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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE FORCES- OVERVIEWCHAPTER 1INTRODUCTIONTHE MISSION PLANNING CYCLETHE MISSION PLANNING PROCESS1.0I11.21.21I.2,2L2.3IMISSION PLANNING PROCESS2.4Receive Ihe Mission DireciiveImiiaie a Security PlarAnalyze ihe MissionPlan ihe Use of AvailableTimeL2.5Submit an [niiiaJEEl Requestr2.6FofinuLate an Initial PlanL2.BGive Mission ConceptRevise Plan, Based On Mission Concept1.2.9Phase Plan/Diagram the Mission1.2.10Update EEI RequestSubmit Support Requirements1.2.71.2.111L2,12 Issue Warning OrderL2.I3 Conduct Preliminary Gear/PersonnelInspections and Rehearsals1.2.14 Update the Plan as Necessajy1.2.15IPatrol Leader'sOrder2 16 BriefbackL2. 17 Final Inspection Rehearsals, and BiiefL2JS ConductMissionL2.19 Debrief1.2.20 Submit Posl-Op Report1.3THE PHASE DIAGRAMMING SYSTEMPATROL LEADER'S H WDBOCKHI
)AN OVERVIEWORGANIZATION OF THE PHASE DIAGRAMMISSION PHASESPHASE DIAGRAMMING671.6.2Analyze Each EvenlContinue llie Analysis6.3Prepare DeTaiSed Lists84\1.51.61.6II1.71.7f678PLANNING FOR CONTINGENCIES12ConlJngency Checklist13CHAPTER 2ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF INFORMATIONINTRODUCTIONTARGET2.02.114142,1.2Enemy EnvironmentEnemy Order of Battle152.1 3S ur V val/E vasi on/Res isiance/Es cape (S ERE15Miscellaneous1511.2.11415iARGET DEPENDENT EEl2212.2.1Imagery and Graphics152.2.2Textua Data and Suppoit Materials15CHAPTER 315TARGET ANALYSIS163.1INIkODUCTIONTARGET rability17Vulnerability17Effect on Populace17Recognjzability17TARGET SYSTEMSMAJOR TARGET SYS lEMS17Railway SystemsISHighway Syslems183.0.23.1 33.143.1.53.163.2333.313 3.2Iv1618U,S-NAVY SEAL
1TABLE OF CONTENTS3.3 33 3 43.3.53 3.63.3.73.3.8Waterway SystemsAirway SystemsCommunication SystemsPower SystemsWafer Supply SystemsFuel Supply SystemsCHAPTER 418IS19192020MISSION CONCEPT4.0INTRODUCTION4.1MISSION CONCEPT (FORMAT)RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (ROE)4.2CONSIDERATIONS212J22CHAPTER 5WARNING/PATROL LEADER*S ORDERSINTRODUCTION5.0245.5WARNING ORDER24WARNING ORDER (FORMAT)24RECOMMENDED BRIEnNGASSlGNMENTS26PATROL LEADERS ORDER26PLO SEQUENCE275 5,1Five Paragraph Sequence275.5 2Bad PLCs275 6PRE'PLO CHECKLIST5.7PRESENTATION28285.7.1Briefing Techniques285 7.2295.8PLO IntroductionPLO .8.4Admin and5.8 5Command andTIJE5.5.25.35.45.82LogisticsSignalsPATROL LEADER'S HANDBOOK3336V
1AN OVERVIEWCHAPTER 6BRIEFBACK6.1INlkODUCTIONBEUEFBACK era Overview60313940404042Method6.1.4InserlJon6.1 5Routes42426,1.6Actions ai the Objective436Extraction71Method43Rende vous/Evaston and Escape Procedures6J.9 Communications6.1.10 Medical436J.11Closing Statements446.2BRIEFBACK PRESENTATION446.1 B4344CHAPTER 7POST EXERCISE/OPERATIONREPORTS AND INTELLIGENCE DEBRJEFSINTRODUCTION47POST-EXCHANGE/OPERATION (FORMAT) 47INTELLIGENCE DEBRIEF GUIDE48DEBRIEF GUIDE FORMAT)497.07.7.27.3APPENDICESAPPENDIX AANSW INTELLIGENCETARGET INDEPENDENT J.2 OrderofBattle59A.I3SERE70A.IAMiscellaneous Information71viU.S.NAVY SEAL
TABLE OF CONTENTSA2TARGET DEPENDENT EEI72A. 2.1Imagery and Graphics72ATextual Data/Support Malerials73TARGET ANALYSIS CHECKLIST76Administrative Data76General76A.3.3Specific79A.3 4Conclusions8*]2 2A.3A. 3.A13 2APPENDIX BVESSEL C KARA Cr ERISTICS AJVDCAPABILITIESSMALL CRAFT OPERATIONS82General82B.l 2Mission Planning ConsiderationsR2B.l 3Coordination82B.l 4Execution83B.3COMBAT RUBBER RAIDING CRAFTB.IB11CRRC )/IN F LATA B LE SSPECIAL BOAT CHARACTERISTICSFLEET BOAT CHARACTERISTICSSHIPS CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTINGTHE SEAFOXNAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT SHIPS84(B3B4B.5B6APPENDIX C86889092AIRCRAFT CHARACTERISTICSC.IFIXED WING AIRCRAFT95C.2ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT97APPENDIX DWEAPONS AND DEMOLITIONSARMSD.lUS. SMALLD.2D.3SOVIET/WARSAW PACT SMALL ARMSDEMOLITION CAPABILITIES ANDFORMULASPATROL LEADER'S HANDBOOK100102103vii
AN OVERVIEWCOMMUMCATIONSAPPENDIX ECOMMUNICATIONS/ELECTRONICSElCAJ ABJLITIES114NSW/SHIPBOARD rd SATCOM ImeroperabilityNSW,t:2C INTEROPERABILITY119E,4C3 VAN CAPABILITIES120E 2IAPPENDIX F11SBIBLJOC RAPHY AND GLOSSARYElBIBLIOGRAPHYF.l.i122122122F13Amphibious OperationsEnvironmental Areas of 3Fl 6Land Warfare124Photography124124F[ 2F.[7F L81Soviet/Eastern Bloc ForcesFl 9 Submarine OperationsFl 10 TargetingFLU WeaponsR2vlil23125125125GLOSSARY126U.S.NAVY SEAL
AN OVERVIEWUS NAVY SPECIAL WARFAREFORCESJNTRODUCTION1.The US Navy Special Warfai CommandCOM)isCNAVSPHCWAR-ihc Na\'j's proponent agcncs' Ibr SpecialOpcadunsCommand (MACOM)onan equal level with the US Army Special Opcraiions Command(USASOC) and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Like Its brolhsT scnjces' specio] operations commands.NAVSPECWARCOM is subordinate lo ihe U S. Special Operations Command (USSOC).Forces (SOF) andisdesignated a MajorNAVSPECWARCOMoperationsisLasted withmaniimerelated specialm support orNa\'5 and Manne forces as well as iho oiherThese missions include special mobile operations, unconventional warfare (UW), beach and coastal reconnaissance, counterinsurgene (COIN), special tactical intelligence colleeiioii,coastal and nver interdiction, and fore n iniemal defense (FID),services.i.e.advise train, assist and/or control friendly forces in the conductof naval special warfare operations. These missions include suchspecialized tasks as special reconnaissance (SR). direct action(DA), combat search and Tcscue (CSAR); recover ', vessel board-and seizure (VBSS), and beach reconnaissance andobstacle clearance in support of amphibious operations Thesemissions principaliyfocusoncoastal and inshore areas, harbor anding, searchports but also include operations in inland x aierwa 'S as well asmissions e\eeuted ashore, usually contiguous with coastal areas.They may. however, be conducted well inland Thereare fourprincipal types of units tasked with execution of and/or support orthese missions.PATROL LEADER'S HANDBOOKIx
-us NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE FORCESNAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE UNITS2.Theke , and bCBl knoxMi. Nii\y SOf- eicmenil.and Forces-SEAL5 Theas rhc Na\-vsfirsiconinbuhonloSEALJcauis »cri:isthe Sea-Air-fomtedinJ%2Anicntd's groiMiig counicnnsur-gcnt clTorl lo ihe Seals m M'K. . Thero arc seven company -si/eSHAL Icams (comnmnded b an O- ) These arc liompnsedoflen pctjal operalions platoons The plaEoons ha\c iwo offiMrs (0-3and 0-2) and 14 enlislcd men divided inlo two special operalionsabsorbi diquads \Mlh one ofTiter and seven enlisled. Ihe basic planningdemeni for Joading into \anous aiercrafl PLaLoons are idenlifiedb phoneticexample.Teamletters\M hmI/ECHO/SEALiheteam and squads b\ number hor4 (ls( Squad,ECHOPlaToon,SEALTvioorraoreplaloonsmay be formed mio SHAL detachmentsloaccoEupJishmissionsreqiirrinji more than one plaloon andmaj operale independently of ihc SEAL team The SEAL loamalso has a headquaricts platoon with iwo officers (0-4 and 0-3)and SIX enlisted men SEAL Team li.laskedrtilhacounLcnerronsmand4).missions rolo, isorganj cd somc vhaldifferenllv. Thereare also a Csv. small US Navy Reserve (USNR) (also knoun a&spt cialNaval Reserve ForceNRF) SEALSEAL\4ith active forceSEAL-elemenls thai habilual Lrainteamstrainees undertake agrueling JT-v -eek BasicUnderwa-DemDlitions/SEAL(BUD/S- "Buds") Course at CorenadoXA,vvherethey become SCUBA qualified Thcv are also fullv trainedterin tceonnaissance.survcillance tai etacqnisiiion. small scale raidsand direct action missions. SEAL trainees receive irainins incombat swimming, survival, demolitions, sabotage, small arms,patroUing, indnidual and small unit tactics, close combat, navigation, Tirst aid, and communications Selected inembcrB are specifically trained as medicalcoipsmen and radiomenparachute qualifiedatGA. Once assignedto a unit, they areAll are static linethe Arniy s Airborne Course at Ft Benning,under si c-months probationand receive additional unit specific training. They also undertakemore advanced training courses to include various Army SpecialForces courses.ArmySmall amis used by theXRanger,fircefallparachutmg, and sniper.SEALb include the 5.56mm MI6AIU.S.nile,NAVY SEAL
AN OVERVIEW. .?6mmM16AIcarbine.40m mMliO[i3 machine gun, diiTcrenl models of 9inniguns, I2ga V1S7() sholguii, 9inmM9sniper nfles inchiding Lhe 7.62n]niand M5U(J along wilh a numberweapons.Thel oSEAL Dchxeijfor Ihe operationare used. 1 he5VDLongMKIXol' O-calibcrmort spcciah/ed.(SDV) leam M *2Al"e\olic"are responsibleMKVIL( carriestuoSVDcrc\\Tren and fourStALMKs slcm TheIX carries onl ctqw of l\\o along wilh mission eqmpmeni The H* foolMKdeli cr piiloL and \flnous l pes ofM21 andVehicleMP5of small submcr iblus ("raini'subs") Two l pespassengers or cargo andandlramsubmachineM2(».l grenade launcher, 7VIIIISofSEALsISis a %eiinlcnded for allachmeni loSEALThe smallerlolheirtai eLs or operational areasSDVlo the SDVopcraTcd b iheeilhcr lacked drrcclKleamtoaccomplishicaiiis forDAinissioiisleam orinconjunclionxMltiSEALThe MK JX can also carr\ and launch a VlK 32 siajidoff eapo s assembh. a small homing loipedo for aii king Ji uinLlatgeis. SDV learns also operale(heDr% Deck ShelEer (DDS}fi[ledlearns. o niielcarsubmafines oiodifitdiisSDViransports or aniphibioui iransporis.TherearesixAVwrs on classSDV u oopb anspons{stiil capableofopcraling as attack submarines) in service Th conversions "erebetween 19R2 and 1991 Two Lihan ,4//tfl class submannes weremodified as amphibious U'ansports bcl\tccn 1 83 and 1988. Thehfc expcciano oflhc USSSam H-ouiton (SSN 609) and USSJohnAyflr.s d/ SSN ill)isimolhelale t99[Js These replaced the olddicscL amphibious warfare submarines, IhSS Gra\-bock and ISSSWaho. The modificalions mdudcd rcraoial of some bflUislic mii launch tubes, conversion ofolhcrs to di\cr air locks and storagesilecom pariments and accommodations for (iO'plusSRALs. A remov-DDS can be fined lo Ihe decks of these submannes and link-upwith Ihcir hatches. A DDS can can one SDV plus be used loablelockout Large numbers of divers while thesubmanncis siillraei ed as well as launch and recover uin.aiable boats. Threesub-SDVtroop transports and one amphibious transport are assigned in boththe Pacific and Atlantic Fleets.PATROL LEADER'S HANDBOOKXj
us NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE FORCESSDVs can alsoknownasbe Iransportcd by cons criedAdvancedSHALDelivery Vci sclsu ilit\'landing crafl(ASDV), of;vhichThese arc modified ISO tool Landing Crafi. Utihties(LCU . An SDV platoon has iwo oflicers and 12 cnlisled men.IhrccC" it.and mainlam fhc SVD5. bul Iraincd inbasic SEAL skiFIs The plaloon u will deplo wiih anywhere fromone to three SVDs An SVD learn will have up lo five operationalSVD platoons and one or two DDS pJalcons These platoonsusuaJly operate in direct support of SEAL teams Additional news 'siems are under de elopmcni to include the SEAL TacticalInscruon Craft (STIC) and Advanced SEAL Dehven System(ASDS) The ASDS, intended to replace the MK V[[[, witl be ablequalified nol only lo operaleto deliver eightSEALs ashoreusing a dry systemThe ASDSwillhave a crew of four Six of the 40-5I) fool mini-subs will bepurchased.Special Boat Squadrons(SBSorSPECBOATROM)equipped with vanou-S lypes of coastal and rivenne smallarccraft,SP CBOATRONs are subdnided mio ihrCe or four Special BoatUnits )SBU or SPhCBOATU), desifinatcd by tu.o digit numbersThe acitve SBUs (I? and 2(1) are further suh-otgani/cd into threedetachments designated by phoneticietters.Each detachment haSEAL team Besidesand operates Mth a specificsupporting SEALs, SBSs also provide special boat support to othersenices. Of the seven SBUs, three are active force and four arebitually trainsUSNR, The USNR SBSs performinterdictionriverine and coastal patrol and(CP&I missions. The SBSswill acquiresome newpatrol craft in the future to provide a longer range capability.NAVSPECWAR small craft are discussed in Section 4.USNR Helicopter Composite Squadrons (HCS orHELCOMPRON) are each equipped with eight HH-6 lHSeahav\kThe twohelicopters {modifii Blackhawks). The are lacked with bothstrike rescueand special warfare supportof search, rescue SEALsinfiltration extiltraiion,rely heavilyon Air Forcerotes.Theyare capableand resupply missions.special operations aircraft forsupport as well as Marine Aviation hehcopicrs and transports andihcxi[Army's I60di Special Operations Aviation Regiment.U.S.NAVY SEAL
AN OVERVIEWHigher commands, planning and support organi/aiion? forIhcscVarioiisare tonlrofled by Comm andur(Q-7) al fJaval Amphibious Base (KAB)uniteNAVSPECWARCDMCoronado, San Diego. CA DirccUy under il and co-located isilh uis Ihe Naval Special Warfare Cenler (NAVSPECWAHCbN) responsible forSEALEcicclion and training.Warfare De clopmcni GroupcatedDamThe Navai Special(NAVSPECWARDEVGRU)i? lo-Reel Combat Training Center Allantie ([CTCLANT).Neck, VA li is responsible for laelics and equipment develalopnienE.[NSWGNaval Speeial Warfare GroupsTv-ctNAVSPECWARGRU)(eonimandedb oran 0-61proMde commandand control as ell as support to the special uarfare units stationedon the West and East Coasts These are roughJ; equivalent u anArm Special Forces Group.ANSWTG can foimtask organi/cdNaval Special Warfare Task Units (NSWTU orNAVSPECWARTASKU) to control deployed NAVSPEtWAR forces In cffetlthese arc small "task forces" comprised of elements drav\-n fromwithinthcNSWGThe ' operate simtlarto an Arras Special ForcesbailaiionFnnvarriOpcrationE Base (FOB)providmg coram and andcontrol and preparation of elements for mission execution Additionally,one or more Naval Special Warfare Task ElementsNAVSPECWARTASKELM) tnay besupport lo smaller detached NAVSPECWAR(NSWTEvideOTformedlo pro-eleraenls. suchas a platoon Three operate in a fashion similar lo anAim vSpecialForces Advanced Operations Base (AOB).Four forward deployed "named" Naval Special Warfare Taskeroup iNSWTGorNAVSPECWARTASK.GRU)providcprc-ho5tiUt planning an
USNAVYSPECIALWARFARE FORCES 1. JNTRODUCTION The US Navy Special Warfai Command CNAVSPHCWAR-COM) is ihc Na\'j's proponent agcncs' Ibr Special Opcaduns Forces (SOF)and is designated aMajorCommand(MACOM)on an equal level with the USArmy Special Opcraiions Command (USASOC) and Air Force Special Operations Command (AF-SOC) Like Its brolhsT scnjces' specio]
