NDIA 2006 Cell 3 Outbrief

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NDIA / USMC War Game 2006 Adapting to Change
Cell 3 Outbrief
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D. O. Sustainment

• Strong Points
• Burn rates are predictable
• Pooled resources / assets belong to theater
• Training and experience of NCOs and JOs in field
• Weak Points
• Distributed supply for remote operators
• Future Automated Pull System is still in
  development
• How do you service and supply a distributed
  network vs. a single unit?
• Delivery potential reliance on Air Support
• What is the distribution system?
• Handling and casualty procedures
• Priority of Resources

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D. O. Sustainment (Cont)

• Capability Shortfalls
• Integrated sustainment with Joint / Inter
  operations
• Supply / Distribution of remote operators
• Situationally dependent covert vs overt and
  METT
• Communications shortfalls

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D. O. Sustainment (Cont)

• Recommendations
• Archived lessons learned from other forces /
  Afghan success story?
• Joint doctrine to address Battle Space Management
• Log Mod as advertised will adapt

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MARSOC

• Strong Points
• MARSOC Knowledge, Skills, and Technology transfer
  to USMC / FMF
• MARSOC Knowledge, Skills, and Technology transfer
  to SOCOM and component services
• Enhanced Joint and MEUSOC Warfighting Capability
• Strong Intel / CI / Fire Support capability
• Enhancing SOF Presence - Force Multiplier for
  GWOT Additional Assets and Capabilities

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MARSOC

• Weak Points
• Standup and sustainment funding commitments
  plan for shortfalls?
• Training Funds
• MILCON Shortfalls
• Personnel Lifecycle deployment and special
  compensation pay scale and incentive disparity
  re-enlistment, etc
• Command Relationships immature
• Undefined Mission Prioritization
• Aggressive Timeline Risk of sacrifice /
  shortcuts to make FOC
• Personnel force structure
• Career Path
• Command Plan
• Short-term challenge due to capability transfer
  USMC end strength
• Clearance (TS/SCI) requirement and plan to address

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MARSOC (Cont)

• Capability Shortfalls
• Lack of organic aviation support and support
  infrastructure shortfalls (ex 1 boat mechanic)
• Language limitation for planned operational
  deployment requirements
• Logistics Support and prepositioning required for
  MARSOC deployment
• Manpower requirement needed to staff MARSOC
  high demand personnel
• Staffing to support SOCOM Component Command
  (Title 10) responsibilities
• Insufficient organic assets
• Boats / Maritime
• Air
• Ground
• SSN Lock-in / Lock-out

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MARSOC (Cont)

• Recommendations
• Funding Need to legislatively address remedies
  for long-term impacts of MARSOC training,
  sustainment, personnel, etc wheres the budget?
• Increase Force Structure MARSOC and Backfill
  USMC
• Identify and Focus on Capability Gaps of SOCOM
  Whats the requirement MARSOC will fill?
  Near-term and Long-term plan
• Develop Joint Doctrine for Integration of MARSOC
  into SOCOM, while retaining conventional /
  traditional MEUSOC capabilities
• Long-term educational training plan integrated
  with SOCOM and USMC
• Stand-up SOF Greybeard Panel to leverage legacy
  lessons learned from other services from SOCOM
  stand-up