The MPF Deployment Concept

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LT William Czopek, USN

Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Pacific

USMC Expeditionary Logistics Branch, N571

DSN 577-2606, Commercial (619) 437-2606

william.czopek@navy.mil

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Overview

• Identify key MPF planning documents• Match planning MEF’s and MPSRON’s• Describe the two MPF Force Modules• Identify MPF Movement Groups and

Deployment Echelons• Identify types of Deployment Plans• Define Remain Behind Equipment

(RBE)

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Lesson Purpose

• To provide the student with information about the key planning documents, movement groups, movement control organizations, deployment echelons, deployment plans, Force Modules (FMs) and their respective shipping requirements.

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References

• MCWP 3-32/NWP 3-02.3, Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Operations

• MCBul 3501, Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Force List (F/L)

• NAVMC 2907, Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Prepositioning Objectives

RECONSTITUTION

MAGTF TO TAA

ARRIVAL & ASSEMBLY

MOVEMENT

PLANNING

MARSHALING ORIGINSPORTS -

AIR & SEA

Deployment Overview

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Critical Deployment Nodes

Origins

Bases

Stations

Camps

Posts

Reserve Centers

POE'S

Seaport of Embarkation

(SPOE)

Aerial Port of Embarkation

(APOE)

POD'S

Seaport of Debarkation

(SPOD)

Aerial Port of Debarkation

(APOD)

UAA'S

Unit Assembly

Areas

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APOD

UAAUAA

AAA

ORIGIN

ORIGIN

APOE

SPOD

SPOE

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Critical Deployment Functions

ORIGINS

Unit Marshaling

Report Departure

Control Convoys

Merge Unit Databases

POE'S

Stage & Marshaling

Create Chalks

Create Manifests

Report Departure

POD'S

RSO&I

Create Accountability

Lists

Control Convoys

Reconcile Manifests

UAA'S

Container & Break Bulk Operations

Receive Sustainment

Allocate Transportation

Assets

Control Convoys

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Real World Deployments

Restore Hope Tent MakerWater Pitcher

Fiery Vigil

Desert Shield Desert Storm•War

•Famine•Drought•Typhoon•Volcano•Earthquake

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Planning Documents

• Force List (F/L) and Force Modules (FM):– MCBUL 3501– Table of Organization (T/O) – 1001 Series– Table of Allowance (T/A) – T/A-55 (NSE)– Table of Allowance (T/A) – P25 (NMCB)

• Prepo Obj (PO) – NAVMC 2907– MPF Table of Equipment (T/E)– Equipment List (E/L) – 9910 Series– www.mcpic.bic.usmc.mil website

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Interoperability

• Any MPF MAGTF can fall in on any MPSRON suite of MPE/S

• Each MEF maintains ALL THREE MPSRON’s updated load plans

• MPS-1 and 2 are the baseline MPSRONs• MPS-3 has additional space for containers• Only MEF or MAGTF Commanders can

CHANGE MPE/S allocations

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Interoperability

NSE MPS-1

MPS-2

MPS-3 MEF MPS-1

MPS-2

MPS-3

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Force List (F/L) and Table of Organization (T/O)

• MCBul 3501 (MPF F/L identifies the MPF Force Modules (FM’s)

• MCBul 3501 is a dynamic document

• Each FM identifies a NOTIONAL MAGTF Force List (F/L)

• MPF MAGTF Force List (F/L) is supported by 1001 Series T/O

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Current Force Modules

• MPF MEB

• MPF MEU

• Previous editions of MCBul 3501 identified multiple FM’s (MPF LIC MEB’s)

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MPF MEB

• 5 or 6 MPS• Approximately 332 Aircraft Sorties• Personnel• CE 774• GCE 6,326• ACE 5,598• LCE 2,123• NMCB 927• Total 15,748

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MPF MEU

• 1 MPS (Normally Flagship)• Approximately 22 Aircraft Sorties• Personnel• CE 199• GCE 1,289• ACE 471• LCE 279• Total 2,238

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Movement Groups

• Air Movement Group– Fly In Echelon (FIE)

• SLRP• Advance Party

• Main Body– Flight Ferry

• Sea Movement Group– MPSRON– Offload Preparation

Party (OPP)– Follow On Sustainment

(FOS)– T-AH and T-AVB

Fly In Echelon (FIE)Planning Factors

FIE = MPF T/E – E/LElement C-5 C-17 CRAF TotalCE 2 40 2 44GCE 4 54 13 71ACE 2 87 15 104CSSE 2 63 7 72NMCB 1 5 2 8NSE 3 14 6 23ADVON 0 5 2 7Total 14 271 47 332

MDSS II Database Query SHOULD be:

APOE

APOE

SPOE

SPOD

APOD

OPP

FLY IN ECHELON & FLIGHT FERRY

AIR MOVEMENT GROUPSEA MOVEMENT GROUP

SPOE

FOLLOW ON

SUSTAINMENT

TAA

AAATAAMPSRON

MAINPLANNING

CONFERENCE

THE FIVE PHASES OF MPF OPERATIONS

T-AVB AND T-AH ARRIVES (C+30)

FOLLOW ONSUSTAINMENT (FOS)

C-DAY

O+10RDD

LASTTROOP

AT APOE

FIRSTPLANE

DEPARTS

FIRST MAINBODY PLANE

ARRIVES

LAST MAINBODY PLANE

ARRIVES

LAST MPSARRIVES

MOVEMENT

PLANNING

ARRIVAL ANDASSEMBLY

RECONSTITUTION

MARSHALING

SLRP(O-8)

FLIGHTFERRY

MAINBODY

ADVANCEPARTY(O-4)

OPP BOARDSMPSRON

(O-4)

MAGTF OPERATIONS

MPSRONMOVES

FIRST MPSARRIVES

(O-1)

AIRMOVEMENT

GROUP

SEAMOVEMENT

GROUP

O-DAYN-DAY

EXECUTEORDER

ALERTORDER

MPF MAGTF COMBATREADY

WARNINGORDER

MPF INITIATINGDIRECTIVE

DEPLOYMENTORDER

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Follow On Sustainment (FOS)

• Equipment and supplies in excess of MPE/S and the FIE– Examples:

• Aviation Support Ship (T-AVB)• Hospital Ship (T-AH)• Food supplements (fresh fruit and vegetables)

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MPF Deployment Plans

• MPF Deployment Letter Of Instruction (LOI)

• Deployment Support Plans

• Arrival and Assembly (AA) Plan

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MPF Deployment LOI

• MAGTF commander’s concept and priorities for deployment

• Composition and sequence of the FIE

• Organization of the Movement Groups

• Assignment of tasks and responsibilities

• Covers both Marshalling and Movement

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Deployment Support Plans

• Large operational deployments require critical assistance from the Supporting Establishment (SE)

• Deployment Support Plans must be coordinated with the Host Base or Air Station

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Arrival and Assembly (AA) Plan

• A rational basis to DEPLOY and EMPLOY MPF MAGTF

• Deployment and AA Plans are focused on MAGTFs concept of operations

EMPLOYMENT

ARRIVAL ANDASSEMBLY

DEPLOYMENT

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Movement Control Organizations

• Force Movement Control Center (FMCC)• Logistics and Movement Coordination Center

(LMCC)• Airfield Coordination Officer (ACO)• Unit Movement Coordination Center (UMCC)• Departure Airfield Control Group (DACG)• Enroute Movement Coordination Center

(EMCC)

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Movement Control Organizations

• Self-Deploying Aircraft Control Center (SDACC)

• Base Operations Support Group (BOSG)• AMC Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE)• Station Operations Support Group (SOSG)• Embarkation Control Officer (ECO)

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Remain Behind Equipment (RBE)

• Equipment that Remains Behind when a MAGTF deploys as part of a MPF Operation

• Special management considerations are provided in MCO P4801.1, War Material Manual

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Summary

• Reviewed basic MPF planning documents

• MPF Terminology – FMs, FIE, FOS, Movement Groups, Deployment Echelons, Interoperability

• MPF Deployment Plans and Movement Control Organizations

Questions