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FY15 Section 1206

16 July 2014

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Capability Gap

The Yemen Air Force lacks the capability to conduct ground-based support for its air-based strike capabilities and expertise to employ and maintain its aerial assets to their optimal effects. These shortfalls hinder Yemen’s ability to engage VEOs and minimize collateral damage both among civilians and friendly forces.

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Proposed FY 2015 Project:

• Total Projected Cost $8.1M• Two principal components*

– Forward Ground Observer Teams (FGOTs) – Minor MILCON for Aviation Foreign Internal

Defense (AvFID) training compound• Country Team Requirements

– Ambassador Concurrence– Country Team Assessment Cable – Suspense to ASD/SOLIC is 1 Aug

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Air Force 2nd Brigade Counterterrorism Operations

Enhancement

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Forward Ground Observer Teams

• Projected cost: ~$7.5M• CONOP

– 7 x 6-man teams: FGOT lead; targeteer; 2 x drivers; 2 x gunners– Based at Al Daylami AB– Deployed as required to support the 7 Military Regional Commanders

• Training– Team leads: DLI (CONUS, 24 weeks) and tailored JTAC certification (Germany, 5 weeks)– All personnel: In-country commo, vehicle, weapons and targeting (10-12 weeks total)

• Equipment– 2 x rugged-terrain patrol vehicles per team– 1 x Mk19, 1 x M-240B per team– Targeting equipment– Individual small arms, PPE, OCI&E, radios

• Sustainment– Approx. 2 years equipment spare parts– Radio field service rep support (1 year)

• Impact:– Enhanced ISR support, strike targeting and BDA– Decreased collateral damage and negative IO effects– Foundation for future precision-strike capability

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FGOTs: Equipment Breakdown

• Total equipment cost: ~$4.9M• Vehicles: Jeep J8s or equivalents: $973K

– 7 x border-patrol variants– 7 x personnel/cargo-carrier variants

• Weapons: Crew-served and small arms: $370K– 7 x M-240Bs

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AvFID Compound Minor MILCON

• Projected cost: ~$600K• Upgrade existing building and surrounding site at

Al Daylami AB• Billeting and training facility for 10-man AvFID

training team• Impact:

– Enhance YAF expertise in current systems ops/maintenance– Interoperability with other Yemeni defense forces– Train-the-trainer concept

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Proposed FY 2015 Projects Background Information

• FY14 1206 – Precision strike, including FGOTs, proposed but pared to ISR-only capabilities– ENDP for key technologies unlikely to be achieved as quickly as

needed– FGOTs unattainable at the time due to fiscal constraints– General enthusiasm exists in CENTCOM and Washington but a more

gradual approach preferred to show readiness to absorb capability

• April 2014 – SOCCENT assessment of YAF 2nd Brigade– Identified critical shortfalls in training and procedures– Strong YAF desire to partner with US Aviation Advisors– Proposed embedding 5 fixed-wing/5 rotary-wing advisors to develop

air-based CT and equipment-maintenance competencies– Financing for compound MILCON unauthorized under Section 1208

• The FGOTs and AvFID training and advice will enhance existing YAF effectiveness and efficiency and increase self-reliance

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Questions

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1206 Overview

• 1206 Description• Objective• Proposal• Jeep J8s/Light Utility Vehicles/Water and Fuel

Trucks• 7 meter RHIBS• Armaments, ammunition, body armor• SPAWAR equipment • Future concept of operations • Conclusion

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1203 Description

• “1203” is the authority to build the capacity of certain CT dforces in Yemen and East Africa– FY2013 and FY2014--$150M Annually from DoD

O&M• Purpose: Equip, Train, Supply, Assist, and minor

MILCON projects• Restrictions:

– Advance 30-day congressional notification– MILCON cannot exceed $10M or $750K per project– Not more than $75M for Yemen’s Ministry of Interior’s CT

forces– All equipment and services must by on contract by 30 Sept 14

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Objective

• The FY14 Section 1203 program proposal enhances the Yemen Coast Guard’s maritime security capabilities and responsiveness through improved surveillance, interdiction, and physical security.

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Proposal

• 60x Jeep J8s, 30x light utility vehicles 15x water and 15x fuel trucks

• SPAWAR (Proof of Concept)– 6 FLIR Ranger T3000 Video Surveillance EO/IR – Mobile Sensor Suite

• 8x Afghanistan 7 meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats– FLIR Navigator II infrared camera

• Provide security and patrol capabilities for the proposed Coast Guard stations between Aden and the Omani border.– M2s/240Bs/M16A4s/2.2M rounds of ammo

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Maritime Security Lay Down

90 Vehicles• Deployed to coast guard stations• Designated patrol sectors

13qwew9 of 13 coast guard stations completed

Completed Planned

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YCG Station Equipment Breakout

EQUIPMENT QTY PERSONNEL

Trucks (1x Fuel and 1x Water)

2 4

J8s General Purpose 4 8

J8 Recon 1 3

J8 Patrol 1 3

Light Utility 2 2

M2 .50 cal 3 0

M240B 7.62mm 3 0

M16A4 5.56mm 20 0

IBA/Helmet/IFAK 20 0

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Jeep J8s/Fuel and Water Trucks

• 30x General purpose models

• 15x Recon models• 15x Patrol models• 30x Light utility

vehicles• 2 Years of

sustainment• Armaments: 240Bs

and M2s

• 15 10,000L Water Trucks

• 15 10,000L Fuel Trucks

• 2 Years of sustainment

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Afghanistan 7m RIB

Operating Capabilities: • Length 7.7m• Beam 10ft• Speed 30kts in calm water

(minimum)• Range 125 nautical miles at

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speed)• Endurance 24 hours at 7kts• Propulsion Inboard Diesel with Single

Outdrive

(230hp)• Crew 5• Construction Aluminum Alloy• Weapon mount for 7.62mm at the bow

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Armaments & Body Armor

• 91x 240B machine gun• 46x M2 .50 cal machine gun• 400x M16A4s • 700K rounds of 7.62mm• 640K rounds of .50 cal• 850K rounds of 5.56mm• 689 sets of IBA*Amounts of ammo are based off of the fire rates of weapons and include training allotments*

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SPAWAR

• Mobile Sensor Suite (1)

• Ground Surveillance Radar (2)

• Maritime Surveillance Radar (2)

• Video Surveillance, EO/IR (3)

• Camera, EO/IR (3)

• Mobile Communications Relay (4)

• Radio, AN/PRC-152, Multiband (4)

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Conclusion

• Will enhance current YCG maritime capabilities

• Will further develop & build the YCG into a viable maritime force

• Includes 2 years of sustainment costs– FMS cases must be established to

maintain the equipment past the contractual agreements

• FY14 Section 1203 cost: $36.8M

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