MILENG COE Symposium and Industry DayIngolstadt, Germany

Prepared for:

4-5 December 2018

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Agenda

Acrow Bridge Overview

Area of Operational Responsibility

Meeting and Solving Requirements for MLC 120T/150W LOCB

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Corporation Overview 1951: Acrow Incorporated in the U.S.

1995: Moved fabrication to U.S.

2010: Major procurement by DoD

2016: 80m/90m Dry Gaps to CJTF-OIR Wet Gap constructed in

Qayarah, Iraq

2017: Dry Gap bridges constructed in

Raqqah, Syria Wet Gap constructed in Mosul,

Iraq 14 bridges to Puerto Rico

following Hurricane Maria 200m Wet Gap to support INDO-

PACOM

2018: Wet Gap constructed in Mosul,

Iraq Program of Record UMR

testing, Michigan & Maryland Wet Gaps to EUCOM & Dry

Gaps to CENTCOM 90m Dry Gap in Hillah, Iraq

2019: POR UMR testing, continued,

APG, MD POR FMR testing in APG, MD

Company History

Acrow HQ: Parsippany, NJ Eastern Europe:

Rydzyna, PO

Canada Sales Office:Vancouver, BC

US Sales Office:Seattle, WA

US Sales Office:Mobile, AL

US Sales Office:Saint Louis, MO

US Sales Office:Denver, CO

Canada HQ:Bolton, ON

Shipping Depot:Lafayette, NJ

Canada Sales Offices:Montreal, QC

Manufacturing:Milton, PA

US/NATO Military Sales:Jacksonville, FL

US Sales Office:Richmond, VA

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SW Asia: Rome, IT

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Bridge Design Overview Manufactures and supplies NATO

Trilateral Standard military bridge sets:

Bridge roadway widths: 4.2m and 5m curb to curb

Bridge spans: up to 103m for MLC 85T/100W without piers

Loads: up to MLC 120/150 and AASHTO HL93

Designs: military (5ea) and civilian (14ea)

Decking:

Steel orthotropic roadway deck units: Steel deck plate stiffened longitudinally & transversely with stringers.

Driving Surface Options: Factory applied aggregate; locally applied asphalt (2.5” – 5”); or plain

Deck (1694 lbs)

AB 507 Transom, MLC 80/110 (1000 lbs)AB 982 Transom, MLC 120/150, (1725 lbs)

Panel (693 lbs)Shear Panel (896 lbs)

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Design Review Requires no on-site welding to attach the bridge to

the barge saving ~10+ hours of welding per span

Uses fewer bolts for the superstructure equating to significant reduction in man-hours (analysis based on 51m, TSR3, Dry Gap bridge)

Incorporates an orthotropic deck system. Recent point load testing: very high (inquire at booth)

Utilizes tapered chords allowing a trouble-free and smooth transition to chorded trusses during the cantilevered launch

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80/110 120/150

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Acrow Military LOCB SupplyNepal

PakistanColombia

Peru

1999 2019

U.S. DoD - APS

U.S. DoD APS/DoS:Iraq

SyriaKuwait

Italy Korea

2003 2007 20152011

AustraliaIndonesia

Chile

Canada

Israel

BotswanaBangladesh

Honduras

1995 2023

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UNIT LOCB Training StatusU.S. MRBCs 13/24, 54%

ITALIAN EN REGT2016

NORWEGIAN EN REGT2016

26d EN REG (UK)2016

22nd EN REG (UK)2016/2017

35th EN REG (UK)2017

39th EN REG (CAN)2017

77th AR EN SQDN (UK)2018

21st EN REG (UK)2018

Line of Communication Bridge (LOCB) Interoperability

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ACROW Dry Gap Bridge Training, Lafayette, NJ, 2017

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NATO and Eastern Europe Trafficability Concerns

“The bridges and the highways network, particularly in Eastern Europe, must be strengthened and improved to allow quicker ground movement” LTG (Ret) Ben Hodges

US Base?

XX

- Baltics: Russian gauge rail lines- Poland and westward: EU gauge rail- Rail transfer in Kaunas or convoy

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AOR Context

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Who depends more on mobility and when?

Standard assumptions:

Attacker has to move, defender can hide/dig-in and wait, MILENG, Dec 2017

Defender may have to move (for Defense & Reconquering Territory), MILENG, Dec 2017

In 2014-2016, the CJTF-OIR had complete air superiority in Iraq and Syria, all the bridges north and northwest of Baghdad were either destroyed or made impassable to stop Da’esh from reaching Baghdad. Da’esh was a sub-rate peer competitor.

Imagine what NATO would have to do to stop or deter a near-peer competitor like Russia threatening the eastern border of Poland or the Suwalki Gap or continued threats to the Ukraine.

Replacement bridges are critical to maintain mobility due to NATO not having complete air superiority any longer. NATO needs to have a rapid surge capability… prepositioned stocks of rail, wet and dry and emergency bridging are vital to ensure unimpeded mobility.

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Meeting & Solving Requirements for MLC 120T/150W LOCB

~90 Tons

40 Tons

~ 130 Tons

Assume 20 Tons of gravel and mud on bridge

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Crossing Test Picture approved by APG, ATC,

Test Director

Urgent Material Release of MLC 120T/150W Dry & Wet Gap LOCB

UMR Testing, Dry Gap, at Selfridge Air Base, MI, Phase I:

11-13 Jun: Shear test completed

18-26 Jun: Moments test completed

• UMR Testing, Wet and Dry Gap, at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD, Phase II:

28 Nov 2018: Wet Gap Bridge Crossing Test completed

Feb 2019: Testing of 50m Dry Gap Bridge

Mar 2019: UMR completion, decision, road-ahead

• FMR Testing:

May 2019 thru May 2020

Various Testing Centers: APG, MD: Crossing tests Camp Ripley, MN: Fast water testing Vicksburg, MS, ERDC: Component Testing San Diego, CA: Tower Testing

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QSR4H, 51m

Live Load test: Inquire at Acrow Booth

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Dry Gap LOCB, MLC 120T/150W

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Pictures approved by PEO CS/CSS PM

TSRH, 80m and up

7’ Barges

Crossing test: 28 Nov 2018 APG, MD, Briar Pond HET w/ M1A2SEPV3 M88 w/ M2 in tow

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Wet Gap, MLC 120T/150W

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Crossing Test Pictures

approved by APG, ATC,

Test Director

Manufacture and Supply Timeline30 days: Dry Gap Manufacture bridge (COTS)

+31-60 days: Wet Gap Manufacture barges (non-COTS)

15-20 days:

240m Wet Gap: • 80/110:

- 26-29ea 40’ High Cube containers

- 28 Barges• 120/150: TBD

51m Dry Gap:• 80/110: 18ea CROPS • 120/150: 13ea 40’ High

Cube containers

• Reduce time in procuring non-COTS parts with pre-contractual agreement and increased coordination

• APS: Preposition bridges forward of Italy = Readiness

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-18-24 hours: 51m DG

-6-9 days: 240m WG

~6-7 days download and onward movement

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In Summary, Acrow Bridges are: More economical (pennies on the dollar

in preposition sites as a Return on Investment for mobility insurance; less man-hours to construct)

Installed permanently or temporarily

Proven product success and longevity on deployed bridges in Iraq and Syria

Designing new aerial anchoring system for 11^ fps (3.4m/s) and above stream velocities and rocky stream bottoms

Prepared to support NATO/U.S. Army Europe/EU acquisition of bridge stocks

Ready to support U.S., NATO and Allied nations with increased training opportunities to increase interoperability …train before execution

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Made of high strength USA 65 ksi steel

Designed to meet or exceed the Trilateral Military, India RC, AASHTO, Canadian, British, Euro, Polish, and other bridge design standards

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It’s not just steel that supports these bridges

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Thank you.Please visit us at www.acrow.com

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Stephen DannerLTC (Retired), US Army, EngineerMilitary Sales904-495-6792sdanner@acrow.com

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