-31 with a 2,000-pound
Mk84 or BLU-117 blast-fragmentation warhead; GBU-31 with a
2,000-pound BLU-109 hard-target penetration warhead; GBU-32
with a 1,000-pound Mk83 or BLU-110 blast-fragmentation
warhead; GBU-38 with a 500-pound Mk82, BLU-111 blastfragmentation warhead or BLU-126 low-collateral-damage warhead; and the Laser JDAM (GBU-54) with a 500-pound Mk82,
BLU-111 blast-fragmentation warhead or BLU-126 low-collateraldamage warhead.
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GUIDED BOMBS
GBU-54 LASER JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION
GUIDED BOMBS
BRIEFING: Navy and Marine Corps strike aircraft employ

Mk80/BLU-series bombs and BLU-109/116 penetrator warheads modified with laser guidance kits into LGBs. The sensor
in the nose of the bomb responds to illumination of the target
by a laser-targeting pod and sends movement signals to the
bombs fins to adjust trajectory. The BLU-126/B warhead, a
Low-Collateral-Damage Bomb (LCDB) was developed by the
Navy to use in close air support situations to avoid civilian
casualties. Navy F/A-18s first dropped the LCDB in combat in
Iraq in July 2007.
LGBs currently in inventory include:
GBU-10: Mk84/BLU-117 2,000-pound bomb or BLU-109
penetration warhead with Paveway II laser guidance kit.
GBU-12: Mk82/BLU-111 500-pound bomb with Paveway II
laser guidance kit.
GBU-16: Mk83/BLU-110 1,000-pound bomb with Paveway
II laser guidance kit.
GBU-24: BLU-109 hard target penetration warhead or BLU116 hard target penetration warhead with Paveway III laser guidance kit.
GBU-51/B: Mk82/BLU-111 500-pound class bomb using the
BLU-126 warhead (reduced explosive material) with Paveway II
laser guidance kit.
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WINGSPAN: ..................5.5 feet (extended)

WARHEAD:...................95 pounds, shaped jet charge and blast
fragmentation
GBU-10/12/16/24/51 LASER-GUIDED
BOMB (LGB)
AIRCRAFT GUNS &

CREW-SERVED WEAPONS
GAU-16/A MACHINE GUN
BRIEFING: The GAU-16/A is a recoil-operated, fully automatic,

linkbelt-fed machine gun. It fires from a closed-bolt position and can
be set up for right- or left-hand feed. This weapon provides suppression fire for offensive and defensive purposes. The spade grip and
trigger assembly is integrated into a platform specific mount.
PLATFORMS:...............MV-22B, H-60B/F/H
CALIBER: .....................50-caliber
LENGTH:......................56.3 inches
WEIGHT: .......................65 pounds
RATE OF FIRE: ............650-950 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: ...........FN Herstal
BRIEFING: The GAU-17/A minigun is a six-barrel, air-cooled,

electrically driven rotary machine gun. The miniguns multibarrel design helps prevent overheating and allows for a greater
capacity at a high firing rate.
G B U - 1 2 F / B, G B U - 5 2 D U A L - M O D E
LASER-GUIDED BOMB (DMLGB)
BRIEFING: The DMLGB consists of an Mk82/BLU-111 or BLU126 500-pound general-purpose bomb. Both types use a standard airfoil group and a WGU-53/B guidance unit, in which the
Computer Control Group system is retrofitted with an INS/GPS,
an all-weather system that will provide dual-mode guidance
capability on the AV-8B and F/A-18A+/C/D/E/F aircraft.
PLATFORMS:...............UH-1Y, MV-22, HH-60H

CALIBER: .....................7.62mm
LENGTH:......................33 inches
WEIGHT: .......................44 pounds
RATE OF FIRE: ............3,000 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: ...........General Electric/Dillon Aero
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control,

Raytheon Missile Systems
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 stand-off range through the weather 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. The 95-pound warhead is multi-effect, using
shaped jet and blast fragmentation while minimizing collateral
damage. Terminal guidance is provided by a tri-mode seeker
with millimeter wave, imaging infrared and semi-active laser
capability incorporated into a single all-up-round. The SDB II is
carried on the four place BRU-61/A rack. The weapon is expected to achieve IOC with the Air Force on the F-15E in 2016. The
F-35B/C will be the first naval aircraft armed with the SDB II,
scheduled for 2020.
LENGTH:......................5.75 feet
DIAMETER: ..................6 inches, body; 7 inches, seeker
WEIGHT: .......................208 pounds
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GBU-53/B SMALL-DIAMETER BOMB

INCREMENT II (SDB II)
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and can be set up for right- or left-hand feed. This weapon provides suppression fire for offensive and defensive purposes.
Unlike the GAU-16, the XM-218 spade grip and trigger assembly is part of the weapon itself, not part of the mount.
BRIEFING: The GAU-21 is a short-recoil-operated, air-cooled,

automatic weapon. The GAU-21 was designated by the Navy in
2004 and is currently in production. An evolution of the M3
.50-caliber heavy machine gun, it produces 1,173 rounds per
minute cyclic rate of fire through the use of open-bolt operation and a dual-recoil buffer system. Operating independent of
either electrical or hydraulic power sources, the GAU-21s
unique soft mount system enhances weapon accuracy and minimizes the firing vibration transmitted to the airframe. The
GAU-21 is replacing the XM-218 and GAU-16 on all current
rotary-wing assault and assault support platforms except the
legacy CH-46E.
PLATFORMS:...............CH-46E, CH-53E
CALIBER: .....................50-caliber
LENGTH:......................56.3 inches
WEIGHT: .......................68 pounds
CONTRACTORS: .........General Dynamics, U.S. Ordnance
MEDIUM-CALIBER GUNS
PLATFORMS:..................UH-1Y, CV-22/MV-22 (future), CH-53E/K, H-60R/S

CALIBER: .....................50-caliber
LENGTH:......................66.5 inches
WEIGHT: .......................80 pounds
CONTRACTOR: ...........FN Herstal
M197 20MM CANNON
BRIEFING: The M197 is a three-barrel electric 20mm Gatling

gun used on the AH-1W/Z and MH-60S. It can use linked or bulk
ammo on the AH-1W/Z depending on the installed feed system,
but linked ammo only on the MH-60S. The M197 is chinmounted on AH-1W/Zs and pylon mounted on the MH-60S. The
M197 on the AH-1W/Z is mated to an ammunition storage and
handling systems that has a storage capacity of 700 rounds linked
M-50 or PGU-series 20mm electrically primed ammunition. The
M197 is attached to the A/A49E-7(V4) turret assembly that provides the sighting, positioning and firing of the gun.
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PLATFORMS:...............AH-1W/Z, MH-60S
GUN: ............................20mm M197
BARRELS: ...................3
WEIGHT: .......................146 pounds
RATE OF FIRE: ............300-1,500 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: ...........General Dynamics Ordnance Tactical Systems
GAU-21 MACHINE GUN
M240D MACHINE GUN
BRIEFING: The M240D is a belt-fed, gas-operated, air-cooled,

left-feed automatic weapon fired from the open-bolt position,
providing medium-range suppressive fire. The M240D, a variant
of the M240, has two possible configurations aircraft and
egress (ground). The aircraft-configured M240D has a front and
rear sight and a trigger group that accommodates the spade grip
device. The ground configuration involves the installation of an
egress package or infantry modification kit designed to provide downed aircrew personnel with increased firepower.
PLATFORMS:...............UH-1Y, CH-46E, MV-22, H-60B/F/H/R/S
CALIBER: .....................7.62mm
LENGTH:......................42.3 inches
WEIGHT: .......................25.6 pounds
CONTRACTOR: ...........FN USA
XM-218 MACHINE GUN
BRIEFING: The XM218 is a recoil-operated, fully automatic,

link-belt-fed machine gun. It fires from a closed-bolt position
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GAU-21 MACHINE GUN
M197 20MM CANNON ABOARD AN AH-1W SUPER COBRA
M AU - 2 1 1 / A L I N K L E S S F E E D S YS T E M
(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 was
designed to increase performance and maintainability over the
existing Aircraft Ammunition and Storage and Feed System.
The legacy system used an ammunition can and linked ammunition. The LFS consists of a linkless gun feeder, flexible chute
assembly and ammunition storage unit. The LFS holds up to
MEDIUM-CALIBER GUNS
PLATFORMS:...............AH-1W/Z
GUN: ............................20mm M197
BARRELS: ...................3
WEIGHT: .......................520 (loaded)
RATE OF FIRE: ............650 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: ...........Meggitt Plc
PLATFORM: .................F/A-18
GUN: ............................20mm M61A1/A2
BARRELS: ...................5
WEIGHT: .......................255 pounds (A1) or 200 pounds (A2)
RATE OF FIRE: ............4,000-6,000 rounds per minute
A I R M I N E W A R FA R E W E A P O N S
A / A 4 9 E - 2 7 2 0 M M A U T O M AT I C G U N
H E L I C O P T E R A R M A M E N T S U B S YS T E M
ASQ-235 AIRBORNE MINE

N E U T R A L I Z AT I O N S Y S T E M ( A M N S )
BRIEFING: The A/A49E-27 is designed to provide forward firing

area suppression against lightly defended targets and small boats.
The A/A49E-27 consists of the aircraft gun mounting adapter,
weapons ammunition handling system, gun control panel and
power supply. The aircraft gun mounting adapter contains the
M197 gun, M89 feeder and gun drive assemblies. The ammunition
handling system has a storage capacity of 600 rounds of linked M50 or PGU-series 20mm electrically primed ammunition.
BRIEFING: The helicopter-tethered AMNS is used to destroy bottom and moored mines located by a towed AQS-20 sonar in deep
or shallow water. It carries four self-propelled, remotely operated
expendable vehicles Archerfish, built by BAE Systems to
destroy mines. The AMNS will be carried by the MH-60S helicopter as part of the LCS mine countermeasures mission package. The
AMNS is in production. The Navy is evaluating the AMNS for a
near-surface mine neutralization capability
PLATFORM: .................MH-60S
GUN: ............................20mm M197
BARRELS: ...................3
WEIGHT: .......................146 pounds
RATE OF FIRE: ............700 rounds per minute
CONTRACTOR: ...........Lockheed Martin Corp.
A / A 4 9 E - 1 0 2 5 M M G U N S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The A/A49E-10 is composed of two subsystems:

the GAK-14 Gun Subsystem and the GFK-11 Ammunition
Handling Subsystem (AHS). The subsytems are two pod-like
structures mounted to the fuselage of the AV-8B Harrier II aircraft. The GAK-14 contains a pneumatically powered, fivebarrel, air-cooled GAU-12 25mm Gatling gun. The AHS consists of a turnaround unit, ammunition chute crossover conveyor and the ammunition storage assembly that contains the
ammunition conveyors.
PLATFORM: .................AV-8B
GUN: ............................25mm GAU-12
BARRELS: ...................5
WEIGHT: .......................920-1,250 pounds
A I R - L A U N C H E D N AVA L M I N E S
Some versions of naval mines can be laid by aircraft to disrupt

enemy shipping and deter naval movements.
Mk62/63: These mines are 500- and 1,000-pound, generalpurpose blast-fragmentation bombs fitted with influence targetdetection devices designed for shallow water.
Mk65: This designed-for-purpose naval mine features a thinwalled casing for a 2,000-pound warhead and is fitted with targetdetection devices for magnetic, seismic or pressure detonation.
AIR-LAUNCHED TORPEDOES
BRIEFING: Navy anti-submarine aircraft the P-3C and P-8A

patrol aircraft and the SH-60B/F and MH-60R helicopters are
armed with Mk46 and Mk54 homing torpedoes. (See the Ship
Weapons section for characteristics of these weapons.)
MISCELLANEOUS ORDNANCE
General Purpose (GP) Bombs: Navy and Marine Corps aircraft
M 6 1 2 0 M M A U T O M AT I C C A N N O N
BRIEFING: The M61 is composed of the A/A49A-1 gun system

or the lighter, A/A49A-2 system. The A/A49A-1 is used on F/A18A-D aircraft. It is a palletized 20mm gun system assembly that
can be configured with the M61A1 or M61A2 automatic gun.
The A/A49A-1 configured with the M61A1 cannon weighs 549
pounds. When configured with the M61A2 lightweight cannon,
the weight drops to 499 pounds. Both configurations use a standard AHS with a maximum capacity of 578 rounds of 20mm
ammunition. The A/A49A-2 is a single configuration with an
M61A2 automatic gun and a lightweight pallet assembly on
F/A-18E/F aircraft. The AHS includes an integrated cast aluminum pallet and is 4.8 inches shorter and 44 pounds lighter
than that of the A/A49A-1 storage drum.
use a variety of unguided ordnance including the Mk80 series lowdrag general-purpose blast-fragmentation bombs. GP bombs are
rarely used when precision-guided weapons are available.
Cluster Munitions: Cluster munitions are clamshell dispensers that open after release from the aircraft and distribute
bomblets (Mk20 Rockeye) or mines (CBU-78 Gator) over a wide
area. They are effective (depending on the version) against personnel, armored vehicles, air-defense sites, small craft, ships,
submarines and aircraft on the ground.
Firebombs: Mk77 firebombs are used by strike fighters and
attack aircraft to spread incendiary material over a large area
against troop concentrations, fortifications and vehicles.
Rockets: Two types of unguided fast-firing air-launched
rockets fired from pods remain in use: the 2.75-inch Hydra
and the 5-inch Zuni.
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652 rounds of 20mm ammunition and uses a conveyor element

system to transport ammunition to the M197 gun.
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M A J O R C O M M A N D A N D C O N T R O L S YS T E M S
Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet and NIPRNet), which are used
by other hosted applications or systems. It enables real-time information exchange within ships and between afloat units, component
commanders, shore sites and fleet commanders.
D E P L O YA B L E J O I N T C O M M A N D A N D
C O N T R O L ( D J C 2 ) S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The DJC2 program is a Department of Defense (DoD)

priority transformation initiative, with the Navy as the lead entity,
that is providing a standardized, integrated, rapidly deployable,
modular, scalable and reconfigurable JC2 and collaboration system to the geographic combatant commanders and Joint Task
Force (JTF) commanders to support en route, rapid response,
early entry and full JTF headquarters C2 operations. Operational
DJC2 systems have been fielded to U.S. Southern Command, U.S.
Army South, U.S. European Command, U.S. Army Southern
European Task Force (Airborne) and U.S. Pacific Command.
LEAD SYSTEM
INTEGRATOR:..............Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City,
Fla., Division
GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL

S YS T E M - M A R I T I M E ( G C C S - M )
BRIEFING: GCCS-M is the Navys fielded C2 system. It receives,

displays, correlates, fuses and maintains geo-locational track
information on friendly, hostile and neutral land, sea and air
forces, and integrates it with available intelligence and environmental information. GCCS-M Increment 1 (Afloat) is installed on
more than 260 ships and submarines throughout the Navy.
GCCS-M Increment 2 (Ashore) has been installed at 36 sites,
including the Chief of Naval Operations Navy Command Center,
five fleet commander headquarters and various allied/NATO sites.
The program is managed as an evolutionary acquisition system
that facilitates rapid insertion of new functions, technologies and
commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) products.
N E X T- G E N E R AT I O N C O M M A N D
AND CONTROL PROCESSOR (NGC2P)
BRIEFING: The NGC2P/Common Data Link Management

System enables platforms to accurately process and exchange tactical data with naval, joint and coalition forces over any combination of tactical data links in order to achieve a common tactical
picture. The system facilitates the exchange of data between the
Ship Combat System and tactical data link participants in Link
11, Satellite Link 11, Link 16 and Satellite Link 16, and Joint
Range Extension Applications Protocol Appendix C.
C O N S O L I D AT E D A F L O AT N E T W O R K S
AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES (CANES)
BRIEFING: CANES will provide a core set of highly survivable,

secure shipboard network services for all afloat platforms and
Maritime Headquarters/Maritime Operations Centers. The CANES
effort is a programmatic and technical/infrastructure consolidation
of what now are separately delivered and managed networks.
The goal for CANES is to field a single, collapsed network
backbone for unclassified through top secret and special compartmented information, while leveraging multiple security levels and
afloat core services (ACS) architectures. To address this goal,
CANES will manage capability gaps through a phased incremental approach. The plan also calls for CANES to use two subprograms to address engineering for Common Computing
Environment/Cross Domain Solutions and ACS Across
Communities of Interest (COI) domains, enclaves and platforms.
CANES Increment I will provide an integrated voice, video
and data network infrastructure with supporting network and
infrastructure services across the unclassified, secret, secret
releasable and special intelligence security enclaves. This will give
the Navy a single and highly scalable information operations/
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) network
infrastructure supporting mission area application hosting and
ACS service delivery across all tactical, tactical support and
nontactical/administrative COIs for deployable maritime assets
and designated shore elements.
The Navy selected Northrop Grumman on Feb. 13, 2012, to
produce the initial shipsets for CANES. The first CANES installation was completed in November 2013 on the Arleigh Burkeclass destroyer USS McCampbell, and subsequent installations
had been completed by August 2014 on nine destroyers, with
further installations ongoing for three aircraft carriers, eight
destroyers, one amphibious assault ship, one cruiser and one
dock landing ship. Installation on 28 more ships is planned for
2015-2016. CANES will be deployed to 180 ships, submarines
and maritime operations centers by 2022.
Initial Operational Test & Evaluation began in August 2014
onboard the destroyer USS Higgins. Also in August 2014, the
Navy selected five vendors to build and deliver subsequent
shipsets.
CONTRACTORS: .........Northrop Grumman Corp., BAE Systems
Technology Solutions and Services Inc.,
General Dynamics C4 Systems, Global
Technical Systems, Terco Inc.
CONTRACTORS: .........Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Ultra

Systems
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/

S U R FA C E S Y S T E M - N AV Y ( D C G S - N )
I N T E G R AT E D S H I P B O A R D N E T W O R K
S YS T E M ( I S N S )
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 Networks
Wide-Area Network (WAN) Secure and Nonsecure Internet
BRIEFING: DCGS-N is the Navy component of the new webbased, joint-services DCGS network that will function as a single enterprise system for rapidly receiving, processing, exploiting and disseminating multiservice and national space-based
ISR data. DCGS-N is interoperable with the DCGS elements of
the other services. All will share a core infrastructure called the
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The NMT will replace the WSC-6 SHF terminal series and the NESP
USC-38 Follow-On Terminal. Raytheon won a three-year NMT
development competition in May 2007. The Navy fielded terminals
for developmental test and operational assessment in late 2009.
In October 2010, Raytheon was awarded a production contract for 22 NMT systems (15 for ships, five for submarines and
two for shore terminals) of the more than 300 expected to be
procured. A further order for 47 systems was placed in June
2012. Raytheon also received a contract to link the NMT with
the Air Forces Enhanced Polar Satellite to enable communications over the polar regions.
dards and network tools and services. The current focus is to

align the Navys existing programs, personnel, facilities and
financial resources to achieve a single, common converged
architecture that delivers an effective and sustainable DCGS-N
that meets U.S. Fleet Forces Command requirements.
The first two DCGS-N systems were installed in 2011
onboard the aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS
George Washington.
CONTRACTORS: .........BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin Corp.,
Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co., SAIC
CONTRACTOR: ...........Raytheon Network Centric Systems
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S S Y S T E M S
M O B I L E U S E R O B J E C T I V E S YS T E M
(MUOS)
C O M M O N D ATA L I N K - N A V Y ( C D L - N )
BRIEFING: CDL-N provides a real-time, full-duplex, point-to-point

communications wideband data link to transmit ISR data between
national and tactical reconnaissance aircraft sensors and their associated surface processing systems. CDL-N directly supports the
combatant commander, and the joint mission area communications
provide critical, mission-essential data to the warfighter. CDL-N is
installed on carriers, amphibious assault ships and command ships.
BRIEFING: The MUOS is a communications satellite equipped

with a wideband code division multiple access payload that enables
a 10-fold increase in capability over the previous UHF Follow-On
satellite. The MUOS provides secure channels for voice and data at
high speeds with streaming capability. Five satellites are planned,
including an in-orbit spare. Two are operational and a third is
scheduled for launch in January 2015. A fourth is scheduled for
launch in late 2015. A fifth is in system test. General Dynamics has
built MUOS ground stations in Hawaii, Virginia and Australia.
LINK 11
CONTRACTOR: ...........Lockheed Martin Corp. (prime); General
Dynamics C4 Systems (ground station)
BRIEFING: Link 11 is a secure tactical data-exchange network

for sending and receiving digital track information between ships,
aircraft and command sites using a standard message format. It
can use HF and UHF radio frequencies for operation. Link 11 is
NATOs primary means of transmitting tactical data, 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 H-60 aircraft.
LINK 16
BRIEFING: Link 16 presents an at-a-glance portrayal of targets,

threats and friendly forces on a relative-position display. It provides
near-real-time, jam-resistant, secure data communications enabling
transfer of combat information and relative navigation data between
widely dispersed battle elements, integrating tactical data to include
the sharing of targeting data between aircraft and tactical air-control
parties. Users gain situational awareness by exchanging digital data
over a common communication link that is continuously and automatically updated. The major components of Link 16 are the Joint
Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) and Multifunction
Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals. JTIDS and
MIDS are integrated with weapons systems for all operational applications on fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, and ground-fixed, transportable, mobile and maritime platforms.
CONTRACTORS: .........Data Link Solutions (joint venture of BAE
Systems and Rockwell Collins), ViaSat Inc.
N A V Y M U LT I B A N D T E R M I N A L ( N M T )
BRIEFING: NMT is the fourth-generation satellite communications

terminal for nearly 300 Navy ships, submarines and shore stations.
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MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM SATELLITE 3
S H I P B O A R D C O M B AT S Y S T E M S
A E G I S C O M B AT S Y S T E M
BRIEFING: The Aegis Combat System installed on all Arleigh

Burke-class destroyers and Ticonderoga-class cruisers is the
worlds premier naval air defense system and the sea-based element of the U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) system. It is the
only operational radar and weapon system capable of simultaneous warfare against air, surface, subsurface and land targets.
The heart of the system is SPY-1, an advanced, automatic
detect and track, multifunction phased-array radar. This highpowered (4-megawatt) radar can perform search, track and
missile-guidance functions simultaneously with a track capacity
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., Raytheon Co., Boeing

Co., ATK, Aerojet (Standard Missile-3)
receiving, combining and processing active and passive sensor

data from the hull-mounted array, towed array and sonobuoys.
The SQQ-89 is integrated with the Aegis Combat System and
provides a full range of USW functions. The Aegis cruisers and
destroyers are being updated to the latest version, the SQQ89A(V)15, which employs an open architecture using state-ofthe-art commercial computing technology to achieve major performance gains over previous designs at reduced cost. The SQQ89 also is the foundation of the SQQ-90 for the Zumwalt-class
destroyer and the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission package for the littoral combat ship.
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., Advanced Acoustic
Concepts Inc.
S Q Q - 9 0 I N T E G R AT E D A C O U S T I C
SENSOR SUITE (IASS)
BRIEFING: The IASS is the integrated underwater warfare system being designed for the Zumwalt-class destroyer. The suite
will provide operators with a complete undersea warfare picture
that includes the search for, and detection of, potential threats
such as submarines, torpedoes, mines and unmanned undersea
vehicles. It also will integrate all Zumwalt destroyer acoustic
undersea warfare systems and subsystems, and associated software. It is the first dual-frequency hull-mounted system in a
Navy surface ship. The system successfully completed a design
review in August 2007.
C O O P E R AT I V E E N G A G E M E N T
C A PA B I L I T Y ( C E C )
S H I P S E L F - D E F E N S E S YS T E M ( S S D S )
BRIEFING: CEC is key to obtaining a single integrated air picture and provides the fleet with the defensive flexibility required to confront the evolving threat of anti-ship cruise and
theater ballistic missiles. By integrating the sensor data of each
ship and aircraft into a single, real-time composite track picture, CEC improves battle force anti-air warfare and theater air
defense capabilities.
CEC simultaneously distributes sensor measurement data on
airborne threats to each CEC-equipped ship in real time or by
passing the information via the combat direction system to the
theater air defense information link systems in near real time
within a battle group. CEC extends the range at which a ship
can engage hostile missiles to well beyond the radar horizon,
provides significant reductions in dual tracks and track swaps
and significantly improves area, local and self-defense capabilities. Major components are the USG-2 fire-control system for
shipboard use and USG-3 for the Navys E-2 aircraft.
BRIEFING: SSDS is a combat system that integrates and coordinates all of the existing standalone sensors and weapon systems
aboard Navy aircraft carriers and amphibious warfare ships to
provide a quick-reaction combat capability against incoming antiship cruise missiles by expediting the detect-through-engage
sequence. Consisting of software and COTS hardware, SSDS integrates radar systems with anti-air weapons, both hard-kill (missile systems and rapid-fire gun systems) and soft-kill (decoys). It
expedites the assignment of weapons for threat engagement, providing a recommend engage display for operators or, if in automatic mode, initiating weapons firing, jamming or chaff decoy
deployment, or some combination of these.
SSDS Mk1 was fielded in the mid-1990s and is installed on all
dock landing ships. Mk2 Mod 0 is installed on the carrier USS
Nimitz, Mod 1 on the carriers Ronald Reagan and Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Mod 2 on the amphibious transport dock ship San
Antonio and Mod 3 on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island.
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C O M B AT S Y S T E M
S H I P B O A R D P R OT E C T I O N S YS T E M
(SPS)
BRIEFING: The SQQ-89 provides all cruisers, destroyers and

frigates with a seamlessly integrated undersea warfare (USW)
detection, localization, classification and targeting capability. The
system presents an integrated picture of the tactical situation by
BRIEFING: SPS is being developed to protect Navy vessels from

asymmetric surface, subsurface and airborne threats by integrating improved situational awareness, warning and engagement
capabilities. SPS is designed to improve ship self-protection
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of more than 100 targets. A computer-based command and decision element is the core of the Aegis Combat System, which controls advanced anti-air and anti-submarine warfare systems, the
MK 41 Vertical Launching System and the Tomahawk Weapon
System. The Aegis systems on 32 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
and Ticonderoga-class cruisers are being upgraded to engage
short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats.
The Aegis fleet modernization program encompasses a series
of modifications and upgrades using COTS networking and system infrastructures. In 2007, the Navy approved installation of
a fully open architecture Aegis system for existing cruisers and
destroyers with the goal of separating software and hardware to
create a networked computing environment. The combat system software also will be in component form to enable reuse on
in-service and new-construction ships. Installation of the fully
open architecture system, Advanced Capability Build 12, began
in 2012. The Multi-Mission Signal Processor, which will
combine SPY-1 radar and BMD signal processing in an openarchitecture environment, is being fielded on Aegis systems.
The restart of the production of Arleigh Burke DDGs will see the
ships incorporate new technologies such as the SPY-1D(V) radar
with Multi-Mission Signal Processor, the Surface Electronic Warfare
Improvement Program, Ballistic Missile Defense 5.0 and the SQQ89(V) Anti-Submarine Warfare/Undersea Warfare Combat System.
The Aegis Combat System also forms the core of the Phased
Adaptive Approach, an initiative to install Aegis Ashore ballisticmissile defense systems in Romania and Poland.
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with no increase in manning, while moored to a pier, at anchor
or during restricted maneuvering. SPS will be modular and
expandable to support installation and operation on multiple
ship classes.
SPS capabilities will be implemented using a block fielding
philosophy. SPS Increment I combines existing technologies,
such as the SPS-73 surface search radar, with an electrooptical/infrared sensor, long-range loud hailers, remotely operated .50-caliber gun mounts and nonlethal weapons, to counter
small boats and related threats in port and in the littoral. SPS
Increment II is designed to counter underwater threats by
adding swimmer- and diver-detection capabilities.
Increment III will provide additional capability to deal with
air threats in port. The Navy approved low-rate initial production in August 2009.
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BRIEFING: The BYG-1 is the common combat control system

for all Navy submarines, except Ohio-class ballistic-missile
subs. It incorporates tactical control, weapon control and tactical LAN functions into one procurement program. BYG-1
allows the sub force to rapidly update the ship safety tactical
picture, integrates the common tactical picture into the battle
group, improves torpedo interfaces and provides tactical
Tomahawk cruise missile capability.
BYG-1 systems will be updated continuously with hardware
improvements. BYG-1 is scheduled to be installed on all attack
and guided-missile submarines.
CONTRACTORS: .........Raytheon Co., General Dynamics Advanced
Information Systems, Progeny Systems Corp.,
Lockheed Martin Corp.
S H I P B O A R D R A D A R S YS T E M S
S P Y- 1 M U LT I F U N C T I O N R A D A R
BRIEFING: The SPY-1 multifunction S-band phased-array radar,

characterized by its distinctive, superstructure-mounted planararray antennas, is the heart of the Aegis Combat System onboard
Navy guided-missile cruisers and destroyers. SPY-1 is capable of
long-range search, automatic detection, track and engagement of
aircraft, cruise missiles and surface vessels.
The SPY-1E upgrade in selected ships has been optimized to
detect, track and engage theater ballistic missiles and is incorporated in national BMD nets. The SPY-1A/B versions are installed
on the Ticonderoga-class cruisers. The fifth version of the radar,
the SPY-1D(V), features improvements in capability against lowflying targets with small radar cross-sections operating in heavy
clutter environments and intense electronic countermeasures.
The SPY-1D(V) is installed on DDGs 91-112.
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., Raytheon Co.
DUAL-BAND RADAR (DBR) SUITE:

S P Y- 3 M U LT I F U N C T I O N R A D A R ,
VOLUME-SEARCH RADAR (VSR)
BRIEFING: The DBR is the air defense radar suite that was
developed for the Zumwalt-class destroyer and the 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 firecontrol radar, the SPY-3. The SPY-3 will search close around the
ship and rapidly out to the horizon to detect fast, low-altitude antiship missiles and aircraft. The DBR will be fully automatic, requiring no dedicated operator and no 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 the
Zumwalt-class destroyer, with software modifications to compensate for the lack of a VSR.
CONTRACTORS: .........Raytheon Co., Lockheed Martin Corp.
AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR

(AMDR)
BRIEFING: The AMDR is a program to develop the next generation of shipboard air defense radars. The AMDR X-band radar
will provide horizon search, precision tracking, missile communication and terminal illumination.
The AMDR S-band radar provides volume search, tracking, BMD
discrimination and missile communications. A radar suite controller
will integrate the radars with the ships combat system. 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 controller. A version of the SPQ-9B radar will fill the X-band
requirement. In July 2014, the AMDR completed its hardware
Preliminary Design Review and Integrated Baseline Review.
The AMDR will be installed on Flight III Arleigh Burke-class
DDGs beginning in 2016.
CONTRACTORS: .........Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
(prime), General Dynamics Advanced
Information Systems
SPQ-9B RADAR
BRIEFING: The SPQ-9B is an X-band, high-resolution, rotating

phased-array radar designed to detect and track low-altitude
cruise missiles in a high-clutter environment. The pulseDoppler track-while-scan radar allows detection and tracking at
long ranges, giving a ships combat systems time to engage an
incoming supersonic missile at the maximum ranges of its
defenses. The SPQ-9B is integrated with the SSDS onboard aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships and with the Aegis
Combat System as part of the Cruiser Modernization Program
and Destroyer Modernization Program.
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SPS-75 TRS-3D RADAR
BRIEFING: The SPS-48E S-band three-dimensional radar is a

long-range air-detection and tracking radar installed on aircraft
carriers and some amphibious warfare ships. In April 2006, the
Navy awarded ITT Gilfillan a four-year contract with a potential
value of up to $30 million to develop a modernized SPS-48G(V)
under the Radar Obsolescence, Availability Recovery (ROAR)
program. ROAR will cut the total cost of ownership (including
maintenance) by reducing the impact of obsolescence in major
subassemblies and improve operational availability. Once fully
implemented, it will enable the SPS-48 to remain in service
through 2050. The first SPS-48Gs were delivered in October
2009. The SPS-48G is being installed on aircraft carriers,
amphibious assault ships and amphibious transport dock ships.
The Navy has begun a study to explore options to replace the
SPS-48/49 on aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.
BRIEFING: SPS-75 is the new designation for the TRS-3D, a

three-dimensional multimode radar designed to perform surveillance, fire-control, gunfire support and helicopter control.
The radar is optimized to track small, fast-moving targets such
as swarming small boats. The SPS-75 is installed on Freedomclass littoral combat ships.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Airbus Defence and Space (formerly EADS)
SPS-77 SEA GIRAFFE AMB RADAR
BRIEFING: SPS-77 is the new designation for the Sea Giraffe, a

three-dimensional agile multibeam (AMB) radar designed to
perform surveillance, fire-control, gunfire support and helicopter control. The radar is optimized to track small, fast-moving
targets such as swarming small boats, anti-ship missiles and
anti-radiation missiles. The Sea Giraffe is installed on the
Independence-class littoral combat ships.
CONTRACTOR: ...........ITT Corp.
SPS-49 RADAR
CONTRACTOR: ...........SAAB Defense and Security USA
BRIEFING: The SPS-49 L-band radar is a long-range, twodimensional, air-search radar installed on many Navy ships. On
Ticonderoga-class Aegis cruisers, it also complements the SPY-1
radar suite. The Navy has begun a study to explore options to
replace the SPS-48/49 on aircraft carriers and amphibious
assault ships.
BPS-15/16 RADARS
BRIEFING: The BPS-15/16 radars are installed on submarines

for navigation and surface surveillance. Variants are installed on
all current classes of U.S. submarines. The X-band radars feature
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid support for target tracking in real
time, along with user configurable target symbols to assist in
accurately determining past, present and future target positions.
The newest version, being installed on Block III Virginia-class
SSNs, is the BPS-16(V)5, fully integrated with the submarines
tactical local-area network.
SPS-67/73/74 RADARS
BRIEFING: The SPS-67 and SPS-73 are surface search and navigation radars used on many classes of surface ships. The SPS74 is an X-band surface search radar optimized for submarine
periscope detection and installed on four aircraft carriers.
Further SPS-74 production was cancelled in favor of the SPQ-9B
with periscope-detection capability.
SHIPBOARD ELECTRONICS
SURVEILLANCE MEASURES (ESM),
ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES
S YS T E M S ( E C M ) A N D S I G N A L S
I N T E L L I G E N C E ( S I G I N T ) S YS T E M S
CONTRACTORS: .........Northrop Grumman Corp. (SPS-67/74),

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S YS T E M ( A I S )
SPS-73 RADAR CONSOLE ABOARD USS DONALD COOK
BRIEFING: The AIS is a commercially available shipboard broadcast VHF maritime band transponder system that can transmit
ship information, including navigation, identification and cargo.
AIS is mandated by the International Maritime Organization for all
merchant vessels of more than 300 tons. Warships are exempt.
AIS significantly increases the ability of the Navy and allied
nations to distinguish between normal and suspicious merchant
ships headed toward U.S. and allied ports. Navy warships using
AIS have observed dramatic increases in situational awareness,
ship safety and intelligence gathering. In 2005, Navy leaders identified AIS as an urgent capability and directed fielding of standalone AIS on all warships by fiscal 2006 and integrated AIS
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2011. AIS was granted Rapid Deployment Capability authority in
January 2006 and transitioned to a program of record in 2008.
CONTRACTORS: ...........L-3 Communications Corp., General Dynamics
Information Technology, Northrop Grumman Corp.
BLQ-10 ESM
BRIEFING: The BLQ-10 is an advanced SIGINT surveillance system for submarines, designed to support operations in the littoral
or open-ocean environment. It enables detection, identification (to
a specific emitter), analysis and direction finding of radar and
communications signals of interest. The BLQ-10 also aids in gathering intelligence. First deployed in 2000, it is being installed as a
common SIGINT suite in all operational Navy submarines.
significant improvements, including a new antenna and receiver. Block 2 was approved for low-rate production in January
2013. Ten systems were procured, with an additional 14 ordered
in September 2014. The Block 2 was installed on USS Bainbridge
in July 2014 for operational testing.
A future Block 3 phase envisions improved electronic attack
capabilities. A future Block 4 will provide electro-optic and
infrared capabilities to the SLQ-32.
CONTRACTORS: .........General Dynamics Corp., Northrop Grumman
Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp.
W L R - 1 R A D A R WA R N I N G S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The WLR-1 is installed on many Navy ships and

submarines. The latest version, the WLR-1H(V)5, features reliability improvements and is designed to perform area surveillance for electronic emitters, as well as detection, classification
and targeting of emitters.
SLQ-25 NIXIE
BRIEFING: The SLQ-25C is a towed decoy electro-acoustic jammer designed for torpedo defense of surface ships. It emits simulated ship noise intended to draw away incoming torpedoes.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Boeings Argon ST
S L Q - 3 2 E L E C T R O N I C W A R FA R E
S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The SLQ-32, introduced in the early 1980s, is the

Navys primary shipboard electronic warfare system. It has provided
the capability to passively detect threat radar emissions, particularly
those from radar-guided anti-ship cruise missiles, and classify the
type of radar. About half of the fleets SLQ-32s, predominantly those
on larger ship classes, also have an active radar jamming capability.
The SLQ-32(V) systems are undergoing an evolutionary upgrade
through the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program.
CONTRACTORS: ..........Raytheon Co., Northrop Grumman Corp.,
Lockheed Martin Corp., General Dynamics Corp.
S U R FA C E E L E C T R O N I C W A R FA R E
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (SEWIP)
BRIEFING: SEWIP is an incremental block upgrade and replacement program for the SLQ-32 aboard several classes of Navy combatant ships. The Block 1A upgrades, approved for full-rate production in August 2006, replace the original signal processor with
the COTS Electronic Surveillance Enhancement processor and the
display console with the Navy standard UYQ-70, both of which are
integrated with improved control and display software.
Block 1B integrates a standalone SSX-1 Small Ship Electronic
Support Measures System already in production at General
Dynamics, adding a specific emitter identification capability.
The Coast Guard also has ordered SSX-1 systems.
Block 1B3, approved for low-rate production in August
2012, provides improved situational awareness.
Lockheed Martin was selected in November 2009 to produce
a preliminary design for the Block 2 phase that will entail more
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WLQ-4 ESM
BRIEFING: The WLQ-4 is an ESM system installed on Seawolfclass attack submarines. It can be operated fully automatically
to detect, identify and locate radar and communications emissions and, through digital computers, correlate intercepts with
other sources of intelligence.
CONTRACTOR: ...........GTE Sylvania
S L R - 2 5 ( V ) 1 A D VA N C E D C R Y P T O L O G I C
C A R R Y- O N E X P L O I TAT I O N S Y S T E M
(ACCES) AND SLR-25(V)2 SHIP SIGNAL
E X P L O I TAT I O N E Q U I P M E N T ( S S E E )
BRIEFING: The SLR-25 is a shipboard cryptologic exploitation

system used for tactical surveillance and targeting; indications and
warning; and passive detection, classification and tracking. The
system also provides for interpretation and reporting of intercepted signals, geographic plot and analysis and track correlation.
The SLR-25(V)1 ACCES is a portable version of the SLR25(V)2 SSEE for ships without a permanently installed cryptologic capability. When paired with a Transportable Radio
Direction-Finding System, the ACCES provides a complete SIGINT collection system. The ACCES is being integrated into
amphibious assault ships and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
DEVELOPER/
MANUFACTURER:.......Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center,
Charleston, S.C.
SSQ-137 SSEE INCREMENT E/F
BRIEFING: SSEE Increment E is an evolutionary development,

spiral acquisition Tactical Cryptologic System whose function is
to provide comprehensive tactical information warfare (IW)
exploitation and ESM capability to the Navys surface platforms.
SSEE Increment E, an afloat IW sensor, provides commanders
with threat search and identification information and electronic
attack options.
S H I P B O A R D E S M , E C M A N D S I G I N T S YS T E M S
CONTRACTOR: ...........Boeings Argon ST
C O O P E R AT I V E O U T B O A R D
L O G I S T I C S U P D AT E ( C O B L U )
S H I P B O A R D S O N A R S YS T E M S
SQQ-32 SONAR
BRIEFING: The SQQ-32 minehunting high-resolution sonar is

deployed on Avenger-class mine countermeasures (MCM) ships
to detect and classify sea mines. It can operate in a retracted
mode for operations in shallow water or lowered through the
hull and towed for operations in deeper water. An upgraded version, the SQQ-32(V)4, designed to improve performance in
cluttered waters, increase search rate and provide improved resolution imagery, was installed in January 2012 onboard USS
Guardian. Installation in the rest of the MCM fleet is scheduled
for completion by 2015.
CONTRACTORS: .........Raytheon Co., Thales
BRIEFING: COBLU is a joint U.S.-U.K. project to update the

SSQ-108 Organizational Unit Tactical Baseline Operational Area
Radio Detection (OUTBOARD) direction-finding system to provide comprehensive surface tactical IW exploitation and ESM
capability to surface ships. OUTBOARD has made use of highfrequency deck-edge HF antennas and VHF mast antennas, as
well as a receiver that automatically searches for, collects and
analyzes signals.
SHIPBOARD ELECTRO-OPTIC/
I N F R A R E D S YS T E M S
B V Y- 1 I N T E G R AT E D S U B M A R I N E
I M A G I N G S YS T E M ( I S I S )
BRIEFING: The BVY-1 ISIS provides all-weather high-definition

optical and infrared search via submarine periscope. The system
includes active and passive ranging, image enhancement, recording and storage of images, and image transmission capabilities.
SQS-53 SONAR
BRIEFING: The SQS-53 is the digitally controlled, bowmounted, active/passive sonar on most of the Navys surface
combatants, including Ticonderoga-class cruisers (SQS53A/B/D) and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (SQS-53C). The
SQS-53D includes COTS processors and is replacing the SQS53A/B on Ticonderoga cruisers.
CONTRACTORS: .........General Electric Co., Raytheon Co., ITT Corp.
BQQ-5 AND BQQ-6 SONAR
BRIEFING: The BQQ-5 active/passive sonar is a digital replacement of the BQQ-2 sonar. It includes a large spherical array that
is installed in the bow of Los Angeles-class submarines. The
BQQ-6 is a similar primarily passive system, with limited active
capability, installed on Ohio-class Trident submarines. Both
sonar types are being replaced by the BQQ-10.

I N T E G R AT E D R A D A R / O P T I C A L
SIGHTING AND SURVEILLANCE
S YS T E M ( I R O S 3 )
BRIEFING: The IROS3, installed on the Arleigh Burke-class

destroyer USS Ramage, is a prototype of the first version of the
SPS. IROS3 is a COTS-based open-architecture system that
includes an SPS-73 radar, an electro-optical/infrared sensor,
acoustic sensors and spotlights, coupled with remotely controlled machine guns.
P AT R O L B O AT E L E C T R O - O P T I C S
S YS T E M ( P B - E O S )
BRIEFING: The PB-EOS is a variant of the SeaFLIR 280-HD

maritime electro-optic/infrared imaging system being built for
Navy and Coast Guard patrol boats. A $49.9 million contract
was awarded in September 2013.
BQQ-10 SONAR
BRIEFING: The BQQ-10 designation has been given to the multiphase Acoustic Rapid COTS Insertion program to upgrade
U.S. submarine sonar systems into an open-architecture common configuration. The BQQ-10 includes the Submarine
Precision Underwater Mapping and Navigation Upgrade
(PUMA) to map the sea floor and register geographic features
including man-made objects such as mines and display them
in a three-dimensional form on a computer screen. PUMA
allows a submarine to conduct covert minefield surveillance
and avoidance and transmit the intelligence to other platforms.
The BQQ-10s open architecture allows rapid insertion of new
technologies, including the conformal array, large vertical array
and advanced towed arrays now under development.
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., General Dynamics
Corp., Advanced Research Laboratory of the
University of Texas at Austin
CONTRACTOR: ...........FLIR Systems Inc.
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Increment E, an open-architecture system upgraded with

software changes, entered service in 2003 and replaced an array
of communications intelligence systems. Increment F, which
features improved receiver sensitivity, signal acquisition and
direction finding, entered low-rate production in April 2010
with initial operational capability (IOC) achieved in 2011. The
Navy ordered 113 Increment F systems. In May 2014, the Navy
ordered the first set of improvements under the SSEE
Modifications program. The modifications are designed to
improve the ability to detect, geo-locate and exploit signals.
S H I P B O A R D S O N A R S YS T E M S
U.S. NAVY
B Q R - 1 5 T O W E D A R R AY
BRIEFING: The BQR-15 is a passive acoustic sonar array towed

by Los Angeles- and Ohio-class submarines.
CONTRACTOR: ...........L-3 Communications Corp.
S Q R - 1 8 A N D S Q R - 1 9 TA C T I C A L
T O W E D A R R AY S Y S T E M S ( TA C TA S )
BRIEFING: The SQR-18 and SQR-19 TACTAS provide very longrange passive detection of submarines. The arrays are towed as
much as a mile behind a deploying warship so the ships selfgenerated noise will not interfere with noise picked up from a target. The older SQR-18 is deployed on some Perry-class frigates.
The SQR-19 is deployed on Ticonderoga-class cruisers, Arleigh
Burke-class destroyers and some Perry-class frigates.
U Q Q - 2 S U R F A C E T O W E D A R R AY
S E N S O R S Y S T E M ( S U R TA S S )
BRIEFING: The UQQ-2 SURTASS is a cable-mounted array of

acoustic hydrophones that provide long-range, passive detection and surveillance of quiet nuclear- and diesel-powered submarines and real-time reporting of contacts to operational commanders. The SURTASS is towed by an ocean surveillance ship
in a single-line array or a shorter twin-line array more suited for
water as shallow as 180 feet. The TB-29A array is being installed
on all SURTASS ships. The WQT-2 Low-Frequency Active (LFA)
upgrade includes a low-frequency active sonar transmitter, with
the array serving as receiver of target echoes. Two LFA systems
are in fleet use, but their operations currently are limited by the
Marine Mammal Protection Act.
DEVELOPERS: .............Lockheed Martin Corp., General Dynamics
Corp., Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory, Alpha Marine, Raytheon
Co., BAE Systems, IUSS Operations Center
CONTRACTOR: ...........Gould Electronics
F I X E D S O N A R S YS T E M S
T B - 1 6 T O W E D A R R AY
BRIEFING: The TB-16 is a passive acoustic sonar array towed by

Los Angeles-, Seawolf- and Ohio-class submarines. It is housed in
a tube that runs along the submarines hull. The TB-16B version,
introduced in 1987, greatly reduced the self-noise of the array.
The TB-16D was the first digital version, with more improvements included in the TB-16E (1989) and TB-16G (2003).
S O U N D S U R V E I L L A N C E S YS T E M
(SOSUS)
BRIEFING: The SOSUS is a Cold War-era network of bottommounted hydrophones connected to shore terminals. The
SOSUS has the capability to detect and track submarine and surface contacts of interest at extremely long ranges. The system
has become a subsystem of the Navys Integrated Undersea
Surveillance System.
T B - 2 9 A N D T B - 2 9 A T O W E D A R R AY S
F I X E D D I S T R I B U T I V E S YS T E M ( F D S )
BRIEFING: The submarine-towed array is a retractable cable fitted with acoustic hydrophone sensors used for passive acoustic
detection 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 TB-29 and is being fitted on Los Angeles-, Seawolf- and
Virginia-class submarines. The TB-29A also is being installed on
some surveillance surface ships as a surface towed array. The
Navy expects the TB-29A to provide a 400 percent to 500 percent increase in detection capability against quiet submarines in
littoral environments. Changing requirements led to termination of procurement after 32 TB-29A systems were delivered,
the last in 2005.
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., L-3 Communications
Corp.
BRIEFING: The FDS, designed to be an improvement of the SOSUS,

is a passive acoustic array surveillance system fixed on the ocean
floor in deep ocean, narrow straits, chokepoints and shallow littoral
areas. FDS-C is an upgrade incorporating less-expensive COTS
equipment to meet the fleets needs for long-term undersea surveillance. The FDS and FDS-C are being fitted with a common processor to increase operator proficiency and reduce logistics costs.
S S Q - 5 8 A M O O R E D S O N O B U OY
BRIEFING: The SSQ-58A is deployed by Mobile Inshore Undersea

Warfare units for harbor defense. The small, battery-powered
buoys are monitored to provide warning of swimmers, divers and
small boats through passive acoustic detection and transmission of
information by radio to the harbor defense commander.
T L - 2 9 A T O W E D A R R AY
BRIEFING: The TL-29A, a twin-line variant of the TB-29A, is a

passive, low-frequency system towed by the Military Sealift
Commands T-AGOS ocean surveillance ships. It has been
installed on five T-AGOS ships.
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., L-3 Communications
Corp.
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APG-65 AND APG-73 AIR INTERCEPT

RADARS
BRIEFING: The APG-65 and APG-73 are the nose-mounted radars

in the Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 A+/C/D Hornets and Block I
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versions of the F/A-18E/F. The APG-65 and APG-73 are all-weather,

mechanically scanned, multimode, multi-waveform search-andtrack sensors for both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.
BRIEFING: The APG-79 on the Block II version of the F/A-18E/F

Super Hornet strike fighter and EA-18G electronic attack aircraft is
primarily an air-to-air and air-to-ground fire-control radar. The
nose-mounted AESA antenna transmits directional beams in multiple modes as directed by agile electronic commands. Modes
include air-to-air search and track, sea surface search, ground moving target indication (GMTI) and track, synthetic aperture radar
(SAR) and mapping. Planned upgrades will improve its strike and
electronic attack capabilities, and allow for SAR and GMTI technology to enable radar imaging of terrain for reconnaissance purposes.
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A P G - 7 9 A C T I V E E L E C T R O N I C A L LY
S C A N N E D A R R AY ( A E S A ) R A D A R
APS-145 RADAR ON AN E-2C HAWKEYE
tify and track more than 2,000 targets including their course,
speed and altitude simultaneously, linking the tracks over data
networks to command centers and other units in a carrier strike
group, and is able to control friendly aircraft for intercepts.

APG-81 AESA RADAR

A P S - 1 4 7 / 1 5 3 M U LT I M O D E R A D A R
BRIEFING: The APG-81 AESA multimode radar is primarily a

combat fire-control system for the F-35 Lightning II, optimized for
air-to-air and air-to-ground detection and targeting. The APG-81,
a fourth-generation radar, also will be capable in its synthetic aperture mode of high-resolution air-ground radar-image mapping of
terrain for reconnaissance use. The radars inverse synthetic aperture mode will be used to detect and identify surface targets at sea.
BRIEFING: The lightweight APS-147 or newer APS-153 is

installed on the MH-60R multimission helicopter. With its longrange search, short-range search and inverse synthetic aperture
radar modes, it is used for detection, identification, classification
and tracking of surface targets. It also features a periscope detection mode. The radar was operationally deployed in 2009. The
APS-153 is a development of the APS-147 that features the
Automatic Radar Periscope Detection and Discrimination capability. Full-scale production of the APS-153 began in 2012.
APS-137B(V)5 MARITIME
SURVEILLANCE RADAR
CONTRACTOR: ...........Telephonics Corp.
BRIEFING: The APS-137B(V)5 is a multimode maritime imaging

radar installed on P-3C aircraft. In the synthetic aperture radar
mode, the system can detect and map targets at high resolution
for intelligence and targeting. In the inverse synthetic aperture
radar mode, the system can detect and classify surface contacts
with resolution high enough to identify classes of ships. The radar
provides locating information on contacts and can be used for
periscope detection at a high scan rate. Upgrades being implemented and considered include standoff precision targeting and a
maritime moving target indicator mode.
APS-149 LITTORAL SURVEILLANCE

R A D A R S YS T E M ( L S R S )
APS-145 RADAR
A P S - 1 5 4 A D VA N C E D A I R B O R N E
SENSOR (AAS)
BRIEFING: The APS-145 surveillance radar is the primary surveillance system in the Navys E-2C Hawkeye and Hawkeye 2000
carrier-based radar warning aircraft. The antenna is installed in a
dorsal-mounted, dish-shaped radome that rotates when operating. The E-2C crew can monitor more than 6 million cubic miles
of airspace and 150,000 square miles of ocean surface out to
ranges of greater than 300 miles. It can automatically detect, idenW W W. S E A P O W E R M A G A Z I N E . O R G
BRIEFING: The APS-149 LSRS is a solid-state, wide-aperture, active

electronically scanned array radar mounted in a long pod under the
fuselage of some P-3C Orion Block Modification Upgrade Program
aircraft. The LSRS features ground and maritime moving targets
indicator modes and is able to detect and track targets at long standoff ranges and provide targeting-quality track data via Link 16 for
precision weapon systems. Seven systems were built.
BRIEFING: The APS-154 is a development of the P-3Cs APS-149

for the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The AAS is solidstate, wide-aperture, active electronically scanned array radar
housed in a long pod under the fuselage. The sensor is designed to
provide ISR and targeting at standoff ranges. Flight tests on the first
P-8A test aircraft began in April 2014.
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A P Y- 9 R A D A R
BRIEFING: Installed on the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the APY9 is an electronically scanned phased array radar whose antenna is installed in a dorsal-mounted, dish-shaped radome. The
APY-9 radar provides greatly increased capability to detect and
track targets earlier and more accurately in littoral, overland and
overwater environments than the APS-145. The radar retains
the legacy mechanical scanning capability of the E-2C, and has
the capability to stop the rotodome rotation and perform electronic scanning across a sector of interest. The E-2D crew can
monitor more than 6 million cubic miles of airspace and
150,000 square miles of ocean surface out to ranges of greater
than 300 miles. Low-rate production began in 2010.
CONTRACTORS:..........Northrop Grumman Corp., Lockheed Martin
Corp., Raytheon Co., L-3 Communications Corp.
AIRBORNE ELECTRO-OPTICAL
A N D I N F R A R E D S YS T E M S
ASD-12V SHARED RECONNAISSANCE

POD (SHARP)
BRIEFING: The ASD-12V SHARP is a multisensor system

deployed on F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters. SHARP collects and records high-resolution, dual-band electro-optical and
infrared imagery from medium standoff altitudes, day or night and
in all weather, and is capable of transmitting near real time to commanders via data link. SHARP was first deployed over Iraq in
2003. In October 2006, the Navy awarded Raytheon a contract to
upgrade SHARP with a Target Cueing System. The upgrade
increases the mission effectiveness of the SHARP system and
reduces the workload of image analysts. The systems tactical
imaging sensor will deliver more refined information to the image
analyst, allowing for specific targets to be more quickly located.
A P Y- 1 0 R A D A R
BRIEFING: The APY-10 Maritime, Littoral and Overland Surveillance Radar is a multimode maritime 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 will be fully integrated into the P-8As Mission Control and
Display System for control, display and data distribution. On Feb. 3,
2011, P-8A maker Boeing awarded Raytheon a low-rate initial production 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.
CONTRACTORS: .........Raytheon Co., Recon Optical Inc., L-3

Communications Corp.
AAQ-37 DISTRIBUTED APERTURE

S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The AAQ-37 is an array of six infrared cameras on

the F-35 that give the pilot panoramic 360-degree coverage for
situational awareness for missile detection and tracking, launch
point detection, navigation and weapons deployment.
Z P Y- 3 M U LT I F U N C T I O N A C T I V E
S E N S O R ( M FA S )
A A Q - 4 0 E L E C T R O - O P T I C A L TA R G E T I N G
S YS T E M ( E OT S )
BRIEFING: The ZPY-3 MFAS is the 360-degree long-range surveillance radar developed for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The X-band AESA ZPY-3 can switch between maritime
surface search, spot SAR, strip SAR, inverse SAR snapshot and
inverse SAR high-resolution modes. Data is sent to ground stations
in the form of tracks, single frame images and high-resolution
images while still maintaining 360-degree search. The ZPY-3 will
enable the Triton to cover more than 2.7 million square miles during a single mission. Flight testing began in February 2012.
BRIEFING: The EOTS, developed for the F-35, will provide

detection and precision targeting of air and ground threats, as
well as surveillance and battlefield situation awareness. The
EOTS is the first sensor to combine forward-looking infrared
with search and track functionality. The sensor views through a
sapphire window in the nose of the F-35, rather than in a rotating turret. The first low-rate initial production units were delivered in November 2009. First flight of the EOTS took place in
August 2010 on a test-bed aircraft.
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., BAE Systems
Z P Y- 4 R A D A R
INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST)
BRIEFING: The ZPY-4 is a lightweight, long-range X-band

maritime surveillance radar designed for the MQ-8B Fire Scout
vertical-takeoff UAV. It has been upgraded with GMTI capability that allows automatic detection and tracking of moving targets seamlessly between sea and shore. The Navys Ocean
Surveillance Initiative software is integrated into the radar and
provides rapid identification in concert with the host ships AIS.
The radar was demonstrated on an MQ-8B in June 2014.
BRIEFING: The IRST is a passive electro-optical sensor that

detects, identifies and tracks aerial targets at extended ranges.
Its high angle accuracy allows it to track closely spaced targets
at maximum ranges. The Navy approved the system for engineering and manufacturing development for the F/A-18E/F
Super Hornet strike fighter. The IRST was tested on a Super
Hornet in February 2014. Deployment is planned for 2017.
CONTRACTORS: .........Telephonics Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp.
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BRIEFING: The ASQ-228 ATFLIR is an external targeting pod

designed for the F/A-18. The pod features state-of-the-art mid-wave
infrared (IR) targeting, an electro-optical sensor, laser rangefinder,
target designator, laser spot tracker and a laser IR marker. ATFLIR
provides the aircrew imagery to detect, acquire, track and identify
ground targets for attack with laser-guided or Global Positioning
System (GPS) weapons. An IR marker is available for identifying
targets to night vision goggle-equipped ground forces.
Additionally, ATFLIR video is made available for video
downlink via the ATFLIR Rover Data Link system which provides unencrypted analog C-band ATFLIR video to ground
forces equipped with the Rover system. ATFLIR has been used
extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Navy has procured a
total of 410 ATFLIR systems.
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A S Q - 2 2 8 A D VA N C E D TA R G E T I N G
F O R W A R D - L O O K I N G I N F R A R E D ( AT F L I R )
AAQ-22E BRITE STAR II ON NOSE OF AN MQ-8B FIRE SCOUT
laser designator, laser pointer and large focal-plane array color daylight camera. Block II is replacing the AAQ-22C Star Safire and
AAQ-22D BRITE Star. The Navy has selected BRITE Star for the
MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical-takeoff UAV. The Marine Corps uses the
system on its UH-1Y helicopters.
AAS-36A INFRARED DETECTING SET

BRIEFING: The AAS-36A Infrared Detecting Set is a turretmounted infrared standoff system that passively detects and tracks
contacts of interest. The system, installed in P-3 aircraft, is being
replaced by ASX-4 and ASX-6 electro-optical infrared systems.
D V S - 1 C O A S TA L B AT T L E F I E L D
R E C O N N A I S S A N C E A N D A N A LY S I S
(COBRA)
CONTRACTOR: ...........Texas Instruments
A A S - 4 4 T H E R M A L I M A G I N G S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The AAS-44 is a long-range thermal imaging system

used for surveillance as well as targeting for laser-guided air-tosurface weapons from helicopters. The AAS-44 is installed on
the SH-60B, HH-60H, MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters.
BRIEFING: The COBRA is a mine- and obstacle-detection multispectral sensor that is a modular component of the mine warfare mission package for the littoral combat ship. It is designed
to detect mines from the beach through the surf zone. It is a turret designed to be carried in the MQ-8B Fire Scout. COBRA is
the ISR technology component of the planned Assault
Breaching System. In March 2009, COBRA Block I was rated
mature enough to enter low-rate initial production. The COBRA
was successfully tested on an MQ-8B in October 2010.

A S X - 6 M U LT I M O D E I M A G I N G S Y S T E M
( M M I S ) A S X - 4 A D VA N C E D I M A G E RY
M U LT I S P E C T R A L S Y S T E M ( A I M S )
BRIEFING: The ASX-4 AIMS is a military variant of the commercial MX-20, a 20-inch-diameter gimbaled turret housing
long-range, high-resolution digital electro-optical and infrared
sensors for maritime surveillance. It replaced the AAS-36 on the
Aircraft Improvement Program versions of the P-3C. The MX20 True High Definition version is the electro-optical sensor on
the P-8A. The ASX-6 MMIS, a 15-inch-diameter gimbaled turret
housing long-range, high-resolution digital electro-optical and
infrared sensors similar to the ASX-4, is a military version of the
commercial MX-15 replacing the AAS-36 on other P-3Cs.
CONTRACTOR: ...........L-3 WESCAM
A A Q - 2 2 E B R I T E S TA R I I
BRIEFING: The BRITE Star II sensor system is a 16-inch-diameter

electro-optical/infrared navigational sensor system that includes a
AES-1 AIRBORNE LASER

M I N E - D E T E C T I O N S YS T E M ( A L M D S )
BRIEFING: The ALMDS is an electro-optic, blue-green laser 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. In flight,
the laser makes a wide-swath sweep (like a push broom) through
the water, collecting three-dimensional imagery of the water volume. It will provide a strike group with an organic airborne minecountermeasures capability, able to respond quickly, search a wide
area and classify mines in littoral waters, straits and chokepoints.
ALMDS is one of the airborne mine countermeasure systems
that are part of the mine warfare mission package designed for
the littoral combat ship. The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman
a low-rate initial production contract in April 2006. The first
ALMDS pod was delivered in January 2007, with 12 delivered
by 2014. The ALMDS was deployed to the Persian Gulf in July
2014 by a detachment of HSC-26.
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version is interfaced with an AS-105 spinning direction-finding

antenna. Both versions send intercepted signals to the EP-2060
pulse analyzer that analyzes parameters of an intercepted signal.
U.S. NAVY
AIRBORNE LASER MINE-DETECTION SYSTEM ABOARD AN

MH-60S SEAHAWK
AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC
W A R FA R E S Y S T E M S
A L Q - 9 9 TA C T I C A L J A M M I N G S Y S T E M
BRIEFING: The ALQ-99 is an electronic warfare system designed

to jam adversary radar, communications and data-link signals.
The system, deployed on EA-6B and EA-18G electronic attack
aircraft, automatically intercepts, processes and jams adversary
signals. Major components include pod-mounted jamming transmitters powered by ram-air turbines. The ALQ-99 is coupled with
the ALQ-218 wideband receiver system and ALQ-227 communications receiver or USQ-113 communications countermeasures
set. The ALQ-99 replacement, the Next-Generation Jammer, is
being developed and is expected to reach IOC in 2021.
ALR-95(V) SPECIAL EMITTER

I D E N T I F I C AT I O N ( S E I ) P U L S E
P R O C E S S I N G S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The ALR-95(V)1 provides P-3 AIP aircraft with

integrated 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 provides SEI functionality, pulse train analysis
and RF distribution via the ALR-66C(V)3 system.
The ALR-95(V)2 upgrade, completed in 2008, replaced most
ALR-66 components and improved processing capability. The latest ALR-95 upgrade, which began in 2008, will replace the analog
TN613 tuner with a digital TN-500 tuner and add AIS capability.
CONTRACTORS: .........Exelis Corp., Lockheed Martin Mission
Systems & Training
ALQ-210 ESM
BRIEFING: The ALQ-210 ESM system installed on the MH-60R

helicopter is designed to detect, classify and locate radar emitters on land, surface vessels, submarines and aircraft.
CONTRACTORS: .........Various
N E X T- G E N E R AT I O N J A M M E R ( N G J )
A S Q - 2 3 9 E W S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The NGJ program will begin to replace the ALQ-99

Tactical Jamming system in 2021. Used on the EA-18G aircraft, the
system is envisioned as a three-increment program with each adding
to the frequency range covered. Only Increment 1 (Mid-Band) currently is funded and in development. This increment is designed as
a two-pod system, one for each wing, and addresses capacity, capability and supportability limitations of the current system. The NGJ
uses the latest in digital and array technologies to provide the fleet
with a robust and rapidly updateable jamming system. When combined with the EA-18Gs comprehensive suite of radar and communications receivers, Electronic Warfare Officers can detect, analyze
and react to current and future threat systems that are increasing in
capabilities and numbers. The result is increased survivability for
supported aircraft and weapons for all services.
BRIEFING: The ASQ-239 is designed to provide the F-35 aircraft with warning and electronic support measures to increase
situational awareness and survivability versus radar-guided
weapons. The ASQ-239 is likely to feature some electronic jamming capability through the AESA radar.
A L Q - 2 4 0 ( V ) 1 E S M S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The ALQ-240 (V)1 is the ESM system installed on

the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. It features adaptive
tuning, precise direction finding and geo-location capabilities.
IOC was achieved in 2013.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems

CONTRACTOR: ...........Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
ALR-66B(V)3 AND ALR-66C(V)3 ESM

Z L Q - 1 E S M S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The ALR-66B(V)3 ESM is installed in the P-3C as its

primary electronic intelligence and targeting system to detect and
classify radar emitters for tactical or intelligence purposes. It features improved sensitivity over the ALR-66A(V)3, and replaced
the older ALQ-78 ESM system in many P-3Cs. The ALR-66C(V)3
installed in the P-3C Anti-Surface Improvement Program (AIP)
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BRIEFING: The ZLQ-1 is the ESM system designed for the MQ4C Triton UAV. The digital system features specific emitter identification.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Sierra Nevada Corp.
A I R B O R N E S O N A R S YS T E M S
A I R B O R N E S O N A R S YS T E M S
BRIEFING: The AQS-24A is an active sonar winched and towed

through the water by an MH-53E mine-countermeasures helicopter. It is designed to detect mines for further investigation by mine
warfare forces. The AQS-24A uses sonar simultaneously with a
laser line scanner to provide precision optical identification of
underwater mines. The sonar also has been ordered by Japan for
use on its minesweeping helicopters. The AQS-24A also is the
sensor for the Mine Hunting Unmanned Surface Vehicle.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Northrop Grumman (Westinghouse)
AQS-22 AIRBORNE LOW-FREQUENCY

SONAR (ALFS)
BRIEFING: The AQS-22 ALFS is the primary anti-submarine

warfare sensor for the MH-60R multimission helicopter. The
ASQ-22 is dipped into the water by a reel on the helicopter and
used to detect, track and localize a submarine. It also can be
used for passive acoustic intercept, underwater communications with a submarine and collecting bathythermal information
of the ocean. Low-rate initial production began in 2002 and fullrate production in 2006. The ALFS was first deployed operationally in 2009.
AQS-20A MINEHUNTING SONAR
BRIEFING: The AQS-20A is a variable-depth underwater

mine-detection sonar designed to give a strike group an organic capability to detect, classify and localize bottom, closetethered and volume mines. The AQS-20A also is fitted with an
electro-optic sensor to identify underwater objects. The sonar
is deployed while the helicopter is in a hover and then towed
undersea to scan the water in front and to the sides of the aircraft, as well as the sea bottom for anti-shipping mines. The
sonar and electro-optical sensor provide high-resolution
images of mines and mine-like objects as well as high-precision
location information.
The AQS-20A is a component of the Remote Multimission
Vehicle and the Airborne Mine-Neutralization System in the
mine warfare mission package of the littoral combat ship. The
AQS-20A entered low-rate initial production in 2005.
U S Q - 7 8 ( B ) A C O U S T I C S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The P-3Cs USQ-78(B) acoustic processor and display system upgrades the sonobuoy receiver to an all-digital
software-defined system, eliminates obsolete and proprietary
components, interfaces with an open-system architecture, and
provides processing and functionality growth for the life of the
aircraft. The USQ-78B is being installed in all P-3C AIP and
Block Modification Upgrade Program aircraft.
S O N O B U OYS ( A I R - L AU N C H E D )
BRIEFING: Sonobuoys are used for environmental measurement and prediction prior to and during an ASW operation, passive and active acoustic search and localization of the submarine
target, and final active acoustic fixing of the target position.
Sonobuoys are expendable sensor systems designed to be
dropped from aircraft into the water, where the parachuteretarded or speed-braked cylindrical housings deploy batterypowered cables with passive acoustic hydrophones or active
transducers for detecting, tracking and collecting acoustic intelligence on submarines and surface ships and radioing the information to the aircraft or a ship for processing.
The SSQ-36 bathythermograph sonobuoy is used to graph
the temperature profile of a body of water. The SSQ-53F
Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording System is a passive acoustic sensor for detecting, localizing and tracking a submarine. The SSQ-77C Vertical Line Array is a passive directional buoy with multiple hydrophones in a vertical column and can
be used as a multistatic receiver or a passive sensor. The SSQ62E Directional Command Activated Sonobuoy System is an
active sensor used to provide terminal positioning data during
the attack phase by transmitting active sound and determining
range and bearing to a contact.
The SSQ-101 Air Deployable Active Receiver is a commandable, passive acoustic sonobuoy with a horizontal planar array.
The SSQ-125 is the coherent source sonobuoy used in the
Multistatic Active Coherent (MAC) Air ASW system. It replaces
the SSQ-110 used with previous impulsive multistatic systems.
The SSQ-125 produces electronic (coherent) pulses of various types and lengths that enable Doppler processing to distinguish moving targets (e.g., submarines) from stationary features
of the environment (e.g., shipwrecks). This capability will
enable the detection of targets in shallow water environments
involving a rough ocean floor. In a planned second phase of
MAC development, the power source for the SSQ-125 will be
increased, enabling it to attain the long-range search capabilities
required for deep convergence zone environments. Highaltitude ASW will integrate modified sonobuoy sensors to
enhance the P-8A capability to conduct its mission at altitudes
higher than traditional fixed-wing airborne ASW, thereby
enabling greater communications range.
CONTRACTORS: .........Sparton Corp., Ultra Electronics UnderSea
Sensor Systems Inc., ERAPSCO (joint venture
between Sparton and Ultra)
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The Acoustic Receiver Technical Refresh (ARTR) program is

designed to provide replacement hardware and software for the
current P-3C acoustic suite that has components nearing the
end of their useful lives. Additionally, ARTR is designed to add
some Radio Frequency Interference mitigation techniques along
with an embedded sonobuoy recording capability. Major components replaced by the ARTR are the Advanced Sonobuoy
Communication Link (ASCL) receivers, ASCL pre-amps,
acoustic distribution boxes, Command Active Sonobuoy System
transmitter, acoustic data recorder(s), Time Code Generator and
Acoustic Test Signal Generator. New hardware consists of a
Software Defined Sonobuoy Receiver (SDSR), Command
Function Transmitter, Quad External Preamplifier, Embedded
Acoustic Data Recorder and an SDSR 4 antenna array.
U N M A N N E D U N D E R S E A S YS T E M S
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U N M A N N E D U N D E R S E A S YS T E M S
A D VA N C E D D E V E L O P M E N T U U V
(ADUUV)
BRIEFING: As a risk-reduction effort for the torpedo-tubelaunched 21-inch MRUUVs (Mission Reconfigurable Unmanned
Underwater Vehicles), the Navy awarded Lockheed Martin
Maritime Systems & Sensors a contract in 2003 to design a single
prototype ADUUV. It is the first Navy UUV designed to accommodate interchangeable modular mission payloads cylindrical sections mated along its length that can be swapped out at sea. The
single prototype will be used as a test bed for future UUV payloads.
LARGE-DISPLACEMENT UUV (LDUUV)
BRIEFING: The planned LDUUV is designed to take full advantage of the 88-inch-diameter, 40-foot-long vertical launch tubes of
the four Trident ballistic-missile submarines the Navy is converting into guided-missile attack subs. The LDUUV will have a diameter of more than 3 feet. It will offer far greater range and payload
than the 21-inch MRUUV and, with ample room for batteries,
could potentially operate autonomously for several weeks. The
LDUUV would carry a variety of sensor and weapon payloads.
The Navy released its requirements in 2014 for a new class of
LDUUV to provide increased endurance, long range, and payload
hosting. The LDUUV will be a modular, open architecture, reconfigurable UUV delivered in increments. The Increment 1 LDUUV
will have mission capabilities to include Intelligence Preparation
of the Operational Environment and below-water ISR to improve
battlespace awareness. Future increments are expected to include
mission payloads to provide above water ISR, mine countermeasures and payload deployment. LDUUV Increment 1 will be capable of launch and recovery by littoral combat ship (Independence
and Freedom classes) and submarine (via Virginia class) Payload
Modules or Modernized-Dry Deck Shelter.
CONTRACTOR: ...........TBD
KINGFISH UUV
BRIEFING: The MK 18 Mod 2 Kingfish is a Remus 600 UUV

equipped with a side-scan sonar to detect mines and other
objects underwater. It was deployed to the Persian Gulf in 2012.
It can be deployed from an 11-meter RHIB.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Kongsberg Hydroid
K N I F E F I S H S U R FA C E M I N E
COUNTERMEASURES UNMANNED
U N D E R W AT E R V E H I C L E ( S M C M U U V )
BRIEFING: General Dynamics was awarded a contract in November 2011 to develop the SMCM UUV. The system will include
two 10-foot-long, 21-inch-diameter Bluefin-21 UUVs. SMCM UUV,
formerly known as the Battlespace Preparation Autonomous
Underwater Vehicle and developed by the Office of Naval Research
and Battelles Bluefin Robotics, is a fairly inexpensive UUV that
hunts for mines. Its side-scanning sonar can distinguish metal
objects in the water from mines. It travels a preset course at a speed
of 3 knots and can operate to a depth of 900 feet.
The Bluefin-21 has operated at sea from Navy coastal minehunter ships. The littoral combat ships mine warfare mission
package includes two Bluefin-21s. Production of engineering
and development models began in November 2011. A riskreduction program was completed in August 2013. The contract
includes options for up to five low-rate production systems (10
UUVs). IOC is scheduled for 2017.
CONTRACTORS: .........General Dynamics Advanced Information
Systems, Battelles Bluefin Robotics
HOVERING AUTONOMOUS
U N D E R W AT E R V E H I C L E ( H A U V )
BRIEFING: The HAUV is being developed for the Explosive

Ordnance Disposal Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Localization
System, a security system to inspect ship hulls, piers and pilings
for explosive devices and other underwater threats. The HAUV
is intended to navigate along the curve of a ships hull to detect
and classify targets. Bluefin was awarded a contract in 2007 to
build two HAUV prototypes.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Battelles Bluefin Robotics
SCULPIN UUV
BRIEFING: The surface-launched, battery-powered Sculpin, based

on the Remus 100, is a small, autonomous, bottom-mapping UUV
that can scout for mines in advance of Navy explosive ordnance disposal divers. It was used in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom in
mine-clearance operations in the port of Umm Qasr. It will be included in the littoral combat ships mine warfare mission package.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Kongsberg Hydroid
S E A S TA L K E R U U V
U.S. NAVY
BRIEFING: The Sea Stalker is a large-diameter UUV based on

the Sea Horse UUV that can be launched from and retrieved by
the dry-deck shelter of an Ohio-class SSGN. Powered by a lithium
battery, the UUV has an endurance of seven to 10 days and can loiter offshore, collecting intelligence with two antenna masts, and
transmit and receive information via an Iridium satellite.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Pennsylvania State University Applied
Research Laboratory
MK 18 MOD 2 KINGFISH
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S YS T E M ( U I S S )
R E M OT E M I N E H U N T I N G S YS T E M ( R M S )
BRIEFING: The UISS is a stand-off, semi-autonomous system

designed with the capability to counter acoustic and/or magnetic mines. It is towed by a USV and is to be deployed in the mine
countermeasures package for littoral combat ships. Two prototypes are being tested at the Naval Surface Warfare Center
Panama City, Fla. The engineering development models are
being competitively bid. IOC is planned for 2016.
BRIEFING: The WLD-1 RMS is designed to detect, classify and

report the position of bottom and moored mines in deep and shallow waters. The RMS includes an unmanned semi-submersible
vehicle the Remote Multi-Mission Vehicle (RMMV) to provide
organic minehunting capability. The RMMV is a snorkeled, dieselpowered craft launched from a mother ship and dispatched along a
programmed search pattern. The sensors onboard the RMS include
a forward-looking sonar, side-scanning sonar and a variable-depth
towed AQS-20A sonar. Contacts of interest are transmitted to the
mother ship from the RMMVs radio mast. The RMS will be
deployed with the mine countermeasures mission package on littoral combat ships. Launch handling and recovery testing was completed on USS Independence in August 2013.
M A J O R U N M A N N E D S YS T E M S
MQ-4C TRITON
M O D U L A R U N M A N N E D S U R FA C E
C R A F T, L I T T O R A L ( M U S C L )
BRIEFING: The MUSCL is a two-man-portable unmanned surface

craft designed to perform repetitive, tedious ISR tasks for riverine
forces. The MUSCL will monitor suspicious vessels, personnel, and
activities along shorelines, waterways, bridges, and piers. The first
three MUSCLs were delivered Nov. 1, 2011, to Riverine Group One.
DEVELOPER: ...............PEO Littoral Combat Ships
M I N E H U N T I N G U N M A N N E D S U R FA C E
VEHICLE (MHU)
BRIEFING: The MHU is an unmanned 11-meter RHIB equipped

with a winch to deploy the AQS-24A mine-detection sonar body.
The MHU is dispatched on preplanned mission search tracks,
deploying and recovering the AQS-24A. Sensor data is transmitted via data link to a control station on ship or shore. Two MHUs
have been deployed to the Persian Gulf.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
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BRIEFING: The MQ-4C Triton Broad-Area Maritime

Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aerial system (UAS) will be a
forward-deployed, land-based, remotely operated system that
provides a persistent maritime ISR capability using a multisensor mission payload (maritime radar, electro-optical/infrared,
electronic support measures, automatic identification system
and basic communications relay) at planned operational ranges
up to 2,000 nautical miles. The MQ-4C will provide combat
information to operational and tactical users such as the
Expeditionary Strike Group, Carrier Strike Group and the Joint
Forces Maritime Component Commander. MQ-4C-collected
data posted to the Global Information Grid will support a variety of operations and associated intelligence activities.
In April 2008, Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded the
System Development and Demonstration contract, leveraging the
U.S. Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 20 design to provide the
initial air vehicle baseline. From this baseline, the Navy has made
improvements for reliability, maintainability, all-weather capability
and maritime performance. Developmental Test & Evaluation began
in late 2011 and two initial developmental aircraft have been built.
The MQ-4Cs first flight occurred on May 22, 2013. The first
two MQ-4C SDD-1 and 2 were delivered to the VX-20 at
Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., in September
2014 to begin Navy test and evaluation. The SDD-2 made its
first flight on Oct. 15, 2014, and has arrived at Patuxent River.
A third Triton owned by Northrop Grumman was expected to
arrive at Patuxent River in fall 2014.
The two System Development Test Articles the fourth and
fifth Tritons to be built will join the fleet for Early Operational
Capability in late 2017 after they go through initial operational test
and evaluation. Low-rate initial production is expected to be
approved in 2015 and begin in 2016.
IOC is scheduled for fiscal 2018. The Triton will reach IOC
when four operational MQ-4Cs are available for one orbit,
achieving the ability to maintain a continuous orbit from a
deployment site. At Full Operational Capability, the MQ-4C will
support up to five maritime orbits worldwide as a key operational platform in maintaining maritime domain awareness.
The Navy plans to procure 68 MQ-4Cs in addition to the two
SDD prototypes. The first of two operational Triton squadrons,
VUP-19, is forming at NAS Jacksonville, Fla., and is expected to
build up to 500 personnel and 12 MQ-4Cs. VUP-11 will be
established at NAS Whidbey Island, Wash., as the second operational squadron. The two operational squadrons together
U.S. NAVY
MQ-8 FIRE SCOUT
BRIEFING: The Fire Scout unmanned helicopter system comprises mission control stations, one or more MQ-8 Fire Scout air vehicles and associated control, handling and support equipment.
Designed to operate from air-capable ships, the MQ-8 Fire Scout
system is capable of 12 continuous hours of operations providing
coverage out to 110 nautical miles from the host ship. A baseline
payload that includes electro-optical/infrared sensors and a laser
designator enables Fire Scout to find, track and designate tactical
targets, accurately provide targeting data to strike platforms and
perform battle damage assessment. The system provides a significant improvement to organic surveillance capability.
The Navy has two MQ-8 air vehicle variants. The MQ-8B variant is based on the Schwiezer 333 airframe and the MQ-8C is based
on a larger airframe, the Bell 407 helicopter. Delivery of the first six
production MQ-8Bs was completed in November 2010. The MQ8B has deployed aboard frigates since 2009 and reached IOC in
2014. From May 2012 until September 2013, a detachment of Fire
Scouts was also deployed land-based to Afghanistan to support
Army and coalition forces in counterinsurgency operations.
In November 2014, the Fire Scout deployed for the first time
on a littoral combat ship on USS Fort Worth with HSM-35. It was
the first deployment of a composite manned and unmanned aviation detachment onboard a littoral combat ship. The MQ-8B
has amassed more than 12,000 deployed flight hours during 10
deployments. Additional capability development includes the
integration of AIS, a surface-search radar and arming with the
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System. The Navy has procured 30 MQ-8B aircraft.
The MQ-8C incorporates the same control avionics as the
MQ-8B, but with an increased payload capacity and endurance.
Development began in 2009 with the first test article delivered
in July 2013, and the first flight occurring in October 2013. The
Navy currently is flight testing the MQ-8C variant at Point
Mugu, Calif. Completion of operational testing of the MQ-8C is
expected in 2016.
MQ-4C TRITON
would field five orbits, for a total requirement of 20 UAVS. The

remaining 38 aircraft would sustain the program for attrition,
reaching fatigue life, training and depot-level maintenance.
WINGSPAN: ..................130.9 feet
LENGTH:......................47.6 feet
WEIGHT: .......................gross takeoff weight 32,250 pounds
AIRSPEED: ...................330 knots true air speed (TAS)
ENDURANCE: ..............more than 24 hours
CEILING:.......................60,000 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........1 Rolls-Royce AE3007H turbofan engine
RQ-4A BROAD AREA MARITIME

S U R V E I L L A N C E D E M O N S T R AT O R
(BAMS-D)
WINGSPAN: ..................116 feet

LENGTH:......................44 feet
WEIGHT: .......................25,600 pounds gross takeoff weight
SPEED:.........................340 knots TAS
ENDURANCE: ..............31 hours with fuel reserves
Data below applies to MQ-8B/MQ-8C

OVERALL LENGTH: ....30 feet/41.4 feet
HEIGHT: .......................9.42 feet/10.9 feet
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BRIEFING: The BAMS-D, formerly known as the Global Hawk

Maritime Demonstration, is being used to develop Navy concepts
of operations, tactics, techniques and procedures to support integration of a persistent unmanned ISR capability into the fleet.
The basic RQ-4A Global Hawk UAS, manufactured for the Air
Force by Northrop Grumman, is one of the largest and most
advanced UASs fielded by the U.S. military. The BAMS-D Integrated
Sensor Suite features electro-optical, infrared, SAR, GMTI and
wide-area search modes found in the Air Force production systems.
In addition, an LR-100 electronic surveillance suite, AIS receiver,
inverse SAR, and maritime search and maritime moving target indicator modes have been integrated into the demonstrator system to
improve performance in the maritime environment.
Since BAMS-D deployed to U.S. Central Command in early
2009, the system has provided Commander, Task Force 57, with
dedicated maritime and littoral ISR in support of theater maritime 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
production Block 10 RQ-4A Global Hawk air vehicles (plus one
lost in a mishap in 2012) and a ground segment consisting of
three launch-and-recovery elements, two mission-control elements and a Navy-designed Tactical Auxiliary Ground Station.
The BAMS-D system is operated and maintained at NAS Patuxent River, Md., 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.
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CEILING:.......................60,000+ feet
POWER PLANT: ...........1 Rolls-Royce AE3007H turbofan engine
CONTRACTORS: .........Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co., L-3
Systems
WEIGHT: .......................zero fuel weight, 2,000 pounds; maximum
takeoff, 3,150 pounds/ zero fuel weight 3,200
pounds gross takeoff, 6,000 pounds
SPEED:.........................85+ knots/135 knots
CEILING:.......................12,500 feet/16,000 feet
RANGE:........................110 nautical miles, 3+ hours on station/150
nautical miles 12 hours on station
POWER PLANT: ...........1 Rolls-Royce 250C20W heavy fuel turboshaft
engine/1 Rolls-Royce 250-C47E heavy fuel turboshaft engine
PAYLOAD MQ-8B: ........300 pounds, including BRITE Star II electrooptical/infrared sensor and laser designator.
MQ-8C: 600 pounds internally, including BRITE
Star II
CONTRACTOR: ...........Northrop Grumman Unmanned Systems
X - 4 7 B U N M A N N E D C O M B AT A I R
S Y S T E M - D E M O N S T R AT I O N ( U C A S - D )
BRIEFING: As a result of the February 2005 Quadrennial Defense

Review, DoD officials restructured the Joint Unmanned Combat
Air System, which was developing unmanned combat aircraft for
the Air Force and Navy, and funded a new Navy UCAS-D program
in its place. The primary objective is to reduce the risk for carrier
integration of a low-observable UCAS, maturing critical technologies to achieve the appropriate technology readiness level to support a decision to begin a major Navy acquisition program.
The UCAS-D encompasses the design, development, integration and demonstration of a carrier-suitable, low-observable relevant UCAS. In 2008, Program Decision Memorandum II
directed the Navy to demonstrate probe and drogue (Navy) and
boom/receptacle (Air Force) autonomous aerial refueling as part
of the UCAS-D program.
Northrop Grummans X-47B was selected in August 2007 for
the demonstration.
Following the movement of the two X-47B air vehicles to NAS
Patuxent River, the team began the carrier suitability flight test regimen, focusing on various carrier-relevant software validation and
ground tests, including taxi events and electromagnetic vulnerability testing. The team also conducted the first high-fidelity control of
a UAV by a digital, wireless, handheld Control and Display Unit,
which will be used to maneuver the X-47B on the carrier flight deck.
In July 2012, X-47B Air Vehicle 2 (AV-2) flew the first ever X47B sortie from Patuxent River. In late November 2012, AV-1 was
loaded aboard USS Harry S. Truman for flight-deck trials. On May
14, 2013, AV-2 conducted its first carrier catapult launch and the
touch-and-go landings on USS George H.W. Bush. On July 10,
2013, AV-2 conducted the first carrier arrested landing of a U.S.manufactured UAV. The Navy decided in mid-2014 to continue
the X-47B as a platform for technology development and for aerial refueling trials. The X-47B also operated from the USS Theodore
Roosevelt in 2014 in concert with other carrier aircraft.
RQ-15A NEPTUNE
BRIEFING: The RQ-15A is a small (7-foot wingspan) UAV capable of at-sea launch and recovery. Carried in a case that transforms
into a pneumatic launcher, the Neptune can be launched from
small vessels and recovered in open water. It carries infrared or
color video sensors or can be programmed to drop small payloads.
It is autonomously controlled via a digital data link. Production of
75 systems began in March 2002 for special operations use.
CONTRACTOR: ...........DRS Technologies Inc.
SCANEAGLE
BRIEFING: (See the Marine Corps ISR section for a description of the ScanEagle UAV.)
RQ-21A BLACKJACK
BRIEFING: (See the Marine Corps ISR section for a description of the RQ-21A UAV.)
RQ-23A TIGER SHARK/COPPERHEAD
BRIEFING: The Tiger Shark is a twin-tailed UAV with electrooptical and infrared sensors, synthetic-aperture radar, signals
intelligence receiver, and a communications jammer. The Tiger
Shark was developed by the Navys Special Surveillance Systems
program and NAVMAR Applied Sciences, and manufactured by
BAI, a company bought by L3 Systems that completed the production run of 68 Tiger Sharks. In October 2012, the Navy
ordered 21 more Tiger Sharks from NAVMAR, with an option for
30 more. An order for 42 more followed in February 2014.
When modified with a 1-foot synthetic aperture radar, the
RQ-23A is known as the Copperhead.
The Tiger Shark has been used operationally by U.S. Special
Operations Command, the Joint IED Defeat Organization and the
Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office. The Tiger
Shark has been deployed to Afghanistan since 2005 by contractor
teams led by Navy Reserve officers. The UAV has been used for convoy escort, pre-raid and raid support, ISR and improvised explosive
device reconnaissance. The Tiger Shark replaced the Mako UAV
built by NAVMAR in the Special Operations Command.
CONTRACTORS: .........Naval Air Warfare Center, NAVMAR Applied
Sciences, L-3 Systems
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U.S. NAVY
U.S. NAVY
X-47B UNMANNED COMBAT AIR SYSTEM-DEMONSTRATION
UNMANNED CARRIER-LAUNCHED
AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE AND
S T R I K E S YS T E M ( U C L A S S )
BRIEFING: The Navy is planning on deploying the UCLASS, a firstgeneration carrier-based UAV, by 2020. The UCLASS, which will be
informed by the results of the UCAS-D test program, also will have
a strike capability. A selection of a builder is expected by 2016.
U.S. MARINE
CORPS
completed in October 2014. In accordance with the January 2012 Defense
Strategic Guidance, the Marine Corps is
focusing on the Asia-Pacific region,
restoring and modernizing equipment
and material to its units in the Western
Pacific. The Corps also is expanding its
presence in the region, having established a regular rotation of units to
northern Australia for joint training.
The Corps is returning to its expeditionary amphibious roots as it focuses on its
Pacific posture. It is emphasizing its close
relationship with the Navy and its ability to
project power from the sea. Forcible entry
remains a primary capability.
Some Marines have returned to combat
in Iraq. Since August 2014, AV-8B Harrier
II pilots have flown strikes from amphibious assault ships against forces of the
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
And for most of the Marine Corps this
not only was a time to rest, repair and
resupply, but to review lessons learned
from the combat deployments to Iraq and
Afghanistan, and make informed choices
about the shape of the service going forward in an era of unprecedented budget
insecurity and what equipment to keep,
modernize, place in storage or discard as
the force level declines.
Ray Mabus, as secretary of the Navy,
oversees the Marine Corps budget of
approximately $23 billion. The Marine
Corps is led by Gen Joseph F. Dunford Jr.,
an infantry officer who succeeded Gen
James F. Amos to become the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps in October.
Dunford has been handed the task of
reshaping the Marine Corps to whatever
force levels will be allowed by constricted
defense budgets. The Corps considers
186,800 Marines to be the level needed to
meet steady state requirements, as well as
be able to go to war. Whether it can susW W W. S E A P O W E R M A G A Z I N E . O R G
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fter 13 years at war, the gradual

drawdown of Marines from
A
Afghanistans Helmand province was
An assault amphibious vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

embarks the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 in the Sulu Sea, the Philippines, Oct. 5, 2014.
tain that level in the budget climate

remains a question. A Marine Corps study
that, paralleled the Strategic Choices
Management Review made the budgetdriven case that, with a continuance of
the budget sequestration, 174,000 Marines is the smallest force that can meet
mission requirements.
The Marine Corps has created two
Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
Task Forces, one in Europe to respond to
African crises and one in the Persian
Gulf region to support U.S. Central
Command. The Corps also is restructuring its Marine Expeditionary Brigades as
rapid-response forces for specific geo-
graphic regions, while continuing to

deploy Marine Expeditionary Units with
amphibious ready groups.
The top acquisition priorities for the
Corps are the Amphibious Combat
Vehicle (ACV) and the F-35B Lightning
II joint strike fighter. The ACV is needed
to replace the AAV7 assault amphibious
aehicle that has served since the early
1970s. The Corps has equipped its first
F-35B squadron as the aircraft begins a
slow transition to initial operational
capability, scheduled for 2015. Transition
from the CH-46E helicopter to the MV22B Osprey tiltrotor transport aircraft
will be completed in 2015.
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MARINE CORPS WEAPONS & VEHICLES
SMALL ARMS AND MACHINE GUNS
M 1 1 0 S E M I - A U T O M AT I C S N I P E R
S YS T E M ( S A S S )
M16A4 5.56MM RIFLE
BRIEFING: The M110 SASS is a 7.62mm precision rifle that

allows Marine Corps scout snipers to rapidly engage multiple
targets out to 800 meters. It is employed with the variablepowered M8541A Scout Sniper Day Scope (SSDS) and is compatible with a quick detach suppressor. The rifle has been fielded since 2007 within the U.S. Army, which is the lead service for
the program, and fielded since 2010 within the Marine Corps.
The M110 SASS augments the M40A5 Sniper Rifle within
infantry battalions and reconnaissance units.
BRIEFING: The M16A4 rifle is part of the Modular Weapon

System (MWS) program. The M16A4 incorporates a MilitaryStandard (MIL-STD) M1913 rail adapter system (RAS) that
allows rapid mounting of accessories such as day/night/thermal
optics, infrared laser pointers, flashlights and the M203
grenade launcher. The MWS reduces the number of components required to attach accessories and allows the operator
to configure it. The M16A4 entered service in 2003, replacing
the M16A2.
M40A5 7.62MM SNIPER RIFLE
BRIEFING: The M40A5 is a Marine Corps-designed weapon

system. Each M40A5 is custom-built at Precision Weapons
Section, Weapons Training Battalion, Quantico, Va. It is a heavybarrel, bolt-action, manually operated, magazine-fed weapon.
The M40A5 is employed with the variable-powered M8541
SSDS and is compatible with a quick detach suppressor. The
main battle weapon of the Marine Corps Scout Sniper, it is
employed to engage targets out to 1,000 yards. The original
design, the M40, was first employed in the Vietnam War. The
M40A1 was introduced during the early 1970s and replaced by
the M40A3 during 2001. Fielding of the M40A5, and modification of M40A3 to M40A5, began in 2009.
M4 5.56MM CARBINE
BRIEFING: The M4 carbine is a shortened version (14.5-inch

barrel compared with the M16A4s 20-inch barrel) of the M16
series of weapons. The M4 is a semi-automatic and select-fire
three-round burst weapon. The M4 incorporates the M1913
RAS and detachable carrying handle. The weapon is being
fielded to ground forces and augments the M16A4 as part of
the MWS.
M4A1 5.56MM CLOSE QUARTERS
B AT T L E W E A P O N ( C Q B W )
BRIEFING: The M4A1 is a 5.56mm, semi-automatic and

selective-fire fully automatic carbine that accommodates a variety of detachable, mission-oriented accessories, including aiming devices and a sound suppressor. The weapon enables operators to engage targets at normal small arms ranges. The M4A1
CQBW is accompanied by a component kit that includes various optics, aiming devices and ancillary equipment for use in
close quarters battles.
M9/M9A1 9MM PISTOL
BRIEFING: The Beretta M9 is a 9mm, 15-round, semi-automatic,

magazine-fed pistol first issued in 1985 that has an effective
range of about 50 yards. The new M9A1 allows for attachment of
the PAQ-6 laser-aiming device. This new pistol is designed to
increase the capability of security forces, anti-terrorism teams,
military police and force reconnaissance units in close quarters
confrontations.
U.S. MARINE CORPS
U.S. MARINE CORPS
M40 SNIPER RIFLE
C L O S E Q U A R T E R S B AT T L E P I S T O L
(CQBP)
M107 .50-CALIBER SPECIAL

A P P L I C AT I O N S C O P E D R I F L E ( S A S R )
BRIEFING: The M45A1 CQBP is a commercial, off-the-shelf

(COTS) M1911 style .45-caliber pistol that has replaced the
government-built M45 and supports dual arming of personnel
assigned to U.S. Marine special operations, reconnaissance and
military police special response teams for use in close quarter
battle missions. The government awarded a contract to Colt
Defense LLC in July 2012 for the .45-caliber CQBP.
BRIEFING: The SASR is a COTS .50-caliber sniper rifle built by

Barrett Industries. The weapon is effective against anti-materiel
targets at ranges up to 2,000 yards. The Marine Corps first fielded the M82A1 in 1989. The M82A3 configuration later was
fielded to replace the M82A1 incorporated safety and reliability
improvements to extend the service life. During 2007, the Corps
converted to the M107, an upgraded version of the M82A3
being used by the U.S. Army, to achieve commonality and longterm maintenance support goals.
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and support units, providing defense against aircraft and ground
vehicle threats, and can be employed from vehicle or ground mount.
M1014 12-GAUGE JOINT SERVICE

C O M B AT S H O T G U N
BRIEFING: The M1014 is an ambidextrous semi-automatic 12gauge shotgun with a collapsible stock and MIL-STD 1913 RAS
for mounting various optical sights. The shotgun is constructed
of polymer material and corrosion-resistant metal components.
The M1014 fires 2 3/4-inch and 3-inch magnum shells, with
a magazine capacity of at least six rounds, dependent on
shell size.
M 2 A 1 . 5 0 - C A L I B E R F I X E D - H E A D S PA C E
H E A V Y- B A R R E L E D M A C H I N E G U N
M203A2 40MM GRENADE LAUNCHER
BRIEFING: The M203A2 is a rifled 40mm grenade launcher

that attaches to the M16A4, M4 and M4A1 rifles. The M203A2
has a maximum effective range of more than 160 yards at point
targets and more than 300 yards at area targets. The M203A2
can fire several different types of grenades, including highexplosive, smoke, illumination, tactical CS (tear gas), multiprojectile and practice ordnance.
M249 5.56MM LIGHTWEIGHT
MACHINE GUN
BRIEFING: The M249 is a belt- or magazine-fed, gas-operated,

air-cooled light machine gun with a maximum effective range of
more than 1,000 yards. This weapon enhances a squads ability
to engage targets with a high volume of fire. The M249 is fielded
in two versions: the basic version and a Para-LWMG variant,
that has a folding stock and a shortened barrel. The M249
recently was replaced by the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle in
the squad automatic weapon (SAW) role.
MK19 MOD 3 40MM MACHINE GUN
BRIEFING: The Mk19 is a belt-fed, crew-served, 40mm grenadelaunching machine gun. It has a maximum effective range of more
than 1,500 yards (point target) and 2,212 yards (area target). The
Mk19 has a cyclic rate of fire of 325-375 rounds per minute and
can be fired manually from a vehicle or ground mount.
M 2 7 I N FA N T R Y A U T O M AT I C R I F L E ( I A R )
M 3 2 A 1 M U LT I S H O T G R E N A D E
LAUNCHER (MSGL)
BRIEFING: The M27 IAR is a lightweight, Marine-portable, closedbolt, 5.56mm weapon capable of 36 rounds per minute. The IAR
improves the squad automatic riflemans maneuverability and displacement speed, while providing the ability to suppress or destroy
targets of most immediate concern to the fire team. The M27 IAR
is lighter, and more durable, accurate and reliable than the M249
SAW. The M27 IAR is a variant of the Heckler & Koch HK416.
BRIEFING: The M32A1 MSGL is a lightweight, 40mm, shoulderfired, semi-automatic, revolving-action multishot grenade
launcher. The M32 can be loaded with six 40mm rounds and is
capable of firing all Department of Defense Identification Code 40
x 46mm low-velocity ammunition.
M240 7.62MM MACHINE GUN
M 2 . 5 0 - C A L I B E R H E A V Y- B A R R E L E D
MACHINE GUN
BRIEFING: The M2 is a belt-fed, crew-served, heavy machine gun

that has been in service since World War II. System improvements
have increased performance and accuracy. The M2 has a maximum
effective range of about 1,830 yards. The M2 is assigned to infantry
U.S. MARINE CORPS
BRIEFING: The M240 is a belt-fed, air-cooled, gas-operated,

general-purpose machine gun. It has multiple fielded variants to
support infantry and support operations from the ground mount
and employment from fighting vehicles, tanks, vessels and aircraft. The M240 has a maximum effective range of 1,200 yards.
M32A1 MULTISHOT GRENADE LAUNCHER
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BRIEFING: The Marine Corps adopted the U.S. Army

Enhanced .50-caliber Machine Gun (M2A1) Capability
Production Document (CPD) on Oct. 9, 2012. The CPD establishes improved capabilities for the current M2 that include a
Quick Change Barrel (QCB), improved barrel life, a manual
safety and better reliability. The current M2 will be modified to
M2A1 QCB with kits at the depot that will set fixed headspace
and timing, which eliminates the need for the operator to set
headspace and timing after each barrel change. This will eliminate the potential for barrel damage due to the operator improperly gauging headspace and timing, reduce the probability of
weapon failure or malfunction, and decrease the time to perform a barrel change. The addition of a manual safety will
decrease the likelihood of unintended or collateral damage.
Procurement of the modification kits began in fiscal 2013.
Special gauges and tools also will be procured to perform the modification and maintenance when the M2A1 is placed in inventory.
The modification of the M2 to the M2A1 will begin during late fiscal 2014 with fielding estimated to begin during 2015.

U.S. MARINE CORPS
HAND GRENADES
BRIEFING: Marines have available for combat use a wide range

of grenades for assault and other missions:
The M67 fragmentation grenade has an effective range of
approximately 50 feet.
Riot-control grenades produce a thick cloud of irritant
vapor/smoke that causes eye, throat and lung irritation.
Signaling grenades, such as the M18 colored-smoke grenade,
produce clouds of green, yellow, red and violet smoke. Also useful for screening is the AN-M8 HC grenade, which produces a
thick cloud of white smoke.
The incendiary grenade, M14/thermite, is used to melt large
battlefield items, rendering them useless. This grenade contains
a filler of aluminum and iron oxide that burns for approximately
40 seconds at close to 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Illumination grenades produce light at 55,000 candlepower
for about 45 seconds and are used to brighten sections of the battlefield at night.
Diversionary grenades produce a sound output of 183 decibels and a flash of light equivalent to approximately 6.4 million
candlepower. Due to recent safety issues, this item is under
review and may be removed from the inventory. Other similar
grenades also are under review.
Nonlethal grenades are used in military operations other
than war against noncombatants. The grenade body is a rubber
sphere that contains a fuze well liner and is filled with a minimum of 100 rubber ball fragments. It is thrown or launched
from a cup that attaches to a shotgun.
MINES
BRIEFING: Mines may be set to detonate by control, the actions

of their victims or the passage of time. Per the Presidential
Policy of 2004, all non-self-destructing land mines were taken
out of the inventory by 2010. The M18A1 Claymore is the only
anti-personnel mine that will remain in the inventory. Efforts to
review requirements and possibly replace anti-personnel land
mines and anti-tank mines are ongoing.
Mines are considered weapons and obstacles. The typical land
mine contains a booster, body, detonator, fuse and main charge.
The M15 anti-tank mine is used against heavy tanks and can
be fitted with a variety of fuses.
The M16A1-series anti-personnel mine, known as the bouncing betty, is a fragmentation mine that, when activated, pops up
from below the ground to a height of about 6 feet and detonates.
The M18A1 Claymore is a directional fragmentation mine primarily used in protective minefields for the defense of outposts and
bivouac areas against infiltrators. Claymores also are effective in
ambush against personnel and soft-skin vehicles. When detonated,
either by electrical or nonelectrical means, a Claymore fires a fanshaped pattern of steel balls in a 60-degree horizontal arc at a height
of approximately 6 feet, causing casualties within a radius of more
than 100 yards. New initiatives to replace the existing electrical firing systems are being developed. All means of nonelectrical initiation for the Claymore will be removed per the Presidential Policy.
Additionally, new munitions are available for the family of
scatterable mines, which are delivered remotely by artillery.
Scatter mines have multiple fuse triggers, contain integral antidisturbance devices and have several different self-destruct settings. They can be employed directly on top of an enemy force,
or used to protect the flanks of an attacking force.
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Anti-vehicular mines use a directed-energy platter charge;

the anti-personnel mines have standing or bouncing fragmentation variants. These mines meet the requirements based on the
Presidential Policy of 2004.
LINEAR DEMOLITION CHARGE (LDC)
F A M I LY
BRIEFING: The LDC family consists of demolition systems

capable of defeating the enemys countermobility efforts. They
provide a clear path, up to 15 yards wide by 109 yards long, for
combat vehicles during minefield and barrier-breaching operations. They are effective against single-impulse, pressure-type,
non-blast-hardened anti-tank mines and mechanically actuated
anti-personnel mines. The Mk22, a 5-inch rocket motor, is used
to propel the LDCs over the minefield.
A N T I - P E R S O N N E L O B S TA C L E B R E A C H I N G S YS T E M ( A P O B S )
BRIEFING: The APOBS, a smaller version of the LDC, provides

the Marine Corps with an improved, lightweight, man-portable
capability to quickly breach anti-personnel minefields and wire
obstacles. The APOBS requires less than two minutes to set up
and deploy and is launched from a standoff of about 35 yards in
front of the leading edge of the obstacle or minefield.
The system is designed to clear a footpath through antipersonnel minefields and wire obstacles up to 45 yards long and
2 yards wide during combat operations. The APOBS is a selfcontained, one-shot expendable system that is transported in
two backpacks, each weighing approximately 60 pounds, and
deployed by a two-man team. APOBS uses the Mk126 Mod 1
rocket motor to propel a line charge over the obstacle, after
which the line charge will detonate following an eight-second
delay, clearing the obstacle or anti-personnel minefield.
SHOULDER-FIRED MISSILES
AND ROCKETS
AT 4
BRIEFING: The AT4 is an expendable, shoulder-fired weapon. It

is a self-contained unit consisting of a launcher and a rocket. The
84mm system weighs nearly 15 pounds and is 40 inches long. The
projectile weighs about 4 pounds and has a muzzle velocity of
more than 300 yards per second. The warhead will penetrate more
than 40 centimeters of rolled homogenous armor. The AT4s maximum effective range against moving and stationary targets is less
than 300 yards. Emerging variants have a reduced back-blast and
may eventually allow firing from confined spaces.
CONTRACTOR: ...........SAAB Bofors
F G M - 1 4 8 J AV E L I N M E D I U M
A N T I - A R M O R S YS T E M ( M 9 8 A 2 )
BRIEFING: The Javelin missile is a highly maneuverable, fireand-forget weapon featuring an advanced tandem warhead

SHOULDER-FIRED MISSILES AND ROCKETS
capable of defeating advanced battle tanks, including those with
reactive armor at medium range (between 65 and 2,500 meters).
The missile employs a soft launch two-stage motor that reduces
the gunners vulnerability to counter fire because of its minimal
launch signature and ability to be fired from enclosures and covered positions. The Command Launch Units Imaging Infrared
system is used to detect targets, including in conditions of poor
visibility and night operations. The round consists of the missile
and the disposable launch-tube assembly.
The missile has two gunner-selectable flight modes. The
Top-Attack mode allows the missile to impact on top of the target and the Direct-Attack mode (line of sight) allows it to
engage targets that are in a covered position. An elevated trajectory, combined with tandem, shaped-charge warheads, optimizes the Javelins lethality against modern tanks. The Javelin is
fully fielded within the Marine Corps, with eight systems in
each weapons company.
FIM-92 STINGER
CONTRACTORS: .........Javelin Joint Venture (Raytheon Missile

Systems, Lockheed Martin)
M41A7 SABER / M220A3 TOW /

TOW MISSILE
BRIEFING: The shoulder-held Stinger surface-to-air missile is an

infrared homing weapon used by the Marine Corps that can engage
jet or propeller-driven aircraft or helicopters at low altitude.
H E AV Y A N T I - A R M O R W E A P O N S
U.S. MARINE CORPS
FGM-148 JAVELIN
MK153 MOD 0 SHOULDER-LAUNCHED

M U LT I P U R P O S E A S S A U LT W E A P O N
(SMAW)
BRIEFING: The Mk153 Mod 0 SMAW weapon system has been

fielded since 1984 and comprises a launcher and a family of
rockets. The SMAW provides an assault team the ability to accurately engage bunkers and other fortifications, light armored
vehicles and technical targets at close range (25 to 250 meters).
The rocket family is composed of three variants: HX05 High
Explosive Dual Purpose, HX06 High Explosive Anti-Armor and
HA34 Novel Explosive. The HX05 is capable of destroying
bunkers and fortified structures and the HX06 is capable of
destroying lightly armored vehicles and some tanks. The HA34
was fielded in 2001 to allow clearance of cave entries and is
capable of destroying small buildings.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Nammo Talley Defense Systems
5 feet
2.75 inches
8 inches
34.5 pounds (including launch tube)
3 miles
solid-propellant rocket
conventional high-explosive
Raytheon Missile Systems
BRIEFING: The M41A4 Saber system replaces the M220 Tubelaunched, 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 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; electronic
image/scene stabilization; and a D-Zipper effect.
The Saber has significant improvements over the M220, incorporating a number of features designed to enhance its combat
effectiveness and reliability. The Saber system will allow Marines
to get a better view of the battlefield with an integrated day/night
sight and a second-generation forward-looking infrared (FLIR)
system that doubles the detection, recognition and identification
performance ranges of the M220. The integration of the Position
and Attitude Determination Subsystem, along with the laser capability in the TAS, allows for the operator to accurately determine a
10-digit grid to target coordinate out to 6,500 meters, allowing for
surveillance and target location reporting to other units as well as
aid in the ability to conduct indirect fire missions. This system can
be employed from the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled
Vehicle, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle or
from a ground mount.
The TOW missile family has a maximum range of 4,500
meters, a maximum weight of 65 pounds and three tactical variants: TOW-2A, TOW-2B and TOW-BB. The TOW-2A is a directattack (line of sight) missile with a tandem-warhead configuration to provide increased lethality against targets with reactive
armor. The TOW-2B is a fly-over, shoot-down missile that
attacks armored targets from above, firing two explosively
formed penetrators through the top armor plates. The TOW-BB
(Bunker Buster) utilizes a bulk-filled high-explosive warhead
that can breach or destroy concrete walls, earth and timber
bunkers, and technical targets.
A recent modification to TOW missile incorporates a radiofrequency-guided control capability thus eliminating the physical wire link from the launcher to the missile. The suite of missiles also can be used by the Light Armored Vehicle-Anti-Tank
(LAV-AT). The M220A3 TOW 2 System still is being used by the
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CONTRACTOR: ...........

H E AV Y A N T I - A R M O R W E A P O N S
The M777 has been in service since 2005. The Marine Corps
has procured its full approved acquisition objective of 512
M777A2 howitzers, while the Army has purchased 488 systems.
The final U.S.-production howitzer was delivered by BAE Systems
in January 2014. The Canadian Army purchased 37 base-model
M777s under a Foreign Military Sales contract, while the
Australian Army has purchased 54 M777A2s. An M777A2 Life
Cycle Sustainment contract was awarded on April 30, 2013, to
BAE Systems UK to sustain the system through 2023.
LAV-AT community and currently is under review to be replaced

by the Modified Improved Target Acquisition Systems.
A R T I L L E RY S YS T E M S A N D
M O R TA R S
BRIEFING: The M777 is a joint Marine Corps-Army program to

develop, produce and field a towed 155mm howitzer that provides increased mobility, survivability, deployability and sustainability in expeditionary operations throughout the world. The
M777A2 is a direct- and general-support artillery system that is
replacing the M198 155mm medium towed howitzer in both
services. It has incorporated innovative design technologies to
overcome deficiencies inherent in the M198.
The M777 is the first ground combat system whose major
structures are made of high-strength titanium alloy and the system 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. Compared with the M198, the
M777 emplaces three times faster and displaces four times
faster. It traverses 32 percent more terrain worldwide and is 70
percent more survivable than the M198.
The basic M777 howitzer was developed utilizing conventional
optical fire control to locate and aim the weapon. The M777A1
integrated a Digital Fire Control System (DFCS). The DFCS uses
the Global Positioning System (GPS), an inertial navigation unit
and a vehicle motion sensor to accurately locate and orient the
weapon to deliver greater accuracy and responsiveness. The system integrates radios for voice and digital communications and a
chief-of-section display that can be mounted into the cab of the
prime mover for use as a navigation aid during towing. The systems mission computer processes fire missions and outputs pointing information to onboard gunners and chief-of-section displays.
The introduction of the M777A2 included a precision strike
capability by incorporating hardware and software modifications to allow for the firing of the M982 Excalibur projectile and
the M1156 Precision Guided Kit. A planned software upgrade
that supports onboard ballistic computations is in the final stage
of development and scheduled for release in 2015. The M777A2
provides significant improvements in displacement and
emplacement, capable of being emplaced in less than three minutes and displaced in two to three minutes. The M777A2 is
towed by the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement and can be
airlifted by the CH-53E/K, CH-47D helicopters and the MV-22B
Osprey tiltrotor into remote high-altitude locations.
A primer feed mechanism supports firing a maximum of four
rounds per minute, with sustained firing of two rounds per minute.
The M777A2 is capable of firing unassisted high-explosive projectiles using conventional and modular propellants to a range of 15
miles and rocket-assisted projectiles to approximately 19 miles.
The M777A2 can fire the precision-guided Excalibur munitions
up to 24 miles with sufficient accuracy, reducing the chance of noncombatant casualties and enabling supporting fire to be delivered
much closer to friendly troops. The M777A2 achieved an operational availability greater than 90 percent supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom for Marine Corps, Army and Canadian forces.
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U.S. MARINE CORPS
M777 LIGHTWEIGHT 155MM HOWITZER
M777 LIGHTWEIGHT 155MM HOWITZER
H I G H M O B I L I T Y A R T I L L E RY R O C K E T
S YS T E M ( H I M A R S )
BRIEFING: The HIMARS provides all-weather, 24-hour, longrange precision fire support, offering commanders a rocket and
missile capability in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force
(MAGTF) operations ashore. HIMARS (launcher only) is a C130-transportable, wheeled rocket/missile system capable of firing a variety of artillery rockets and munitions. One HIMARS
includes a launcher vehicle, two resupply vehicles, two resupply
trailers and associated munitions. HIMARS typically will be
employed as a battalion or battery depending on the situation.
The acquisition objective is for 62 systems consisting of one
active battalion, one Reserve battalion and supporting establishments. HIMARS reached full operational capability in 2010.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Support
M 2 2 4 A 1 6 0 M M M O R TA R
BRIEFING: The M224A1 60mm mortar can be fired from a pit

emplacement or in handheld mode. The mortar is a muzzleloaded, smooth-bore, high-angle-of-fire weapon that can be
drop fired or trigger fired. The complete mortar in the conventional mode weighs 39 pounds; in the handheld mode it weighs
17 pounds. It can be fired at the rapid rate of 30 rounds per
minute for four minutes and continue firing at the sustained
rate of 20 rounds per minute indefinitely. It has a maximum
range of nearly 3,500 yards. The mortar squad of one complete
60mm mortar system consists of three Marines.

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
BRIEFING: The M252 81mm medium mortar weighs 86 pounds. It

can be fired at the rapid rate of 30 rounds per minute for two minutes and continue firing at the sustained rate of 15 rounds per minute indefinitely. It has a maximum range of more than 5,900 yards.
One complete 81mm mortar system is operated by five Marines.
M 2 3 6 1 2 0 M M E X P E D I T I O N A RY F I R E
S U P P O R T S YS T E M ( E F S S )
CONTRACTOR: ...........General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical

Systems
CONTRACTOR: ...........BAE Systems (Survivability Upgrade Program

TBD)
U.S. MARINE CORPS
BRIEFING: EFSS is the third indirect-support weapon system of a

land-based fire-support triad that includes the HIMARS and the
M777 howitzer. EFSS is internally transportable in the MV-22 and
CH-53, and is the primary indirect fire-support system for the vertical assault element of the Ship-to-Objective Maneuver force.
EFSS is employed within the ground combat element of the
MAGTF, and is manned and supported by the Marine artillery regiment within a Marine division. EFSS affords the MAGTF commander increased flexibility in tailoring fire-support systems to the
scheme of maneuver. EFSS provides increased speed, tactical agility and vertical transportability to ranges that mirror those of a vertical force, with minimal tradeoffs in lethality.
The EFSS mortar section includes two Internally
Transportable Vehicle Prime Movers: one towing a 120mm mortar, with the other towing a trailer for transporting ammunition.
The battery is further equipped with five Internally
Transportable Vehicle Light Strike Vehicles, each capable of carrying one crew-served weapon system, i.e., either a .50-caliber
M2 machine gun, a Mk19 40mm grenade machine gun or a
7.62mm M240B machine gun. EFSS is capable of 110 nauticalmile lift in the MV-22 and CH-53E aircraft. The Marine Corps
acquisition objective is 72 EFSS systems. Full operational capability was reached in July 2013. A precision-guided round for
the mortar is in development for introduction in 2017.
ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE
A M P H I B I O U S C O M B AT V E H I C L E ( A C V )
C O M B AT V E H I C L E S
A S S A U LT A M P H I B I O U S V E H I C L E
( A AV 7 A 1 )
BRIEFING: The AAV7, initially fielded in 1972, remains the primary general-support armor personnel carrier (APC) for Marine
infantry. The AAV Family Of Vehicles (FOV) consists of the
AAVP7A1 Reliability, Availability, Maintainability/Rebuild-toStandard (RAM/RS) APC and two supporting mission-role variants: AAVC7A1 RAM/RS command variant and the AAVR7A1
RAM/RS recovery variant. The AAV7A1 RAM/RS FOV provides
ship-to-shore to objective mobility as well as direct fire support
with organic weapons. The AAV7A1 RAM/RS FOV will continue
to serve the Marine Corps until at least 2035.
The AAV7A1 RAM/RS FOV previously underwent a series of
capability enhancements to improve mobility and reliability, and
extend the platforms service life. The AAV Survivability Upgrade
Program will improve survivability of the AAVP7, serving as a
capability bridge to the fielding of a new Amphibious Combat
Vehicle. This initiative will improve force protection and platform
BRIEFING: The ACV program is designed to provide an

advanced-generation, armored amphibious combat vehicle to
replace the AAV7. The ACV will be the primary means of tactical
mobility for the Marine rifle squad at sea and ashore. The ACV
will possess ground mobility and speed similar to the M1A1 tank
during sustained operations ashore and have the capability to
provide organic, direct fire support to dismounted infantry in the
attack. The plan to develop the ACV is divided into three phases:
ACV 1.1, ACV 1.2 and ACV 2.0.
ACV 1.1 will support expeditionary mobility capability and
capacity with balanced levels of performance, protection, and payload. It will be capable of utilizing water obstacles, including the sea
within the littoral operating area, as maneuver space. This tactical
level of water mobility will enable shore-to-shore maneuver and
complement the operational (ship-to-shore) capability of the AAV.
The ACV 1.1 will provide two infantry battalions of expeditionary protected mobility capacity. The Amphibious Assault
Company lifts an infantry battalion in conjunction with that
supported infantry battalions organic wheeled assets. The ACV
1.1 will consist of non-developmental item procurement of the
Personnel Carrier (ACV-P).
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survivability by integrating technically mature designs and subsystems into the existing hull. These upgrades will include: belly and
sponson armor, blast-mitigating seats, spall lining, fuel tank protection, deck liners, and automotive and suspension upgrades to
maintain current land and water mobility characteristics with the
expected increased weight growth. The upgraded AAVP7s will
provide significant survivability improvements through increased
protection against current and future threats. The upgrades are
slated for approximately 392 AAVP7A1 RAM/RS.
The AAV Survivability Upgrade Program reached a Milestone
B decision in May 2014 and entered into the Engineering,
Manufacturing and Development Phase for a competitive design
effort with two vendors, BAE and SAIC. An option award to one
vendor is expected in February 2015 when the best value design
will be selected. The selected vendor will build 10 prototype
vehicles to be used in Developmental Testing (DT). The government is scheduled to begin DT in fiscal 2016 followed by an
Operational Assessment in fiscal 2017 and then by a Milestone
C/Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) decision. Initial operational capability (IOC) is anticipated in fiscal 2019 with full
operational capability in fiscal 2023.
M 2 5 2 8 1 M M M O R TA R
The Ballistic Protection Upgrade Package (BPUP) system

comprises three kits, two of which provide additional protection
against threats while the third provides for an internal and
external stowage system. BPUP provides the LAV with additional survivability against improved explosive devices (IEDs) and
direct-fire kinetic energy weapons.
The A2 upgrade includes a power pack enhancement package that improves systems cooling, increases engine horsepower
and eases maintainability. In addition, a new high-performance
muffler and thermal shroud were added that reduces emissions,
vehicle weight and thermal signature. The LAV-C2 has been
upgraded with a new communications suite and began fielding
in 2010. The LAV-AT is in development for a new firing system.
ACV 1.2 is expected to bring improved capability and capacity to the ACV. The degree of improvements will be driven by
lessons learned from ACV 1.1; however, one desired capability
that will be sought in ACV 1.2 is the ability to self-deploy and
recover from naval amphibious shipping. Additionally, ACV 1.2
will bring new variants for recovery and command and control
functions. Current plans indicate an intention to procure 490
ACVs in phase 1.2.
ACV 2.0 is a planning construct that details a desired capability,
not a specific, singular vehicle-type or craft. The desired capability
sought by the Marine Corps for ACV 2.0 is the ability to achieve
high water speed in ship-to-shore operations. This currently is a
science and technology effort led by the Marine Corps Warfighting
Lab as well as the Office of Naval Research.
CONTRACTOR: ...........General Dynamics Land Systems

CONTRACTORS: .........TBD
BRIEFING: The Marine Personnel Carrier program was folded

into the ACV program.
L I G H T A R M O R E D V E H I C L E ( L AV )
BRIEFING: The Marine Corps has more than 900 LAV-A2s. Seven
configurations of the Family of LAV (FOLAV) are in service, including the LAV-25, armed with a M242 25mm chain gun; LAV-AntiTank, armed with the TOW missile system; LAV-Command-andControl variant, equipped with a communications suite; LAVLogistics variant; LAV-81mm Mortar variant; the LAV-Recovery variant; and LAV-Mobile Electronic Warfare Support System variant.
The LAV mission profile centers on conducting reconnaissance, security and economy-of-force operations, and, within its
capabilities, limited offensive or defensive operations that exploit
the units mobility and firepower. LAVs can cross rivers and
streams and traverse rough terrain at relatively high speed.
During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Corps mobilized most of its
LAV inventory to drive more than 600 miles inland from Kuwait
to Tikrit, north of Baghdad, demonstrating the mobility requirement of the modern MAGTF. LAVs continued to provide critical
mission capabilities to Marine Corps and coalition forces participating in Operation Enduring Freedom.
A service life extension program (SLEP) was initiated in
2005 primarily to address obsolescence issues. In addition, this
upgrade replaced the LAV-25s Generation I thermal sight with a
Generation II system, with greater ranges for target detection,
recognition and identification. The new sight incorporates an
integrated laser rangefinder, fire-control computer, target
motion indicator and target coordinate computation. The SLEP
efforts enhanced the survivability and lethality of the LAV-25
platform, extended the LAVs service life through 2015 and
redesignated the LAV configurations as LAV-A1.
The second upgrade to the FOLAV became the LAV-A2 configuration standard. The LAV-A2 project involved developing
and installing an internal and external ballistic protection
upgrade package, an automatic fire-suppression system for the
interior of the vehicle, engine and cooling system upgrades, a
280-amp alternator upgrade and a Generation II suspension
upgrade to support the added weight of the new armor. The suspension upgrade includes new struts/steering knuckles, torsion
bars, shocks and mounts and drive shaft.
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MARINE PERSONNEL CARRIER
LIGHT ARMORED VEHICLES
M 1 A 1 M A I N B AT T L E TA N K
BRIEFING: The M1A1 is the Corps only main battle tank.

Powered by the Honeywell AGT 1,500-horsepower gas-turbine
engine, the 67.6-ton tank has a governed speed of 42 mph, a
cross-country speed of 30 mph and a 279-mile cruising range. It
can climb a 60-degree slope at 4.5 mph and traverse a trench
three yards wide. It is armed with a 120mm smooth-bore gun, a
coaxially mounted M240 7.62mm machine gun, an M240
loaders weapon and a .50-caliber M2 commanders weapon. The
M1A1 is equipped with a nuclear, biological and chemical
(NBC) overpressure protection system. The service began
acquiring its new tanks in 1991 and has assigned them to Fleet
Marine Force battalions, the Reserve battalion and three
Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadrons. The tanks saw extensive combat in Iraq from 2003 through 2009 and were deployed
to Afghanistan in late 2010.
CONTRACTOR: ...........General Dynamics Land Systems
U.S. MARINE CORPS
U.S. MARINE CORPS
M1A1 MAIN BATTLE TANKS

FA M I LY O F I N T E R N A L LY
T R A N S P O R TA B L E V E H I C L E S ( F I T V )
CONTRACTOR: ...........General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical

Systems
SUPPORT AND LOGISTICS

VEHICLES
CONTRACTOR: ...........Oshkosh Defense
M E D I U M TA C T I C A L V E H I C L E
REPLACEMENT (MTVR)
BRIEFING: The MTVR replaced the Vietnam-era 5-ton trucks

with state-of-the-art 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, central tire inflation system, automatic transmission
and corrosion technology upgrades.
There are several variants of the MTVR for different tasking,
including a cargo variant in both standard and extended length
wheel base (XLWB) configurations, dump truck, wrecker and
tractor. The dump and wrecker variants maintain maximum
commonality with the basic MTVR cargo chassis while performing unique missions. The tractor variant serves as the prime
mover for the Marine Corps Mk 970 5,000-gallon aviation and
bulk-haul refueling trailer. The Navy also uses MTVR vehicles
for construction battalion (Seabee) operations. The HIMARS
resupply vehicle is an MTVR XLWB cargo variant that was procured with an associated trailer as part of the HIMARS artillery
resupply system.
MTVR armor provides complete 360-degree protection as well
as overhead and underbody protection for the crew compartment.
The armor is designed for the 22-year service life of the vehicle.
MTVR armor protects against small-arms fire, IEDs and mines. It
includes upgraded suspension and air conditioning system,
removable armored personnel carrier (with ballistic glass) for
cargo variants, machine gun mounts and the Marine Corps
Transparent Armor Gun Shield. The armor is a permanent modification to the vehicle. The reducible height armor configuration
allows for removal of the cab roof to accommodate Maritime
L O G I S T I C S V E H I C L E S YS T E M
R E P L A C E M E N T ( LV S R )
BRIEFING: The LVSR replaced the Marine Corps LVS heavytactical wheeled vehicle. The LVSR cargo variant transports several cargoes: bulk liquids (fuel and water); ammunition; standardized containers; bulk, break bulk and palletized cargo; and
bridging equipment. The LVSR has wrecker and tractor variants
employed throughout the MAGTF. The vehicle base design
includes factory-installed armor and is designed to accept an
add-on armor kit for increased crew protection.
The all-wheel-drive vehicle is equipped with an independent
suspension system for superior off-road mobility in the most
severe environments. The LVSR features an on-road payload capacity of 22.5 tons and an off-road payload capacity of 16.5 tons.
Maneuverability is increased by four-axle steering capabilities.
The LVSR is equipped with an advanced electronics system for
in-cab diagnostics of the vehicles critical systems. The LVSR uses
a single-source lubrication system for easier maintenance and
has a 600-horsepower C15 engine.
The LVSR is capable of operating over increased distances
with greater payloads to meet the demands of expeditionary
maneuver warfare. The LVSR includes a self-loading/unloading
capability to reduce dependence on external material handling
equipment and to transport supplies, equipment and logistics
into the remote areas in which Marines routinely operate.
The original indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract
for the LVSR was awarded in May 2006. Full-rate vehicle production began in December 2008 and included add-on armor
B kits in addition to the factory-installed integral A kit
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BRIEFING: The ITV is a highly mobile weapons-capable lightstrike platform that can support a variety of operations. It provides MAGTF ground combat units with a vehicle transportable
in MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft, CH-53E/K and CH-47 helicopters. It
also provides reconnaissance units equal or greater mobility than
the MAGTF maneuver elements they support, thereby enhancing
mission performance and survivability. The ITV allows MAGTF
commanders to take maximum advantage of the speed and range
offered by the MV-22, CH-53E/K and CH-47 aircraft by deploying
ground units equipped with highly mobile light strike vehicles
armed with heavy or medium machine guns.
The Marine Corps fielded two ITV variants: the Light Strike
Vehicle (LSV) and the Prime Mover (PM). The ITV LSV replaced
the Interim Fast Attack Vehicle which was fielded in the mid1990s. The ITV PM supports the Expeditionary Fire Support
System. It is the designated prime mover for the 120mm towed
mortar and the M1164 ammunition trailer. The Marine Corps
began fielding the FITV to the operating forces in 2007. IOC was
reached in June 2009. The current Marine Corps acquisition
objective for the FITV is 266 LSVs and 145 PMs.
Prepositioned Force space requirements. Armor is installed on all

MTVR variants deployed to hostile environments.
The MTVRs Medium & Heavy Tactical Vehicle Program
Management Office (PMO) has continued to improve MTVR
armor in response to Urgent Universal Needs Statements (UUNSs)
adding increased underbody blast protection, fuel tank fireprotection kits and 300-amp alternator kits, as well as developing
the reducible height armor configuration. In addition, live-fire
testing has resulted in armor upgrades for non-reducible height
armored MTVRs and the armored troop carrier. The PMO is developing additional safety upgrades, such as transportability improvements and emergency egress windshields, in response to UUNSs
and operational force input. The PMO also is working with the
Office of Naval Research under Future Naval Capability to develop
a fuel economy upgrade kit.
The Approved Acquisition Objective of the MTVR is 8,750
vehicles. Follow-on production orders placed during 2012-2014
are procuring 279 cargo variants and an intra-service exchange
agreement with the Navy is being executed to receive 29 additional armored dump truck variants. More than 1,000 MTVRs
have seen service in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. With a 70 percent
off-road mission profile and highly survivable armor package,
the MTVR has been heavily used in theater for logistics missions
and for humanitarian roles. Planned vehicle upgrades include
command, control, communications, computers and intelligence brackets and cables; emergency egress windows; automatic fire extinguishing systems; transportability improvements for
armored cargo and dump variants; and Engineering Change
Proposal upgrades for armored vehicle suspensions and doors.

SUPPORT AND LOGISTICS VEHICLES
Marine Corps MRAP vehicles retrograded from theater are
undergoing a depot maintenance reset program. During this
depot effort, engineering changes and modifications will be
completed to achieve a common vehicle configuration standard.
armor. Add-on armor can be applied in the field by maintenance

activities. The LVSR achieved IOC in September 2009. By the
end of fiscal 2012, the full acquisition objective of 2,000 vehicles was procured consisting of 1,489 cargo variants, 349 tractor
variants and 162 wrecker variants. The LVSR program declared
full operational capability on July 11, 2014.
CONTRACTORS: .........General Dynamics Land Systems-Force

Protection, Oshkosh Corp.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Oshkosh Defense
BRIEFING: The HMMWV (Humvee) has entered its fourth

generation as the primary light tactical vehicle in the Marine
Corps tactical wheeled vehicle fleet. The basic 1 1/4-ton
HMMWV entered service in the mid-1980s, followed by the
HMMWV A1 variant which was procured in the early 1990s. As
a result of the fleets service during the 1991 Persian Gulf War,
additional mission requirements led to engineering modifications which were the catalysts for the procurement of the
HMMWV A2 variant. The A2 provided a 2 1/4-ton hauling capability, an advanced corrosion protection package and increased
vehicle reliability.
The HMMWV A2 was configured in six variants, including
the M1123 troop/cargo carrier, M1097A2 shelter carrier,
M1043A2 armament carrier, M1045A2 TOW missile carrier,
M1035A2 soft-top two-litter ambulance and the M997A2 fourlitter ambulance. The HMMWV A2 provided a mobile capability
for infantry; air defense; command, control and communication;
and maintenance personnel through authorized modification/
configuration of each mission-essential variant to meet the need
of the operational forces.
The Expanded Capacity Vehicle (ECV) is the fourth-generation
HMMWV design. It replaced the aging fleet of base variants, A1s
and some A2 variants. The ECV system upgrades included: vehicle
armor; a more powerful, Environmental Protection Agencycompliant 6.5-liter turbo engine; an electrical start system;
increased payload and towing capacity; improved corrosion prevention; and access panels to facilitate maintenance.
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U.S. MARINE CORPS
H I G H M O B I L I T Y M U LT I P U R P O S E
WHEELED VEHICLE (HMMWV)
LOGISTICS VEHICLE SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS, FRONT,

WITH MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT
BRIEFING: MRAPs are heavily armored vehicles that provide

protected mobility for Marine crews from IEDs, small arms fire,
and other explosive threats. The Marine Corps enduring
requirement for the MRAP FOV is 2,510 vehicles, composed of
seven variants. The variants are:
M-ATV MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle
Category I (CAT I) Cougar 4x4
CAT I Cougar 4x4 TOW/Saber Weapon Variant
CAT II Cougar 6x6
CAT II Cougar 6x6 Ambulance
CAT II Cougar 6x6 route reconnaissance and clearance
(R2C) upgrades
CAT III Buffalo 6x6
The Category I vehicles are multimission platforms, primarily intended for operations in the urban combat environment
and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). Category II vehicles
are multimission platforms capable of supporting security, convoy escort, troop/cargo transport, medical, armored utility, EOD
and combat engineer operations. Category III vehicles are used
in the role of mine/IED and route clearance operations. M-ATVs
support combat and stability operations in highly restricted
rural, mountainous and urban environments.
The Marine Corps enduring requirement was developed based
on expected future threats and the service concept of operations.
It positions a small quantity of vehicles in the operating forces and
supporting establishment with the vast majority of the vehicles in
prepositioned locations. Vehicles located in prepositioned programs will be maintained in a mission-ready status, and all others
according to established maintenance policy.
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M I N E R E S I S TA N T A M B U S H
PROTECTED (MRAP) VEHICLES
HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE

SUPPORT AND LOGISTICS VEHICLES
In response to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the ECV
platform was upgraded with the Reliability Enhanced Vehicle
package to account for the degraded performance due to armor
and survivability upgrades. Upgrades addressed braking, steering, drive train and cooling systems, as well as structural components. The ECV is configured in five variants, including the
M1114, M1151 armament carriers, M1152 shelter and troop
transport variants, M1165 command-and-control variant and the
M1167 TOW/Saber variant. All variants can be equipped with
armor kits based on mission needs.
CONTRACTOR: ...........AM General
M 8 8 A 2 H E AV Y E Q U I P M E N T R E C O V E R Y
C O M B AT U T I L I T Y L I F T A N D
E V A C U AT I O N S Y S T E M ( H E R C U L E S )
J O I N T L I G H T TA C T I C A L V E H I C L E ( J LT V )
CONTRACTOR: ...........BAE Systems Land and Armaments
BRIEFING: The JLTV FOV is a joint Army/Marine Corps program to procure the next generation of light tactical vehicles
and companion trailers. JLTV objectives are to improve the
mobility and payload of the light tactical vehicle fleet, while
providing increased survivability through modular protection
within the weight constraints of the expeditionary force. The
JLTV program also will strive to minimize operations and maintenance costs by maximizing vehicle commonality, increased
reliability and better fuel efficiency, while garnering procurement savings through effective competition throughout program execution.
JLTVs can be configured to support multiple mission packages derived from two base vehicle configurations: the fourdoor Combat Tactical Vehicle and the two-door Combat
Support Vehicle. The commonality of components, maintenance procedures and training among all configurations will
minimize total ownership costs. The JLTV FOV will be capable
of operating across a broad spectrum of terrain and weather
conditions.
The JLTV is intended to replace a portion of the Army and
Marine Corps HMMWV fleet as part of the ground equipment
modernization effort. The JLTVs performance characteristics will
exceed those of the armored HMMWV ECV and ensure the additional protection and mobility required by MAGTFs and joint
forces. The JLTV FOV will feature increased protection through
the use of scalable armor solutions, while returning light tactical
vehicle payloads lost to the HMMWV fleet due to armoring
efforts. The JLTV FOV also will increase maneuver capacity by
providing expeditionary mobility on the modern battlefield. The
vehicles will be transportable by CH-53E/K helicopters and
amphibious/Maritime Prepositioning Force ships.
The JLTV Capabilities Production Document was scheduled
for approval by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council in
December 2014. The program is completing the Engineering
and Manufacturing Development phase. It is scheduled for a
Milestone C production decision in July 2015 followed by a
LRIP contact award. IOC for the JLTV FOV is scheduled for fiscal 2018, with the full operational capability in fiscal 2021. The
Marine Corps Approved Acquisition Objective is 5,500 vehicles.
A S S A U LT B R E A C H E R V E H I C L E ( A B V )
BRIEFING: The ABV is a tracked combat engineer vehicle

designed to provide deliberate and in-stride breaching capability of minefields and complex obstacles for the Ground Combat
Element of the MAGTF. The ABV combines crew protection
and vehicle survivability with the speed and mobility to keep
pace with the maneuver force. The ABV is based on the M1
Abrams tank chassis and operated by a two-man crew. ABVs
were first employed in combat operations in Afghanistan in
December 2009, where they proved their worth by breaching
enemy IED belts.
ABV components include a specifically designed turret, 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 ordnanceremoval 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.
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CRAFT (CRRC)
BRIEFING: The CRRC is the Marine Corps primary means of

accomplishing amphibious raids. It is a 15-foot inflatable craft
capable of carrying six combat-loaded Marines and their equipment from amphibious ship to shore for low-visibility insertion
in sea state 3. It is capable of being launched and recovered from
ships, submarines and helicopters.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Zodiac
OTHER MARINE CORPS VEHICLES
The Marine Corps operates small numbers of vehicles with a

variety of special uses. These include:
Aviation Refueling Capability........................................aviation refueling
M 1 0 3 0 B M I L I TA R Y M O T O R C Y C L E
Diver Propulsion Device ..........................................underwater delivery

M60A1 AVLB ...........................................assault vehicle landing bridge
BRIEFING: The Kawasaki M1030B cross-country motorcycle

has been withdrawn from use.
M93A1 FOX..........................................................NBC reconnaissance

P-19A Crash Fire Rescue Vehicle .............................aircraft firefighting
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BRIEFING: The HERCULES provides the MAGTF with a heavy

recovery forward repair capability commensurate with the
requirements of the M1A1 Main Battle Tank and the Assault
Breacher Vehicle. The HERCULES is an armored, full-tracked,
low-silhouette vehicle used for hoisting, winching and towing
of all vehicles up to 70 tons, including the M1A1. HERCULES
is equipped to assist in repairing disabled vehicles under field
conditions. The vehicle carries a crew of three: commander,
operator and mechanic/rigger. The Marine Corps has completed
fielding 84 M88A2s.
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U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Other recent AV8B operations included Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation
Enduring Freedom, Operation Odyssey Dawn/Unified Protector
and the current operations against Islamic State extremists.
In November 2011, the Marine Corps purchased 72 retired
Harriers from the United Kingdom as a source of spare parts to
help improve current readiness and facilitate the long-term sustainment plans as the AV-8Bs out-of-service date has been
extended to 2030. As of October 2014, the Marine Corps inventory included 115 AV-8Bs and 16 TAV-8Bs.
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WINGSPAN: ..................30.3 feet

LENGTH:......................47.4 feet
HEIGHT: .......................11.6 feet
MAX WEIGHT: ...............short takeoff, 32,000 pounds; vertical takeoff,
20,700 pounds
SPEED:.........................1.0 Mach
FERRY RANGE: ...........1,600 nautical miles unrefueled
POWER PLANT: ...........1 Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 Pegasus turbofan
engine
ARMAMENT: .................general-purpose and laser-guided bombs, JDAM,
cluster munitions, fire bombs, 2.75- and 5-inch
rockets; laser- and infrared-guided Maverick
missiles, AMRAAM and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles; and a 300-round 25mm cannon
CREW: ..........................1 pilot (AV-8B); 2 pilots (TAV-8B)
CONTRACTORS: .........Boeing Co., BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce,
Northrop Grumman Corp.
AV-8B HARRIERS
F/A-18 HORNET
BRIEFING: The F/A-18 Hornet has replaced the F-4 Phantom II

in all of the Marine Corps fighter-attack squadrons. The two-seat
F/A-18D also has assumed tactical and forward air-control missions, in addition to the all-weather attack missions formerly carried out by the A-6E Intruder. In 1999, with the delivery of the
Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System (ATARS), the F/A18D assumed the tactical reconnaissance mission previously
accomplished by the RF-4B. ATARS permits transmission of realtime imagery to joint commanders via digital data link.
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BRIEFING: The AV-8B Harrier IIs primary tasks are to conduct

fire support, close air support (CAS), interdiction, suppression
of enemy air defenses and air-to-air operations. Its short-takeoff,
vertical-landing (STOVL) capability provides greater basing
flexibility and sortie-generation rates than any other tactical jet
aircraft. The Harrier can perform a short takeoff using from 300
to 1,200 feet of ground/shipboard distance and then return from
the mission to perform a vertical landing.
The AV-8B II+ program has greatly increased the capabilities of
the Harrier by converting 74 day-attack variants to the radar/nightattack standard by adding the APG-65 radar; a navigational
forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor; digital moving map and
fully integrated, night-vision-goggle- (NVG-) compatible cockpit;
and by tripling the capacity for expendable countermeasures.
In 2002, the Harrier added the Litening targeting pod to its
capabilities. The AV-8B was the lead platform in the introduction of the Litening video downlink capability that revolutionized CAS, time-sensitive targeting and intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance (ISR) operations by providing a live video
feed of the targeting pod displays directly to the joint terminal
attack controller/forward air controller using the Rover ground
station. This system greatly increases the Harriers lethality and
survivability while reducing the potential for fratricide, collateral damage and time to kill. It has proven invaluable to ISR operations. The version currently in use is the Litening G4.
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, as well as a Military Standard1760 wiring interface. OSCAR provided Joint Direct-Attack
Munition (JDAM) capability and the necessary architecture 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 Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver,
upgraded Tactical Aircraft Moving Map capability and an
upgraded self-protection countermeasure expendable system.
The two-seat TAV-8B trainer variant also 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
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
explosives on time-critical targets and greater weapons carriage
on wing stations. The 6.0 Block Upgrade incorporates integration of a new bomb rack, the BRU-70 Digital Improved Triple
Ejector Rack, ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System,
APG-65 radar 23X software for improved radar performance,
and other system improvements required for performance and
maintainability of the entire Harrier system.
Providing critical firepower to the Marine Air-Ground Task
Force (MAGTF), the AV-8B operates close to, or from, the battlefield and littoral waters with Marine ground combat elements
and has provided the fastest response time of any fixed-wing aircraft. The six AV-8B attack squadrons continue to deploy to support overseas contingency operations aboard amphibious
assault ships and from austere forward operating bases in the

Data applies to F-35B
Of the 61 F/A-18As upgraded to the A+ configuration, 54

have been upgraded to F/A-18C capability (as F/A-18A++).
The service plans to replace approximately 25 of the A++ aircraft as they reach service life limits with F/A-18Cs upgraded
to a C+ configuration, equipped with Link 16, color cockpit
displays, a moving-map display, ALE-47 infrared countermeasures, the Naval Aircrew Common Ejection Seat and the Joint
Helmet-Mounted Cueing System. Marines will continue to
operate F/A-18A++/C/C+/Ds until they are replaced by F-35
Lightning IIs.
The F/A-18C/D has the space, power and cooling capability
needed to accommodate installation-sensitive avionics. Starting
in spring 2014, a total of 36 retrofits began for the F/A-18C/D
Electronics Warfare systems, resulting in sophisticated systems
such as the Block III Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures System that includes the AN/ALR-67(V)3 RWR,
AN/ALQ-214(V)5 Airborne Jammer, and the AN/ALE-47
Infrared Countermeasures (chaff and flares).
The Corps has seven active squadrons flying F/A-18A++s or
F/A-18Cs, four squadrons of F/A-18Ds and one Reserve squadron
flying F/A-18A++s. A fleet-replacement squadron operates F/A18A++/B/C/D aircraft. Marine F/A-18A++/C squadrons have been
integrated into several Navy carrier air wings.
Marine Corps Hornets continue to support Operation
Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
(See the Navy Aircraft section for F/A-18 specifications.)
F-35B/C LIGHTNING II
BRIEFING: The F-35B is intended to replace the F/A-18C

Hornets and AV-8B Harriers for the Marine Corps. It has an
engine, software and avionics in common with the F-35A and C
variants. However, its internal weapons bay is slightly smaller to
accommodate the lift fan used for vertical flight. (See the Navy
Aircraft section for a description of F-35 mission systems.)
The F-35B first flew on June 8, 2008, and vertical lift operations began with initial hover pit work in January 2009 when
the first STOVL-qualified engine arrived at the Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The full mission systems will be installed first on the fourth F-35B. The first F-35B
arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., in
December 2009 to begin STOVL flight testing. It was joined in
2010 by three other test aircraft, including the first with a mission system installed. In October 2011, the F-35B completed sea
trials onboard USS Wasp.
In 2011, the Marine Corps decided to procure 340 F-35Bs and
80 F-35Cs. The service plans to equip five Fighter Attack Squadrons
(VMFAs) with F-35Cs to augment Navy carrier air wings. (See the
Navy Aircraft section for a description of the F-35C.)
In 2012, the U.K. Royal Navy reversed its 2010 decision to
purchase F-35Cs in lieu of F-35Bs. The Italian Navy is the only
other foreign service planning to buy the F-35B.
The Marine Corps training squadron for the F-35, VMFAT501, stood up in April 2010. The first F-35B was delivered to
Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., in January 2012. F-35B training
began at Eglin in mid-2012 and moved the training to Marine
Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, S.C., in 2014.
The Corps first operational F-35 squadron, VMFA-121 at
MCAS Yuma, Ariz., completed transition to the F-35B in 2013.
Initial operational capability (IOC) is scheduled for late 2015.
As of October 2014, 33 F-35Bs had been delivered to the
Marine Corps.
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WINGSPAN: ..................35 feet

LENGTH:......................51.3 feet
MAX WEIGHT: ...............takeoff, 60,000 pounds
SPEED:.........................1.0 Mach
RANGE: ........................900 nautical miles unrefueled; radius, 469
nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........1 Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine
ARMAMENT: ................laser-guided bombs, JDAM, cluster munitions,
AMRAAM
CREW: ..........................1 pilot
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., Pratt & Whitney,
Northrop Grumman Corp., BAE Systems,
Rolls-Royce
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U.S. MARINE CORPS
FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT
F-35B LIGHTNING II
EA-6B PROWLER
BRIEFING: The EA-6B Prowlers mission is to ensure survivability of U.S. and coalition forces through the identification and
suppression of enemy air defenses using the ALQ-218 Tactical
Jamming Receiver System (TJRS) and ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming
System (TJS), lethal suppression using the AGM-88 HARM, and
communications jamming using the USQ-113 Radio
Countermeasures Set. It is designated as a low-density/highdemand national asset. Navy and Marine Corps Prowlers have
supported U.S. and coalition forces operating from a variety of
expeditionary sites throughout the world and from Navy aircraft
carriers since 1971.
Major Prowler upgrades over the last four decades have
included multiple engine upgrades to the J52-P-408B, a service
life extension program and several weapon systems upgrades.
The ALQ-99 TJS pods have received upgrades over this same
period as well, including a Universal Exciter upgrade and two
new transmitters, the band 9/10 transmitter and the new LowBand Transmitter.
The Improved Capability (ICAP) III configuration is the latest version of the EA-6B weapon systems, and will be the last
major upgrade of the platform. Thirty-two aircraft have been
upgraded to the ICAP III configuration, which includes incorporation of the ALQ-218 TJSR that provides increased signal
detection, geo-location capability and selective reactive jamming capability.

FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT
WINGSPAN: ..................132.6 feet

LENGTH:......................97.75 feet
HEIGHT: .......................38.25 feet
WEIGHT: .......................KC-130T: maximum gross takeoff: 175,000
pounds; KC-130J: maximum gross takeoff:
175,000 pounds
SPEED:.........................normal cruise speed, KC-130T: 345 mph;
KC-130J: 370 mph
RANGE: ........................with maximum payload and allowance for
30 minutes at sea level, 2,046 nautical miles;
with maximum fuel and 20,000-pound payload,
4,460 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........KC-130T: 4 Allison T56-A-16 turboprop
engines; KC-130J: 4 Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3
turboprop engines with Dowty 6-bladed composite propellers
ARMAMENT: ................(Harvest Hawk only) 4 AGM-114P Hellfire missiles, 10 Griffin missiles
CREW: ...........................KC-130T: 2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 flight engineer,
1 loadmaster; KC-130J: 2 pilots, 1 crew master
PRIME
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., GE Aviation Systems,
Rolls-Royce, Sargent Fletcher Inc.
WINGSPAN: ..................53.0 feet

LENGTH:......................59.9 feet
HEIGHT: .......................16.7 feet
61,500 pounds
SPEED:.........................maximum at sea level, 550 knots; cruise,
420 knots
CEILING:.......................41,000 feet with 5 electronic countermeasures pods
COMBAT RANGE: .........1,250 nautical miles with maximum external fuel
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408A/B engines
(10,400 pounds static thrust each)
ARMAMENT: ................AGM-88A/B/C HARM
CREW: ..........................1 pilot, 3 electronic countermeasures officers
BRIEFING: The KC-130, which first entered Marine Corps

service in 1961, is an assault support/aerial refueling aircraft
that provides 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 fixed, tiltrotor and rotary-wing aircraft. The aircraft can
transport 92 combat-loaded ground troops or 64 paratroopers
and equipment, as well as more than 42,000 pounds of
weapons, equipment or other supplies. Additionally, the aircraft
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SUPER HERCULES
KC-130J SUPER HERCULES
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is capable of the air delivery of personnel and cargo, can be configured to transport 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.
The newest variant, the KC-130J, is equipped with RollsRoyce engines, six-bladed composite-material propellers and a
state-of-the-art glass cockpit. The KC-130J replaced legacy
KC-130F/R aircraft in all active-duty squadrons and the first
Reserve squadron is currently transitioning from the KC-130T.
When equipped with the Harvest Hercules Airborne
Weapons Kit (HAWK), the KC-130J adds multisensor imagery
reconnaissance and offensive close air support to its MAGTF
support capabilities through employment of the AAQ-30 Target
Sight System, AGM-114P Hellfire and AGM-176 Griffin missiles
and GBU-44/B Viper Strike glide bombs.
As of October 2014, the Marine Corps inventory included 47
KC-130Js assigned to three active-duty and one Reserve Aerial
Refueler Transport Squadrons (VMGR) and 24 KC-130Ts
assigned to two Reserve VMGR squadrons. The KC-130J inventory objective is 79 aircraft. The Navy inventory includes four
KC-130Ts, operated by the Naval Air Reserve from one fleet
logistics squadron, three KC-130Fs and three KC-130Rs operated by the Naval Air Warfare Centers in support of Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation at NAS Ventura County,
Point Mugu, Calif., and NAS Patuxent River, Md., respectively.
Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Color Displays have been incorporated into all four crew stations replacing legacy monochrome displays. The ICAP III upgrade incorporates the USQ140 Multifunctional Information Distribution System Link 16
tactical data network access that affords increased battlefield situational awareness and rapid communications with joint forces.
ICAP III improves aircrew situational awareness and cockpit
functionality by integrating the ALQ-218 system, USQ-113,
APS-130 radar, navigation, Multi-Mission Advanced Tactical
Terminal and Blue Forcer Tracker into the electronic countermeasures officer and pilot displays.
The EA-6B provides the MAGTF commander with a longrange, persistent, kinetic and nonkinetic airborne electronic
attack weapon system to support the ground scheme of maneuver. Marine Prowlers operate from prepared or expeditionary
airfields. Marine EA-6B squadrons deploy with the Technical
Control and Analysis Center, which provides the Air Combat
Element commander with tactical Enemy Electronic Order-ofBattle information and access to data from national sensors and
a robust post-mission processing capability. Marine EA-6Bs have
been modified to operate the Litening AT electro-optical targeting pod for ISR mission support and a classified text-based command and control capability for greater mission flexibility and
reduced response time to dynamic retasking.
A total of 170 EA-6Bs were manufactured, with the last production aircraft delivered in 1991. The Prowler is expected to
remain in service with the Marine Corps through 2019. As of
October 2014, 34 EA-6Bs still were in service.
The Marine Corps operates three squadrons of five EA-6Bs
each as well as one Fleet Replacement Squadron for training EA6B aircrew. All Marine squadrons are home-based at MCAS
Cherry Point, N.C. These squadrons provided electronic warfare
support for coalition forces during Operations Desert Storm and
Iraqi Freedom, among others, and continue to support
Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The Marine
Corps operates 28 ICAP III EA-6Bs.

FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT
Force CV-22B participating in the restructured test program by
the end of the year. Deliveries of the reconfigured MV-22B
the Block A version began in November 2003. Block A aircraft were not intended for operational use and are limited to
training and development roles. Operational squadrons are
equipped with the Block B combat configuration first delivered
in December 2005. An operational test squadron dedicated to
the MV-22, VMX-22, was activated in 2003. A second operational evaluation in 2005 led to the decision to enter full-rate
production. In October 2012, the MV-22B Block C was determined to be operationally effective and suitable.
The first operational Osprey squadron, VMM-263, was activated in March 2006 beginning the fleet transition from the CH-46E
to the MV-22. IOC was reached in June 2007 and VMM-263 took
the MV-22B into combat on a deployment to Iraq in September
2007. VMM-263 deployed the Osprey to sea in 2009 onboard the
amphibious assault ship USS Bataan. VMM-261 took the MV-22B
on its first deployment to Afghanistan in late 2009. In July 2012,
the first overseas squadron, VMM-265, stood up in Okinawa,
Japan, and in May 2013, V-22s began being delivered to HMX-1
to support the Executive Transport Mission. As of the start of fiscal 2015, there are 16 VMM squadrons.
Since achieving IOC in 2007, the MV-22 continues to be
forward-deployed and proving itself in combat. Its unique capabilities have been demonstrated in a variety of missions, including
tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel, casualty evacuations,
resupply, assault support and theater security cooperation operations. The MV-22s speed and range have proven invaluable as
Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) continue to operate across
ever-increasing distances, such as from Afghanistan to Libya.
In August 2013, a Bell-Boeing leased MV-22B demonstrated
a pre-contact drogue aerial refueling of an F/A-18.
The Marine Corps has a requirement for 360 MV-22Bs and the
Air Force has a requirement for 50 CV-22Bs. The programs second
multiyear procurement contract (fiscal 2013-2017) for 101 MV22Bs and nine CV-22Bs was signed in June 2013. As of October
2014, the Marine Corps inventory included 224 MV-22Bs.
BRIEFING: The UC-35C/D is a Federal Aviation Administrationcertified military utility transport version of the Cessna V Ultra
(UC-35D) commercial light-lift aircraft. The UC-35 is a multipurpose low-wing, twin-engine business jet monoplane with a
pod-mounted engine on each side of the aft fuselage. It has
accommodations for a pilot, co-pilot and six passengers and/or
cargo, or a combination of the two. The UC-35C/D fleet is located at multiple sites around the United States and overseas and is
responsible for rapid-response transport for high-priority resupply and movement of key personnel to remote sites. The two UC35Cs entered service in 1999; the 10 UC-35Ds (of 11 acquired)
entered service during 2001-2006.
CONTRACTORS: .........Cessna Aircraft Co., M7 Aerospace LLC
C-9B SKYTRAIN II
BRIEFING: The C-9B Skytrain is a military version of the

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 airliner modified with an upper cargo
door. The C-9B provides the Marine Corps high-priority logistical
airlift and can haul cargo, passengers or a combination of the two.
The Navy acquired 17 C-9Bs from 1973-1982. During the
1980s, an additional 12 second-hand DC-9-31 and -33 airliners
(retaining the DC-9 designation) were purchased from commercial airlines and modified with cargo doors, bringing the total C9 fleet to 29 aircraft. Beginning in 2001, the C-40A aircraft
began replacing the C-9 fleet, completing replacement in 2014.
The two remaining Skytrains in service are flown by Marine
Transport Squadron One (VMR-1).
In 2011, the Navy acquired a DC-9 modified for special test
work; the aircraft is designated NC-9D.
T I LT R O T O R A I R C R A F T
M V- 2 2 O S P R E Y
BRIEFING: Developed by the Navy/Marine Corps/Air Force and

the team of Bell-Boeing, the V-22 is the worlds first production
tiltrotor aircraft combining rotary- and fixed-wing capabilities.
The MV-22 Osprey is replacing the CH-46E helicopter as the
Marine Corps medium-lift aircraft. Its primary mission is to
provide assault 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 is replacing.
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. It has demonstrated
its ability to lift a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
(HMMWV or Humvee), an M777 howitzer and various loads.
The MV-22B is a redesign of the V-22A that first rolled out in
1989. Low-rate initial production was authorized in fiscal 1997.
In 2000, the MV-22B was rated operationally effective and suitable for operations. The MV-22 program was projected to
achieve a full-rate production decision by December 2000, but
was delayed in the wake of two fatal accidents that year.
Flight testing of a redesigned Osprey with extensive changes
for safety resumed in May 2002, with four MV-22Bs and one Air
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MV-22 OSPREY

T I LT R O T O R A I R C R A F T
WINGSPAN: ..................84.5 feet (to rotor tips)
LENGTH:......................57.25 feet
HEIGHT: .......................20.9 feet
WEIGHT:...........................maximum gross 60,500 pounds (self-deployment);
57,000 pounds (STOL); 52,600 (VTOL)
SPEED:.........................maximum, 280 knots or 0.48 Mach
RANGE: ........................with 24 troops, 430+ nautical miles; selfdeploying, 2,230 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........2 AE-1107C Rolls-Royce turboshaft engines
PAYLOAD: ......................internal, 20,000 pounds; external, 12,500 pounds
PROVISION FOR
TROOP SEATS: ...........24
PROVISION FOR
LITTERS:......................12
ARMAMENT: ................1 GAU-17, or 1 M240D 7.62mm machine gun/
GAU-16/GAU-18 .50-caliber machine gun
CREW: ..........................2 pilots, 1 crew chief
CONTRACTORS: .........Bell Helicopter Textron, Boeing Integrated
Defense Systems
HMLA-267 was the first squadron to complete the initial transition to AH-1Zs. As of October 2014, the AH-1Z also equips
HMLA-169 and HMLA-369, with a total of 39 AH-1Zs having
been delivered to the Marine Corps.
HELICOPTERS
BRIEFING: The AH-1 helicopters primary roles are to provide

fire support and security of forward and rear area forces; conduct point-target/anti-armor and anti-helicopter operations;
provide armed escort, control and coordination for assault support operations; control, coordinate and provide terminal guidance for supporting arms including artillery, mortars, naval 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/rangefinder
and an auto-track system. An embedded GPS/inertial navigation
system integrates the helicopters 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 AH1Ws currently are being upgraded with a third-generation FLIR,
Helmet Display Tracking System and Tactical Video Data Link.
Under the H-1 Upgrade Program, the Marine Corps is
extending the service life and increasing the operational capabilities of the AH-1W through improvements in crew survivability, payload, power available, endurance, range, airspeed,
maneuverability and supportability. The AH-1Z features a new,
four-bladed composite rotor system, performance-matched
transmission, four-bladed tail rotor, upgraded landing gear and
a fully integrated glass cockpit. The commonality gained
between the AH-1Z and the UH-1Y (about 85 percent) is
expected to reduce life-cycle costs and the aircrafts logistical
footprint, while increasing maintainability and deployability.
The first low-rate initial production AH-1Z was delivered in
2007. The Marine Corps will procure 189 AH-1Zs, 37 converted
from AH-1Ws and 152 new build. Full-rate production of the AH1Z was approved in 2010 and IOC was achieved in February 2011.
Each of eight active and one Reserve Light Attack Helicopter
Squadrons (HMLAs) have a mix of 15 AH-1W/Zs and 12 UH1Ys. HMLA detachments routinely deploy onboard amphibious
assault ships with the Aviation Combat Element of a MEU, supporting operations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the
Pacific Rim. AH-1s participated in combat operations since
2001 in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The AH-1Z
first deployed in October 2011 with a detachment from HMLA367 (later transferred to HMLA-267) as part of the 11th MEU.
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AH-1W SUPER COBRA/AH-1Z VIPER
AH-1W SUPER COBRA
U H - 1 Y V E N O M ( YA N K E E ) / H H - 1 N
IROQUOIS (HUEY)
BRIEFING: The UH-1s primary tasks are to provide airborne

command and control for command elements; armed escort for
assault support operations; conduct combat-assault transport of
troops, supplies and equipment; provide fire support and security for forward and rear area forces; and provide terminal guidance for supporting arms, including CAS, artillery, mortars and
naval surface fire support.
The last UH-1N Iroquois (Huey) helicopters, which entered
Marine Corps service in 1971, were retired in September 2014,
having been replaced by the UH-1Y Venom. The HH-1N Huey
remains in service as a utility and search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopter for air station coverage at one location and will be phased
out in 2015 and replaced by contract SAR services.
Under the H-1 Upgrade Program, the Marine Corps
increased the operational capabilities of the UH-1 through
improvements in crew and passenger survivability, payload,
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FUSELAGE LENGTH: ..AH-1W: 45.4 feet; AH-1Z: 50 feet

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
SPEED:.........................AH-1W: maximum, 190 knots; AH-1Z: maximum, 200 knots
RADIUS: .......................AH-1W: 58 nautical miles with attack payload;
AH-1Z: 139 nautical miles with attack payload
POWER PLANT: ...........2 General Electric T700-GE-401 engines
ARMAMENT: .................1 20mm cannon; TOW (AH-1W only), Hellfire
and Sidewinder missiles; 2.75- or 5-inch rockets
CREW: ..........................2 pilots
power availability, endurance, range, airspeed, maneuverability

and supportability. The Corps has remanufactured 10 H-1N helicopters and is building 160 new UH-1Y models with a fourbladed composite rotor system, performance-matched transmission, four-bladed tail rotor, upgraded landing gear and a fully
integrated glass cockpit. The first low-rate initial production
UH-1Y was delivered in 2007.
Each of the nine active and one Reserve HMLA squadrons
eventually will have a mix of 15 AH-1W/Zs and 12 UH-1Ys.
HMLA detachments routinely deploy onboard amphibious assault
ships with the aviation combat element of an MEU, supporting
operations worldwide. UH-1Ys continue to participate in combat
action in Afghanistan and in support of MEU operations.
The UH-1Y met IOC Aug. 8, 2008. An HMLA-267 Stinger
detachment joined Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 163 and
took the UH-1Y on its first operational deployment in January
2009. HMLA-367, the first full squadron to make the transition
from the UH-1N, deployed to Afghanistan in October 2009.
All six active-duty operational HMLA squadrons completed
transition to the UH-1Y by 2013, and the Reserve squadron by
mid-2014, bringing a closure to the UH-1N legacy in Fleet
Marine Force aviation. As of October 2014, 103 UH-1Ys had
been delivered to the Marine Corps.
CH-46E AND HH-46E SEA KNIGHT
BRIEFING: Since its introduction in 1964, the tandem-rotor CH46 has been the Marine Corps primary combat assault helicopter.
The CH-46Es primary mission is to provide medium-lift assault
helicopter transport of troops, weapons, equipment and supplies.
There is one active Medium Helicopter (HMM) squadron
with 10 aircraft and one Reserve HMM squadron of eight aircraft. The CH-46Es that supported the presidential airlift
requirement and performed operational testing have been
replaced by the MV-22B. The Marine Corps plans to complete
replacement of the CH-46E with the MV-22B Osprey in October
2015. The service also operates four HH-46Es as air station SAR
aircraft that replaced HH-46Ds in 2007. The HH-46Es will be
retired in December 2015.
OVERALL LENGTH: ....84.4 feet
WEIGHT: .......................empty, 16,000 pounds; loaded, 24,300 pounds
SPEED:.........................maximum, 166 mph; cruise, 138 mph
RANGE: ........................150 nautical miles; ferry range, 578 nautical
miles (with 3 internal tanks)
POWER PLANT: ...........2 General Electric T58-GE-16A turboshaft
engines
CREW: ..........................2 pilots, 2 crew members
ARMAMENT: ................2 .50-caliber machine guns, 1 7.62mm RampMounted Weapon System
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FUSELAGE LENGTH: ..UH-1N: 44.8 feet; UH-1Y: 44 feet

OVERALL LENGTH: ....UH-1N: 57.25 feet; UH-1Y 58 feet
WEIGHT: .......................UH-1N: empty, 7,000 pounds; maximum gross,
10,500 pounds; UH-1Y: empty, 11,839
pounds, maximum gross, 18,500 pounds
SPEED:.........................UH-1N: maximum, 130 knots, cruise, 107
knots; UH-1Y: maximum, 170 knots, cruise,
150 knots
RANGE: ........................UH-1N: 286 nautical miles
RADIUS: .......................UH-1Y: 129 nautical miles mission radius with
2,182 pounds
POWER PLANT: .............UH-1N: 2 Pratt & Whitney T400-CP-400
turboshaft engines. UH-1Y: 2 GE T-700-GE-401C
turboshaft engines
ARMAMENT:...................UH-1N: 7.62mm or .50-caliber machine guns,
2.75-inch rockets; UH-1Y: 2.75-inch rocket pods,
7.62mm Gatling gun (GAU-17), M240D 7.62mm
machine gun, 12.7mm GAU-21 machine gun
CREW: ..........................UH-1N: pilot, co-pilot, crew chief, gunner plus
6-8 combat-equipped Marines; UH-1Y: pilot,
co-pilot, crew chief, gunner plus 8 combatequipped troops
CH-46E SEA KNIGHTS
C H - 5 3 E S U P E R S TA L L I O N
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UH-1Y VENOM
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BRIEFING: The CH-53E Super Stallion, an upgrade of the CH53D design, provides assault support by transporting heavy
weapons, equipment and supplies. Typical loads include
Humvees, M777 and M198 howitzers, and general support
cargo. A secondary mission is the insertion of troops.
The CH-53E has seating capacity for up to 55 passengers. It is
outfitted with ARC-210 radios, GPS, Ground Proximity Warning
System, crash-attenuating troop seats, helicopter night-vision system, navigational FLIR and NVG head-up display. The T-64-GE416 engines are being upgraded to the T-64-GE-419 configuration
to increase lift capability at higher altitudes and temperatures. The
current fleet of CH-53Es also is being modified with the Force
Battle Command Brigade and Below, Blue Force Tracking system
for pilot situational awareness, micro-climate aircrew cooling system and Helicopter Emergency Egress Lighting Systems.

HELICOPTERS
U.S. MARINE CORPS
The Marine Aviation Plan requirement increases the heavylift helicopter requirement to 200 aircraft. The current plan calls
for the CH-53Es to remain in service until the 200 aircraft
requirement is met.
As of October 2014, the Marine Corps operated 149 CH53Es in eight active Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadrons
(HMHs), one Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron
(HMHT) and one Reserve HMH squadron. Each 16-helicopter
squadron is based around an eight-aircraft mother squadron
and two four-aircraft detachments.
CH-53K KING STALLION
VH-3D/TH-3D SEA KING
BRIEFING: Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) operates 11 VH-3D Sea King helicopters modified versions of the
Navys SH-3 anti-submarine helicopter for transportation for
the president of the United States and other government executives. The VH-3Ds are transportable in C-5 and C-17 aircraft.
HMX-1 also operates a former Navy UH-3H, redesignated TH3D, for training.
VH-60N/TH-60N BLACK HAWK
U.S. MARINE CORPS
BRIEFING: Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) operates

eight VH-60N Black Hawk helicopters nicknamed White
Hawks, modified versions of the Armys UH-60 assault transport
helicopter for transportation for the president of the United
States and other government executives. The VH-60Ns are transportable in C-5 and C-17 aircraft. HMX-1 also operates a former
Navy MH-60S, re-designated TH-60N, for training.
CH-53E SUPER STALLION
C H - 5 3 K K I N G S TA L L I O N
BRIEFING: In 2006, the Navy funded initial development of the

CH-53K, the next-generation heavy-lift helicopter to replace the
CH-53E. The CH-53K will feature, among other improvements,
a cabin wide enough to accommodate a Humvee internally,
internal fuel tanks and a 463L pallet. The CH-53K will be
designed to lift 27,000 pounds at high altitudes in hot conditions, two to three times the capability of the CH-53E. Four
flight-test CH-53Ks are being built by Sikorsky, in addition to a
ground-test vehicle, static test article and fatigue test article. In
May 2013, Sikorsky was awarded a $435 million contract for
four production-representative aircraft. The first flight-test CH53K was rolled out in May 2014. The first flight is expected to
take place in 2015. The Milestone C decision is expected in
2016. IOC of the CH-53K is scheduled for 2019.
VH-92A PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER
BRIEFING: In 2014, the Navy selected Sikorsky to develop the

VH-92A (formerly VXX) to replace the VH-3D and VH-60N helicopter fleet used to transport the president of the United States
and other government executives. Engineering and manufacturing development commenced in 2014. Six helicopters will be
produced during this phase, four of which will be placed into
operational service and two will remain as test aircraft.
Seventeen aircraft are planned for the production phase.
MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT
The Marine Corps operates a small number of the following aircraft for special missions. Inventory numbers are listed inside
parenthesis. (See the Navy Aircraft section for descriptions of
these aircraft.)
UC-12F/W Huron .........................operational support airlift aircraft (12)
C-20G Gulfstream IV......................operational support airlift aircraft (1)
F-5F/N Tiger II.......................................Reserve adversary aircraft (12)
T-34C Turbomentor.......................target spotting for F/A-18 training (3)
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HEIGHT: .......................28.3 feet
WEIGHT: .......................empty, 37,200 pounds; maximum structural
gross weight, 73,500 pounds
MAX SPEED: ................172 miles/hour (150 knots)
MAX MISSION
RADIUS: .......................154 statute miles, (134 nautical miles) with
32 troops at 3,000 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........3 General Electric T64-GE-416/416A
turboshaft engines
CREW: .............................4 pilots, co-pilot, crew chief and mechanic/gunner
ARMAMENT: ................3 GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns
MARINE CORPS AIRCRAFT UNITS
U.S. MARINE CORPS
SQUADRON
NICKNAME
AIRCRAFT
TYPE
TAIL
CODE
BASE
SQUADRON
NICKNAME
AIRCRAFT
TYPE
TAIL
CODE
BASE
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadrons (VMM)
Marine Attack Squadrons (VMA)
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.
VMM-165 ...............White Knights ............MV-22B ...........YW................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMM-166 ...................Sea Elks ................MV-22B ...........YX ................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMM-261.................Raging Bulls .............MV-22B ...........EM ............MCAS New River, N.C.
VMM-262 ................Flying Tigers.............MV-22B............ET ........MCAS Futenma, Okinawa
VMM-263..............Thunder Eagles ..........MV-22B ...........EG.............MCAS New River, N.C.
VMM-264 ...............Black Knights............MV-22B ...........EH.............MCAS New River, N.C.
VMM-265....................Dragons ................MV-22B............EP ........MCAS Futenma, Okinawa
VMM-266..............Fighting Griffins ..........MV-22B............ES.............MCAS New River, N.C.
VMM-268................Red Dragons ............MV-22B ...........YQ................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMM-363 ..................Red Lions...............MV-22B ...........YZ ................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
HMM-364................Purple Foxes ............MV-22B............PF ....MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif.
VMM-365 ................Blue Knights.............MV-22B ...........YM ............MCAS New River, N.C.
VMM-764** ................Moonlight ...............MV-22B ...........ML ................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMA-211 ........Wake Island Avengers ...AV-8B/B+..........CF...................MCAS Yuma, Ariz.

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.
Note: HMM-268 and HMM-364 were redesignated VMM-268 and VMM-364 in 2014
as they began transitioning to the MV-22B.
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron (VMMT)

VMMT-204* ...............Raptors ...............MV-22B...........GX ...........MCAS New River, N.C.
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadrons (HMM)

VMM-774** .............Wild Goose .............CH-46E ..........MQ ......................NS Norfolk, Va.
Note: HMM-774 will be redesignated VMM-764 on Oct. 1, 2015, as it transitions to
the MV-22B.
Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron (HMMT)
Marine Attack Training Squadron (VMAT)

VMAT-203*.................Hawks ...........AV-8B, TAV-8B .....KD .......MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
Marine Fighter-Attack Squadrons (VMFA)

VMFA-112** ..............Cowboys .............F/A-18A++ .........MA.....NAS Fort Worth-JRB, Texas
VMFA-115...............Silver Eagles...........F/A-18A++..........VE ...............MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
VMFA-121 .............Green Knights.............F-35B.............VK ....................MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
VMFA-122 ...............Werewolves .............F/A-18C ...........DC ...............MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
VMFA-232 ................Red Devils ..............F/A-18C...........WT................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMFA-251 ..............Thunderbolts ..........F/A-18C/D .........DW...............MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
VMFA-312 ............Checkerboards .....F/A-18A++/C/D......DR ...............MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
VMFA-314..............Black Knights..........F/A-18A++ .........VW................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMFA-323 .............Death Rattlers ...........F/A-18C...........WS................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
Note: VMFA squadrons assigned to carrier air wings normally use the tail codes of
the carrier air wings to which they are assigned.
Marine All-Weather Fighter-Attack Squadrons (VMFA(AW))

VMFA(AW)-224 ..........Bengals ...............F/A-18D ..........WK .............MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
VMFA(AW)-225...........Vikings ..............F/A-18C/D.........CE...............MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMFA(AW)-242 ............Bats ................F/A-18C/D.........DT .............MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
VMFA(AW)-533...........Hawks ................F/A-18D ..........ED..............MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
HMMT-164*............Knightriders ............CH-46E...........YT...MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Note: HMM(T)164 will be redesignated VMM-164 and begin transitioning to the MV-22B
in 2015.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadrons (HMH)

HMH-361 ................Flying Tigers.............CH-53E ...........YN................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
HMH-366 ..............Hammerheads ...........CH-53E ...........HH.........MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
HMH-461..................Iron Horse...............CH-53E............CJ .............MCAS New River, N.C.
HMH-462 ..............Heavy Haulers ...........CH-53E ...........YF ................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
HMH-463 ...................Pegasus ................CH-53E ...........YH....MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
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.
HMH-772(-)**.............Hustlers ...............CH-53E...........MT ......................JB McGuire-DixLakehurst, N.J.
Note: HMM-366 will move to New River in 2015.
Marine Fighter-Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT)

VMFAT-101* .........Sharpshooters ...F/A-18A++/B/C/D, ...SH ..............MCAS Miramar, Calif.
T-34C
VMFAT-501*..............Warlords ................F-35B ............VM .............MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT)

VMFT-401** ...............Snipers.................F-5F/N............LS...................MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons (VMAQ)

VMAQ-2................Death Jesters ............EA-6B............CY .......MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
VMAQ-3..................Moon Dogs ..............EA-6B............MD .......MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
VMAQ-4 ..................Seahawks...............EA-6B............RM .......MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadrons (VMAQT)

VMAQT-1 .................Banshees ...............EA-6B............CB .......MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron (HMHT)

HMHT-302* ...............Phoenix................CH-53E...........UT ...........MCAS New River, N.C.
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadrons (HMLA)

HMLA-167..................Warriors...........AH-1W, UH-1Y......TV.............MCAS New River, N.C.
HMLA-169 ...................Vipers ............AH-1Z, UH-1Y......SN....MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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.
HMLA-367.................Scarface..........AH-1W, UH-1Y......VT ....MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
HMLA-369...............Gunfighters ........AH-1Z, UH-1Y......SM....MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif.
HMLA-467 ............Sabre Rattlers......AH-1W, UH-1Y......CA.........MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
HMLA-469 ...............Vengeance ........AH-1W, UH-1Y......SE ....MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif.
HMLA-773** ..............Red Dog ..........AH-1W, UH-1Y .....MP.......................Robins AFB, Ga.
Det. A**...................Nomads ..........AH-1W, UH-1Y .....MM.....NAS New Orleans-JRB, La.
Det. B** .................Coyotes..........AH-1W, UH-1Y.....WG ......................JB McGuire-DixLakehurst, N.J.
UH-1Y Tactical Training Unit ....................UH-1Y ..............................MCAS New River, N.C.
Note: HMLA-773 upgraded from the UH-1N to the UH-1Y in 2014. The HMLA-773
element at Robins AFB will consolidate with Det. B at McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in
2015. HMLA-169 and HMLA-369 upgraded from the AH-1W to the AH-1Z in 2014,
to be followed by HMLA-469 in 2015.
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT)

HMLAT-303*................Atlas...........AH-1W/Z, UH-1Y ...QT...MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX)

HMX-1 ....................Nighthawks ......VH-3D, VH-60N, ....MX ...............MCAF Quantico, Va.
MV-22B, TH-3D, TH-60N
Note: HMX-1 will receive a TH-3D and TH-60N during 2015 as training platforms.
Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron (VMX)

VMX-22 ...................Argonauts.......MV-22B, CH-53E ...MV ...........MCAS New River, N.C.
VMX-22 det .............................................F-35B ............MV ................Edwards AFB, Calif.
VMX-22 det ...........................................MQ-21A ..........MV..................MCAS Yuma, Calif.
Note: The word Tiltrotor was changed to Operational in VMX-22s name with the
expansion of its portfolio. The squadron is moving to MCAS Yuma in 2015, leaving a CH53E detachment in New River. UH-1Ys and AH-1W/Zs will join the squadron in 2015.
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Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadrons (VMGR)

VMGR-152 .................Sumos................KC-130J..........QD.............MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
VMGR-234** .............Rangers .........KC-130J/T/T-30 ....QH ...NAS Fort Worth-JRB, Texas
VMGR-252....................Otis ..................KC-130J..........BH .......MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
VMGR-352.................Raiders ...............KC-130J..........QB ..............MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMGR-452** .............Yankees ...........KC-130T/-30.......NY ...............Stewart ANGB, N.Y.
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadrons (VMU)

VMU-1.....................Watchdogs ..............RQ-7B............FZ ....MCAGC Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
VMU-2.....................Night Owls.......RQ-7B, MQ-21A ....FF........MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
VMU-3 .....................Phantoms...............RQ-7B....................MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
VMU-4** ...................Evil Eyes................RQ-7B .................MCAS Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Note: VMU-2 received MQ-21As in 2014. VMU-1 will move to Yuma in late 2015 and
receive MQ-21As. VMU-4 moved to Camp Pendleton in 2014 and will receive MQ21As in 2015.
Marine Transport Squadrons and Detachments (VMR)

VMR-1 ...................Roadrunners ......C-9B, UC-35D, ..................MCAS Cherry Point, N.C.
HH-46E
VMR-4** .........................................UC-12W, UC-35C ...EZ ....NAS New Orleans-JRB, La.
VMR-5**.................................................UC-35D .................................JRB Andrews-NAF
Washington, Md.
VMR Det. Kaneohe .................................C-20G ....................MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
VMR Det. Miramar..........................UC-12W, UC-35D .......................MCAS Miramar, Calif.
VMR Det. Beaufort ...Swamp................UC-12M .............................MCAS Beaufort, S.C.
Fox
VMR Det. Futenma ........................UC-12W, UC-35D ...............MCAS Futenma, Okinawa
VMR Det. Iwakuni..................................UC-12W.............................MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
VMR Det. New River .............................UC-12F ...........................MCAS New River, N.C.
VMR Det. Yuma...............................UC-12F, HH-1N ............................MCAS Yuma, Ariz.
Note: The HH-46Es with VMR-1 and the HH-1Ns at Yuma will be retired in 2015. VMR
Det. Belle Chase and VMR Det. Andrews were redesignated VMR-4 and VMR-5, respectively, in late 2014. VMR Det. Miramar will be redesignated VMR-3 in late 2015.
* Replacement training squadron

** Reserve squadron
Compiled by Richard R. Burgess
MARINE CORPS C4ISR AND UNMANNED SYSTEMS

M A J O R C 4 I S R S YS T E M S
DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND

S YS T E M - M A R I N E C O R P S ( D C G S - M C )
CONTRACTORS: .........Canon, Panasonic, FLIR, TKC Global, Epson
TA C T I C A L R E M O T E S E N S O R S Y S T E M
(TRSS)
BRIEFING: The TRSS program provides a ground surveillance

capability for continuous, unattended, remote, all-weather
detection, location determination and monitoring of enemy
activity. Current detection methods include seismic, acoustic,
magnetic and imaging (thermal and electro-optical). This
includes the integration of satellite communications and longrange imager cameras.
CONTRACTORS: .........Various
CONTRACTOR: ...........L-3 Systems
I N T E L L I G E N C E A N A LY S I S S Y S T E M ( I A S )
FA M I LY O F S Y S T E M S
BRIEFING: IAS family of systems provides the all-source analysis capabilities through operationally focused, fused intelligence
within the DCGS-MC enterprise. Specified applications are
designed to enhance the analytical process and promote rapid
dissemination of real- or near-real-time intelligence products.
The IAS uses a three-tiered approach for receiving, parsing and
analyzing information from multiple sources to fuse and disseminate all-source intelligence products and threat warnings.
Tier I, the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) IAS, is a
mobile system that supports the MEF Command Element. Tier
II is the Intelligence Operations Server that supports intelligence operations at the major subordinate commands within
the divisions, regiments, wings and groups. Tier III is the
Intelligence Operations Workstation that supports intelligence
operations at the battalion, squadron and company levels using
client/server and web-based technology to network with intelligence sections and units at higher echelons. The Intelligence
Workstation also can function as a standalone workstation in a
disconnected or degraded communication environment.
CONTRACTORS: .........Space and Naval Warfare Systems CenterAtlantic, Charleston S.C.; Various
M A G T F S E C O N D A RY I M A G E RY
D I S S E M I N AT I O N S Y S T E M ( M S I D S )
BRIEFING: MSIDS provides organic tactical digital imagery collection, transmission, dissemination, receipt and manipulation
from forward positions with eyes on target to the Marine AirGround Task Force (MAGTF) commander in near-real time. This
capability resides at the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations
Command (MARSOC), MAGTF G/S-2 sections (staff intelligent
elements), Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), wings (down to
the squadron), ground reconnaissance units and infantry sniper
C O M M O N A V I AT I O N C O M M A N D A N D
C O N T R O L S YS T E M ( C A C 2 S )
BRIEFING: CAC2S will provide a complete and coordinated

modernization of Marine Air Command and Control System
(MACCS) equipment. CAC2S will eliminate current dissimilar
systems and provide the MAGTF Combat Element with the
hardware, software and facilities to effectively command, control and coordinate air operations integrated with naval, joint
and/or combined C2 units. CAC2S will comprise standardized
modular and scalable tactical facilities, hardware and software
that will significantly increase battlefield mobility and reduce
the physical size and logistical footprint of the MACCS.
CAC2S has been restructured with an approved revised
acquisition strategy. Increment I requirements will be achieved
in two phases.
Phase 1 accommodates rapid fielding of operationally relevant capabilities to include mobility, situational awareness, tactical communications, information dissemination and operational
flexibility that will establish the baseline CAC2S capabilities.
This phase will upgrade fielded MACCS equipment with mature,
ready technologies and establish an initial product baseline
Processing and Display Subsystem (PDS) and Communications
Subsystem (CS).
Phase 1 currently is fully fielded and is in the Operations and
Support phase of its life cycle. Phase 1 is supplemented by existing MACCS legacy equipment to meet full CAC2S operational
requirements.
Phase 2 is structured to accommodate the integration of technologies necessary for CAC2S to meet remaining Air Combat
Element battle management, data fusion and C2 requirements.
This phase will build upon the capabilities of the Phase 1 product baseline by integrating these capabilities into CAC2S.
Phase 2 currently is in Engineering, Manufacturing and
Development (EMD) and recently completed an Operational
Assessment in support of a Milestone C decision in the second
quarter of fiscal 2015. The main effort for Phase 2 EMD phase is
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BRIEFING: DCGS-MC is the Marine Corps component of the

new Web-based, joint services network that will function as a
single enterprise system for rapidly receiving, processing,
exploiting and disseminating a wide range of multiservice and
national intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)
sensor data and products. DCGS-MC will be interoperable with
the DCGS elements of the other services.
The services will share a core infrastructure called the DCGS
Integration Backbone, a set of common interface standards and
network tools and services that will allow data sharing and collaboration among the joint services and the intelligence community. DCGS-MC GEOINT will focus on geospatial intelligence capabilities. Future enhancements via incremental capability insertions will focus on the delivery of all-source fusion
and signals intelligence capabilities in following years.
platoons. MSIDS provides cameras for intelligence gathering and

is fielded to intelligence, tank, artillery, engineer and assault
amphibious vehicle battalions, as well as chemical, biological
incident response forces and civil affairs sections. MSIDS provides
the capability to digitize analog video from airframes and provides
MAGTF G/S-2 sections, MEUs, wings (down to the squadron)
intelligence and infantry battalions the tools to edit imagery and
brief intelligence products.
to integrate a sensor data fusion capability into CAC2S by developing a replacement for the PDS that will meet the remaining
Increment I requirements. The Aviation Command and Control
Subsystem, along with a new operations facility, will replace the
Phase 1 PDS and most of the remaining MACCS legacy equipment in the Tactical Air Command Center, the Tactical Air
Operations Center and the Direct Air Support Center.
The Approved Acquisition Objective (AAO) for CAC2S
Increment I is 50 systems. Initial operational capability (IOC) for
Phase 1 was achieved in Jan. 17, 2012, with the first operational
unit at Camp Pendleton, Calif., followed by 2d Marine Aircraft
Wing, Cherry Point, N.C., in August 2012. CAC2S Phase 2 fielding is planned to commence in the second quarter of fiscal 2017
TPS-63B SURVEILLANCE RADAR

S YS T E M
CONTRACTOR: ...........General Dynamics (C4S)
TPQ-46B FIREFINDER GROUND

W E A P O N S - L O C AT I N G R A D A R ( G W L R )
BRIEFING: The TPS-63 is the Marine Corps short- to mediumrange air-surveillance tactical radar. Radar coverage of air threats is
limited to 160 nautical miles, of which 80 nautical miles is optimized to detect low-flying targets. The system is employed as a
gap-filler to complement the Corps long-range radar coverage.
The radar integrates with the Tactical Air Operations Module and
was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
BRIEFING: The TPQ-46B Firefinder GWLR is designed to rapidly

detect and compute the location of hostile short- and mediumrange mortars, artillery and rocket launchers at ranges to 24
kilometers and enable friendly forces to return fire. The Marine
Corps currently is undergoing an AAO reduction from 44 to 28 systems to support the Force Structure Review Group requirements.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Thales Raytheon Systems
U.S. MARINE CORPS
U.S. MARINE CORPS
COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM
COMPOSITE TRACKING NETWORK (CTN)
BRIEFING: CTN is an adaptation of the Navys Cooperative

Engagement Capability (CEC) for Marine Corps sensors,
weapons and C2 systems. CTN distributes composite tracking
data and fire-control quality data to C2 nodes and weapon systems in the network. IOC was achieved in March 2011 with the
fielding of two systems to Marine Air Control Squadron Two.
The AAO for CTN is 10 systems; full operational capability was
achieved in 2014. CTN currently is in the Operations and
Support phase of its life cycle.
CONTRACTOR: ...........NSWC Crane Division
TPS-59A(V)3 SURVEILLANCE RADAR

S YS T E M
BRIEFING: The TPS-59A(V)3 is the Marine Corps principal

long-range air-surveillance radar. The transportable, solid-state,
three-dimensional L-band radar is optimized to track tactical
ballistic missiles out to 400 nautical miles and cruise missiles
and aircraft out to 300 nautical miles. The radar is integrated
with the Tactical Air Operations Module, the Marine Corps
CTN and the Navys CEC.
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TPQ-49 LIGHTWEIGHT
C O U N T E R - M O R TA R R A D A R ( L C M R )
BRIEFING: The TPQ-49 LCMR provides a short-range mortar

detection capability at ranges of 1 to 5 kilometers, and can slew cueing intelligence to the TPQ-46B Firefinder GWLR via the TSQ-267
Target Processing Set. The LCMR was procured and fielded under
an Abbreviated Acquisition Program as a solution for an approved
Urgent Universal Needs Statement, with an AAO of 46 systems. The
Marine Corps currently is undergoing an AAO reduction to 42 systems to support the Force Structure Review Group requirements.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Syracuse Research Corp.
T S Q - 2 6 7 TA R G E T P R O C E S S I N G S E T
(TPS)
BRIEFING: The TSQ-267 TPS is the C2 node of the Family of

Target Acquisition Systems capability, providing radar deployment orders, support functions and target data to the counterfire/
countermeasure-servicing agent. The TPS uses the Advanced
Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems as its primary 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 achieved in
September 2011.
CONTRACTOR: ...........NSWC Crane Division
A N / T P S - 8 0 G R O U N D / A I R TA S K
O R I E N T E D R A D A R ( G / AT O R )
BRIEFING: The AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR is a three-dimensional,

expeditionary, short-/medium-range multirole radar capable of

weapon delivery or nontraditional ISR missions. The G4 pod
includes a 1,000-pixel forward-looking infrared sensor, 1,000pixel charged-coupled device, laser imaging sensors and
advanced image processing, allowing aircrews to identify and
engage targets under a wide range of battlefield conditions.
Litening pods are fielded with internal data-link systems in
order to seamlessly communicate with Rover grounds stations.
The Marine Corps procured more than 230 pods.
ALQ-231 INTREPID TIGER II POD
BRIEFING: Intrepid Tiger II is a family of net-centric electronic

warfare (EW) systems that is designed to increase the EW capability and capacity available to the MAGTF while reducing
dependency on Low Density/High Demand assets like the EA6B Prowler. First deployed in 2012 in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom, Intrepid Tiger II was designed to provide an
airborne electronic attack capability against communications
targets. The pod can be controlled from the cockpit or remotely
by a ground-operator and incorporates a rapidly reprogrammable, open architecture design that not only provides a capability
against todays threats, but against future targets as they emerge.
A variant of the Intrepid Tiger II pod currently is deployed with
land-based F/A-18 aircraft as well as AV-8B aircraft deployed
with MEUs. Integration on Marine Corps rotary-wing aircraft
began in fiscal 2014 with a first early operational capability
deployment scheduled for late fiscal 2015 on the UH-1Y.
A D V A N C E D TA C T I C A L A I R
R E C O N N A I S S A N C E S Y S T E M ( ATA R S )
BRIEFING: The ATARS is deployed in the Marine Corps F/A18D Hornet strike fighter. The system is mounted in the nose of
the aircraft, replacing the 20mm cannon. ATARS collects,
records and is capable of transmitting electro-optical, infrared
and synthetic-aperture radar imagery from the aircrafts APG-73
radar in real time in day or night conditions. Imagery is collected from up to 5 miles on either side of the aircrafts flight path.
Transmission of imagery to a Tactical Exploitation Group
ground station is accomplished through a centerline-mounted
data-link pod. ATARS was deployed extensively in support of
Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
MAJOR AIRBORNE SENSORS
R Q - 1 1 B R AV E N
A A Q - 2 8 L I T E N I N G TA R G E T I N G P O D
BRIEFING: The AAQ-28(V) Litening targeting pod is an external targeting pod initially developed by Rafael Advanced
Defense Systems Ltd. and flown on U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18,
AV-8B and EA-6B aircraft. The Litening pod enables aircrews to
detect, acquire, auto-track and identify targets at long ranges for
BRIEFING: Part of the Small Unit Remote Scouting System

(SURSS) program of record, Raven is a battery-powered, handlaunched small unmanned aircraft system that provides overthe-hill ISR to Marine Corps units. The system, equipped with
electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) cameras, weighs less than 5
pounds and transmits still images and full-motion video to a
ground control station (GCS) and remote video terminal. The
RQ-11B Raven flies either under manual operator control or via
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detecting low-observable, low-radar-cross-section targets such

as rockets, artillery, mortars, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems. The G/ATOR is being developed and fielded in three
blocks and will be employed by the MAGTF across the range of
military operations. The blocks will cover aviation and ground
missions and replace three in-service legacy radars and the functionality of two systems already retired.
Block I is the Air Defense/Surveillance Radar. It provides
real-time radar measurement data to the Tactical Air Operations
Center through the TYQ-23(V) 4 Tactical Air Operations
Module, TSQ-269 Mobile Tactical Air Operations Module, CTN
and the CAC2S. Block I will have the ability to function as
short-range air-defense radar and provide fire quality data to a
future ground-based air-defense system.
Block II will fill the Ground Weapons Locating Radar functions and provide counterbattery/target acquisition for the
ground combat element. Block III capabilities have been postponed indefinitely. Block IV provides an expeditionary airport
surveillance radar capability to the MAGTF.
G/ATOR comprises three major subsystems: the Radar
Equipment Group (REG), Communications Equipment Group
(CEG) and Power Equipment Group (PEG). The REG is an integrated radar and trailer combination towed behind a Medium
Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR). The CEG is palletized
communications and radar control systems transported in the
armored M1151A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle.
The PEG is a pallet assembly containing a tactical generator, cables
and ancillary equipment transported in the bed of the MTVR.
The REG, CEG and PEG without prime movers are considered mission-essential equipment and are rapidly deployable via
helicopter/tiltrotor, KC-130 or ground vehicles during the first
stages of operations. This system can augment sea-based airdefense sensors and C2 capabilities. G/ATOR will provide naval
and joint forces with an expeditionary radar and cruise missile
detection capability that extends landward battle space coverage.
G/ATORs expeditionary, multirole capabilities represent the
next generation in ground radar technology and will provide
greater range, detection and target classification against new
and evolving threats including low-observables, and better performance against enemy countermeasures. The G/ATOR will
provide increased mobility, reliability and improved situational
awareness with the ability to act as the landward extension of
Sea Shield, enabling Sea Strike against deeper inland targets.
The program successfully completed its operational assessment. G/ATOR was approved for Milestone C production in the
second quarter of fiscal 2014. The program office awarded a
low-rate initial production contract to Northrop Grumman in
October 2014 for six units. The Marine Corps intends to field a
total of 45 units in support of Blocks 1 and 2.

tem consists of two air vehicles and a GCS. T-Hawks are
deployed to detect improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and
IED-emplacement teams in Afghanistan. The procurement and
delivery of the 130 systems was completed in 2010. The T-Hawk
system was being demilitarized in 2014.
a preprogrammed route, and each system contains three air

vehicles, one GCS and one remote video terminal.
The RQ-11B Raven replaced the RQ-14 Dragon Eye, offering
longer endurance (90 minutes), a larger operating radius (5 to
10 kilometers) and an improved infrared sensor.
Systems have been upgraded to include a Digital Data Link
(DDL) and integration of an advanced gimbaled EO/IR payload
is slated to complete in late 2015. Raven has seen extensive use
in Iraq and Afghanistan by the Marine Corps since 2007.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Honeywell Inc.
RQ-20A PUMA AE
CONTRACTOR: ...........AeroVironment Inc.
U.S. MARINE CORPS
BRIEFING: Part of the SURSS program of record, the RQ-20A

Puma All Environment is a 13.5-pound, battery-powered, handlaunched small unmanned aircraft system providing near realtime, land-based and maritime ISR operations. It can scan an area
360 degrees using a lightweight, EO/IR gimbal camera. It allows
small units the ability to detect IEDs and IED-emplacement
teams. Each system consists of three air vehicles, one GCS and
one remote video terminal. Marine Corps units began using RQ20A Puma systems in 2012.
U.S. MARINE CORPS
RQ-11B RAVEN
RQ-12A WASP IV
BRIEFING: Part of the SURSS program of record, RQ-12A Wasp

IV is a battery-powered, hand-launched small unmanned aircraft system that provides near-real-time ISR to Marine Corps
units. The air vehicle weighs less than 3 pounds. The RQ-12A
uses a DDL and dual EO/IR gimbaled cameras to transmit still
images and full-motion video to the GCS and remote video terminal. This capability enables operators to navigate, search for
targets, recognize terrain and record all information for analysis.
The RQ-12A is an all-environment system suited for amphibious operations.
The RQ-12A flies either under manual operator control or via
a preprogrammed route, and each system contains two air vehicles, one GCS and one remote video terminal. The Wasp IV has
been in use by Marine Corps special operations units since 2012.
R Q - 1 6 B T- H A W K
BRIEFING: The RQ-16B T-Hawk is a self-contained, manportable, line-of-sight ISR small unmanned aircraft system.
Using vertical takeoff and landing, the aircraft is flown either
under manual operator control or via a preprogrammed route
that employs a gasoline engine to power a ducted fan and uses
the Global Positioning System for guidance. The system,
equipped with EO/IR cameras, weighs less than 20 pounds and
transmits still images and full-motion video to a GCS. Each sys130
SCANEAGLE
BRIEFING: The ScanEagle is a small, rail-launched, fixed-wing

unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that has served as an interim
UAS for Marines since 2004 and the Navy since 2005. It has been
used in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Arabian Sea and in other areas. It
is equipped with an electro-optical or infrared sensor. Most
ScanEagles are owned and operated for deployed units by contractor personnel from Boeing and Insitu, which is a Boeing subsidiary, although some ScanEagles have been procured for the
Navys special operations forces for operation from the MK V
special warfare boat.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Insitu Inc.
AEROSONDE
BRIEFING: The Aersonde is a small, rail-launched, fixed-wing

UAS that is serving as an interim solution for the Navy as part of
an ISR services contract. It currently is being used in Afghanistan
to support combat operations being conducted by the Marine
Corps and Air Force. Aerosonde UASs are owned and operated
for deployed units by contractor personnel from Textron Systems
Unmanned Systems. It is equipped with a combined electrooptical, infrared sensor coupled with a laser pointer/
laser rangefinder.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Textron Systems Unmanned Systems (formerly
AAI Corp.)
RQ-21A BLACKJACK
BRIEFING: The RQ-21A Blackjack, a larger twin-tailed followon to the ScanEagle, was selected in 2010 for procurement by
the Navy and Marine Corps to fill the requirement for a small
tactical UAS. An RQ-21A system consists of five air vehicles,
two GCSs and multimission payloads that will provide ISR and

CONTRACTOR: ...........Textron Systems Unmanned Systems
U.S. MARINE CORPS
CONTRACTOR: ...........Insitu Inc.
U.S. NAVY
RQ-7B SHADOW
RQ-21A BLACKJACK
RQ-7B SHADOW
BRIEFING: The RQ-7B Shadow Tactical UAS consists of three

aircraft plus a spare, two GCSs with state-of-the-art data link terminals and automatic landing systems, one portable GCS, an
aircraft transport with hydraulic launcher and landing arresting
gear, four remote video terminals and equipment transports in
its basic configuration. Primarily designed for day or night
reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and battle damage assessment, the Shadow system provides laser designation
capability and robust intelligence to ground troops and commanders by employing an EO/IR sensor. The RQ-7B Shadow air
vehicles also are capable of providing communication relay to
supported ground forces.
K - M A X C A R G O R E S U P P LY U A S
BRIEFING: The Cargo Resupply UAS (CRUAS) consists of a

single system based on two unmanned K-MAX helicopters,
Main Operating Base and Forward Operating Base Ground
Control Stations, and associated ground support equipment and
spares. The Marine Corps conducted evaluations the K-MAX to
fill an urgent requirement for an unmanned ability to
deliver/retrograde cargo to forward operating bases while avoiding the use of convoys over dangerous routes. In November
2011, the Marine Corps deployed CRUAS as a governmentowned, contractor-operated system with VMU-1 to Afghanistan
for a six-month evaluation in combat conditions. The deployment was extended through May 2014. The two K-MAX aircraft,
along with the rest of the system, are in storage pending a decision to use the system in support of further Cargo UAS experimentation and concept of operations development.
CONTRACTORS: .........Lockheed Martin Corp., Kaman Corp.
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The RQ-7B Shadow is launched from a pneumatic catapult

that can be erected in less than 30 minutes. The system uses an
automated landing system to pilot the vehicle from a loiter pattern to landing on an area roughly the size of a football field.
Arresting gear is used to stop the vehicle via a tailhook on the aircraft after touchdown. The legacy Shadow systems have a payload
capacity of 65 pounds and can patrol for up to six hours.
The first Marine Shadow system was delivered to Marine
Unmanned Vehicle Squadron 1 in 2007, with the final system
delivered in 2012. The RQ-7B Shadow was deployed in support
of U.S. and allied operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. All Marine
Corps Shadow systems have been withdrawn from those theaters of operation.
The Marine Corps is currently upgrading the systems to the
Tactical Common Data Link configuration, which includes
more secure data and video transmission, air vehicle modifications for improved endurance and a transition from analog GCS
to digital universal GCS.
communications relay for up to 12 hours per day continuously

with a short surge capability for 24 hours a day. Payloads
include day/night full-motion video cameras, infrared marker,
laser rangefinder, communications relay package and Automatic
Identification System receivers. Ancillary equipment includes
launch/recovery mechanisms, tactical communications equipment and spares. The fully autonomous launch and recovery
system will require minimal space for takeoff and recovery from
an unimproved expeditionary/urban environment, as well as
from the decks of Navy ships.
The Marine Corps requirement is 32 RQ-21A systems, and
the Navy requirement is 25 systems for shipboard, special warfare and expeditionary missions. In July 2010, the Navy awarded a contract for the design, development, integration and test
of the RQ-21A. The Marine Corps exercised an early operational
capability option and took delivery in late 2011 of two systems.
The RQ-21A completed its first shipboard flight in February
2013 from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde.
The first low-rate initial production (LRIP) lot was delivered
December 2013. Initial Operational Test & Evaluation began
January 2014 and was scheduled for completion before end of
2014. LRIP II was delivered September 2014. IOC is slated for
early 2015. The early operational capability system completed
its first land-based operational deployment to Afghanistan in
September 2014. The RQ-21A will be deployed by Marine
unmanned air vehicle squadrons.
U.S. COAST
GUARD
of Defense and serves as a maritime military and law enforcement force within the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
According to Title 14, U.S. Code, the
Coast Guard is responsible 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
interdiction, licensing mariners, monitoring shipping within the United States and
ensuring navigability of U.S. waterways.
In 2014, the Coast Guard maintained
an active-duty force of around 41,700, a
Reserve force of 7,800 and a cadre of
8,300 civilian employees. The Coast
Guard Auxiliary comprises 31,000 volunteers who support boating safety,
marine environmental protection and
search-and-rescue missions.
The U.S. Coast Guard saw a change in
leadership as ADM Paul F. Zukunft took
over as commandant from ADM Robert
J. Papp Jr., who retired in May. Zukunfts
priorities for the force during his fouryear tenure include aligning Coast Guard
strategies with DHS priorities to advance
national interests and continue to invest
in the 21st century fleet.
The Coast Guard now is more than a
third of the way through the largest
recapitalization in its history after reaching several milestones in fiscal 2014. The
biggest came when it received full funding for the eighth and final National
Security Cutter (NSC), thus meeting its
program of record goal.
The service continued implementing
the Fast Response Cutter into the fleet
while moving along with pre-acquisition
work for the Offshore Patrol Cutter.
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only one residing outside the Department
LT Michael Angeli, a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules pilot,
and his crew search the Bering Sea for missing crew members from the South
Korean fishing vessel 501 Oryong Dec. 5, 2014. The trawler sank Dec. 1 with
at least 60 people aboard.
sized military transport aircraft over the

summer as a result of President Barack
Obama signing off on the National Defense
Authorization Act for 2014, which called
for the sea service to get 14 C-27Js.
In fiscal 2014, the service continued
working closely with U.S. Southern
Command on strategic objectives, mutual
priorities and opportunities for collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean
while also transitioning to the Middle
Response stage of cleanup efforts for the
2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The Coast Guard also used the NSC

Waesche during the annual Operation Arctic Shield mission to assist in exercises designed to improve readiness in the region.
The Coast Guard also was responsible
for fisheries-enforcement and safety operations that help support the U.S. domestic
fisheries $24 billion-per-year industry.
The Obama administration last year
requested $9.79 billion for the service for
fiscal 2015, including $1.08 billion
for acquisition, construction and improvements.
COAST GUARD CUTTERS
COAST GUARD CUTTERS
N AT I O N A L S E C U R I T Y C U T T E R ( W M S L )
BRIEFING: The large cutters of the 378-foot Secretary class

formed the mainstay of the Coast Guard from the 1970s into the
2010s. Twelve were built, seven remain in service. The vessels
high-endurance capabilities enable them to conduct long-range
operations and serve as command platforms in support of a variety of missions, particularly maritime security. Due to their age,
maintenance and upkeep of these vessels has become an increasing problem in recent years, and they now are being replaced by
the Legend-class National Security Cutters (NSCs). Hamilton
and Chase were decommissioned in 2011 and transferred to the
Philippines and Nigeria, respectively. Dallas and Jarvis were
decommissioned in 2012 and transferred to the Philippines and
Bangladesh, respectively. Gallatin was decommissioned in March
2014 and has since been transferred to the Nigerian Navy. Rush
will be decommissioned in March 2015.
Secretary Class
LENGTH:......................378 feet
BEAM: ..........................43 feet
SPEED:.........................29 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 diesel engines, 7,000 bhp, 2 gas turbines,
2 controllable-pitch propellers
ARMAMENT: ................1 Mk75 76mm gun, 2 Mk38 25mm guns,
1 Phalanx MK 15 Close-In Weapons System
(CIWS), 2 .50-caliber machine guns
AIRCRAFT: ...................1 H-65 helicopter
COMPLEMENT: ............162
BUILDER: .....................Avondale Shipyards
Legend Class
LENGTH:......................418 feet
BEAM: ..........................54 feet
SPEED:.........................28 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........1 gas-turbine engine, 2 diesel engines
RANGE:........................12,000 nautical miles at economical speed
ARMAMENT: ................1 Mk110 57mm gun, 1 Phalanx MK 15 CIWS,
4 M2 .50-caliber machine guns
AIRCRAFT: ...................2 MH-65 or 1 MH-60 helicopter or 2
unmanned aerial vehicles
COMPLEMENT: ............122
BUILDERS: ....................Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding
Homeport
Mellon............................................................Seattle, Wash.
Boutwell.....................................................San Diego, Calif.
Sherman ....................................................San Diego, Calif.
Morgenthau ...............................................Honolulu, Hawaii
Rush..........................................................Honolulu, Hawaii
Munro ..........................................................Kodiak, Alaska
Midgett..........................................................Seattle, Wash.
Homeport
WMSL
WMSL
WMSL
WMSL
WMSL
WMSL
WMSL
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SHERMAN
SECRETARY CLASS, RIGHT, WITH USS INGRAHAM
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753
754
755
756
757
Bertholf .......................................................Alameda, Calif.

Waesche ......................................................Alameda, Calif.
Stratton .......................................................Alameda, Calif.
Hamilton.....................................................Charleston, S.C.
James (under construction) .............future: Charleston, S.C.
Munro (under construction) ...............future: Alameda, Calif.
Kimball (under construction)............future: Honolulu, Hawaii
Midgett (planned)............................future: Honolulu, Hawaii
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES
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BRIEFING: The 418-foot Legend class is the most technologically advanced ship design the Coast Guard has ever owned. The
ships feature modern command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR)
systems, including the SPQ-9B fire-control radar, Mk46 electrooptical infrared sensor and SLQ-32 electronic warfare system.
The main armament is the Mk110 57mm gun, also installed on
the Navys littoral combat ship. The new cutters are able to
launch and recover helicopters up to the size of the H-60. They
feature a stern ramp to launch and recover two classes of rigidhull inflatable (RHIB) cutter boats that deploy with the NSC: the
35-foot Long-Range Interceptor II (LRI-II) and 26-foot Cutter
Boat Over-the-Horizon IV (CB-OTH-IV). The NSC can carry a
total of three boats: one LRI-II and two CB-OTH-IVs.
The first NSC, Bertholf, was commissioned Aug. 4, 2008, and
completed its first extended operations in 2009. It was followed
by Waesche, commissioned May 7, 2010; Stratton, commissioned March 31, 2012; and Hamilton, commissioned Dec. 6,
2014. The fifth NSC, James, was christened on Aug. 16, 2014,
and is scheduled for delivery in mid-2015. Munro and Kimball
are in the early stages of construction, and Midgett, the eighth
NSC, has been requested in the fiscal 2015 budget.
HIGH-ENDURANCE CUTTER (WHEC)
COAST GUARD CUTTERS

BEAM: ..........................34 feet
SPEED:.........................18 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 diesels, 2 shafts, 5,000 bhp
ARMAMENT: ................1 Mk38 25mm machine gun, 2 .50-caliber
machine guns
AIRCRAFT: ...................1 MH-65 helicopter
COMPLEMENT: ............77
BUILDERS: .....................WMECs 615-17, Todd Shipyards; 618, Christy
Corp.; 621-627, American Shipbuilding; 619, 620,
628, 629, 630, Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore
MEDIUM-ENDURANCE CUTTER (WMEC)
BRIEFING: The 13 270-foot Famous-class and 14 210-foot

Reliance-class cutters form the two primary classes of WMECs.
One unique WMEC, Alex Haley, is in service in Alaska. Like the
High-Endurance Cutters, they support a variety of missions.
The Famous-class cutters, which began entering service in
1983, are equipped with a shipboard command-and-control system that permits maximum operational effectiveness with
reduced crews. They are fitted with a modern weapons and sensor suite and can support and hangar one H-65 helicopter.
These ships also can land H-60 helicopters. The Reliance-class
cutters do not have hangars, but each can support one H-65 helicopter. Both the Reliance and Famous classes recently completed a Mission Effectiveness Project (MEP) at the Coast Guard
Yard to replace obsolete equipment and systems.
Homeport
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Reliance .........................................................Kittery, Maine

Diligence ....................................................Wilmington, N.C.
Vigilant .................................................Port Canaveral, Fla.
Active ..................................................Port Angeles, Wash.
Confidence ..........................................Port Canaveral, Fla.
Resolute ...............................................St. Petersburg, Fla.
Valiant ............................................................Mayport, Fla.
Steadfast ...................................................Warrenton, Ore.
Dauntless .................................................Galveston, Texas
Venturous .............................................St. Petersburg, Fla.
Dependable .................................................Cape May, N.J.
(to Little Creek, Va., in Aug. 2015)
WMEC 627 Vigorous.....................................................Little Creek, Va.
WMEC 629 Decisive...................................................Pascagoula, Miss.
WMEC 630 Alert ...........................................................Warrenton, Ore.

LENGTH:......................270 feet
BEAM: ..........................38 feet
SPEED:.........................19.5 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 diesels, 2 shafts, 7,300 bhp
ARMAMENT: ................1 Mk75 76mm gun, 2 .50-caliber machine
guns, 2 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard
Countermeasures launchers
AIRCRAFT: ...................1 MH-65 or MH-60 helicopter
COMPLEMENT: ............100
BUILDERS:...................WMECs 901-904, Tacoma Boatbuilding Co.;
905-913, R.E. Derecktor Shipyards
Homeport
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902
903
904
905
906
907
908
909
910
911
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Bear...........................................................Portsmouth, Va.
Tampa........................................................Portsmouth, Va.
Harriet Lane ..............................................Portsmouth, Va.
Northland ...................................................Portsmouth, Va.
Spencer ........................................................Boston, Mass.
Seneca .........................................................Boston, Mass.
Escanaba ......................................................Boston, Mass.
Tahoma ..........................................................Kittery, Maine
Campbell........................................................Kittery, Maine
Thetis ...........................................................Key West, Fla.
Forward .....................................................Portsmouth, Va.
Legare .......................................................Portsmouth, Va.
Mohawk........................................................Key West, Fla.
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WMEC
WMEC
WMEC
WMEC
WMEC
WMEC
WMEC
WMEC
WMEC
WMEC
ALERT
RELIANCE CLASS
Alex Haley
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Famous Class
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616
617
618
619
620
621
623
624
625
626
FORWARD
FAMOUS CLASS

LENGTH:......................282 feet
BEAM: ..........................50 feet
SPEED:.........................16 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........4 Caterpillar diesels, 2 shafts/controllable pitch
propellers (CPPs), bow thruster
ARMAMENT: ................2 Mk38 25mm machine guns, 2 .50-caliber
machine guns
AIRCRAFT: ...................1 MH-65 or MH-60 helicopter
COMPLEMENT: ............99
CONVERSION: .............Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore
Reliance Class
LENGTH:......................210.5 feet
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WMEC 39 Alex Haley......................................................Kodiak, Alaska
COAST GUARD CUTTERS

Homeport
O F F S H O R E P AT R O L C U T T E R ( W M S M )
WAGB 10 Polar Star........................................................Seattle, Wash.

WAGB 11 Polar Sea ........................................................Seattle, Wash.
BRIEFING: The Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) is planned to

replace the current fleet of WMECs, which are between 30 and
50 years old. On Feb. 11, 2014, the Coast Guard awarded firm
fixed-price contracts for preliminary and contract design of the
OPC to three shipyards: Bollinger Shipyards Lockport LLC
(Lockport, La.), Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (Panama City,
Fla.), and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine).
Each contractor is working on an 18-month process to mature
their respective designs and submit hundreds of deliverables in
advance of the Coast Guards potential selection of one contractor to continue with detail design and construction of the first
OPC. The service plans to acquire 25 OPCs.
Healy
LENGTH:......................420 feet
BEAM: ..........................82 feet
SPEED:.........................17 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........4 diesels, 2 shafts, AC/AC drive, 30,000 shp
DESIGNED ICEBREAKING
CAPABILITY: ................4.5 feet at 3 knots continuous
RANGE:........................16,000 miles
ARMAMENT: ................small arms
AIRCRAFT: ...................2 H-65 helicopters or 1 H-60 and 1 H-65
COMPLEMENT: ............81 Coast Guard and up to 45 science
research crew
BUILDER: .....................General Dynamics Avondale Industries
POLAR ICEBREAKERS (WAGB)

Homeport
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, the largest cutter in the Coast Guard inventory,
began operations during summer 2000 and is configured to support research operations. The Coast Guard is conducting
requirements generation and preliminary acquisition tasks for a
heavy icebreaker to replace Polar Star and Polar Sea.
WAGB 20 Healy ..............................................................Seattle, Wash.
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LENGTH:......................399 feet
BEAM: ..........................83.5 feet
SPEED:.........................20 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........3 gas turbines, 6 diesels, 3 shafts, 60,600 shp
CAPABILITY: ................6 feet at 3 knots continuous; 21 feet backing
and ramming
RANGE:........................28,000 miles
ARMAMENT: ................small arms
AIRCRAFT: ...................2 H-65 or H-60 helicopters
COMPLEMENT: ............134 Coast Guard and up to 35 science
research crew
BUILDER: .....................Lockheed Shipbuilding Co.
HEALY
F A S T- R E S P O N S E C U T T E R S ( W P C )
U.S. COAST GUARD
POLAR STAR
POLAR CLASS
U.S. COAST GUARD
Polar Class
BRIEFING: The 154-foot Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters

(FRCs) are designed to operate independently to conduct missions such as security for ports, waterways and coastal areas,
fishery patrols, drug and illegal migrant law enforcement,
search-and-rescue and national-defense operations. The cutters
replace 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.
As of September 2014, six contract options have been awarded to bring the total number of FRCs under contract with
Bollinger to 32.
The first FRC, Bernard C. Webber, was delivered in February
2012. As of November 2014, the Coast Guard has taken delivery of 10 FRCs, with an 11th scheduled to occur before the end
of the calendar year. The first 18 cutters are being assigned to
homeports in Florida and Puerto Rico.
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class patrol boats are planned to be decommissioned as the Coast

Guard receives delivery of the new Sentinel-class FRCs. Four patrol
boats were decommissioned in March 2014 and eight are scheduled
to be decommissioned in fiscal year 2015. Separately, eight Islandclass cutters were permanently decommissioned in 2007.
The 87-foot Marine Protector class features an integrated
electronic bridge system and a stern-launched rigid inflatable
boat for safer, more rapid deployment of boarding crews. Four
were built specifically to protect Navy ballistic-missile submarines while they are in transit in and out of Kings Bay, Ga.,
and Bangor, Wash. Production was completed in 2009.
Sentinel Class
DISPLACEMENT: .........353 metric tons full load
LENGTH:......................153.5 feet
BEAM: ..........................25.4 feet
SPEED:.........................28+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 MTU diesel engines, bow thruster
ARMAMENT: ................1 Mk38 Mod 2 25mm gun, 4 M2 .50-caliber
machine guns
AIRCRAFT: ...................none
COMPLEMENT: ............24
BUILDER: .....................Bollinger Shipyards Inc.
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LENGTH:......................110 feet
BEAM: ..........................21 feet
SPEED:.........................29.5+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........hulls 1301-1337, 2 Paxman Valenta diesel
engines; hulls 1338-1349, Caterpillar 3516
diesel engines
ARMAMENT: ................1 Mk38 25mm machine gun, 2 .50-caliber
machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............17
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Island Class
1101 Bernard C. Webber ...........................................Miami Beach, Fla.

1102 Richard Etheridge .............................................Miami Beach, Fla.
1103 William Flores .....................................................Miami Beach, Fla.
1104 Robert Yered.....................................................Miami Beach, Fla.
1105 Margaret Norvell ...............................................Miami Beach, Fla.
1106 Paul Clark..........................................................Miami Beach, Fla.
1107 Charles David Jr. ....................................................Key West, Fla.
1108 Charles Sexton.......................................................Key West, Fla.
1109 Kathleen Moore ......................................................Key West, Fla.
1110 Raymond Evans.....................................................Key West, Fla.
1111 William Trump ..........................................................Key West, Fla.
1112 Isaac Mayo (under construction) ................future: Key West, Fla.
1113 Richard Dixon (under construction)............future: San Juan, P.R.
1114 Heriberto Hernandez (under construction).........................future:
San Juan, P.R.
1115 Joseph Napier (under construction) ...........future: San Juan, P.R.
1116 William Griesser (under construction) ..........future: San Juan, P.R.
1117 Richard Patterson (under construction) .....future: San Juan, P.R.
1118 Joseph Tezanos (under construction).........future: San Juan, P.R.
1119 Rollin Fritch ....................................................(under construction)
1120 Lawrence Lawson.........................................(under construction)
1121 John McCormick............................................(under construction)
1122 Bailey Barco ...................................................................(ordered)
1123 Benjamin Dailey ..............................................................(ordered)
1124 Donald Horsley ...............................................................(ordered)
1125 Jacob Poroo....................................................................(ordered)
ROBERT YERED
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Farallon .........................................................San Juan, P.R.

Maui..........................................................Manama, Bahrain
Ocracoke ..........................................South Portland, Maine
Aquidneck ................................................Manama, Bahrain
Mustang ......................................................Seward, Alaska
Naushon ..................................................Ketchikan, Alaska
Sanibel ...................................................Woods Hole, Mass.
Edisto.........................................................San Diego, Calif.
Sapelo ..........................................................San Juan, P.R.
Matinicus.......................................................San Juan, P.R.
Nantucket............................................Atlantic Beach, N.C.
Baranof ....................................................Manama, Bahrain
Chandeleur ..............................................Ketchikan, Alaska
Cushing.........................................................San Juan, P.R.
Cuttyhunk .............................................Port Angeles, Wash.
Drummond ....................................................San Juan, P.R.
Key Largo.....................................................San Juan, P.R.
Monomoy ..................................................Manama, Bahrain
Orcas ...........................................................Coos Bay, Ore.
Sitkinak ..........................................................Bayonne, N.J.
Tybee .....................................................Woods Hole, Mass.
Washington ............................................Apra Harbor, Guam
Wrangell ....................................................Manama, Bahrain
Adak.........................................................Manama, Bahrain
Liberty .....................................................Auke Bay, Alaska
SENTINEL CLASS
P AT R O L B O AT S ( W P B )
BRIEFING: Patrol boats support a variety of Coast Guard missions. The 110-foot Island-class cutters are high-speed vessels
with a range of nearly 3,300 nautical miles, capable of interdicting maritime drug smugglers. Six units operate in the Persian
Gulf in support of U.S. Central Command operations.
Seventeen Island-class patrol boats underwent a MEP at the
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Homeport
SANIBEL
ISLAND CLASS
COAST GUARD CUTTERS

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Anacapa.................................................Petersburg, Alaska
Kiska .................................................................Hilo, Hawaii
Assateague ...........................................Apra Harbor, Guam
Grand Isle .................................................Gloucester, Mass.
Key Biscayne ................................................Key West, Fla.
Kodiak Island .......................................Atlantic Beach, N.C.
Long Island ...................................................Valdez, Alaska
Roanoke Island ..............................................Homer, Alaska
Knight Island .................................................Key West, Fla.
Galveston Island .........................................Honolulu, Hawaii
Marine Protector Class

LENGTH:......................87 feet
BEAM: ..........................19 feet
SPEED:.........................25 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 MTU 8V diesel engines
COMPLEMENT: ............12
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87362
87363
87364
87365
87366
87367
87368
87369
87370
87371
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Sailfish ...................................................Sandy Hook, N.J.

Sawfish .......................................................Key West, Fla.
Swordfish ...........................................Port Angeles, Wash.
Tiger Shark...................................................Newport, R.I.
Blue Shark ..................................................Everett, Wash.
Sea Horse ................................................Portsmouth, Va.
Sea Otter .................................................San Diego, Calif.
Manatee ...........................................Corpus Christi, Texas
Ahi ...........................................................Honolulu, Hawaii
Pike ...................................................San Francisco, Calif.
Terrapin..................................................Bellingham, Wash.
Sea Dragon* ...............................................Kings Bay, Ga.
Sea Devil* ....................................................Bangor, Wash.
Crocodile.............................................St. Petersburg, Fla.
Diamondback .........................................Miami Beach, Fla.
Reef Shark .................................................San Juan, P.R.
Alligator ...............................................St. Petersburg, Fla.
Sea Dog* ....................................................Kings Bay, Ga.
Sea Fox*......................................................Bangor, Wash.
*Navy-owned, Coast Guard-operated
Homeport
Barracuda .....................................................Eureka, Calif.
Hammerhead ........................................Woods Hole, Mass.
Mako ..........................................................Cape May, N.J.
Marlin .............................................Fort Myers Beach, Fla.
Stingray ...........................................................Mobile, Ala.
Dorado ................................................Crescent City, Calif.
Osprey ............................................Port Townsend, Wash.
Chinook ..............................................New London, Conn.
Albacore ...................................................Little Creek, Va.
Tarpon ....................................................Tybee Island, Ga.
Cobia ...............................................................Mobile, Ala.
Hawksbill ...................................................Monterey, Calif.
Cormorant ................................................Fort Pierce, Fla.
Finback ......................................................Cape May, N.J.
Amberjack .............................................Port Isabel, Texas
Kittiwake.......................................................Lihue, Hawaii
Blackfin.............................................Santa Barbara, Calif.
Bluefin ......................................................Fort Pierce, Fla.
Yellowfin ...................................................Charleston, S.C.
Manta........................................................Freeport, Texas
Coho ......................................................Panama City, Fla.
Kingfisher .....................................................Mayport, Fla.
Seahawk ....................................................Carrabelle, Fla.
Steelhead ...........................................Port Aransas, Texas
Beluga ......................................................Little Creek, Va.
Blacktip ........................................................Oxnard, Calif.
Pelican..........................................................Abbeville, La.
Ridley ..........................................................Montauk, N.Y.
Cochito.....................................................Little Creek, Va.
Manowar .................................................Galveston, Texas
Moray......................................................Jonesport, Maine
Razorbill ......................................................Gulfport, Miss.
Adelie..................................................Port Angeles, Wash.
Gannet ..............................................................Dania, Fla.
Narwhal............................................Corona Del Mar, Calif.
Sturgeon .....................................................Grand Isle, La.
Sockeye ................................................Bodega Bay, Calif.
Ibis .............................................................Cape May, N.J.
Pompano.....................................................Gulfport, Miss.
Halibut...............................................Marina del Rey, Calif.
Bonito ........................................................Pensacola, Fla.
Shrike .................................................Port Canaveral, Fla.
Tern ...................................................San Francisco, Calif.
Heron...........................................................Sabine, Texas
Wahoo .................................................Port Angeles, Wash.
Flying Fish ...................................................Boston, Mass.
Haddock ..................................................San Diego, Calif.
Brant ................................................Corpus Christi, Texas
Shearwater...............................................Portsmouth, Va.
Petrel .......................................................San Diego, Calif.
Sea Lion ................................................Bellingham, Wash.
Skipjack ..................................................Galveston, Texas
Dolphin ...................................................Miami Beach, Fla.
Hawk ..................................................St. Petersburg, Fla.
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ALLIGATOR
MARITIME PROTECTOR CLASS
ICEBREAKING TUGS (WTGB)
BRIEFING: The Bay-class multimission cutters are specially

configured for icebreaking on the Great Lakes and along U.S.
coastal waters. They incorporate an advanced hull design and
engineering plant, along with a bubbler hull air-lubrication
system for effective icebreaking and winter flood-relief operations. Missions include maritime safety, protection of natural
resources and maritime security. Two tugs, Bristol Bay and
Mobile Bay, are augmented by 120-foot barges to service navigational aids on the Great Lakes. Morro Bay, long a dual-use training ship on the U.S. East Coast, switched to its new homeport
of Cleveland in June 2013.
Bay Class
LENGTH:......................140 feet
BEAM: ..........................37.5 feet
SPEED:.........................14.7 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel-electric, 1 shaft, 2,500 bhp
CAPABILITY: ................20 inches at 3 knots continuous; 3 feet
backing and ramming
RANGE:........................1,500 nautical miles at full speed; 4,000 at
12 knots; 7,000 at 7 knots
ARMAMENT: ................2 M240 machine guns
COMPLEMENT: ............17; 27 for cutters with barges
BUILDERS:...................WTGBs 101-106, Tacoma Boatbuilding; 107109, Bay City Marine
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WTGB
WTGB
WTGB
WTGB
WTGB
WTGB
WTGB
WTGB
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
S E A G O I N G B U OY T E N D E R S ( W L B )
Katmai Bay ......................................Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Bristol Bay .....................................................Detroit, Mich.
Mobile Bay .............................................Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
Biscayne Bay ............................................St. Ignace, Mich.
Neah Bay ...................................................Cleveland, Ohio
Morro Bay...................................................Cleveland, Ohio
Penobscot Bay ..............................................Bayonne, N.J.
Thunder Bay .............................................Rockland, Maine
Sturgeon Bay ................................................Bayonne, N.J.
BRIEFING: The Juniper-class WLBs are equipped with a single

controllable-pitch propeller as well as bow and stern thrusters,
and incorporate a Global Positioning System- (GPS-) linked
dynamic positioning system that fixes the ships position within a
2-meter accuracy and allows the cutter to approach, maneuver
and automatically maintain position within a radius of 10 meters.
The cutters were built to American Bureau of Shipping standards.
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LENGTH:......................225 feet
BEAM: ..........................46 feet
SPEED:.........................15 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel reduction gear, 1 shaft, 6,200 bhp
CAPABILITY: ................14 inches of freshwater ice at 3 knots;
36 inches backing and ramming
COMPLEMENT: ............48
BUILDER: .....................Manitowoc Corp.
Homeport
THUNDER BAY
BAY CLASS
WLB
WLB
WLB
WLB
WLB
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WLB
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WLB
WLB
WLB
S E A G O I N G B U OY T E N D E R / I C E B R E A K E R
(WLBB)
BRIEFING: Commissioned in 2006, Mackinaw is a state-of-theart, multimission vessel that serves as a buoy tender and icebreaker and conducts law enforcement boardings. Mackinaw
uses Azipod propulsion and is fitted with advanced navigational and shipboard systems.
Great Lakes Class
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212
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Juniper..............................................................Newport, R.I.
Willow ................................................................Newport, R.I.
Kukui............................................................Honolulu, Hawaii
Elm.........................................................Atlantic Beach, N.C.
Walnut ..........................................................Honolulu, Hawaii
Spar ...............................................................Kodiak, Alaska
Maple ................................................................Sitka, Alaska
Aspen.....................................................San Francisco, Calif.
Sycamore.....................................................Cordova, Alaska
Cypress .........................................................Pensacola, Fla.
Oak ..............................................................Charleston, S.C.
Hickory............................................................Homer, Alaska
Fir ......................................................................Astoria, Ore.
Hollyhock ...................................................Port Huron, Mich.
Sequoia ...................................................Apra Harbor, Guam
Alder .................................................................Duluth, Minn.
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LENGTH:......................240 feet
BEAM: ..........................58.6 feet
SPEED:.........................15 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........3 4,200 bhp diesel generators; 2 3,350 kW
Azipod propulsors
CAPABILITY: ................32 inches at 3 knots continuous; 10 feet
backing and ramming
COMPLEMENT: ............55
Homeport
WLBB 30 Mackinaw ..................................................Cheboygan, Mich.
FIR
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JUNIPER CLASS
C O A S TA L B U O Y T E N D E R S ( W L M )
BRIEFING: The 175-foot Keeper-class buoy tenders use a twin

Z-drive system aided by a bow thruster for propulsion. Keeperclass cutters are equipped with a GPS-linked dynamic positioning
system and built to American Bureau of Shipping standards.
COAST GUARD CUTTERS
Keeper Class
U.S. COAST GUARD

LENGTH:......................175 feet
BEAM: ..........................36 feet
SPEED:.........................12 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel reduction gear, twin Z-drive, 2,040 bhp
COMPLEMENT: ............24
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Ida Lewis ..........................................................Newport, R.I.

Katherine Walker ..............................................Bayonne, N.J.
Abbie Burgess .............................................Rockland, Maine
Marcus Hanna.....................................South Portland, Maine
James Rankin..................................................Baltimore, Md.
Joshua Appleby ......................................St. Petersburg, Fla.
Frank Drew ..................................................Portsmouth, Va.
Anthony Petit ............................................Ketchikan, Alaska
Barbara Mabrity...................................................Mobile, Ala.
William Tate ..................................................Philadelphia, Pa.
Harry Claiborne...........................................Galveston, Texas
Maria Bray ..............................................Atlantic Beach, Fla.
Henry Blake....................................................Everett, Wash.
George Cobb ...............................................San Pedro, Calif.
BLUEBELL
100-FOOT CLASS UNDERGOING DOCKSIDE MAINTENANCE
65-Foot Class
Homeport
WLI 65400 Bayberry ....................................................Oak Island, N.C.
WLI 65401 Elderberry ..............................................Petersburg, Alaska
U.S. COAST GUARD
CONSTRUCTION TENDERS (WLIC)
GEORGE COBB
KEEPER CLASS
I N L A N D B U OY T E N D E R S ( W L I )
BRIEFING: These vessels work on inland waterways and are

designed to service floating and fixed aids-to-navigation.
100-Foot Class
LENGTH:......................100 feet
BEAM: ..........................24 feet
SPEED:.........................10.5 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel reduction gear, 2 shafts, 660 bhp
COMPLEMENT: ............15
BUILDERS:...................WLI 313, Birchfield Boiler; WLI 642, Mobile
Ship Repair
BRIEFING: Three classes of construction tenders are in service

for the construction, repair and maintenance of fixed aids-tonavigation. All operate in inland waters. Their equipment
includes pile drivers, cranes and jetting equipment. Smilax,
crowned Queen of the Fleet in 2011, is the oldest cutter in service, having been commissioned in November 1944.
160-Foot Class
LENGTH:......................160 feet
BEAM: ..........................30 feet
SPEED:.........................11 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel, 2 shafts, 1,000 bhp
COMPLEMENT: ............15
BUILDER: .....................Coast Guard Yard Baltimore
Homeport
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801
802
803
Pamlico ......................................................New Orleans, La.

Hudson......................................................Miami Beach, Fla.
Kennebec ....................................................Portsmouth, Va.
Saginaw ..............................................................Mobile, Ala.
100-Foot Class
LENGTH:......................100 feet
BEAM: ..........................24 feet
SPEED:.........................10 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel reduction, 2 shafts, 660 bhp
COMPLEMENT: ............16
BUILDER: .....................Dubuque Boat & Boiler
Homeport
WLI 313 Bluebell ..............................................................Portland, Ore.
WLI 642 Buckthorn.............................................Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Homeport
WLIC 315 Smilax ...................................................Atlantic Beach, N.C.
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LENGTH:......................65 feet
BEAM: ..........................17 feet
SPEED:.........................10 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel reduction, single shaft, 250 bhp
BUILDERS:...................WLI 65400, Reliable Welding Works; WLI
65401, Dubuque Boat & Boiler
COAST GUARD CUTTERS
75-Foot Class
75-Foot Class

LENGTH:......................75 feet
BEAM: ..........................22 feet
SPEED:.........................10 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel, 2 shafts, 750 bhp
COMPLEMENT: ............13
BUILDERS:...................WLIC 75301, 75302, Gibbs Shipyard; 7530375305, McDermott Shipbuilding; 75306,
Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding; 75309, 75310,
Dorchester Shipbuilding

LENGTH:......................75 feet
BEAM: ..........................22 feet
SPEED:.........................10 knots (12 knots for 75500, 75501)
COMPLEMENT: ............13
BUILDERS:...................WLR 75307, Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding;
75401, St. Louis Shipbuilding & Drydock;
75402-75405, Maxon Construction; 7540675409, Halter Marine; 75500, 75501,
Avondale Industries
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75302
75303
75304
75305
75306
75309
75310
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Anvil.........................................................Charleston, S.C.
Hammer .......................................................Mayport, Fla.
Sledge ........................................................Baltimore, Md.
Mallett..............................................Corpus Christi, Texas
Vise ....................................................St. Petersburg, Fla.
Clamp .....................................................Galveston, Texas
Hatchet ..................................................Galveston, Texas
Axe..........................................................Morgan City, La.
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WLR
WLR
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WLR
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R I V E R B U OY T E N D E R S ( W L R )
BRIEFING: The Coast Guards 18 river buoy tenders operate on

Midwestern rivers, deploying aids-to-navigation buoys and day
boards to mark the ever-changing river channels and facilitate
the safe flow of commerce.

LENGTH:......................65 feet
BEAM: ..........................21 feet
SPEED:.........................10 knots
COMPLEMENT: ............12
BUILDERS:...................WLR 65501, 65502, Platzer Shipyard; 6550365506, Gibbs Shipyard
65-Foot Class
LENGTH:......................65 feet
BEAM: ..........................19 feet
SPEED:.........................10 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........1 5,400-hp diesel
BUILDERS:...................WYTLs 65601, 65602, 65604, Gibbs
Shipyard; 65607-65612, Barbour Boat Works;
65614, 65615, Western Boatbuilding
Homeport
65501
65502
65503
65504
65505
65506
Ouachita..............................................Chattanooga, Tenn.
Cimarron ..................................................Buchanan, Tenn.
Obion.........................................................Owensboro, Ky.
Scioto ...........................................................Keokuk, Iowa
Osage..........................................................Sewickley, Pa.
Sangamon...................................................East Peoria, Ill.
Homeport
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WYTL
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65-FOOT CLASS
Wedge ........................................................Demopolis, Ala.

Gasconade ....................................................Omaha, Neb.
Muskingum...................................................Sallisaw, Okla.
Wyaconda ...................................................Dubuque, Iowa
Chippewa ................................................Buchanan, Tenn.
Cheyenne .....................................................St. Louis, Mo.
Kickapoo ..................................................Vicksburg, Miss.
Kanawha....................................................Pine Bluff, Ark.
Patoka ......................................................Greenville, Miss.
Chena............................................................Hickman, Ky.
Kankakee ..................................................Memphis, Tenn.
Greenbrier...................................................Natchez, Miss.
BRIEFING: The primary missions of the Coast Guards small

harbor tugs are domestic icebreaking, port security, search-andrescue and law-enforcement operations on rivers and near-shore
areas. They are capable of breaking ice up to 12 inches thick.
65-Foot Class
WLR
WLR
WLR
WLR
WLR
WLR
75307
75401
75402
75403
75404
75405
75406
75407
75408
75409
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75501
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65602
65604
65607
65608
65609
65610
65611
65612
65614
65615
Capstan .................................................Philadelphia, Pa.

Chock .......................................................Baltimore, Md.
Tackle ....................................................Rockland, Maine
Bridle........................................Southwest Harbor, Maine
Pendant ....................................................Boston, Mass.
Shackle .........................................South Portland, Maine
Hawser ......................................................Bayonne, N.J.
Line ...........................................................Bayonne, N.J.
Wire ........................................................Saugerties, N.Y.
Bollard ...............................................New Haven, Conn.
Cleat ......................................................Philadelphia, Pa.
TRAINING CUTTER (WIX)
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 part of
war reparations from Germany, Eagle arrived at its homeport of
New London, Conn., in 1946 to begin duty as a training ship for
COAST GUARD CUTTERS
the Coast Guard Academy. The barque has a sail area of 21,351
square feet. Eagle, normally based in New London, is in maintenance at Coast Guard Yard Curtis Bay.
Eagle
U.S. COAST GUARD

LENGTH:......................295 feet
BEAM: ..........................39 feet
SPEED:.........................10 knots under power; 16 knots under sail
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel, 1 shaft, 1,000 bhp
RANGE:........................5,450 nautical miles, under power
COMPLEMENT: ............35 permanent crew and up to 150 trainees
BUILDER: .....................Blohm+Voss
Homeport
WIX 327 Eagle ...............................................................Curtis Bay, Md.
47-FOOT MOTOR LIFEBOAT
U.S. COAST GUARD
BRIEFING: The 45-foot RB-Ms have replaced the 41-foot utility boats and more than 40 other boats of various types operating in inland waterways and up to 50 nautical miles offshore.
The twin-diesel RB-Ms can operate in seas up to 12 feet, feature
excellent maneuverability, and are equipped with a modern navigation system and mounts for light machine guns. The first RBM was delivered to Coast Guard Station Little Creek, Va., in
April 2008. As of October 2014, 167 RB-Ms had been delivered.
45-Foot Response Boat-Medium
EAGLE
DISPLACEMENT: .........18.35 tons

LENGTH:......................44.6 feet
BEAM: ..........................14.8 feet
SPEED:.........................40+ 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
BUILDER: .....................Marinette Marine/Kvichak Marine Industries
B O AT S
The Coast Guard operates approximately 1,680 boats, including
all vessels under 65 feet in length that operate near shore, on
inland waterways or are carried by cutters. Some of the more
numerous or prominent types are listed below.
M O T O R L I F E B O AT ( M L B )
BRIEFING: The 47-foot MLB is the Coast Guards standard heavy

weather and surf search-and-rescue platform. The MLB is built to
withstand the most severe sea conditions, being self-bailing, selfrighting and almost unsinkable. MLBs are capable of operations in
30-foot seas, 20-foot breaking surf and 50-knot winds. There are
117 47-foot MLBs in the Coast Guard inventory. The service also
operates four 52-foot Special Purpose Craft-Heavy Weather boats.
DISPLACEMENT: .........approx. 20 tons, full load

LENGTH:......................47.9 feet
BEAM: ..........................14.4 feet
SPEED:.........................25 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Detroit Diesel electronically controlled 6V92
diesel engines, 870 bhp
ARMAMENT: ................1 mount for a M240 machine gun
BUILDER: .....................Textron Marine Systems
U.S. COAST GUARD
47-Foot Motor Lifeboat
RESPONSE BOAT-MEDIUM
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R E S P O N S E B O AT- M E D I U M ( R B - M )
COAST GUARD CUTTERS
T R A N S P O R TA B L E P O R T S E C U R I T Y
B O AT ( T P S B )
R E S P O N S E B O AT- S M A L L I I ( R B - S I I )
BRIEFING: As the first-generation RB-S reached the end of its 10year service life, the Coast Guard is procuring the RB-S II from
Metal Shark Aluminum Boats. The Coast Guard has taken delivery of 106 RB-S IIs and 159 were on order as of October 2014.
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
personnel. The Coast Guards TPSB inventory is 52 boats.
29-Foot Response Boat-Small (Gen-II)

DISPLACEMENT ..........8,300 pounds
LENGTH.......................28.5 feet
SPEED:.........................46 knots
ARMAMENT: ................2 machine gun mounts
BUILDER: .....................Metal Shark Aluminum Boats
32-Foot Transportable Port Security Boat

LENGTH:......................32.5 feet
BEAM: ..........................8.2 feet
SPEED:.........................43+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Yanmar 6V diesel inboard engines, 630 hp
BUILDER: .....................Kvichak Marine Industries
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard originally developed the 25-foot

Defender-class RB-S, featuring an enclosed cabin, as a replacement for 300 nonstandard shore-based boats. Since their introduction into service in fall 2003, the craft have become the
Coast Guards primary port security surface asset for stations
and maritime safety and security teams. The boat features an
elongated cabin and shock-mitigating seats. The Coast Guards
inventory of RB-S is 268.
U.S. COAST GUARD
25-Foot Defender-class Response Boat-Small

LENGTH:......................24.6 feet
BEAM: ..........................8.5 feet
SPEED:.........................46 knots
RESPONSE BOAT-SMALL II
C U T T E R B O AT O V E R - T H E - H O R I Z O N
(CB-OTH)
BRIEFING: The 24-foot CB-OTH is an RHIB that can be

launched from a cutter to observe, identify, track, pursue and
prosecute go-fasts well in advance of the cutter being detected. It replaced the RHIBs deployed for high-speed pursuits since
1998. There are two versions with a fiberglass (MK-II) or aluminum (MK-III) hull. There are 17 MK-IIs and 52 MK-IIIs in
the Coast Guard inventory.
24-Foot Cutter Boat Over-the-Horizon
U.S. COAST GUARD
U.S. COAST GUARD
R E S P O N S E B O AT- S M A L L ( R B - S )

LENGTH:......................24.75 feet
BEAM: ..........................9 feet
SPEED:.........................42+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........1 Yanmar diesel engine, 318 hp
ARMAMENT: ................1 mount for M240 machine gun
COMPLEMENT: ............up to 5
BUILDER: .....................Zodiac North America/Zodiac Hurricane
Technologies
RESPONSE BOAT-SMALL
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COAST GUARD CUTTERS
C U T T E R B O AT O V E R - T H E - H O R I Z O N
IV (CB-OTH IV)
LONG RANGE INTERCEPTOR II (LRI II)
BRIEFING: The LRI-II is a long range cutter boat that provides

high-speed interdiction and law enforcement capabilities to
expand the mission reach of the NSC. It features increased passenger carrying capability, improved dynamic stability and higher speeds. The Coast Guard contracted with builder MetalCraft
Marine in June 2012 and plans to acquire up to 10 LRI-IIs; each
NSC will carry one LRI-II. The first LRI-II was delivered in
February 2013. As of October 2014, the Coast Guard had
ordered six LRI-IIs and received delivery of two boats.
BRIEFING: The 26-foot CB-OTH MK-IV is being deployed on

the NSC and FRC. In July 2012, a CB-OTH MK-IV model was
chosen for additional production from among four builders that
participated in a boat off, used to demonstrate the capabilities
of each design. Twenty-three have been delivered by October
2014, and the Coast Guard has ordered 29 CB-OTH MK-IVs.
26-Foot Cutter Boat Over-the-Horizon IV
LENGTH:......................26 feet
SPEED:.........................42 knots
BUILDER: .....................SAFE Boats International LLC
35-Foot Long Range Interceptor (MK-II)

LENGTH:......................35 feet
BEAM: ..........................11.3 feet
SPEED:.........................38+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Cummins QSB 6.7 diesel engines, 480 hp;
2 ultraJet 305 waterjets
BUILDER: .....................MetalCraft Marine and Brunswick Commercial
& Government Products
U.S. COAST GUARD
BRIEFING: The SPC-SV escorts high-value Navy ships to and

from port. With 10 shock-mitigating seats in the pilothouse, a
mess deck and berthing for five, the SPC-SV has sufficient room
for two separate crews, allowing for extended operation. A
remote-controlled weapon on the bow and extensive ballistic
protection allow the SPC-SV to be particularly well-suited for
establishing and maintaining security zones. The Navy procured
12 SPC-SVs, which entered service in 2009 and are operated by
Coast Guard crews at Maritime Force Protection Units.
CUTTER BOAT OVER-THE-HORIZON IV
64-Foot Special Purpose Craft-Screening Vessel

LENGTH:......................64 feet
BEAM: ..........................21.7 feet
SPEED:.........................30+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 MTU diesel engines driving Hamilton waterjets; 2,720 hp
ARMAMENT: ................1 remotely operated machine gun
BUILDER: .....................Gladding-Hearn/Duclos
C U T T E R B O AT- L A R G E ( C B - L )
C U T T E R B O AT- M E D I U M ( C B - M )
BRIEFING: Cutter boats, deployed onboard large cutters, are

RHIBs used to transport boarding teams, interdict migrants,
respond to environmental disasters, pursue drug-trafficking gofast boats and service navigational aids. Seven have been sent to
the Coast Guard Patrol Force Southwest Asia.
The first 24-foot CB-L, built by Aluminum Chambered Boats
(ACB), was delivered in September 2007. All 36 have subsequently been delivered. In addition, the service operates 22-foot
CB-Ls built by Zodiac and 19-foot CB-Ls built by Avon
Inflatables. CB-Ms are deployed on 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boats.
DISPLACEMENT: .........3,820 pounds/3,500 pounds

LENGTH:......................24 feet/18.7 feet
BEAM: ..........................8.8 feet/7.5 feet
SPEED:.........................30+ knots
RANGE:........................110 nautical miles at 20 knots/225 nautical
miles at 22 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........1 diesel engine, 230 hp/200 hp
ARMAMENT: ................1 mount for M240 machine gun
COMPLEMENT: ............up to 5/3
BUILDERS:...................Aluminum Chambered Boats, Zodiac North
America
U.S. NAVY
24-Foot Cutter Boat-Large (ACB)/18-Foot Cutter

Boat-Medium (Zodiac)
SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT-SCREENING VESSEL
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U.S. COAST GUARD
S P E C I A L P U R P O S E C R A F T- S C R E E N I N G
VESSEL (SPC-SV)
COAST GUARD CUTTERS
S P E C I A L P U R P O S E C R A F T- H E A V Y
W E AT H E R C R A F T ( S P C - H W X )
S P E C I A L P U R P O S E C R A F T- B O A R D I N G
T E A M D E L I V E RY ( S P C - B T D )
BRIEFING: The 52-foot steel-hulled SPC-HWX entered service

in 1956 and conducts offshore rescue under the most severe sea
and surf conditions. The boat is capable of transporting 40 survivors. Four boats are located at stations along the Pacific
Northwest. The oldest Coast Guard boats in operation, the SPCHWXs are the only named Coast Guard vessels under 65 feet:
Intrepid, Victory, Triumph II and Invincible II.
BRIEFING: The SPC-BTD is an RHIB that can carry an armed

boarding party and crew up to 100 miles offshore at speeds
approaching 50 knots in up to 12-foot seas. Two were delivered
in 2010 to the Maritime Security Response Team in Chesapeake, Va.
Special Purpose Craft-Heavy Weather Craft

LENGTH:......................52 feet
BEAM: ..........................14.6 feet
SPEED:.........................11 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 GM 6-71 diesel engines, 340 bhp
BUILDER: .....................Coast Guard Yard Curtis Bay
36-Foot Special Purpose Craft-Board Team Delivery

LENGTH:......................36 feet
BEAM: ..........................10 feet
SPEED:.........................50+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........3 300 hp Mercury Verado outboard engines
COMPLEMENT: ............3 crew and 12 boarding team members
BUILDER: .....................Zodiac International
U.S. COAST GUARD
S P E C I A L P U R P O S E C R A F T- S H A L L O W
W AT E R ( S P C - S W )
S P E C I A L P U R P O S E C R A F T- N E A R
S H O R E L I F E B O AT ( S P C - N L B )
BRIEFING: The 42-foot SPC-NLB is capable of operating in

shallow water and surf zones through breaking seas in excess of
15 feet. Self-righting characteristics enable it to survive a knockdown or rollover from waves. The boat also features a reinforced
keel beaching plate to allow harsh beaching while retaining full
propulsion control. The SPC-NLB is used for search-and-rescue,
law enforcement, boating safety and maritime security roles.
These three boats are assigned in New England.
42-Foot Special Purpose Craft-Near Shore Lifeboat
DISPLACEMENT: .........16 tons
LENGTH:......................42 feet
BEAM: ..........................9 feet
SPEED:.........................35+ knots
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Caterpillar C9 diesel engines driving
2 Hamilton 322 waterjets
S P E C I A L P U R P O S E C R A F T- L A W
ENFORCEMENT (SPC-LE)
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
the four-person crew. There are 46 SPC-LEs operating across
the country.
33-Foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement
BRIEFING: The 24-foot SPC-SW, built by Metal Shark Marine,

is designed for search and rescue where the water depth restricts
access of a deeper-draft boat. The boats were fielded in 2008.
Forty boats remain in operational service as of November 2014.
S P E C I A L P U R P O S E C R A F T- A I R
(SPC-AIR)
BRIEFING: Midwest Rescue Airboats delivered a 22-foot airboat in June 2009 to Coast Guard Station Saginaw, Mich., for
evaluation for long-range ice rescue missions. Its enclosed,
water-tight cabin can accommodate seven persons. Twenty-foot
and 18-foot versions also are deployed.
S P E C I A L P U R P O S E C R A F T- T R A I N I N G
B O AT ( S P C - T B )
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 Guards
training center in Virginia and for aviation training support at
two aids-to-navigation teams in Alaska.
A I D S - T O - N A V I G AT I O N B O AT S ( A N B )
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard operates several classes of ANBs

to maintain navigation aids in inland waters. These include two
64-foot ANBs, five 55-foot ANBs, 26 49-foot Boat Utility Stern
Loading buoy-servicing boats, 90 26-foot and five 17- to 25-foot
transportable ANBs, 27 ANB Small boats and 25 ANB Skiffs.
LENGTH:......................33.1 feet
BEAM: ..........................9.8 feet
SPEED:.........................50+ knots
RANGE:........................250+ nautical miles at 30 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........3 300 hp Mercury Verado outboard engines,
825 hp
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COAST GUARD AIRCRAFT
HC-130H/J HERCULES/
SUPER HERCULES
HC-130H
WINGSPAN: ..................132.6 feet
LENGTH:......................99.6 feet
HEIGHT: .......................38.6 feet
SPEED:.........................cruise, 280 knots/maximum 320 knots
RANGE:........................up to 4,100 nautical miles, depending on mission configuration
POWER PLANT: ...........4 Allison T56-A15 turboprop engines
CREW: ..........................2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 1 navigator, 1 radio
operator, 1 dropmaster or 1 loadmaster, 1 or 2
sensor operators
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard currently operates a long-range

turboprop aircraft fleet consisting of 23 HC-130H Hercules and
six HC-130J Super Hercules. However, the HC-130H Hercules
aircraft are reaching the end of their useful service lives. The
Coast Guard conducted a limited sustainment and enhancement project to modernize systems on its HC-130Hs and is continuing with the acquisition of the more capable and costeffective HC-130J.
Under the direction of the fiscal 2014 Department of Defense
Authorization Act, seven HC-130Hs will be transferred to the
U.S. Forest Service following modification by the U.S. Air Force.
The remaining HC-130Hs will be systematically retired as the
HC-130Js are accepted into service.
The HC-130 provides a versatile platform capable of serving
as an on-scene command-and-control platform with extended
loitering capabilities as well as performing various missions
including maritime patrol, law enforcement, search and rescue,
disaster response, cargo and personnel transport. As a surveillance platform, it provides the critical means to detect, classify
and identify targets. For each of these missions, the information
is shared with operational forces capable of interdicting drugs or
migrants, protecting living marine resources, and enforcing economic, safety and security zones.
The HC-130 uses a powerful multimode surface search radar
and a nose-mounted electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) device combined with an Airborne Tactical Workstation and military satellite
communications capability to improve mission effectiveness.
In 2001, the Coast Guard received funding for the acquisition of six HC-130Js. Full operational capability with missionization was completed in mid-2010. In recent years, the Coast
Guard has received funding for five additional aircraft, three of
which were ordered through the U.S. Air Force in September
2012. These aircraft are scheduled for delivery in early 2016.
The Coast Guard is working with the Air Force to execute an
order for the 10th and 11th HC-130Js, as well as contracts for
missionization of each aircraft.
HC-130J
U.S. COAST GUARD
HC-130J SUPER HERCULES
U.S. COAST GUARD
H C - 1 4 4 A O C E A N S E N T RY
HC-130H HERCULES
BRIEFING: A medium-range maritime patrol version of the

EADS CASA CN 235-300M cargo aircraft, the HC-144A is performing missions previously carried out by the HU-25 fleet as
well as surveillance, rescue and transport roles performed by the
HC-130Hs. The HC-144A equipped with a new command,
control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance (C4ISR) suite, radar and EO/IR sensor mission systems pallet is designed to serve as an on-scene command platform for search-and-rescue and homeland-security
operations and perform transport missions.
The Coast Guard has accepted delivery of 17 Mission System
Pallets (MSP), a roll-on, roll-off suite of electronic equipment that
enables Ocean Sentry aircrews to compile data from the aircrafts
multiple integrated sensors and transmit and receive classified
and unclassified information with other aircraft, surface vessels
and shore facilities. With multiple voice and data communications capabilities, as well as satellite communications, the MSP
contributes to the common tactical and operating pictures.
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U.S. COAST GUARD
WINGSPAN: ..................132.6 feet

LENGTH:......................99.6 feet
HEIGHT: .......................38.7 feet
SPEED:.........................cruise, 280 knots/maximum 362 knots
RANGE:........................up to 5,200 nautical miles, depending on mission configuration
POWER PLANT: ...........4 Rolls-Royce AE2100D3 turboprop engines
CREW: ..........................2 pilots, 1 flight mechanic, 1 or 2 sensor operators, additional aircrew depending on mission
ALENIA AERMACCHI PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
The Ocean Sentry provides extended on-scene loitering

capabilities while also being capable of performing maritime
patrol, law enforcement, search-and-rescue, disaster-response,
cargo and personnel transport missions. The Ocean Sentry also
is capable of maintaining secure communications with the
Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and
allied forces.
The Coast Guard completed planned work under this project with the delivery of the 18th HC-144A in September 2014.
HC-144As currently operate at four of the services air stations.
Procurement has ended in light of the acquisition of 14 C-27Js.
WINGSPAN: ..................84.7 feet
LENGTH:......................70.2 feet
WEIGHT: .......................maximum gross, 36,380 pounds
SPEED:.........................maximum, 236 knots
RANGE:........................up to 2,200 nautical miles, depending on cargo
or maritime patrol configuration
CEILING:.......................25,000 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........2 1,750-shp General Electric CT7-9C3 turboprop engines
CREW: ..........................2 pilots, 4 mission crew
CONTRACTOR: ...........Airbus Group/ Manufacturer: Airbus Military
C-27J
U.S. COAST GUARD
HU-25 GUARDIAN
BRIEFING: The last Guardian, an HU-25D, was retired in

September 2014.
U.S. COAST GUARD
M H - 6 0 T J AY H A W K
HC-144A OCEAN SENTRY
C-27J
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard acquired 14 surplus C-27J

Spartan transport aircraft in 2014 from the Air Force. The aircraft is scheduled to be placed into service beginning in fiscal
2016 as maritime patrol and logistics aircraft in lieu of a further
acquisition of 18 more HC-144As. The Coast Guard accepted
delivery of its first C-27J in November for modification to the
HC-27J configuration.
WINGSPAN: ..................94.2 feet
LENGTH:......................74.5 feet
WEIGHT: .......................70,000 pounds
SPEED:.........................312 knots
RANGE:........................up to 2,200 nautical miles
CEILING:.......................30,000 feet
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Rolls-Royce AE2100-D2A turboprop engines
CREW: ..........................TBD
CONTRACTOR: ...........Alenia Aermacchi North America/
Manufacturer: Alenia Aeronautica
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BRIEFING: The MH-60T Jayhawk is an all-weather, mediumrange recovery helicopter crewed by two pilots, a flight mechanic and a rescue swimmer, and can carry up to six seated survivors. It is capable of limited shipboard operations as well as
land-based operations out to 300 nautical miles, with a 45minute on-scene time.
The Jayhawk employs full night-vision-device capability.
Primary tactical navigation is accomplished through blended
Global Positioning System (GPS) and inertial navigation system
receivers. In addition to a rescue hoist rated for 600 pounds
the Jayhawk is equipped with a heavy-lift external sling with
a capacity of 6,000 pounds.
The Coast Guards operational fleet includes 42 MH-60Ts
deployed at eight stations throughout the United States. All
MH-60Ts are equipped with Airborne Use-of-Force capabilities.
In February 2014, the Coast Guard completed modernized
glass cockpit, weather radar and integrated EO/IR sensor system
upgrades and accepted delivery of the 42nd and final MH-60T.
As upgraded, the aircraft are expected to remain in service
through 2027.
LENGTH:......................64.8 feet
HEIGHT: .......................17 feet
WEIGHT: .......................maximum allowable gross, 21,884 pounds
CEILING:.......................density altitude, 13,000 feet
RANGE:........................radius of action, 300 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........2 General Electric T700-401C gas turbine
engines
ARMAMENT: ................1 7.62mm M240B machine gun, 1 .50-caliber
Precision Fire Weapon
CREW: ..........................2 pilots, 1-2 crew personnel (mission variable)
CONTRACTORS: .........Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Rockwell Collins, FLIR
Systems Inc.
LEAD SYSTEM
INTEGRATOR:..............USCG Aviation Logistics Center, Elizabeth
City, N.C.
U.S. COAST GUARD
ARMAMENT: ................1 7.62mm M240B machine gun, 1 .50-caliber

precision fire weapon
CREW: ..........................2 pilots, 1 flight mechanic, 1 rescue swimmer
CONTRACTOR: ...........Airbus Group
LEAD SYSTEM
INTEGRATOR:..............USCG Aviation Logistics Center, Elizabeth
City, N.C.
MH-60T JAYHAWK
Data applies to MH-65C/D:

LENGTH:......................44.4 feet
HEIGHT: .......................13.4 feet
WEIGHT: .......................maximum allowable gross, 9,480 pounds
RANGE:........................radius of action, 150 nautical miles
POWER PLANT: ...........2 Turbomeca Arriel 2C2-CG gas turboshaft
engines
U.S. COAST GUARD
BRIEFING: The MH-65 helicopter is a short-range recovery helicopter typically crewed by two pilots, a flight mechanic and a
rescue swimmer and is certified for operation in all-weather and
nighttime operations, with the exception of icing conditions.
The Dolphin is the primary Coast Guard aircraft used aboard
cutters during deployments. EO/IR, a head-up display and other
avionics upgrades are being installed aboard the Dolphin for
law-enforcement operations. All Dolphin crews have completed
night-vision goggle implementation, greatly improving nighttime search capabilities.
There currently are 99 H-65s in the inventory. All aircraft
have been equipped with Turbomeca Arriel 2C2 engines as well
as an upgraded communications package and provisions for
armament. The Dolphin has been undergoing a series of conversions, the latest of which is upgrading the MH-65C to the MH65D by replacing obsolete components and unsupportable
equipment with modern digital systems.
The Dolphin continues to undergo a series of system
upgrades to extend airframe life and deliver enhanced mission
capabilities. The MH-65D provides an avionics upgrade that significantly enhances the navigation and communication capability with improved human systems interface. New equipment
includes a dual embedded GPS/inertial navigation system, tactical air navigation system, identification friend-or-foe transponder and radar altimeter.
Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., was the first operational MH65D unit with 10 MH-65Ds assigned in May 2011. As of
October 2014, 80 fleet aircraft had been converted to MH-65Ds,
and transition is scheduled for completion in 2015. The service
also has commenced with the MH-65E configuration, equipped
with the Common Avionics Architecture System, and is scheduled to begin service in fiscal 2017.
U.S. COAST GUARD
MH-65C/D DOLPHIN
MH-65 DOLPHIN
RU-38B
BRIEFING: The RU-38B is a twin-engine turboprop designed to

covertly loiter for five hours or more during surveillance operations. The Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
were tasked to procure, test and evaluate a Manned Covert
Surveillance Aircraft. The joint acquisition was awarded to
Schweizer Aircraft Corp. of Elmira, N.Y., in 2006 for two prototype RU-38Bs. Schweizer was purchased by Sikorsky Military
Systems, which has taken over contract responsibilities. The
Coast Guard declined to discuss the status of the program.
C-37A GULFSTREAM V
BRIEFING: The service operates two Gulfstream V aircraft as its

principal command-and-control transport for senior Coast
Guard and Department of Homeland Security officials. The aircraft can carry 12 passengers and a crew of four with a range of
6,500 nautical miles. The C-37A enjoys commonality of parts
and supplies with other operators within the U.S. Coast Guard.
WINGSPAN: ..................93.5 feet
LENGTH:......................96.5 feet
HEIGHT: .......................25.9 feet
WEIGHT: .......................90,900 pounds
SPEED:.........................Mach .08, 459 knots
RANGE:........................5,500 miles
CEILING:.......................54,000 feet
POWER PLANT: ............2 BMW-Rolls-Royce BR710-48 turbofan engines
CREW: ..........................2 pilots, 1-2 crew
CONTRACTOR: ...........Gulfstream Aerospace
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C O A S T G U A R D C 4 I S R S YS T E M S
BRIEFING: Rescue 21 is the Coast

Guards advanced command, control and
communications system, engineered to
better locate mariners in distress and save
lives and property at sea. By harnessing
state-of-the-market communications technology, Rescue 21 enables the Coast
Guard to execute its missions with greater
agility and efficiency.
The Rescue 21 Very High Frequency
(VHF) Frequency Modulated (FM) communications system is replacing the legacy National Distress Response System
deployed in the 1970s. One of the most
significant improvements is Rescue 21s
ability to accurately identify the position
of a caller in distress, thereby reducing
search times. This is achieved through
lines of bearing to the source of the VHF
radio transmission.
According to statistics supplied by the
National Search and Rescue School, a
A watchstander at U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., mans the comtraining facility run by the Coast Guard,
mand center that includes the integrated command, control and communications
roughly 95 percent of all search-and-rescue
systems central to Rescue 21.
cases take place within 20 nautical miles
offshore. The Rescue 21 system is designed
rivers. Because of Alaskas vast area and limited connectivity in
to capture distress radio transmissions to a minimum of 20 nautiremote locations, the Coast Guard is deploying a modified
cal miles offshore. Rescue 21 capabilities supported more than
Rescue 21 system tailored to factors such as population density,
70,000 search-and-rescue cases by the end of 2014, and with the
marine traffic, supportability, durability, accessibility, weather
infrastructure currently in place it averages 1,000 cases per month.
and terrain. At sites along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, the
Rescue 21s improved communications capabilities upgrade
Coast Guard is recapitalizing current communications systems
playback and recording features and improve the clarity of disbut will not provide direction-finding capabilities.
tress calls for repeated listening in cases of distorted, rushed,
and/or distressed transmissions. The system supports Digital
Selective Calling (DSC), which allows vessel operators in distress to transmit their Global Positioning System position to
S E A S P R AY 7 5 0 0 E M U LT I M O D E R A D A R
Coast Guard stations and nearby DSC-equipped vessels.
Rescue 21 can help restore critical communications followBRIEFING: The 7500E multimode X-band radar has replaced
ing a disaster through the use of portable antenna towers. The
the APS-137 as the primary surveillance sensor of the HC-130H
systems direction-finding and geographic display capabilities
Hercules. It uses active electronic scanned array technology to
also help to identify and locate hoax callers, conserving valuable
perform maritime surveillance, detecting, tracking and classifysearch-and-rescue response resources.
ing of maritime traffic in support of all Coast Guard roles and
The systems expanded frequency capacity enables greater
missions, detect and map spills of national significance, and
coordination and communication among all Coast Guard mission
support all-weather global operations. It fuses Automatic
areas and with the Department of Homeland Security, as well as
Identification System-reported targets with SELEX radar targets
other federal, state and local agencies and first responders. Project
for improved maritime domain awareness.
activities are coordinated with others to share the facility and
CONTRACTOR: ...........SELEX Corp.
tower infrastructure with other Coast Guard command-andcontrol projects, such as the Interagency Operations Center and
the Nationwide Automatic Identification System project, to improve the nations maritime safety and security.
APS-143C OCEAN EYE RADAR
The system is being installed in stages. In 2013, the Coast
Guard completed deployment of Rescue 21 to cover 41,871 miles
BRIEFING: The APS-143B/C is a multimode X-band radar with
of coastline along the entire Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts of the
a 360-degree scan used for maritime target detection, tracking
continental United States, as well as along the shores of the Great
and classification in support of all Coast Guard roles and misLakes, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and the
sions. It is an internationally employed search-and-rescue radar
Northern Mariana Islands. With more than 250 communication
optimized for small-target detection, tracking and classification.
towers, this portion of the system design and support is being
Its light weight makes it suitable for medium-range aircraft such
accomplished by General Dynamics C4 Systems, Scottsdale, Ariz.
as the HC-144A Ocean Sentry.
The Coast Guard is in the process of designing and impleCONTRACTOR: ...........Telephonics Corp.
menting targeted solutions for Alaska and along the western
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U.S. COAST GUARD
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A P Y- 1 1 E L / M 2 0 2 2 ( V ) 3 M U LT I M O D E
RADAR
BRIEFING: The APY-11 EL/M 2022(V)3 is an X-band multimode

maritime radar selected for the Coast Guards HC-130J maritime
patrol aircraft. It is optimized with a 360-degree scan for maritime
surveillance, drug interdiction, fisheries enforcement and searchand-rescue support. It also has been assigned to replace the APS135 Side-Looking Airborne Radar and support the International Ice
Patrol mission detecting and mapping the movement of ice that can
present a hazard to maritime shipping through the North Atlantic.
12DS200 EO/IR SENSOR
BRIEFING: The 12DS200 sensor remains in service with selected MH-60 units until the ESS is implemented on all Coast
Guard helicopters. It is a 12-inch turret to primarily support airborne special mission aircraft such as tactical deployment of the
Deployed Operations Group for maritime homeland security
operations. It also is used to support other missions, such as
migrant interdiction and search-and-rescue operations.
CONTRACTORS: .........ITT Corp., ELTA Systems Electronics
DF-430-F DIRECTION FINDER
CONTRACTOR: ...........Rockwell Collins Inc.
MX-15DI EO/IR SENSOR
ANVIS-9 PINNACLE NIGHT VISION

GOGGLES (NVG)
BRIEFING: The MX-15Di was withdrawn from use in 2014

with the retirement of the HU-25 Guardian aircraft.
A A Q - 2 1 / 2 2 S TA R S A F I R E I I I E O / I R
SENSOR
BRIEFING: The Star Safire III is an EO/IR sensor turret with

high-powered optics and precision geo-pointing for maritime
surveillance and targeting. It is deployed on the HC-130J and
HC-144A maritime patrol aircraft and supports maritime surveillance detection, tracking, classification and identification of
maritime targets.
BRIEFING: All Coast Guard helicopters operate with ANVIS-9

Gen III NVGs that allow the crews to see in nighttime conditions by amplifying low-level light imperceptible to the human
eye. These systems are now employed on our new HC-144A and
HC-130J maritime patrol aircraft and the legacy HC-130H aircraft. Over the years, NVGs have been directly responsible for
lives saved and allowing the safe prosecution of airborne missions that otherwise could not have been flown.
CONTRACTOR: ...........ITT Corp.
SPQ-9B FIRE-CONTROL RADAR

ELECTRO-OPTICAL/INFRARED
S E N S O R S YS T E M ( E S S )
BRIEFING: The ESS is an EO/IR sensor turret with highpowered optics, infrared sensor, auto-tracking and precision
geo-pointing for maritime surveillance, detection, tracking,
classification and identification of maritime targets. It is
installed in a 9-inch turret suited for the MH-60T and MH65C/D helicopters. It supports airborne special missions, such
as Airborne Use of Force, allowing day and night interdiction of
smuggling vessels and threats to the United States.
BRIEFING: The SPQ-9B is an X-band, high-resolution, PulseDoppler, Frequency Agile rotating shipboard radar designed to
detect and track low-altitude cruise missiles in a high-clutter
environment while simultaneously providing detection and
tracking of surface targets and beacon responses.
CONTRACTOR: ...........Northrop Grumman Norden Systems Inc.
S P S - 7 5 M U LT I M O D E R A D A R
BRIEFING: The SPS-75 (TRS-3D) is a multimode air and surface search-and-track radar installed on the Legend-class cutters. The radar uses a phased array antenna for detection and
tracking of multiple surface and air targets simultaneously.
CONTRACTOR: ...........EADS North America
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BRIEFING: The MX-20 is a 20-inch-diameter, gimbaled-turrethousing electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensor for maritime surveillance, detection, classification and identification. It
is the Coast Guard equivalent of the ASX-4 sensor. It is deployed
on HC-130H aircraft as part of the C-130 Airborne Sensor with
Palletized Electronic Reconnaissance mission system.
BRIEFING: The DF-430-F is being acquired and implemented

on all Coast Guard aircraft, providing the capability to home in
on and fly directly to distress and audio signals. The DF-430 has
detected 406 megahertz Emergency Position Indicating Radio
Beacon (EPIRB) signals at a range in excess of 100 nautical
miles. The DF-430-F will be upgraded to the DF-500. The DF500 has the capability to detect the extended 406 megahertz
channels that now are available to 406 EPIRBs.
MX-20 EO/IR SENSOR
MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION
he Maritime Administrations
(MARADs) mission is to foster,
T
promote and develop the merchant maritime industry of the United States in
order to meet the economic, environmental and security needs of the nation
including infrastructure, industry and
labor. The agency also seeks to ensure
that the United States maintains adequate
shipbuilding and repair services, efficient
ports, effective intermodal water and land
connections and transportation routes,
and sufficient reserve shipping capacity
for use in time of national emergency.
The agency is the principal advocate
for waterborne transportation systems
and the federal programs supporting
them within the Department of Transportation. Changing demographics,
trade patterns, economic growth and
consumer demand are straining the U.S.
transportation infrastructure, intensifying congestion and increasing transportation-related pollutants. Expansion
of waterborne services to accommodate
freight growth, relieve congestion and
improve air quality along highways, and
greater integration of waterborne shipping into the overall transportation system, is an agency priority.
MARAD has both the regulatory and
promotional responsibility to ensure a
U.S.-flag merchant service that provides
logistical support of the military in times
of war or other crisis. Given the challenges
of sustaining a U.S.-flag fleet in international trade in the current world market,
MARAD is continuing to look to a combined effort of industry and government to
make the U.S.-flag operation more competitive in the global market.
Shipping provides a vital link for
mobilizing U.S. armed forces for military
contingencies and supporting emergency
response. Auxiliary sealift provided by
the U.S.-flag Merchant Marine has
played a vital role in American successes
in wars and international crises. Re150
cently, MARADs Ready Reserve Force

vessels supported U.S. armed forces during conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq,
provided humanitarian aid during
Superstorm Sandy in Northeast United
States, were a key part of the U.S. contribution to the international mission to
destroy Syrian chemical weapons and
supported humanitarian efforts against
the Ebola virus in West Africa.
MARAD provides the programs for
the integration of civilian support for
military requirements. Many of these
programs provide not only a planning
aspect, but a platform for discussion
with the military on its priorities.
national defense and other security

requirements while maintaining a presence in international commercial shipping. The MSP is responsible for retaining approximately 2,400 U.S. citizen
mariners.
During 2014, MARAD maintained
the enrollment of 60 ships in the MSP.
The current fleet includes 30 container
ships, seven geared container ships, 17
roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) vessels, four
heavy-lift ships and two product tankers.
As of Oct. 1, 2014, a total of 55 shipping companies participated in the VISA
program.
Ready Reserve Force (RRF)

Maritime Security Program
(MSP)/Voluntary Intermodal
Sealift Agreement (VISA)
The MSP and VISA programs make commercial ships and intermodal sealift
capacity available to the U.S. military.
These programs are designed primarily
for sustainment sealift and maintaining
sealift capacity when the initial surge
period has passed.
VISA includes nearly all of the U.S.flag oceangoing cargo fleet. VISA participants commit specific vessel capacity,
intermodal equipment and management
services to the Department of Defense
(DoD). The VISA program is used to preplan the availability of militarily useful
commercial vessels in times of emergency. In return for their capacity commitments, VISA participants receive priority consideration for the award of
peacetime cargo. MSP-generated capacity is a significant component of VISA.
MSP participants are required to
enroll 100 percent of their MSP capacity
and a corresponding level of intermodal
resources and services in the VISA program. These two interlocking programs
serve to maintain a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately owned U.S.-flag vessels to meet
The RRF is the active component of

MARADs National Defense Reserve Fleet
(NDRF). The RRF provides vessels for
surge and sustainment sealift capability to
the DoD. MARAD maintains its RRF ships
in a Reduced Operational Status (ROS).
An ROS-5 vessel must be ready to be
underway within five days, while an
ROS-10 ship must be underway within
10 days. Nearly all of the RRF fleet is in
ROS-5 status. The ships are crewed with
10 Merchant Mariners who perform preventative and routine maintenance and
receive training appropriate to DoD missions. More than 390 highly skilled
Merchant Mariners comprise the crews.
Today, the RRF comprises 46 vessels
of the following types: 35 RO/RO ships,
six auxiliary crane ships, two heavy-lift
ships, two aviation repair ships and one
Offshore Petroleum Discharge System
tanker.
ROS vessels are layberthed at commercial and government outports located
throughout the continental United
States, close to their designated loadports for faster cargo deployment.
Training Availability
NDRF vessels are made available to the
U.S. military and federal, state and local
U.S. NAVY
M A R I T I M E A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
The 648-foot Ready Reserve Force roll-on/roll-off ship M/V Cape Ray arrives at its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., Sept.
17, 2014, following a nearly nine-month mission to the Mediterranean Sea to dispose of Syrian chemical agents.
Strategic Ports
Strategic ports are commercial ports that
have been specifically evaluated and
selected for their militarily useful locations, facilities, equipment and services.
The National Port Readiness Network
was established to facilitate coordination
within the federal agencies that support
deploying forces through these ports in
the event of a mobilization or national
defense contingency. This coordination
is vital to minimizing congestion and
disruption of commercial activities while
supporting the militarys surge and sustainment cargo operations.
Seventeen commercial ports have been
identified as strategic by the military and
the National Shipping Authority, which is
the defense arm of MARAD. These ports
are: New York/New Jersey Port Complex;
Philadelphia; Hampton Roads Port Complex, Va.; Morehead City, N.C.; Port Arthur, Texas; Wilmington, N.C.; Charleston, S.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Jacksonville,
Fla.; Beaumont, Texas; Corpus Christi,
Texas; San Diego; Long Beach, Calif.; Oakland, Calif.; Tacoma, Wash.; Anchorage,
Alaska; and Guam.
StrongPorts
U.S. maritime ports are critical links in the
U.S. domestic and international trade
supply chain, serving as the hubs where
cargoes are transferred between oceangoing
vessels, barges, trucks, trains and pipelines.
The goal of Americas StrongPorts Program
is to support efforts to improve infrastructure in ports throughout the United States
and ensure they are capable of meeting
future freight transportation needs. By
addressing planning, stakeholder engagement, operational and capital financing and
project management, this program will provide support to ports working to further
increase their capacity and efficiency.
Cargo Preference
U.S.-flag ships are registered in the
United States, crewed by U.S. citizens
and subject to U.S. laws and regulations.
U.S.-flag, privately owned commercial
ships must meet strict guidelines for the
construction, maintenance, environmental and safety standards, resulting in
increased operating costs.
To help these ships compete in the
world market, and provide an incentive for
owners to remain under U.S. registry,
Congress established a series of cargo preference laws that assist ship owners in
obtaining added cargo revenue that helps
defray costs associated with maintaining
their vessels under the U.S. registry. These

laws, the first of which was established in
1904, require that some governmentsponsored cargo shipped internationally be
carried on U.S.-flag vessels.
Maritime Administrator
The maritime administrator is the head of
MARAD and advises and assists the
Secretary of Transportation on commercial
maritime matters, the U.S. maritime industry, and strategic sealift. The Maritime
Administrator also maintains liaison with
public and private organizations concerned
with the U.S. maritime industry.
Paul Chip Jaenichen was sworn in
as maritime administrator on July 25,
2014. Before his appointment, Jaenichen
served as acting administrator, beginning
in June 2013. He joined MARAD in July
2012 as the deputy administrator.
Piracy
As required by the Piracy Suppression Act
of 2012, MARAD developed the curriculum
on Training for Use of Force Against Piracy.
The curriculum was approved by both the
DoD and Department of Homeland
Security and certified by the secretary of
transportation on Oct. 21, 2013. The maritime industry is encouraged to incorporate
this curriculum when providing instruction
to current and future U.S. mariners.
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law enforcement personnel for training

purposes. They use the vessels for lawenforcement, security, drug-interdiction
and cargo-handling training exercises.
M A R I T I M E A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
R E A DY R E S E R V E F O R C E S H I P S
Through its advisories and website,
MARAD provides pertinent information to
assist U.S.-flag ship owners, operators and
other maritime industry representatives
with anti-piracy efforts, operational advice
and key resources for further information.
MARAD, with assistance from Military
Sealift Command, has developed an assistance team to visit U.S.-flag merchant ships
in port to assess their physical security vulnerabilities to piracy and provide the ships
with best practices against piracy. The
Anti-Piracy Assistance Team (APAT)
includes a representative from MARAD
and the Naval Criminal Investigative
Services Security Training and Assessment
Team. More than 90 APAT visits have been
conducted since April 2009.
sions. The agency also operates the U.S.

Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point,
N.Y., and provides assistance to the six
state-operated maritime academies.
Program, approximately 2,711 acres of

property have been conveyed to eligible
entities to facilitate the expansion of the
nations marine transportation system.
Deepwater Ports
Americas Marine Highway
The Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as

amended, establishes a licensing system
for the ownership, construction and operation of offshore oil and natural gas import
and export terminals located in federal
waters. MARAD coordinates the review of
deepwater port applications with the U.S.
Coast Guard and other cooperating agencies. MARAD renders a Record of Decision
on each deepwater port application and, if
approved, issues an official license to own,
construct and operate the facility.
Maritime Workforce
Development
Port Conveyance
The National Defense Authorization Act
of 1994 authorized MARAD, by delegation from the secretary of transportation,
to convey surplus federal property to
states and local governments without
monetary compensation for use in the
development or operation of a port facility as a public benefit conveyance. Since
the inception of the Port Conveyance
The Marine Highway system currently

includes 21 all-water Marine Highway
Routes that serve as extensions of the surface transportation system and promote
short-sea transportation. Increasing the
use of marine transportation on the commercially navigable waterways can offer
relief to landside corridors that suffer from
traffic congestion, excessive air emissions
or other environmental concerns and challenges. Use of these waterways has the
potential to provide other benefits in the
form of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, energy savings and increased system
resiliency. MARADs Marine Highway
Program focuses on integrating Marine
Highway vessel services and ports into the
nations surface transportation system.
The program works with public/private
partnerships toward establishing reliable,
regularly scheduled, competitive and sustainable services that can become a routine
choice for shippers.
RO/ROs
Aviation Maintenance Logistics Ship
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
(U.S. Marine Corps aviation logistic support)

T-AVB 4 SS Curtiss
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
MARAD supports programs to improve the

education, training, health, welfare and
safety of U.S. citizen seafarers, and ensures
the availability of an adequate number of
mariners to crew active U.S.-flag commercial vessels during peacetime and in emergencies, as well as RRF ships activated for
sealift and/or humanitarian-assistance mis-
Ready Reserve Force Ships

EAST COAST
Heavy-Lift Ship
T-AK 5063 SS Cape May
RO/ROs
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
5051 MV Cape Ducato

5052 MV Cape Douglas
5053 MV Cape Domingo
5054 MV Cape Decision
5055 MV Cape Diamond
5069 MV Cape Edmont
5079 MV Cape Ray
9678 MV Cape Rise
9960 MV Cape Race
5080 MV Cape Washington
5081 MV Cape Wrath
289 SS Denebola
290 SS Pollux
292 SS Regulus
294 SS Antares
Aviation Maintenance Logistics Ship

(U.S. Marine Corps aviation logistic support)
T-AVB 3 SS Wright
Auxiliary Crane Ships

T-ACS 4 SS Gopher State
T-ACS 5 SS Flickertail State
T-ACS 6 SS Cornhusker State
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112 MV Cape Texas

113 MV Cape Taylor
5082 MV Cape Knox
5083 MV Cape Kennedy
9666 MV Cape Vincent
9701 MV Cape Victory
9711 MV Cape Trinity
288 SS Bellatrix
291 SS Altair
WEST COAST
Heavy-Lift Ship
T-AK 5065 SS Cape Mohican
RO/ROs
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
T-AKR
10 SS Cape Island
11 SS Cape Intrepid
1001 GTS Adm. Wm. M. Callaghan
2044 MV Cape Orlando
5062 SS Cape Isabel
5066 MV Cape Hudson
5067 MV Cape Henry
5068 MV Cape Horn
5076 SS Cape Inscription
287 SS Algol
293 SS Capella
OPDS Tanker
T-AOT 9101 SS Petersburg
Maritime Academy Training Ships

TS Empire State VI, SUNY Maritime College
TS Kennedy, Massachusetts Maritime
Academy
TS State of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy
TS Golden Bear, California Maritime Academy
TS State of Michigan, Great Lakes Maritime
Academy
TS General Rudder, Texas A&M Maritime
Academy
TV Kings Pointer, U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy
Note: The T- designations are assigned by
Military Sealift Command. SS is steam ship.
MV is motor vessel. GTS is gas turbine ship.
Auxiliary Crane Ships

T-ACS 1 SS Keystone State
T-ACS 2 SS Gem State
T-ACS 3 SS Grand Canyon State
FLAG OFFICERS
Index to Flag & General Officers
A
Abel Daniel B. ....................................182
Achenbach Jerry................................180
Adams Sandra E................................164
Ailes John W. ......................................166
Alexander John D. ..............................165
Alford Julian D....................................179
Alfultis Michael A................................181
Allen Russell E. ..................................166
Alvarado Christina M. .........................172
Andrews Annie B. ..............................168
Antonio Brian K..................................169
Aquilino John C. .................................162
Atkins Vincent B. ...............................182
Aucoin Joseph P. ................................160
Austin Lloyd J. III ................................158
Austin Meredith I. ...............................183
Ayala Juan G. .....................................176
B
Baffer Bruce D. .................................182
Bailey Ronald L..................................175
Ballance George W. ............................161
Banta Edward D. ...............................179
Barrett Michael P................................180
Batchelder Bret C. .............................165
Baucom David F. ................................173
Beaudreault Brian D. ..........................177
Becker Christian D. ............................169
Becker Paul B. ...................................170
Beeman Thomas E. ............................171
Bellon David G. ..................................179
Benedict Terry J.................................168
Berger David H. .................................176
Berkey Richard D...............................168
Beydler William D. ...............................176
Bierman James W. Jr...........................179
Bolivar Babette ..................................166
Bono Raquel C. ..................................172
Boxall Ronald A..................................165
Brakke Brian J. ..................................167
Branch Ted N.....................................160
154
Braun Robin R. ..................................160

Breckenridge Richard P. .....................162
Breedlove Philip M. ............................158
Brennan William J................................180
Brier Paul W. ......................................176
Brilakis Mark A. ..................................176
Broadmeadow John J. ........................177
Brown Brian B....................................170
Brown Paula C. ..................................174
Brown Peter J. ...................................183
Brown Richard A................................168
Brown William A..................................173
Bruner Barry L...................................161
Buck Sean S. .....................................163
Burke Robert P. .................................165
Busby Steven A.................................176
Buschman Scott A. ............................183
Bushong Paul J. .................................160
Buss David H.....................................159
Butler Richard W. ...............................164
Butt Mark E. ......................................182
Bynum James S. ................................167
C
Caldwell James F. Jr. ..........................160
Callahan David R................................182
Cantrell Steven W. ..............................183
Cariello Louis V. ..................................174
Carter Ashton B. ................................157
Carter Matthew J. ..............................165
Carter Walter E. Jr. .............................160
Castellvi Robert F...............................179
Caudle Daryl L. ..................................167
Chiarotti Charles G. ............................178
Chinn Colin G. ....................................171
Christenson John N. ...........................161
Clardy Herman S. III ...........................177
Clarke Peter J. ...................................167
Cloyd James D. ..................................161
Coe Priscilla B. ...................................172
Coetzee Althea H...............................173
Coffman David W. ..............................178
Coglianese Vincent A..........................177
Collins William T...................................177

Conn Scott D. ....................................168
Connor Michael J. ...............................160
Cook Kevin S. ....................................181
Cooling Norman L. .............................180
Corey Brian K. ...................................168
Correll Richard A................................168
Cozad Kyle J. .....................................166
Crane William M. .................................166
Craparotta Lewis A............................177
Crawford James W. III.........................172
Creevy Lawrence E. ..........................165
Creighton Kathleen M.........................171
Crenshaw Craig C. .............................178
Crites Randy B. .................................166
Cropper Thomas A.............................180
Cullom Philip H. ..................................159
Cutler Dawn E....................................170
D
Dalton Marc H....................................168
Dana Michael G. .................................176
Daniels Sandy L. ................................161
Darrah Mark W. ..................................163
Davidson Philip S................................160
Davis Jon M. ......................................175
Davis William K. ..................................170
Dempsey Martin E..............................157
DeRenzi Nanette M............................172
Descheneaux Raymond R. .................179
Dixon Kelvin N....................................162
Doll Bruce A.......................................171
Dollymore Maura K.............................183
Donegan Kevin M. ..............................161
Donovan Janet R. ..............................172
Dumont Michael J. ..............................164
Dunaway David A. .............................169
Dunford Joseph F. Jr. .................158, 175
E
Ewers John R. Jr................................177
INDEX TO FLAG & GENERAL OFFICERS

F
Fagan Linda L....................................182
Faison Clinton F. III .............................171
Faller Craig S......................................162
Fanta Peter J. ....................................162
Faulkner William M. .............................175
Ferguson Mark E. III ...........................159
Filipowski Sean R. ..............................170
Fillion Daniel H....................................166
Floyd Kenneth E. ...............................160
Foggo James G. III ..............................162
Fox Mark I. .........................................159
Foxx Anthony R. ................................180
Franchetti Lisa M. ..............................167
Franken Michael T. .............................161
Fuller Luther B. III...............................169
Fung Mark J. ......................................174
Furness David J. ................................179
H
Hagel Charles T. .................................157
Hahn David J. ....................................165
Haley John R. ....................................162
Hall Victor W. ......................................172
Haney Cecil D. ...........................158, 159
Harley Jeffrey A. ...............................163
Harnitchek Mark D. ............................173
Harris Harry B. Jr. ..............................159
Harris Sinclair M. ................................161
Hartsell James S. ...............................177
Haven Deborah P. ..............................173
Haycock Michael J. ............................183
I
Iiams Kevin M.....................................179
Iverson Kenneth J. .............................172
J
Jabaley Michael E. Jr. .........................165
Jackson Lawrence B..........................164
Jackson Mary M.................................168
Jaenichen Paul N................................180
Jansen Adrian J. .................................170
Jansen John M. ..................................179
Jaynes Cindy L. .................................169
Jerabek Scott B.J. .............................164
Johnson David C. ...............................168
Johnson Jeh C....................................181
Jolliffe John E. ...................................161
Jones Keith M. ...................................173
Jones Thomas W. ...............................182
Jurney William M. ................................180
K
Kamensky Robert J............................164
Kearney Thomas J. ............................166
Kelley Francis L. Jr ............................177
Kelley Roy J. ......................................166
Kelly John F................................158, 175
Kendall Frank .....................................157
Kennedy Paul J. .................................178
Kibben Margaret G. ............................174
Kilby James W. ...................................168
Killea Kevin J. .....................................179
Kilrain Colin J......................................165
King John G........................................173
King Tracy W. .....................................179
Kirby John F. ......................................170
Kitchener Roy I. .................................167
Klein Margaret D. ...............................161
Klunder Matthew L. ...........................161
Kohler Matthew J. ..............................170
Korn John H.......................................182
Kovavich Kevin J................................163
Kraft Terry B. ....................................161
Kriete David M. ..................................164
Krongard Alexander L. .......................166
Kuhlmann Dietrich H. III ......................163

Kuzmick Joseph W..............................164
L
Lane David A. ....................................172
Langley Michael E. .............................180
Lariviere James M. .............................176
LaRoche Brian L................................162
Laster James B..................................176
Leavitt Mark L. ..................................164
Lebidine Paul K..................................178
Lee William D. .....................................181
Lescher William K. ..............................162
Lewis Andrew L. ................................165
Lewis David H. ..................................169
Lindsey Bruce H. ...............................165
Locklear Samuel J. III..................158, 159
Loeblein James T................................166
Lorge Patrick J...................................161
Losey Brian L. ...................................163
Love John K. .....................................178
Loveless Bruce F. ..............................171
Lukeman James W..............................177
Lunday Kevin E..................................183
Luscher Thomas W. ............................167
Luther Brian E. ..................................166
Lytle Marshall B. III .............................182
M
Mabus Raymond E. Jr. .......................158
MacDonnell Daniel J............................171
Machut Roger R.................................177
MacLaren Ron J. ................................173
Mahoney Christopher J.......................180
Mahr Randolph L. ..............................169
Malavet Joaquin F...............................178
Malloy James J. ..................................168
Manazir Michael C. .............................162
Marotta Thomas W. ............................166
Matheson Jon G. ................................164
McAllister Michael F. ...........................183
McCollum Luke M...............................164
McCord Michael J. ..............................157
McCormick-Boyle Rebecca J. .............172
McGinn Dennis V. ...............................158
McKenzie Kenneth F. Jr. .....................175
McMillian Rex C. .................................176
McNeal James R. ...............................173
McQuilkin William C. ............................164
Mehling Stephen E. ............................182
Mercado Victorino G. ..........................163
Merz William R. ...................................167
Metruck Stephen P.............................182
Metts Willie L. .....................................171
Metz Kerry M. ....................................163
Mewbourne Dee L..............................165
Michel Charles D. ...............................181
Midgette Fred M.................................182
Miller DeWolfe H.................................164
Miller John W.......................................159
Miller Kirby D......................................169
Miller Walter L. Jr. ...............................176
Mills Richard P. ...................................175
Monahan Brian P. ...............................172
Montgomery Mark C...........................163
Moore Thomas J.................................169
Moran Michael T. ................................166
155
FLAG OFFICERS
Gaddis Donald E. ...............................169

Gahagan Shane G. .............................170
Gale David J. ......................................163
Galinis William J. ..................................169
Gallaudet Timothy C. ..........................171
Garcia Juan M. III................................158
Gard Daniel L. ....................................174
Gautier Peter W. .................................183
Gehrke Bradley R. .............................161
Giardina Timothy M. ...........................161
Gilbeau Robert J.A. ............................173
Gilday Michael M. ...............................163
Gillingham Bruce L. ............................172
Girrier Robert P. .................................161
Glavy Matthew G. ..............................178
Glueck Kenneth J. Jr. .........................175
Gorry Thomas A.................................178
Gortney William E........................158, 159
Grady Christopher W. .........................164
Grass Frank J.....................................158
Green Collin P. ....................................168
Greene Robert L. ...............................164
Greenert Jonathan W. .................158, 159
Gregory Katherine L...........................174
Griffith Vincent L. ..............................173
Grocki Alma M....................................169
Groen Michael S. ................................179
Gromlich Richard T. ............................182
Grooms Bruce E.................................160
Grosklags Paul A................................160
Gumataotao Peter A. .........................162
Gurnon Richard G...............................180
Hayes Kevin C. ..................................167

Heckl Karsten S. ................................180
Hedelund Robert F. ............................177
Heimbigner Brett C. ...........................170
Heinz James M...................................183
Helis James A. ...................................180
Hendrickson Daniel B. ........................167
Herb Martha E.G. ...............................163
Hermesmann Patrick J. ......................179
Hicks Thomas W.................................158
Hilarides William H. .............................160
Hill Jon A............................................169
Hinrichs Kurt B...................................183
Hitchcock Marcus A...........................166
Hoppa Robert V. ................................171
Horan Dale E. ....................................167
Howard Michelle J. .............................159
Howe Philip G.....................................163
Hudson Charles L. .............................176
Huegel Valerie K.................................173
Hummer Steven A. ............................175
INDEX TO FLAG & GENERAL OFFICERS

Moran William F. ..................................160
Morneau Frank A. ..............................162
Morton Douglas G...............................174
Moulton Terry J. .................................172
Muilenburg Bret J. ..............................174
Mullen William F. III...............................178
Mulloy Joseph P..................................160
Mundy Carl E. III.................................177
Munsch Stuart B. ...............................165
Murray Christopher J..........................166
Myers Ross A. ...................................167
N
Nally Kevin J. .....................................177
Nathan Matthew L. ............................171
Neagley John P...................................165
Neffenger Peter V. .............................181
Neller Robert B. .................................175
Nelson Niel E. ....................................178
Nicholson Lawrence D........................176
Norton Nancy A. ................................171
Nowell John B. Jr................................166
O
ODonnell Andrew W. Jr.......................176
ODonohue Daniel J. ...........................177
OMeara James S. ..............................179
Obama Barack H. ..............................157
Odierno Raymond T............................157
Olson Gregg P. ...................................178
Ostebo Thomas P...............................181
Osterman Joseph L............................176
Ottignon David A................................180
Owens Christopher S. ........................176
FLAG OFFICERS
P
Pachuta Stephen M. ..........................172
Padilla Frederick M.............................177
Pandolfe Frank C. ..............................159
Parode Steven L................................171
Paul Christopher J. .............................161
Paxton John M. Jr...............................175
Pecha Brian S. ...........................172, 177
Pelkowski Francis S. ..........................183
Penfield Jeffrey R..............................162
Perez Samuel Jr. ................................161
Peters Gordon D. ...............................169
Piercey Patrick A. ..............................165
Pimpo David R. ..................................173
Polowczyk John P...............................173
Ponds Fernandez L. ..........................164
Poulin Stephen D................................182
Pratt Helen G. ....................................179
Price Gene F. .....................................171
Pybus Sean A. ...................................160
R
Rabern Susan J..................................158
Ray Charles W....................................181
Reck Thomas G. ................................167
Regner Michael R. ..............................176
Rendon James E. ...............................182
Renforth Austin E. .............................179
Reynolds Loretta E. ...........................178
Rich Markham K. ...............................165
Richard Charles A. .............................165
156
Richardson John M.............................159

Rixey Joseph W. .................................160
Rocco Michael A. ...............................177
Rock Paul J. Jr. ..................................180
Rodriguez David M. ............................158
Roegge Frederick J. ...........................162
Rogers Michael S. ..............................170
Rosholt Gary W...................................161
Rowden Thomas S. ............................160
Ruark Robert R. ................................175
Rudder Steven R. ..............................178
Ruth Jeffrey S. ..................................168
Ryan June E. .....................................183
S
Sadler John C. ...................................162
Sanborn Russell A..............................178
Sawyer Phillip G. ................................162
Schmidle Robert E. Jr.........................175
Schrader Joseph F. ............................179
Schultz Karl L. ...................................182
Scorby John C. Jr...............................163
Scott Brent W. ...........................174, 180
Scott Kevin D.....................................162
Selby Lorin C. ....................................167
Selva Paul J. ......................................158
Servidio Joseph A. .............................182
Shannon James J. ..............................162
Shannon Thomas K............................162
Sharp Robert D..................................171
Shelanski Herman A. ..........................162
Shepherd Dwight D. ...........................165
Shoemaker Troy M. ............................161
Simcock Richard L. II .........................177
Singleton Donald L. ............................173
Skubic Michelle C. ..............................173
Slates Kevin R. ..................................174
Smith Dixon R. ...................................160
Smith Eric M. .....................................179
Smith George W. Jr. ............................178
Smith John W. Jr. ................................163
Smith Michael E. ................................164
Smith Robert III ..................................181
Snyder Richard P. ..............................164
Sohl Paul A. .......................................169
Sokalzuk Todd A. ...............................183
Sommer-Weddington Linnea J. ............171
Squire Todd J. ....................................170
Stackley Sean J. ................................158
Stearney Scott A. ..............................163
Steindl David F. ..................................164
Stevens Mike D. .................................174
Stewart Vincent R..............................176
Stosz Sandra L. .................................182
Sturdevant Gregg A. ..........................176
Sweredoski Barbara W. ......................168
Swift Scott H.....................................159
Syring James D. .................................168
Szymanski Timothy G.........................166
Tidd Kurt W. .......................................159

Tighe Jan E. .......................................170
Timberlake Craig Q. ...........................178
Tofalo Joseph E. ................................163
Tomney Christopher J. .......................182
Toolan John A. Jr. ...............................175
Train Elizabeth L. ...............................170
Tyson Nora W. ....................................160
V
Venlet Douglas J.................................170
Verrastro Paul J. ................................173
Vickers Michael G...............................157
Vojvodich Joseph M. ..........................183
Votel Joseph L. III...............................158
W
Wackerman Linda R. ..........................167
Wagner Elaine C. ................................171
Waldhauser Thomas D. .......................175
Walsh Robert S. .................................176
Walters Glenn M. ................................175
Weidley Thomas D. .............................179
Weigold John F. IV ..............................163
Welsh Mark A. III.................................157
Wetherald Hugh D. .............................164
Whalen Kent D. ..................................167
White Jonathan W. ..............................170
White Michael S. .................................163
White Timothy J..................................171
Whitesell Kenneth R. ..........................167
Whitman Burke W. ..............................178
Whitney Mark R..................................169
Williams Charles F. ..............................167
Williams Richard L. Jr..........................166
Williams Terry V...................................179
Williamson Brad ..................................165
Williamson Ricky L..............................166
Wilson Jesse A. Jr. ..............................168
Winnefeld James A. Jr. ...............157, 159
Winter Mathias W. ...............................169
Wise Mark R.......................................178
Wissler John E. ...................................175
Wolfe Johnny R. Jr..............................169
Work Robert O. ..................................157
Wormuth Christine E...........................157
Wright Jessica L. ................................157
Y
Yoo Daniel D.......................................178
Young Eric C. .....................................163
Yuen Jonathan A. ...............................173
Z
Zirkle Matthew A................................167
Zukunft Paul F. ..................................181
T
Tammen John W. ................................167
Thebaud Cynthia M............................165
Thomas Cari B. ..................................182
Thomas Gary L. .................................177
Thomas Paul F. ..................................183
Thomas Robert L. Jr. .........................160
FLAG & GENERAL OFFICERS

SOURCE: NOVEMBER 2014 DUTY ROSTERS
COMMANDER
IN CHIEF
Barack H. Obama
President
DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE
Undersecretary of Defense
for Policy
Ashton B. Carter
Robert O. Work
Secretary of Defense
(nominated)
Deputy
Michael J. McCord
Jessica L. Wright
Michael G. Vickers
Frank Kendall
Comptroller & Chief Financial
Officer
for Personnel & Readiness
(announced resignation)
for Intelligence
for Acquisition, Technology
& Logistics
GENERAL
ADMIRAL
GENERAL
GENERAL
Martin E. Dempsey
James A.
Winnefeld Jr.
Mark A. Welsh III
Raymond T. Odierno
Chief of Staff
U.S. Air Force
Chief of Staff
U.S. Army
FLAG OFFICERS
Christine E.
Wormuth
Charles T. Hagel
JOINT CHIEFS
OF STAFF
Chairman
Vice Chairman
157
FLAG & GENERAL OFFICERS

ADMIRAL
GENERAL
GENERAL
GENERAL
UNIFIED
COMBATANT
COMMANDERS
Jonathan W. Greenert
Joseph F. Dunford Jr.
Frank J. Grass
Lloyd J. Austin III
Chief of Naval Operations
Commandant
U.S. Marine Corps
Chief
National Guard Bureau
USA
Commander
U.S. Central Command
GENERAL
ADMIRAL
ADMIRAL
GENERAL
GENERAL
Philip M. Breedlove
William E. Gortney
Samuel J. Locklear III
John F. Kelly
Joseph L. Votel III
USAF
Commander
U.S. European Command
NATO Supreme Allied
Commander
USN
Commander
U.S. Northern Command &
North American Aerospace
Defense Command
USN
Commander
U.S. Pacific Command
USMC
Commander
U.S. Southern Command
USA
Commander
U.S. Special Operations
Command
GENERAL
GENERAL
ADMIRAL
FLAG OFFICERS
DEPARTMENT
OF THE NAVY
Paul J. Selva
David M. Rodriguez
Cecil D. Haney
USAF
Commander
U.S. Transportation Command
USA
Commander
U.S. Africa Command
USN
Commander
U.S. Strategic Command
Thomas W. Hicks
Susan J. Rabern
Juan M. Garcia III
Sean J. Stackley
Dennis V. McGinn
Acting Undersecretary
of the Navy
Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Financial Management &
Comptroller

Manpower & Reserve Affairs

Research, Development &
Acquisition

Energy, Installations &
Environment
158
Raymond E. Mabus
Jr.
Secretary of the Navy
F L A G O F F I C E R S N AV Y
ADMIRALS
LINE OFFICERS
U.S. NAVY
James A.
Winnefeld Jr.
Vice Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jonathan W. Greenert
Samuel J. Locklear III
Cecil D. Haney
Mark E. Ferguson III
William E. Gortney
Chief of Naval Operations
Commander
Commander
Commander
U.S. Naval Forces Europe/
U.S. Naval Forces Africa/
Allied Joint Forces Command
Naples
Commander
U.S. Northern Command/
Defense Command
VICE ADMIRALS
Harry B. Harris Jr.
Michelle J. Howard
Mark I. Fox
David H. Buss
Director
Naval Nuclear Propulsion
Program
Department of the Navy/
Department of Energy
Commander
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Commander
(nominated)
Vice Chief
of Naval Operations
Deputy Commander
Commander
Naval Air Forces/
Naval Air Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Scott H. Swift
Frank C. Pandolfe
Philip H. Cullom
John W. Miller
Kurt W. Tidd
Director
Navy Staff
OPNAV
Commander
U.S. Pacific Fleet
(nominated)
Director
Strategic Plans & Policy
Joint Staff
Senior Member
U.S. Delegation to the
U.N. Military Staff Committee
Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations
for Fleet Readiness
& Logistics
OPNAV
Commander
U.S. Naval Forces
Central Command/
U.S. Fifth Fleet/
Combined Maritime Forces
Assistant to the
Chairman of the
FLAG OFFICERS
John M. Richardson
159
FLAG OFFICERS
Robin R. Braun
Michael J. Connor
Paul J. Bushong
Bruce E. Grooms
Joseph P. Aucoin
Chief of Navy Reserve

OPNAV
Commander
Naval Submarine Forces/
Submarine Force Atlantic
Allied Submarine Command
U.S. Security Coordinator

Israel-Palestinian
Authority
Deputy Chief of Staff

Capability Development
Supreme Allied Command
Transformation
Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations
for Warfare Systems
OPNAV
Kenneth E. Floyd
William H. Hilarides
Sean A. Pybus
Nora W. Tyson
Paul A. Grosklags
Commander
U.S. Third Fleet
Commander
Deputy Commander
Command
Deputy Commander
Principal Military
Deputy Assistant
(Research, Development
& Acquisition)
Ted N. Branch
Robert L. Thomas Jr.
William F. Moran
James F. Caldwell Jr.
Joseph W. Rixey
Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations
for Information Dominance
OPNAV
Director of Naval Intelligence
Commander
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations
for Manpower, Personnel,
Training & Education
OPNAV
Chief of Navy Personnel
Naval Inspector General
Director
Defense Security
Cooperation Agency
Philip S. Davidson
Joseph P. Mulloy
Walter E. Carter Jr.
Thomas S. Rowden
Dixon R. Smith
Commander
U.S. Sixth Fleet/Task Force Six/
Striking & Support Forces NATO
Deputy Commander
U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa
Joint Force Maritime Component
Commander Europe
Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations
for Integration of Capabilities
& Resources
OPNAV
Superintendent
U.S. Naval Academy
Commander
Naval Surface Forces/
Naval Surface Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Commander
160
REAR ADMIRALS
John N. Christenson
Kevin M. Donegan
Gary W. Rosholt
George W. Ballance
Special Assistant
to the Commander
Chief of Staff
Acting Deputy Chief

of Naval Operations
for Operations, Plans
& Strategy
OPNAV
Chief United Arab Emirates

U.S. Liaison Officer
(Senior Defense Official/
Defense Attach)
United Arab Emirates
Commander
U.S. Naval Forces
Southern Command/
U.S. Fourth Fleet
Matthew L. Klunder
James D. Cloyd
Bradley R. Gehrke
Terry B. Kraft
Margaret D. Klein
Chief of Naval Research

Director
Innovation, Technology
Requirements, and Test &
Evaluation
Director
Maritime Operations
Director
Maritime Headquarters
Commander
U.S. Naval Forces Japan/
Navy Region Japan
Senior Advisor
for Military Professionalism
Michael T. Franken
Barry L. Bruner
Sandy L. Daniels
Christopher J. Paul
John E. Jolliffe
Special Assistant
to Director Navy Staff
Director
Programming Division
OPNAV
Reserve Deputy Commander

U.S. Pacific Fleet
Deputy Reserve Commander

Naval Surface Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Deputy Commander
U.S. Third Fleet
Troy M. Shoemaker
Robert P. Girrier
Sinclair M. Harris
Samuel Perez Jr.
Patrick J. Lorge
Commander
Naval Air Force Atlantic
Commander
Naval Air Forces/
Naval Air Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet
(nominated)
Deputy & Chief of Staff

U.S. Pacific Fleet
Vice Director for Operations

Joint Staff
Deputy Assistant Secretary

Plans, Programs & Operations
Department of State
Commander
Navy Region Southwest
FLAG OFFICERS
Timothy M. Giardina
161
FLAG OFFICERS
James J. Shannon
John R. Haley
Michael C. Manazir
Herman A. Shelanski
Thomas K. Shannon
Director
Navy International
Programs Office
Office of the
Director
Global Operations
Commander
(ordered)
Director
Air Warfare Division
OPNAV
Director
Assessment Division
OPNAV
Commander
Peter A. Gumataotao
James G. Foggo III
Kevin D. Scott
Assistant Deputy Chief

of Naval Operations
for Operations, Plans & Strategy
OPNAV
Commander
U.S. Sixth Fleet
(nominated)
Vice Director
Joint Force Development
Joint Staff
Richard P.
Breckenridge
Craig S. Faller
Commander
Naval Surface Force Atlantic
William K. Lescher
Frank A. Morneau
Frederick J. Roegge
Peter J. Fanta
Jeffrey R. Penfield
Deputy Assistant SECNAV

for Budget
Office of the Assistant SECNAV
for Financial Management
& Comptroller
Director
Fiscal Management Division
OPNAV
Commander
Navy Expeditionary
Combat Command
Director
Military Personnel Plans
& Policy Division
OPNAV
Director
Surface Warfare Division
OPNAV
Commander
Operational Test &
Evaluation Force
John C. Aquilino
Phillip G. Sawyer
John C. Sadler
Kelvin N. Dixon
Brian L. LaRoche
Director
Maritime Operations
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Commander
Submarine Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet

Maritime Operations

Navy Surface Force Atlantic

Naval Installations Command
162
Chief of Legislative Affairs
Director
Program Integration
OPNAV
Michael S. White
David J. Gale
Mark C. Montgomery
Philip G. Howe
Martha E.G. Herb
Commander
Naval Education &
Training Command
Program Executive Officer

for Ships
Director of Operations
President
Naval War College
Director
Inter-American Defense College
Eric C. Young
John F. Weigold IV
Kerry M. Metz
Kevin J. Kovacich
Sean S. Buck
Commander
Navy Reserve Forces Command
Mobilization Assistant
to the Director for Operations
Commander
Special Operations
Command North
Director for Plans

& Programs
U.S. Africa Command
Chief of Staff
Joint Staff
REAR ADMIRAL
SELECTEES
Brian L. Losey
Joseph E. Tofalo
John W. Smith Jr.
Jeffrey A. Harley
Director
Operations
U.S. Cyber Command
Commander
Naval Special
Warfare Command
Director
Undersea Warfare Division
OPNAV
Commandant
Joint Forces Staff College
National Defense University
Assistant Deputy Chief

of Naval Operations
for Operations, Plans
& Strategy
OPNAV
Dietrich H.
Kuhlmann III
Victorino G. Mercado
Mark W. Darrah
Scott A. Stearney
John C. Scorby Jr.
Commander
Carrier Strike Group Eight

for Unmanned Aviation &
Strike Weapons
Commander
Navy Warfare
Development Command
Commander
Navy Region Europe,
Africa, Southwest Asia/
Maritime Air Forces
Naples
Deputy Director
for Resources & Acquisition
Joint Staff
163
FLAG OFFICERS
Michael M. Gilday
REAR ADMIRALS
FLAG OFFICERS
LOWER HALF
Richard P. Snyder
Robert J. Kamensky
Luke M. McCollum
Sandra E. Adams
David F. Steindl
Director
21st Century Sailor Office
OPNAV

Submarines
NATO Maritime Command

U.S. Naval Forces

Naval Expeditionary
Combat Command
Commander
Deputy Chief of Naval
Personnel
Jon G. Matheson
Mark L. Leavitt
DeWolfe H. Miller
Joseph W. Kuzmick
Michael E. Smith

U.S. Naval Forces
Southern Command
Deputy Commander
U.S. Fourth Fleet
Commander
Naval Air Forces Reserve
ADDU: Deputy Commander
Naval Air Forces/
Naval Air Forces
U.S. Pacific
Commander
Carrier Strike Group Two
Commander
Carrier Strike Group 15
President
Board of Inspection & Survey
Robert L. Greene
Michael J. Dumont
Fernandez L. Ponds
Deputy Director
for Strategic Initiatives
Joint Staff
Lawrence B.
Jackson
Scott B.J. Jerabek
Deputy for Operations

Battle Staff Director
Director
Theater Engagement
Commander
Expeditionary Strike
Group Three/
Amphibious Group Three
Richard W. Butler
William C. McQuilkin
David M. Kriete
Christopher W. Grady
Hugh D. Wetherald
Commander
Carrier Strike Group Four
Director
Strategy & Policy Division
OPNAV
Commander
Submarine Group Nine
Commander
Carrier Strike Group One
Commander
Expeditionary Strike
Group Seven/
Amphibious Force
U.S. Seventh Fleet
164
Deputy Commander
Reserve Deputy Director
Warfare Integration Division
OPNAV
(nominated)
Stuart B. Munsch
Lawrence E. Creevy
Michael E. Jabaley Jr.
Colin J. Kilrain
Director for Command

Control Systems
Headquarters
Defense Command/
Architectures & Integration
Headquarters
U.S. Northern Command
Commander
Submarine Group Seven/
Task Force 74/
Task Force 54
Deputy Commander
for Surface Warfare
Deputy Commander
for Undersea Warfare
Commander
Matthew J. Carter
Dee L. Mewbourne
John D. Alexander
Bruce H. Lindsey
Charles A. Richard
Commander
Patrol & Reconnaissance Group
Commander
Commander
Task Force 70/
Carrier Strike Group Five
Commander
Commander
Submarine Group 10
Markham K. Rich
John P. Neagley
Ronald A. Boxall
Robert P. Burke
Bret C. Batchelder
Commandant
Naval District Washington
Deputy Commander
Space & Naval Warfare
Systems Command
Commander
Carrier Strike Group Three
U.S. Naval Forces
Europe-Africa
Deputy Commander
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Commander
Submarine Group Eight
Commander
Joint Enabling
Capabilities Command
Commander
Carrier Strike Group Eight
(ordered)
Cynthia M. Thebaud
Andrew L. Lewis
Patrick A. Piercey
David J. Hahn
Brad Williamson
Commander
Expeditionary Strike Group Two
Commander
Commander
Carrier Strike Group Nine
Senior Technical Advisor

to the Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations
OPNAV
Commander
Standing NATO Maritime
Group Two
165
FLAG OFFICERS
Dwight D. Shepherd
Ricky L. Williamson
FLAG OFFICERS
Commander
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic
Alexander L.
Krongard
Deputy Commander
Joint Task Force
Horn of Africa
John B. Nowell Jr.
Daniel H. Fillion
Thomas J. Kearney

for Strategy, Resources & Plans
U.S. Naval Forces Europe
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Director
Vice Commander
Richard L.
Williams Jr.
Christopher J.
Murray
Russell E. Allen
Commander
Navy Region Hawaii/
Naval Surface Group
Mid-Pacific
Commander
Naval Safety Center
Michael T. Moran
Brian E. Luther
Commander
Naval Air Warfare Center
Weapons Division
Assistant Commander
for Test & Evaluation
Director
Operations & Plans
OPNAV
Roy J. Kelley
Randy B. Crites
James T. Loeblein
Thomas W. Marotta
William M. Crane
Chief of Naval Air Training
Director
Maritime Headquarters
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Deputy Commander
U.S. Naval Forces
Central Command/
U.S. Fifth Fleet
Deputy Commander
Deputy Commander
Timothy G.
Szymanski
Kyle J. Cozad
Marcus A. Hitchcock
Babette Bolivar
John W. Ailes
Commander
Joint Task Force
Guantanamo
Director
Fleet & Joint Training
Commander
U.S. Naval Forces Marianas/
Joint Region Marianas
Chief Engineer
Systems Command
Assistant Commander
Joint Special Operations
Command
Command
166
Deputy Commander
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Daryl L. Caudle
William R. Merz
Brian J. Brakke
John W. Tammen
Commander
Navy Region Korea/
U.S. Naval Forces Korea
Naval Component
U.S. Forces Korea
U.N. Command Korea
Deputy Commander
Joint Functional
Component Command
Global Strike
Commander
Naval Mine & Anti-Submarine
Warfare Command
Deputy Director
Operations & Intelligence
Integration
Joint Improvised Explosive
Device Defeat Organization
Deputy Director
Plans
Kent D. Whalen
Ross A. Myers
Kenneth R. Whitesell
Roy I. Kitchener
Thomas W. Luscher
Assistant Chief of Staff

Operations
Allied Joint Forces Command
Naples
Deputy Director
for Nuclear, Homeland Defense
& Current Operations
Joint Staff
Assistant Commander
for Career Management
Chief of Staff
Naval Strike Supporting
Forces
NATO
Deputy Chief of Navy Reserve

OPNAV
Dale E. Horan
Matthew A. Zirkle
Thomas G. Reck
Linda R. Wackerman
Deputy Director
for Operations
National Joint Operations
Intelligence Center
Operations Team Five
Joint Staff
Commanding Officer
Navy Reserve
Office of Naval Research
Naval Research Laboratory
Science & Technology
Detachment III
Submarines
NATO Maritime Command
(ordered)
Director
Maritime Partnership Program
U.S. Naval Forces Europe/
Vice Commander
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Reserve Deputy Director

Assessment Division
OPNAV
Daniel B.
Hendrickson
Kevin C. Hayes
Charles F. Williams
Peter J. Clarke
James S. Bynum
Lorin C. Selby
Deputy Commander
Commander
Logistics Group
Western Pacific/
Task Force 73/
Navy Region Singapore
Deputy Commander
Joint Interagency
Task Force-South
Deputy Director
White House
Military Office
Commander
Naval Surface Warfare Center
FLAG OFFICERS
Lisa M. Franchetti
Commanding Officer
Navy Reserve Unit
Command
Detachment 108
167
REAR ADMIRAL
LOWER HALF SELECTEES
Richard A. Brown
Scott D. Conn
Brian K. Corey
Jeffrey S. Ruth
Richard A. Correll
Commander
Naval Service Training
Command
Great Lakes
Commander
Naval Strike &
Air Warfare Center
Vice Commander
Naval Air Systems
Command
Commander
Navy Region Northwest
Director
Joint Fleet Operations
U.S. Fleet Forces
Command
James J. Malloy
James W. Kilby
Collin P. Green
Jesse A. Wilson Jr.
Marc H. Dalton
Deputy Director
of Operations
Commander
Navy Surface Warfare
Development Center
Executive Officer
to Supreme Allied Commander
Europe
Director
Joint Integrated Air
& Missile Defense Organization
Deputy Director
for Plans, Policy & Strategy
REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF
FLAG OFFICERS
RESTRICTED
LINE OFFICERS
HUMAN
RESOURCES
Mary M. Jackson
Annie B. Andrews
Commander
Navy Region Southeast
Commander
VICE ADMIRALS
Barbara W.
Sweredoski
Reserve Deputy
Military Personnel
Plans & Policy
REAR ADMIRALS
ENGINEERING
DUTY
168
James D. Syring
Terry J. Benedict
David C. Johnson
Richard D. Berkey
Director
Missile Defense Agency
Director for Strategic

Systems Programs

for Submarines
Fleet Maintenance Officer

REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF
Thomas J. Moore
David H. Lewis
Mark R. Whitney
Brian K. Antonio
Luther B. Fuller III

for Aircraft Carriers
Commander
Systems Command
Deputy Commander
Logistics, Maintenance
& Industrial Operations

for Littoral Combat Ships
Deputy Commander
for Ship Design, Integration
& Engineering
Alma M. Grocki
William J. Galinis
Jon A. Hill
Johnny R. Wolfe Jr.
Director
Fleet Maintenance
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Commander
Regional Maintenance Center

for Integrated Warfare Systems
Program Director
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
Missile Defense Agency
VICE ADMIRAL
REAR ADMIRALS
David A. Dunaway
Donald E. Gaddis
Randolph L. Mahr
Mathias W. Winter
Commander

for Tactical Aircraft Programs
Deputy Program Executive

Deputy Program Director
F-35 Lightning II
Chief of Naval Research

Director
Innovation, Technology
Requirements, and
Test & Evaluation
Cindy L. Jaynes
Kirby D. Miller
Paul A. Sohl
Gordon D. Peters
Christian D. Becker

Air Anti-Submarine Warfare,
Assault & Special Mission
Programs
Director
Reserve Program
Commander
Fleet Readiness Centers
Assistant Commander
for Logistics & Industrial
Operations
Commander
Naval Air Warfare Center
Aircraft Division
Assistant Commander
for Research & Engineering

for Command, Control,
Communications & Intelligence
Systems Command
AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING
DUTY
LOWER HALF
169
FLAG OFFICERS
REAR ADMIRALS
REAR ADMIRAL
REAR ADMIRAL
LOWER HALF SELECTEE
REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF
SPECIAL DUTY
OFFICER
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Shane G. Gahagan
John F. Kirby
William K. Davis
Dawn E. Cutler
Program Manager
for Air Warfare
for Tactical Aircraft Programs
Press Secretary
Office of the Secretary of
Defense
Vice Chief of Information
Chief of Information
REAR ADMIRAL
REAR ADMIRAL
LOWER HALF
LOWER HALF SELECTEE
Douglas J. Venlet
Adrian J. Jansen
Todd J. Squire
Director for International

Engagement
OPNAV
Defense Attach Designate

U.S. Defense Attach Office
Beijing
Deputy Chief
Office of Defense
Cooperation India
Director for International
Engagement
OPNAV
(ordered)
ADMIRAL
VICE ADMIRAL
REAR ADMIRALS
Michael S. Rogers
Jan E. Tighe
Jonathan W. White
Elizabeth L. Train
Director
National Security Agency
Chief
Central Security Service
Commander
U.S. Cyber Command
Commander
Fleet Cyber Command/
U.S. Tenth Fleet
Oceanographer
Navigator of the Navy
OPNAV
Director
National Maritime
Intelligence-Integration Office
Commander
Office of Naval Intelligence
REAR ADMIRAL
SPECIAL DUTY
OFFICER
FOREIGN AREA
INFORMATION
DOMINANCE
FLAG OFFICERS
CORPS
REAR ADMIRAL
SELECTEES
Paul B. Becker
Matthew J. Kohler
Sean R. Filipowski
Brett C. Heimbigner
Brian B. Brown
Director for Intelligence

Joint Staff
Commander
Information Dominance
Forces Command
ADDU: Director
for Communications
& Information Systems
Director
Warfare Integration Directorate
OPNAV
Director
Intelligence Division
NATO International Military Staff
Deputy Commander
Joint Functional Component
Command Space
170
REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF
Willie L. Metts
Robert V. Hoppa
Bruce F. Loveless
Nancy A. Norton
Timothy J. White
Director for Intelligence

Deputy Chief of Staff for

Intelligence
International Security Assistance
Force Joint Command
Deputy Director for Operations &
Support
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan
Director
U.S. Africa Command
(ordered)
Corporate Director
OPNAV
Director for Command

Control, Communications
& Cyber
Deputy Chief
Tailored Access Operations
National Security Agency
Robert D. Sharp
Daniel J. MacDonnell
Timothy C. Gallaudet
Steven L. Parode
Gene F. Price
Director of Intelligence
Command
Commander
Information Dominance Corps
Reserve Command
Commander
Naval Meteorology
& Oceanography Command

U.S. Tenth Fleet
REAR ADMIRAL
VICE ADMIRAL
LOWER HALF SELECTEE
STAFF CORPS
OFFICERS
SENIOR
HEALTH CARE
EXECUTIVE
Kathleen M.
Creighton
Deputy Director
Warfare Integration
OPNAV
Special Assistant
to Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations
OPNAV
Matthew L. Nathan
Surgeon General
of the Navy
Chief
Bureau of Medicine & Surgery
REAR ADMIRALS
Clinton F. Faison III
Bruce A. Doll
Thomas E. Beeman
Elaine C. Wagner
Colin G. Chinn
Deputy Chief
Deputy Surgeon General
of the Navy
Director
Research & Development
Defense Health Agency
Assistant Deputy
Surgeon General
for Reserve Affairs
Deputy Chief
Wounded, Ill & Injured
Fleet Surgeon
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Command Surgeon
171
FLAG OFFICERS
Linnea J. SommerWeddington
REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF
Raquel C. Bono
Terry J. Moulton
Priscilla B. Coe
Stephen M. Pachuta
Victor W. Hall
Director
National Capital Region
Medical Directorate
Chief of the
Medical Corps
Commander
Navy Medicine East/
Naval Medical Center
Portsmouth

Director
Medical Resources, Plans
& Policy Division
OPNAV
Chief of the Dental Corps
Deputy Commander
Navy Medicine West
Brian S. Pecha
Christina M.
Alvarado
Bruce L. Gillingham
Kenneth J. Iverson
David A. Lane
Commander
Navy Medicine West/
Naval Medical Center
San Diego
Deputy Chief
Medical Operations
Medical Officer
of the Marine Corps
Director
Health Services
Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps
Medical Officer
of the Marine Corps
Deputy Commander
Navy Medicine East
REAR ADMIRAL
FLAG OFFICERS
MEDICAL CORPS
REAR ADMIRAL
NURSE CORPS
Brian P. Monahan
Rebecca J.
McCormick-Boyle
Attending Physician to Congress
Commander
Navy Medical Education
Training Command
Deputy Chief
Education & Training
Director of Nurse Corps
VICE ADMIRAL
REAR ADMIRALS
Nanette M. DeRenzi
James W.
Crawford III
JUDGE
ADVOCATE
GENERALS
CORPS
Judge Advocate General

of the Navy
172
Deputy Judge Advocate

General of the Navy
Commander
Naval Legal Service Command
Janet R. Donovan
Reserve Deputy
Deputy Commander
Naval Legal Service Command
VICE ADMIRALS
REAR ADMIRALS
SUPPLY CORPS
Mark D. Harnitchek
William A. Brown
Jonathan A. Yuen
David F. Baucom
Director
Defense Logistics Agency
Deputy Commander
Commander
Naval Supply
Systems Command
Chief of Supply Corps
Director
Strategy, Policy, Programs
& Logistics
REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF
Valerie K. Huegel
Althea H. Coetzee
Ron J. MacLaren
Robert J.A. Gilbeau
Director
Logistics Operations
Commander
Navy Expeditionary
Logistics Support Group
Contingency Contracting
Deputy Director
Office of the Undersecretary
of Defense (Acquisition,
Technology & Logistics)
Director
Joint Contingency
Acquisition Support Office
Special Assistant
to the Chief of Supply Corps
John G. King
Deborah P. Haven
David R. Pimpo
James R. McNeal
Donald L. Singleton
Commander
Land & Maritime
Commander
Defense Contract Management
Agency International
Commander
Naval Supply
Systems Command
Weapon Systems Support
Commander
NAVSUP Global Logistics
Support Command
Director of Logistics
REAR ADMIRAL
LOWER HALF SELECTEE
Paul J. Verrastro
John P. Polowczyk
Keith M. Jones
Michelle C. Skubic
Director
Logistics Programs
& Operations Division
OPNAV
Director
Fleet Ordnance & Supply
Fleet Supply Officer
Reserve Director
Logistics Programs
& Business Operations
OPNAV
Special Assistant
to Commander
U.S. Pacific Fleet
173
FLAG OFFICERS
Vincent L. Griffith
REAR ADMIRAL
REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF
CHAPLAIN
CORPS
Margaret G. Kibben
Daniel L. Gard
Brent W. Scott
Chief of Chaplains
Director of Religious Ministries
Deputy Chief of Chaplains

for Total Force
Deputy Director
of Religious Ministries
OPNAV
Chaplain of the Marine Corps

Deputy Chief of Chaplains
Deputy Director
of Religious Ministries
REAR ADMIRALS
REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF
CIVIL ENGINEER
CORPS
Kevin R. Slates
Katherine L. Gregory
Paula C. Brown
Douglas G. Morton
Director
Energy & Environmental
Readiness Division
OPNAV
Commander
Command
Chief of Civil Engineers
Deputy Commander
Naval Facilities
Engineering Command
Deputy Chief
Support Security Agreements
Office of Defense
Representative Pakistan
FLAG OFFICERS
SENIOR
ENLISTED
ADVISOR
Bret J. Muilenburg
Mark J. Fung
Louis V. Cariello
Mike D. Stevens
Commander
Command Pacific
Deputy for Naval

Construction Force
Navy Expeditionary
Combat Command
Commander
Command Atlantic
Master Chief Petty

Officer of the Navy
Military officers ranks and titles are based on November 2014

rosters, with subsequent changes noted where known.
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GENERALS
U.S. MARINE CORPS
Joseph F. Dunford Jr.
John F. Kelly
Commandant of the
Marine Corps
Commander
John E. Wissler
Kenneth J. Glueck Jr.
Commanding General
III Marine Expeditionary
Force
Commander
Marine Forces Japan
Deputy Commandant
for Combat Development
& Integration
LIEUTENANT
GENERALS
Robert E.
Schmidle Jr.
Director
Joint Staff
Principal Deputy Director

for Cost Assessment
& Program Evaluation
Office of the
Robert B. Neller
Richard P. Mills
Steven A. Hummer
Jon M. Davis
John A. Toolan Jr.
Commander
U.S. Marine Corps
Forces Command/
U.S. Marine Corps
Forces Europe/
Commanding General
Fleet Marine Force Atlantic
Commander
Marine Forces Reserve/
Marine Forces North
Deputy to the Commander

for Military Operations
U.S. Africa Command
Deputy Commandant
for Aviation
Commander
Pacific
William M. Faulkner
Glenn M. Walters
Ronald L. Bailey
Robert R. Ruark
Deputy Commandant
for Installations & Logistics
Deputy Commandant
for Programs & Resources
Deputy Commandant
for Plans, Policies & Operations
Director of Logistics
Joint Staff
Kenneth F.
McKenzie Jr.
Assistant Commandant
of the Marine Corps
Commander
Central Command
175
FLAG OFFICERS
Thomas D.
Waldhauser
John M. Paxton Jr.
GENERAL OFFICERS MARINE CORPS
FLAG OFFICERS
MAJOR GENERALS
David H. Berger
Michael R. Regner
James B. Laster
Robert S. Walsh
Rex C. McMillian
Commanding General
Staff Director
Headquarters Marine Corps
Awaiting Assignment
Director
Expeditionary Warfare
OPNAV
Special Assistant
to the Commander
Defense Command
Lawrence D.
Nicholson
Andrew W.
ODonnell Jr.
Mark A. Brilakis
Charles L. Hudson
William D. Beydler
Commanding General
1st Marine Division
Deputy Commanding
General
Marine Corps Combat
Development Command
Commanding General
Marine Corps Recruiting
Command
Commanding General
Marine Corps Installations
Pacific
Commander
Marine Corps Base
Camp Butler
Commanding General
Juan G. Ayala
Walter L. Miller Jr.
Michael G. Dana
James M. Lariviere
Joseph L. Osterman
Commander
Marine Corps Installations
Command
Assistant Deputy Commandant
(Facilities)
Chief of Staff
Command
Director for Strategic Planning

& Policy
Deputy Director
Politico-Military
Affairs (Africa)
Joint Staff
Commander
Gregg A. Sturdevant
Christopher S.
Owens
Steven W. Busby
Paul W. Brier
Vincent R. Stewart
Director
Strategy, Plans & Policy
Commanding General
4th Marine Division
Commander
Marine Forces Cyber Command
Deputy Commander
Marine Corps Forces Command
176
Assistant Chief of Staff

C/J-5, UNC/CFC/
U.S. Forces Korea
Commander
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea
Robert F. Hedelund
Herman S. Clardy III
Michael A. Rocco
Lewis A. Craparotta
Commanding General
2d Marine Aircraft Wing
Commanding General
3d Marine Division
Commanding General
Commanding General
MAGTF Training Command/
Marine Corps Air Ground
Combat Center
Frederick M. Padilla
Richard L.
Simcock II
James W. Lukeman
John R. Ewers Jr.
Brian D. Beaudreault
Commanding General
Training & Education Command
Staff Judge Advocate

to the Commandant
of the Marine Corps
Commanding General
2d Marine Division
Vincent A.
Coglianese
Carl E. Mundy III
RDML
Brian S. Pecha
Awaiting Assignment
Deputy Commanding General

Commanding General
2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade
William T. Collins
Mobilization Assistant
to Commander
Commanding General
4th Marine Aircraft Wing
MAJOR GENERALS
Commanding General
1st Marine Logistics Group
Deputy Commander
Marine Corps Forces
Commanding General
Marine Corps Logistics Command
FLAG OFFICERS
James S. Hartsell
John J.
Broadmeadow
Director
Health Services
Medical Officer to the
U.S. Marine Corps
BRIGADIER
GENERALS
SELECTED
Daniel J. ODonohue
Gary L. Thomas
Kevin J. Nally
Roger R. Machut
Francis L. Kelley Jr.

Operations
ISAF Joint Command
Force
Afghanistan
Deputy Director
for Force Management,
Application & Support
Joint Staff
Director
Command, Control
Communications & Computers
Chief Information Officer
of the Marine Corps
Awaiting Assignment
Vice Commander
177
FLAG OFFICERS
Craig C. Crenshaw
Steven R. Rudder
John K. Love
Niel E. Nelson
Craig Q. Timberlake

(Plans)
Commanding General
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Director
Operations Division
Plans, Policies & Operations
Chief
Combined Joint Logistics
Headquarters
Force
Director
Manpower Management
Division
Daniel D. Yoo
David W. Coffman
George W. Smith Jr.
Burke W. Whitman
Paul K. Lebidine
Commanding General
I Marine Expeditionary
Force (Forward)
Deputy Commander
Command
Commander
U.S. Marine Corps Forces South
Director
Marine Corps Force
Integration Office

(Mobilization)

(Mobilization)
Paul J. Kennedy
Joaquin F. Malavet
Thomas A. Gorry
Charles G. Chiarotti
Mark R. Wise

III Marine Expeditionary Force
Commanding General
3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Commanding General
1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Commandant
The Dwight D. Eisenhower
School for National Security
& Resources Strategy
National Defense University
Commanding General
2d Marine Logistics Group
Deputy Commander
U.S. Forces Japan
Russell A. Sanborn
Loretta E. Reynolds
Gregg P. Olson
Matthew G. Glavy
William F. Mullen III
Director
Marine & Family Programs
Principal Director
(Asia & Pacific)
Office of the Deputy
(Asia & Pacific)
Deputy Director
Joint Staff/
Political-Military Affairs
Middle East
Joint Staff
Deputy Director
of Operations
U.S. Cyber Command
Director
Capabilities Development
Directorate
178
Edward D. Banta
Eric M. Smith
Director
Strategy & Plans Division
Commanding General
Marine Corps Installations West
Senior Military Assistant

to the Deputy Secretary of
Defense
Michael S. Groen
Kevin M. Iiams
Assistant Wing Commander

Patrick J.
Hermesmann
Raymond R.
Descheneaux
Robert F. Castellvi

for Aviation
(Mobilization)
Commanding General
Marine Corps Installations East
Commander
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune
David G. Bellon
Terry V. Williams
John M. Jansen
Deputy Commander
Marine Corps Forces Command
Commanding General
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island/
Eastern Recruiting Region

for Programs & Resources
(Programs)
David J. Furness
Helen G. Pratt
James W. Bierman Jr.
Thomas D. Weidley
President
Marine Corps University
Commanding General
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego/
Western Recruiting Region
Awaiting Assignment
Commanding General
4th Marine Logistics Group
Legislative Assistant
to the Commandant
of the Marine Corps
Kevin J. Killea
Julian D. Alford
Joseph F. Schrader
Tracy W. King
Austin E. Renforth
Commanding General
Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
Assistant Division Commander

2d Marine Division
(Deployed)
Commander
Marine Corps Systems Command
Commanding General
3d Marine Logistics Group
Commanding General
Training Command
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FLAG OFFICERS
James S. OMeara

BRIGADIER GENERALS
SELECTED
William M. Jurney
Michael E. Langley
Deputy Director
for Joint Training
Joint Staff
Deputy Director
for Operations
Joint Staff
RDML
Brent W. Scott
Chaplain of the
Marine Corps
Deputy Chief
of Navy Chaplains
David A. Ottignon
Norman L. Cooling
Deputy Director
Deputy Commander
Africa/
Europe
SENIOR
ENLISTED
ADVISOR
Christopher J.
Mahoney
Deputy Commander
Pacific
Karsten S. Heckl
Paul J. Rock Jr.
Michael P. Barrett

for Aviation
Assistant Wing Commander

Sergeant Major
of the Marine Corps
FLAG OFFICERS
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
Anthony R. Foxx
Paul N. Jaenichen
Secretary
of Transportation
Maritime Administrator
Maritime Administration
REAR ADMIRALS
James A. Helis
Thomas A. Cropper
Jerry Achenbach
William J. Brennan
Richard G. Gurnon
Superintendent
U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy
President
California Maritime
Academy
Superintendent
Great Lakes
Maritime Academy
President
Maine Maritime Academy
President
Massachusetts Maritime
Academy
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Michael A. Alfultis
Robert Smith III
President
State University
of New York
Maritime Academy
Superintendent
Texas A&M
Maritime Academy
DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Jeh C. Johnson
Secretary
of Homeland Security
ADMIRAL
VICE ADMIRALS
Paul F. Zukunft
Peter V. Neffenger
Commandant
Vice Commandant
U.S. COAST GUARD
UPPER HALF
Charles W. Ray
Charles D. Michel
William D. Lee
Kevin S. Cook
Thomas P. Ostebo
Commander
Pacific Area/
Defense Force West
Deputy Commandant
for Operations
Commander
Atlantic Area/
Defense Force East
Commander
Eighth Coast Guard District
Special Assistant
to the Vice Commandant
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FLAG OFFICERS
REAR ADMIRALS
FLAG OFFICERS
FLAG OFFICERS COAST GUARD
John H. Korn
Stephen E. Mehling
Sandra L. Stosz
Vincent B. Atkins
Daniel B. Abel
Commander
Seventh Coast Guard District
Director
Joint Interagency
Task Force-South
Superintendent
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Deputy Commandant
for Operations Policy
& Capability
Commander
17th Coast Guard District
Karl L. Schultz
Cari B. Thomas
Fred M. Midgette
Commander
Fourteenth Coast Guard District
Christopher J.
Tomney
Marshall B. Lytle III
for Intelligence & Criminal
Investigations
Director
Command, Control,
Communications & Computer
Systems
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Cyber Command
Commander
Ninth Coast Guard District
Stephen P. Metruck
David R. Callahan
Richard T. Gromlich
Bruce D. Baffer
Mark E. Butt
Commander
Fifth Coast Guard District
for Human Resources
Commander
Thirteenth Coast Guard District
for Acquisition
Chief Acquisition Officer
for Capabilities
REAR ADMIRALS
LOWER HALF
Joseph A. Servidio
Stephen D. Poulin
James E. Rendon
Thomas W. Jones
Linda L. Fagan
Commander
Eleventh Coast Guard District

& Chief Counsel
Director
Joint Interagency
Task Force-West
Director
Operational Logistics
Commander
1st Coast Guard District
182
FLAG OFFICERS COAST GUARD
Scott A. Buschman
Peter J. Brown
Joseph M. Vojvodich
Michael F. McAllister
June E. Ryan
Commander
Coast Guard Forces
Readiness Command
for Response Policy
Director of Acquisition
Programs
Deputy Director
of Operations
Military Advisor
to the Secretary
of Homeland Security
Paul F. Thomas
Todd A. Sokalzuk
Michael J. Haycock
Meredith I. Austin
James M. Heinz
for Prevention Policy
for Resources
for Engineering & Logistics
Commander
Personnel Service Center
Director
Reserve & Military
Personnel Directorate
REAR ADMIRAL
REAR ADMIRAL
UPPER HALF
LOWER HALF
COAST GUARD
RESERVE
Peter W. Gautier
Kurt B. Hinrichs
Francis S. Pelkowski
Director
of Exercise & Training
U.S. Cyber Command
Director
of Governmental
& Public Affairs
Senior Reserve Officer

Pacific Area
Senior Reserve Officer

Atlantic Area
REAR ADMIRAL
UPPER HALF
PUBLIC HEALTH
SENIOR
ENLISTED
ADVISOR
SERVICE
Maura K. Dollymore
Steven W. Cantrell
Director of Health,
Safety & Work-Life
Directorate
Master Chief Petty Officer

of the Coast Guard
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FLAG OFFICERS
Kevin E. Lunday
NAVY LEAGUE
OF THE UNITED STATES
The Navy League:

Advocacy, Education & Support
he Navy League of the United States
remained vigilant in 2014 in its efforts
T
to educate the public and lawmakers in
Washington on the importance of strong
sea services and about the impact spending
cuts are having on the U.S. Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard and U.S.-flag Merchant
Marine as they continue to be asked to do
more with less across the globe.
As Navy League National President
James H. Offutt noted in his April 2014
Presidents Message in Seapower: Without
the ways and means to realize or bring to
fruition a strategic plan, it becomes a hollow strategy. If we are cutting forces and
capabilities, then the American people
need to be accurately apprised of what its
military can and cannot do. The truth is
that less really is less.
Through hosting sea service leaders as
speakers for the Special Topic Breakfast
series or at Navy League Council meetings
and events; Grass Roots Legislative Affairs
presentations for members of Congress;
and participation in community events
such as ship commissionings, port visits
and Navy Weeks, Navy Leaguers were able
to help get the message across.
But with the threat of full sequestration
returning for fiscal 2016 which service
leaders say would cut force structure and
readiness to levels that would add significant risk to their ability to meet commitments and a changing political landscape in Washington following the
November elections, these efforts will be
more critical than ever in the year ahead.
The Navy Leagues other core missions are to enhance the morale of activeduty personnel and their families, and
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support youth through programs such as

the Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Navy League
Cadet Corps, Junior Reserve Officers
Training Corps and Young Marines that
expose young people to the values of our
sea services.
Navy Leaguers engage within communities and with sea service members in
myriad ways, from Pearl Harbor commemorations at the local level across the
country that involve veterans, active-duty
personnel and Sea Cadet units, and gala
events and balls to mark the respective
birthdays of the Navy, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard, to large-scale events that
bring all of the stakeholders together at
the national level, such as the annual SeaAir-Space Exposition. For example, at the
U.S. Navy Birthday Ball in Washington,
hosted by Navy League National Headquarters, more than 1,100 uniformed and
civilian military personnel, families and
friends gathered at the Washington Hilton
Hotel Oct. 3 to celebrate the Navys 239th
birthday. Offutt welcomed attendees to
officially kick off the annual event, and
introduced ADM Jonathan W. Greenert,
chief of naval operations, and Deputy
Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work, the
evenings keynote speaker. Both noted
that support of organizations like the
Navy League throughout the year means a
great deal to the men and women in uniform and their families.
The Navy League concluded 2014
with the selection of a new presidentelect at the annual Board of Directors
meeting at the Conference Center at the
Maritime Institute in Linthicum, Md.,
Nov. 12-15.
Florida Region President Skip

Witunski became president-elect after a
floor vote by the board members. He will
succeed Offutt at the 2015 National Convention June 16-21 in Tampa, Fla.,
Witunskis hometown. He was serving as
chairman of the convention committee
at the time of his election.
A Navy League National Director
since 2007, Witunski noted in his platform that his main focus will be on membership, communications and finances,
stating, I feel these areas can reinforce
the idea of what we can accomplish with
our mission by pulling together to find
new ways to reach out to our members
and sea service partners.
During the National Convention in
San Diego, a new slate of Navy League
officers was named. National Vice
Presidents include: Maria-Isabel Dickey,
Communications & Marketing; Mark
Heinrich, Sea Services; Lisa Gallinat,
Membership & Council Operations;
Thomas Jaffa, International Affairs;
Joseph Lissenden, Business Operations
and Investments; Max Miller, Development; David Reilly, Field Operations; Jack Ritter, Legislative Affairs; Tina
Swallow, Corporate Affairs; and David
Todd, Strategic Planning & Training.
Stewart Reuter is national treasurer,
Hugh ONeill is national judge advocate
and Pamela Ammerman is national corporate secretary.
The following is a status report on the
principal activities, events and accomplishments by the Navy Leagues various
departments during the past year and a
look at whats in store for 2015.
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Development and Navy

League Foundation
The Navy League relies on the generosity of its members to finance programs
and events in support of its mission. In
2014, Navy League members and military supporters contributed to fund
national education and advocacy programs, the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps
and activities for U.S. sea service personnel and their families around the world.
In 2014, the Navy League Foundation
awarded $55,000 in college scholarships
to students who are dependents or
descendants of sea service personnel.
More information about scholarship eligibility requirements and the 2015 application form can be found at the Navy League
Foundation website: http://navyleague.org/
programs/scholarship.html
The Navy League continued to grow its
major donor program the Presidents
Circle made up of supporting members
who give at least $1,000 annually. Information on making a tax-deductible gift to
the Navy League is available by calling the
Development Office at (800) 356-5760 or
e-mailing development@navyleague.org.
Additionally, the Navy League revitalized its planned giving program, the
1902 Society. Information on estate
planning can be found online at
http://navyleague.giftplans.org.
1902 Society
The Navy League of the United States established the 1902
Legacy Society to honor and remember those friends who indicate
their enduring support for the sea services through designation of
the Navy League as a charitable beneficiary in their will, living trust
or other type of deferred giving arrangement, such as a charitable
remainder trust, gift annuity or individual retirement account.
Mrs. Marjorie Austin*
Mr. Alexander Gaston
Mrs. Norma M. Batchelder*
Mr. Curt W. Goldacker
Mrs. Hellen Boillot
Mr. R. C. Gunzel*
CAPT Daniel B. Branch Jr,

USN (Ret.)*
Ms. Margery S. Hanlin*
Mr. Calvin H. Cobb Jr.

Mrs. Bettyna Collins*
Dr. L. Sue Comerford
Mr. Alfonso de Bourbon*
Ms. June Howell*

Ms. May Nano Miller*
Mr. Ed Mitrani
Mr. James H. Offutt
Ms. Laura Jeanne Dennis*
Mr. Stewart E. Reuter,

USN (Ret.)
Mr. John Stiger Ferry*
Mr. James Souris*
Mr. Morgan L. Fitch Jr.*
Mr. John J. Spittler
*Indicates deceased
To join the 1902 Society, contact the Navy Leagues Development Office
at (703) 312-1554 or visit http://navyleague.giftplans.org
Programs
a local Department of Labor representative

speak at an event to explain the benefits of
the initiative and how veterans and business affiliates can benefit from the program.
The Navy League also has partnerships with the following organizations:
Unite Us: This is an online networking platform where veterans can find a
resource or be a resource. For councils,
this is a new way to find and connect
with veterans in the local area.
Information about the program can
be found online at: www.uniteus.com.
Virtual Flight Academy (VFA): This is
a nonprofit youth aviation training program that will offer instruction to aviators as early as 12 years of age. The objective is to design a fun and stimulating
environment that increases proficiency
much earlier than age 22, when formal
training at military or civilian facilities
traditionally begins. VFA stitches community, e-learning, and flight simulation
services together to provide an online
training environment and experience.
More information about the program
is available online at: www.virtual-flightacademy.org/
United Through Reading (UTR):
UTR
is the nations first nonprofit to promote
the read-aloud experience for separated
military families. UTR offers deployed
parents the opportunity to be videorecorded reading storybooks to their children which eases the stress of separation,
maintains positive emotional connections
and cultivates a love of reading.
Information about the program
can be found online at: www.united
throughreading.org/
For information on any development
or program initiative, contact Stacy
McFarland, staff vice president, Development and Programs.
Sea-Air-Space
With more than 90,000 square feet of
displays and command pavilions, SeaAir-Space 2015, April 12-15 at the
Gaylord National Resort & Convention
Center in National Harbor, Md., will be
the largest exposition ever presented by
the Navy League.
This year is the 50th Anniversary of
the Navy Leagues managing Sea-AirSpace as the show of the U.S. Navy,
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The Navy League is a member of the

Military Spouse Employment Partnership
(MSEP), a targeted recruitment and employment solution for spouses. MSEP partners Fortune 500 Plus companies with all
services, provides human resource managers with recruitment solutions, prepares
military spouses to be competitive applicants and connects them with employers
seeking the 21st-century workforce skills
and attributes military spouses possess.
Any company can become a MSEP partner
free of charge. Partnerships enable companies to identify and hire valuable employees the spouses of our service members.
For more information, visit https://
msepjobs.militaryonesource.mil.
The Navy League also is a supporter of
the Department of Labor Veterans
Employment and Training Services whose
mission is to prepare separating service
members to transition from the military to
the civilian workforce; provide veterans
with critical resources, expertise and training to assist them in locating and obtaining
meaningful careers; and protect the
employment rights of the men and women
who serve. Navy League councils can have
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2014 Presidents Circle Members

The Presidents Circle is an elite group of individuals who help the Navy League maintain its worldwide membership by advocating for sea service members and their families. Presidents Circle members lead by example, advocating on behalf of the sea
services and educating the public and elected officials about the importance of strong maritime forces to the security and economic prosperity of the nation. They support sea service personnel and their families as well as youth programs that foster future
leaders. The Navy League offers several distinguished levels of annual Presidents Circle Membership.
Members, as of Dec. 1, 2014:
TEDDY ROOSEVELT
ASSOCIATE ($50,000)
The John J. & Mary R. Schiff
Foundation
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
ASSOCIATE ($10,000)
Alexander Gaston
CHIEF OF NAVAL
OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE
($5,000)
Max K. Miller
Jack F. Ritter Jr.
NAVY LEAGUE
ADMIRALS ASSOCIATE
($2,500)
Ambassador J. William
Middendorf II
PRESIDENTS ASSOCIATE
($1,000)
Brent M. Bennitt
Brian Berry
James T. Bonner Jr.
Connie R. Clark
Andrew J. Combe
Michael Conners
Robert L. Crippen
Jeanne Defliese
Charles Drury
William E. Dudley
Philip L. Dunmire
Timothy O. Fanning
David Ford
Robert G. Funari
Nancy F. Gorell
Albert J. Herberger
Marine Corps, Coast Guard and U.S.-flag

Merchant Marine.
Sea-Air-Space will once again have
20 commands from the sea services on
the floor in 2015, said Kevin Traver,
Navy League staff vice president for
Corporate Affairs, and the support we
are receiving from the sea services senior
leadership is tremendous.
More than 12,000 people registered
for the 2014 exposition, the largest maritime exposition in the United States,
with more than 3,000 active-duty personnel from the U.S. and international
sea services taking part in a wide array of
professional development opportunities,
as well as touring the exhibit hall.
Some highlights expected at Sea-AirSpace 2015:
Northrop Grumman will display the
Unmanned Combat Air System on the
exposition floor.
Boeing will be returning with the V22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
Lockheed Martin will display an F-35
Lightning II joint strike fighter.
Invited keynote speakers include:
Raymond E. Mabus Jr., secretary of
the Navy.
ADM Paul F. Zukunft, commandant
of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Gen Joseph F. Dunford Jr., commandant of the Marine Corps.
ADM Jonathan W. Greenert, chief of
naval operations.
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Randy W. Hollstein
John B. Holmes
P.G. Horton
Michael Jacobs
Andrew Jergens
Richard H. Kennedy
William J. Krause
Lou Kriser
Kenneth Lee
J. Michael McGrath
Sheila M. McNeill
Richard L. Miller
H. Gerald Nordberg Jr.
James H. Offutt
Rockwell OSheill
Charles Pechette
Barbara H. Porter
Geoffrey G. Prosch
The Navy League also has entered into a

partnership with news radio station WTOP
and Federal News Radio to promote and
expand the reach of Sea-Air-Space.
The Navy League also recognizes the
importance of continuing the internationalization of Sea-Air-Space. Working together with the Navy International Programs
Office, the Defense Security Cooperation
Agency and the Department of Commerce,
the Navy League is poised to again bring
official international acquisition delegations to Sea-Air-Space in 2015.
Corporate Affairs
Navy League corporate members are
responsible for providing the Navy,
Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant
Marine with the tools, resources and supplies they need to win wars and keep the
nations ports secure, protect our interests
overseas and provide a safe environment
for commerce to flourish.
Members of the Navy League Corporate Membership Program comprise
different cornerstones of industry,
including multinational manufacturers,
companies focusing on specialty technologies, service providers and consultants. The program provides a way for
these companies to demonstrate support
for the U.S. sea services and opportunities to network with U.S. and allied
defense industry leaders, senior
decision-makers on Capitol Hill, and the
Andrew Ray
David J. Reilly
Stewart E. Reuter
Henry M. Robinett
Norman T. Saunders
Warren H. Savage Jr.
Glen S. Schneider
Donald A. Sharper
Joan C. Sterling
Maynard Ross Thaxter
Stephen F. Waylett
William J. Waylett Jr.
Warren L. Weber
Roycealee J. Wood
departments of Defense and Homeland

Security.
The Navy League offers four levels of
industry participation. Foremost is the
Corporate Gold Membership, followed
by the Corporate Membership level,
Business Associate, and a level for fellow
nonprofits, research labs, embassies and
nongovernment organizations. As of December 2014, there were 25 Corporate
Gold Members, 83 Corporate Members,
33 Business Associate Members and
seven Nonprofit Members.
Throughout the year, members take
part in a variety of Navy League-hosted
forums and special events with sea service leadership. Most prominent is the
Sea-Air-Space Exposition.
The Special Topic Breakfast Series is
another benefit of membership. Featuring
distinguished speakers from senior military and civilian program offices, these
forums give industry the latest information
and insights on sea service acquisition priorities and developments. The most recent,
on Dec. 2, featured Coast Guard Commandant ADM Paul F. Zukunft.
Members have the opportunity to get
involved in special events around the
country hosted by the Navy League,
often in conjunction with local councils.
These include receptions on Capitol Hill
honoring members of Congress for their
support of the sea services, ship commissionings and other unique programs.
ERIC PARSONS
NLUS STEERING COMMITTEE
FRONT ROW, FROM THE LEFT:

Stewart E. Reuter, national treasurer; Jack F. Ritter Jr., national vice president,
Legislative Affairs; Tina Swallow, national vice president, Corporate Affairs;
James H. Offutt, national president; Maria-Isabel Dickey, national vice president,
Communications & Marketing; Thomas E. Jaffa, International Affairs; Pamela K.
Ammerman, national corporate secretary; Lisa M. Gallinat, national vice president,
Membership & Council Operations.
BACK ROW, FROM THE LEFT:
NOT PICTURED: Mark Heinrich, national vice president, Sea Services; Hugh
ONeill, national judge advocate.
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Joseph C. Lissenden, national vice president, Business Operations & Investments;

Warren H. Savage Jr., Naval Sea Cadet Corps chairman; David N. Todd, national
vice president, Strategic Planning & Training; Max K. Miller, national vice president,
Development; and David J. Reilly, national vice president, Field Operations.
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All corporate supporters also are

acknowledged each month on a special
page in Seapower. Profiles of corporate
members are included in the Corporate Directory issue, published each June or July.
Corporate Gold Members during 2014
included: Accenture, BAE Systems, The
Boeing Co., Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI,
Clarion Events Ltd., Cobham, CurtissWright Flow Control Co., DRS
Technologies Inc., Ernst & Young, Fluor
Corp., GE Marine, General Atomics,
General Dynamics Corp., Honeywell, HP
Enterprise Services, Huntington Ingalls
Industries, IHS, L-3 Communications,
Lockheed Martin Corp., Maersk Line Ltd.,
Northrop Grumman Corp., Pentagon
Federal Credit Union, Raytheon Co.,
Rockwell Collins, and Textron Marine and
Land Systems.
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Legislative Affairs
In 2014, the Legislative Affairs Committee
continued to advocate for strong sea service support to members of Congress and
their staffs. The Grass Roots Legislative
Initiative, an undertaking steered by
National Vice President Jack F. Ritter Jr.
and Committee Chairmen James P. Bras
and Donald A. Giles, helps educate lawmakers in Washington about the nations
sea-based defenses and their needs, and
D.C.-based advocacy efforts complement
the Grass Roots program.
Participation: The committee primarily comprises the region vice presidents for
Legislative Affairs. They serve as a critical
link between national leadership and
councils, areas and regions for grass roots
outreach. Each region vice president has
the responsibility of guiding council, area
and region designees toward achieving the
initiatives goal of personal constituent
contact with 60 percent of all members of
Congress in making four separate presentations on the importance of a robust maritime force structure. From January to
November 2014, 50 members of the 113th
Congress had received one or more Navy
League Grass Roots Legislative Affairs presentations in their districts with a total of
566 total presentations having been made
throughout the duration of the program
including the 148 presentations made
during the 2013 Capitol Hill Fly-In. The
committees goal in 2015 is to visit a minimum of 80 members of Congress to provide a Navy League briefing.
Nonpartisan Advocacy: Compliant
with the Navy Leagues 501(c)(3) status, its
advocacy activities are neither partisan nor
conducted to influence elections. They are
undertaken solely for the sake of encourag188
ing legislative branch awareness of important maritime security issues as well as the
maritime services mission requirements.
Somewhat distinct from the legislative
focus of many peer organizations, the Navy
League monitors appropriations and legislation primarily in terms of their impact on
the operational capabilities and readiness
of the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard
and U.S.-flag Merchant Marine. As part of
our advocacy efforts, the Legislative Affairs
Committee raised the funds to support an
online advocacy tool that allows Navy
Leaguers to easily write or call their member of Congress on a host of Navy League
issues. To date, more than 240 e-mails have
been sent to members of Congress on
sequestration, funding for the U.S.-flag
Merchant Marine and other topics. Visit
today and make your voice heard at
www.cqrcengage.com/navyleague.
Visibility in Washington: The Navy
League sponsors the Shipbuilding
Caucus breakfast series on Capitol Hill.
The quarterly event hosts speakers at the
highest levels from across the sea services and industry, with members of
Congress from all political affiliations in
attendance to discuss the importance of a
strong shipbuilding industrial base.
Navy Leaguers also have served on panels for the Congressional Maritime
Caucus, and supported the House
Military Depot, Arsenal, Ammunition
Plant and Industrial Facilities Caucus
and the Congressional Navy-Marine
Corps Caucus.
The Navy League also sponsors the
Pizza Brief lunch series in coordination
with sea service congressional liaison
offices. Targeting the personal and professional staff of the House and Senate,
the briefs invite speakers from the sea
services to provide much-valued information on programs and policy for congressional staff. The Navy League promotes the presentations via direct contact with the defense-focused legislative
staff members in all congressional member and key subcommittee offices.
In 2014, National President James H.
Offutt was invited to testify on the needs
of the Coast Guard before the House
Transportation and Infrastructure Coast
Guard and maritime transportation subcommittee. The invitation reflects the
value the Navy League brings as the
strongest advocate for the U.S. sea services. The Navy League also distributes its
annual Maritime Policy Statement and
Seapower Almanac across Capitol Hill,
where decision-makers consider them
invaluable resources.
The Year Ahead:
Ritter, the national

vice president for Legislative Affairs, has
been a member of the Navy League for
almost 40 years. The Legislative Affairs
Committee, chaired by Bras and Giles,
includes past-National President Sheila
M. McNeill as Legislative Affairs
Advisory Board chairman. The committee always is looking for more Navy
League members to get involved, and
interested members are urged to reach
out to their regional vice presidents to
find ways to become more active.
A Navy League Capitol Hill Fly-In is
planned to coincide with the 2015 Board
of Directors Meeting held in Baltimore.
The committee expects to visit and brief
150 members of Congress and their staffs
during this event.
Communications
The Communications department works
closely with every department at Navy
League headquarters to ensure that all
materials produced for distribution
for members as well as for the public and
media outlets are cohesive from an
organization-branding standpoint.
The organization today delivers content through several outlets, including
social media, websites, the Special Topic
Breakfast Series and the annual Sea-AirSpace Exposition; and in many different
forms, such as white papers, op-eds,
annual reports, the Maritime Policy
Statement, Seapower magazine; and in
pamphlets, brochures and other marketing materials. These are all tools used in
the execution of the Navy Leagues three
core missions and, as such, every member
of the Navy League staff is involved in
content production in some way. The
Communications department is the gatekeeper for quality and content.
The Navy League website
www.navyleague.org was redesigned in
2014 to usher in a contemporary look in
line with the organizations new marketing materials, making the site more userfriendly and more adaptable for mobile
platforms. New to the website is information on Programs & Support, Corporate
Affairs and Meetings & Events. The
Media & Marketing Resources page in the
Communications section offers all current
marketing materials available for councils
to download and print as needed, as well
as print and audio public service
announcements. The Communications
department worked closely with the
Membership department to make flash
drives that contain these marketing materials available to members.
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Two new PowerPoint presentations

were added to the Navy League
Presentation series that introduce newcomers to the Navy League and what the
organization does in support of the Navy
and Coast Guard, respectively. The series
was created in 2013 as a tool for councils
to use in introducing new members and
others in their communities to the Navy
League and the sea services it supports.
This first overview PowerPoint presentation is the foundation on which others
are being built.
The communications staff worked
closely with the Corporate Affairs and
Development departments to help plan
and promote the 2014 Sea-Air-Space
Exposition. Many of the events were covered and publicized by the more than
100 international, national and trade
media attending the Navy Leagues signature annual event. Work is well under
way for Sea-Air-Space 2015, which will
mark the 50th anniversary of the event.
The Communications department
continues to manage not just the Navy
League website, but websites for
Seapower magazine, Sea-Air-Space news
coverage and the annual convention and
board of directors meetings. It uses
social media and email marketing for the
broadest reach on membership, allowing
it to better execute the mission of supporting the sea services. Current social
media outlets include Twitter, Facebook,
Flickr, LinkedIn and other online opportunities. The department also publishes
The Navy Leaguer quarterly as a digital
publication for members and distributes
the national presidents monthly email
message to members.
National Publications
Seapowers 2015 Editorial Calendar for

complete planned coverage for the coming
year can be found under Advertising at
www.seapowermagazine.org.
Membership
More than 240 Navy League councils
around the world support more than 530
adopted ships, submarines, squadrons,
bases and units from all the sea services.
The membership staff compiled local
council accomplishments from their
most recent annual reporting to produce
the Navy Leagues 2013 Annual Report.
This report shows that Navy League
Headquarters and councils combined to
raise, donate and award over $1.2 million to a variety of causes that supported
the men and women of the sea services,
their families and Navy League youth
programs during 2013. Specifically, there
were more than 132 youth scholarships,
2,280 Sea Services Awards, and more
than 48 Sea Services Scholarships for
enlisted personnel and their families.
Navy League councils are very active
in their local communities. Every year,
they are involved in change-of-command
ceremonies, Individual Augmentee welcome-home events and more than 725
community outreach projects. Councils
sent library books to ships and to troops
in war zones, were there to support
deploying and returning warriors in their
local airports, met ships at homecomings, held picnics and holiday dinners
for sea service members and their families, sent care packages for deployed
troops, provided toys and articles of
warm clothing to service members children over the holidays, and collected
food and toiletries for deploying
Reservists.
Navy League members at the 2014
National Convention in San Diego
launched a Mentor-Mentee pilot program
that paired experienced leaders of successful councils with those who were
new and/or struggling to grow membership and engage with their local sea service communities. The pilot program was
borne out of collaboration between leaders of the Communications, Membership,
Development, Legislative Affairs and
Information Technology committees,
along with the national vice presidents of
Council
Operations
and
Field
Operations, and implemented in three
Navy League regions Pacific
Southwest, Southern Atlantic Coast and
Florida. Some of the participants convened at the Board of Directors meeting
in November to deliver progress reports
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As the Navy Leagues official publication,

Seapower magazine in 2014 continued to
report on developments of interest to the
sea services, highlighting advances in
programs, strategy, materiel and manpower, as well as examining issues that
hold promise, or could be cause for concern, for the future. In addition,
Seapowers January Almanac issue
remains the worlds most widely used
reference tool with information for and
about the sea services.
In late 2014, Seapower became available as an app for Apple, Android and
Kindle Fire platforms, making it a truly
mobile publication that is available anywhere at any time on a smart phone or
tablet. The app is available free of
charge through the Amazon Appstore
(for the Kindle Fire), Google Play Store
(for Android devices) and Apples iTunes

(for Apple devices). This January issue of
Seapower will be the first mobile-friendly
Almanac, making the app essential for
sea service personnel deployed at sea and
around the world.
Seapower continued to develop and
improve the content of its website
www.seapowermagazine.org in 2014,
offering continually updated defense
business and military service news in
brief, as well as larger feature articles and
original reporting. News alerts and
updates also are posted throughout the
day via Twitter (@SeapowerMag) and
Seapowers dedicated Facebook page
( w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / s e a p o w e r magazine).
The website also hosts the digital edition of Seapower, which is updated as
each print issue goes to press. An archive
of previous digital editions and links to
documents of interest also is available
through the digital edition.
The February 2014 Seapower introduced a special Profiles In Service
issue that presented personal accounts of
sea service life by members of the U.S.
Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and
the civilian and maritime workforce. In
this inaugural issue, 26 current or former
members of the sea services from a
Navy SEAL, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer and a Marine Corps brigadier general to a shipfitter at Newport News
Shipbuilding and a member of the crew
of the MV Cape Ray that was about to
leave for Syria to assist in the destruction
of that nations chemical weapons
described, in their own words, what
motivated them to serve, how they came
to do what they do and what their service and respective professions meant to
them. More Profiles in Service will be
featured in the February-March 2015
issue of Seapower.
The Seapower staff, assisted by a team
of special correspondents, provided online
coverage from the 2014 Sea-Air-Space
Exposition with daily, on-the-hour news
postings of events, briefings and speeches
on Seapower Expo Online, as well as via
Twitter updates. Seapower once again produced an up-to-date Sea-Air-Space show
daily print edition that was made available
for show-goers and exhibitors each morning at locations around the show floor. A
daily e-mail blast with show coverage also
was available.
Seapower will continue to provide the
one-two punch of print and online coverage at the 2015 exposition, which will mark
the 50th anniversary of Sea-Air-Space.
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and discuss the next steps. They are looking to expand the program, as those
being mentored found the guidance of
those who have had great success in the
field to be extremely beneficial.
Councils also continued to recruit
Community Affiliate members from their
local business communities to help support and advance the mission and goals
of the Navy League. Together, they work
to support local activities and promote
maritime issues of national importance.
As of November 2014, there were 288
Community Affiliate members.
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Regional Activities
Field services available through the
Regional Activities Department in 2014
continued to be in demand, with focus
being on support for region and area
meetings with local council support limited to new council startup one was
added in 2014, the Romania Council.
Council, area and region leaders now can
choose from 31 workshops and 28
guides that provide proven ideas for
improving their operations.
The training workshops cover most
council operations, including management and governance, compliance,
membership recruiting and retention,
strategic planning, fundraising, grant
writing, legislative and public education,
and electronic communications. A special workshop to train field leaders in
preparation of the Navy League
Area/Region President Expense Report
was introduced.
The remainder of field training efforts
was concentrated on creating online
modules to support field education. One
online workshop, New Member Orientation, was completed in 2014. The
course is available from the Navy League
Online Community, a members-only
web portal.
Workshops are available at no cost
and can be scheduled through headquarters at a mutually agreeable time and
place. All workshops and council guides
are posted on the Navy League website
under the Online Community.
The Navy League launched online
and web-based training in 2014. Online
modules and council officer certification
requirements will be developed and
introduced by 2016. Software for the
development and management of online
courses was donated by a corporate
member in fall 2013. The Training
Committee is working on course content
and launched a demonstration at the
National Convention in June 2014.
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Major initiatives supported by Regional Activities in 2014 included providing training and support for council
compliance with regulations; expanding
the training available for legislative
affairs; and Operation Homefront, a program to support the families of deployed
sea service personnel. Regional Activities
also continues to focus on missioncritical activities, including the Navys
science, technology, engineering and
math program, support for the Grass
Roots Legislative Initiative and updating
Navy League Presentations for use by
councils in the community.
Ongoing support of routine operations
includes ship adoptions, ship commissioning ceremonies, new council formation
and major event planning. Field efforts included presentations on the national budget and its potential impact on sea service
readiness, Navy League presentations to
community groups and promoting community involvement and partnerships.
Training to familiarize field leaders with
Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements for nonprofit organizations was a
continuing focus throughout the year.
Assisting councils that lost their taxexemptions in 2011 and 2012 due to compliance issues also was emphasized.
Youth Programs
The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps
(USNSCC) is the umbrella organization
of its senior program, the Naval Sea
Cadet Corps (NSCC), and its junior program, the Navy League Cadet Corps
(NLCC). As the Navy Leagues sponsored youth program, the USNSCC continued to maintain stable enrollment
during 2014 with 12,155 members
enrolled in 310 NSCC and 88 NLCC
units in the United States, including the
territories of Puerto Rico and Guam.
Membership is open to young men and
women ages 11 through 13 for the
NLCC, and 13 through the completion
of high school for the NSCC.
In 2014, cadets and volunteers were
welcomed at U.S. Navy and Coast Guard
commands across the country. The
hands-on training provided by the active
and Reserve components of the armed
forces is invaluable to cadets as they consider the opportunities available to them
after they graduate high school.
Sea Cadets incur no obligation to join
the armed forces after high school, but
units report that a high proportion of
their graduating cadets do pursue enlistment or commissioning programs. In
2014, a large number of cadets received
appointments to one of the military service academies or received Navy Reserve

Officers Training Corps scholarships.
This year, 132 former Sea Cadets became
part of the class of 2018 at the U.S. Naval
Academy.
With funding restored in 2014 to
USNSCCs request of $2.7 million in 2014,
following the 60 percent funding reduction
in 2013 caused by sequestration, the organization was once again able to fully support
the wide variety of quality training opportunities traditionally offered to its cadets and
adult escorts. Cadet deposit costs were
reduced back to 2012 levels, averaging
$120 per week per cadet, and funding support of locally arranged training evolutions
as well as Officer Professional Development
(OPD) training was fully restored.
In 2014, USNSCC headquarters
issued 5,565 individual cadet orders in
support of 159 NSCC and 37 NLCC evolutions, supported more than 60 locally
arranged training evolutions, as well as
approximately 50 OPD evolutions.
USNSCCs International Exchange
Program regained its momentum with
support of 21 cadets and seven escorts
representing the USNSCC in South
Korea, Canada, Sweden, Hong Kong,
Bermuda and the United Kingdom. In
return, 33 international cadets and 16
escorts were hosted in the United States
in Newport, R.I.
Winter training during the 2014
Christmas holiday break was supported
by the federal grant, with approximately
40 evolutions occurring at 20 different
locations. Participation in winter training included well over 1,000 cadets, a
number consistent with years prior to
the funding cut in 2013.
The USNSCC continues to enjoy a
partnership with the Office of Naval
Research that results in widespread Sea
Cadet participation in the SeaPerch program. This program grew during 2014 to
more than 100 units across the country
participating with nearly 3,300 NSCC
and NLCC cadets involved, challenging
their scientific skills by constructing
underwater remotely operated vehicles.
After being suspended in 2013,
SeaPerch training for adult leaders was
reinstituted in 2014 with 70 adults being
trained at the Mine Warfare Training
Center in San Diego and the Naval
Undersea Training Center in Newport, R.I.
USNSCC sent two teams to compete in the
2014 SeaPerch National Challenge.
CyberPatriot is an outreach program of
the Air Force Association (AFA) under
sponsorship by Northrop Grumman that
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Sheila McNeill
Evan Baker
Max Miller
Bernard Bennett
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Hugh ONeill
Calvin Cobb
John Panneton
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NATIONAL PRESIDENT
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James H. Offutt
William Garr
Nicholas Hayes
NATIONAL PRESIDENT-ELECT
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Mark Heinrich
Randy Hollstein
Thomas Jaffa
NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS
Maria-Isabel Dickey
Felix Keeley
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
William Kelley
Lisa Gallinat
Jack Kennedy
MEMBERSHIP AND COUNCIL OPERATIONS
Joseph Lissenden
Mark Heinrich
Dale Lumme
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Thomas Jaffa
Angie McKinstry
Thomas Pruter
John Rau
David Reilly
Stewart Reuter
Jack Ritter
Warren Savage
James Semerad
Ward Shanahan
John Spittler
Jackson Stevens
Tina Swallow
Daniel Thys
David Todd
George Wardwell
Doyle Wilhite
Skip Witunski
Thomas Wright
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Max Miller
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David Reilly
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Jack Ritter
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We of the Navy League of the United
States stand for a strong America a nation
morally, economically, and internally strong.
We believe that the security of our nation

and of the people of the world demands a
well-balanced, integrated, mobile American
defense team, of which a strong Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine are
indispensable parts.
We support all Armed Services to the end

that each may make its appropriate contribution to the national security.
NATIONAL TREASURER
Stewart Reuter
NATIONAL ASSISTANT TREASURERS
William Braund
Thomas Dawson
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 to dangers which threaten both
from without and within.
NATIONAL JUDGE ADVOCATE
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We favor appropriations for each of the

Armed Services, adequate for national security, economically administered.
NATIONAL DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATES
Michael May
Ward Shanahan
We oppose any usurpation of the Congresss

constitutional authority over the Armed Services.
NATIONAL CORPORATE SECRETARY
We urge that our country maintain world leadership in scientific research and development.
Pamela Ammerman
We support industrial preparedness, planning, production.
CHAIRMAN, NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS
Warren Savage
NATIONAL CHAPLAINS
Reverend Herbert Goetz

Rabbi William Kloner
NAVY LEAGUE
trains youth in the practical applications of

computer network defense within a competitive framework. Under a Memorandum
of Agreement signed in 2012, USNSCC participation will continue in 2015 with more
than 20 teams fielded for national competition. USNSCC sent two teams to the 2014
National Finals Competition. A USNSCC
volunteer with Centurion Battalion in
Florida was recognized as the CyberPatriot
VI Coach of the Year by the AFA.
A significant portion of 2014s efforts
focused on continuous improvement of
USNSCCs communication and outreach
capabilities. These included a refreshed
format and updated content on the public
website (www.seacadets.org); the reinvigoration of social media pages; an organizational rebranding effort across the spectrum of communication materials; the
creation of a style guide to encourage
effective and consistent communication
of the program message; and the publication and distribution of Sea Cadet
Quarterly, which is a headquartersproduced magazine focusing on stories
and photos from cadets and volunteers.
Sea Cadet Quarterly is available digitally, with print copies being sent to a large
group of program supporters that includes
contacts on Capitol Hill, media groups
and members of the armed services.
The USNSCC offers a modest scholarship program in order to promote strong
performance and assist cadets in defraying the costs of higher education. Since
1975, more than $575,000 has been
awarded to more than 300 cadets who
received NSCC college scholarships.
Navy League councils also sponsor
approximately 300 Navy and Marine
Corps JROTC programs and more than 45
ROTC programs at colleges and universities. The Navy League has established a
Youth Medal, to recognize outstanding
JROTC cadets in units or schools sponsored by a Navy League council.
The Navy League supports the
NJROTCs two major national competitions: the NJROTC National Academics,
Athletics & Drill Championships, traditionally held each year in Pensacola, Fla.,
and the NJROTC area managers evaluation of the overall performance of the
units in their 11 respective areas, from
which Most Outstanding in Nation
and Most Improved in Nation units are
chosen. The Navy League provides all of
the various awards; more than 100 in all,
for both competitions, and Navy
Leaguers are actively involved in making
the presentations of the area manager
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achieve worldwide peace through international
cooperation.
We advocate a foreign policy which will

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