Marine Corps Warfighting LaboratoryEnhanced Company Operations Limited Objective

Experiment – 3.3

Experiment Overview

Maj Mark Gilday

Experiment OIC, MCWL12 June 09

Marine Corps Warfighting LaboratoryEnhanced Company Operations Limited Objective

Experiment – 3.3

Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory will experiment with unmanned resupply/CASEVAC technologies to assess their enabling capacity to GCE

conduct of Enhanced Company Operations, and associated DOTMLPF impacts to both the LCE and ACE.

As an embedded component of CLR-4’s GS-CLC, MCWL will provide complementary experimental logistics support to India Co, 3/23

Mission

Method

* Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities

Marine Corps Warfighting LaboratoryEnhanced Company Operations Limited Objective

Experiment – 3.3

1. Evaluate the impact of experimental logistics enhancements on the ability of an ECO unit, and it’s supporting elements, to operate in an immature theatre against and irregular force. Specifically:

– Use of unmanned systems to conduct CASEVAC

– Use of unmanned systems to conduct resupply to company and below and recover reusable material that requires processing by the logistics support organization

– Tailored packaging

2. Assess the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) associated with the employment of logistics-related innovations in an immature theatre against an irregular threat. TTPs Involving:

– Unmanned delivery systems– Unmanned CASEVAC systems– Tailored packaging schemes

Objectives

Marine Corps Warfighting LaboratoryEnhanced Company Operations Limited Objective

Experiment – 3.3

Task 1: Performed tailored packaging operations

Purpose 1: Determine if tailored packaging reduces the logistics/weight burden on the supported force (GCE)

Purpose 2: Determine operational effectiveness/suitability of tailored packaging

Purpose 3: Determine LCE manning, training, and equipping impacts associated with tailored packaging

Task 2: Perform unmanned aerial resupply/CASEVAC

Purpose 1: Determine operational effectiveness/suitability of conducting unmanned aerial resupply/CASEVAC

Purpose 2: Determine MAGTF manning, training, and equipping impacts associated with unmanned aerial resupply/CASEVAC

Purpose 3: Evaluate/establish tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with unmanned aerial resupply/CASEVAC

Purpose 4: Determine C2 requirements needed IOT perform unmanned aerial resupply/CASEVAC

Task 3: Perform unmanned ground resupply

Purpose 1: Determine operational effectiveness/suitability of conducting unmanned ground resupply

Purpose 2: Determine MAGTF manning, training, and equipping impacts associated with unmanned ground resupply/

Purpose 3: Evaluate/establish tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with unmanned ground resupply

Purpose 4: Determine C2 requirements needed IOT perform unmanned ground resupply

Task/Purpose

Marine Corps Warfighting LaboratoryEnhanced Company Operations Limited Objective

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Task 4: Perform unmanned ground CASEVAC

Purpose 1: Determine operational effectiveness/suitability of conducting unmanned ground CASEVAC

Purpose 2: Determine MAGTF manning, training, and equipping impacts associated with unmanned ground resupply/

Purpose 3: Evaluate/establish tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with unmanned ground resupply

Purpose 4: Determine C2 requirements needed IOT perform unmanned ground resupply

Task 5: Conduct infantry unmanned mechanized support operations

Purpose 1: Determine operational effectiveness/suitability of utilizing an unmanned ground vehicle in direct support of Enhanced Company Operations

Purpose 2: Establish TTPs for use of unmanned ground vehicle in direct support of Enhanced Company Operations

Task/Purpose – Cont’d

Marine Corps Warfighting LaboratoryEnhanced Company Operations Limited Objective

Experiment – 3.3

1. Identify all functions associated with experimental technologies

2. Identify who performs these functions

3. Is additional training req’d?

4. Is additional manpower req’d?

5. Are organizational structure changes req’d?

6. Are doctrinal changes req’d?

7. IS THE BENEFIT WORTH THE EFFORT?

Experiment Goal (Juice vs Squeeze)

Marine Corps Warfighting LaboratoryEnhanced Company Operations Limited Objective

Experiment – 3.3

16 June:

MWTC: (1) ULB Resupply, (1) ULB CASEVAC, (1) UGV-D1 Resupply

HWAD: (1) UGV-D2 Resupply, (1) UGV-F CASEVAC, Continuous UGV-F Support Ops

17 June:

MWTC: (1) ULB Resupply, (1) ULB CASEVAC, (1) UGV-D1 Resupply

HWAD: (2) UGV-D2 Resupply, Continuous UGV-F Support Ops

18 June:

MWTC: (2) UGV-D1 Resupply

HWAD: (2) UGV-D2 Resupply, (1) UGV-F CASEVAC, Continuous UGV-F Support Ops

Experiment Schedule (General)

Marine Corps Warfighting LaboratoryEnhanced Company Operations Limited Objective

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