SURGE DEPLOYMENT
&
OPERATION UNIFIED ASSISTANCE
CAPT Lawrence D. Burt
Commander, Carrier Air Wing TWO
ABRAHAM LINCOLN STRIKE GROUP
COMCARSTRKGRU 9
– USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN(CVN-72)
– CARRIER AIR WING TWO
– USS SHILOH(CG-67)
COMDESRON 9
– USS SHOUP(DDG-86)
– USS BENFOLD(DDG-65)
USNS RAINIER(AOE-7)
HC-11 DET (2 X MH-60 S)
Carrier Air Wing Two
CARRIER AIR WING TWO
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VFA 2 (12 X FA-18 F)
VFA 137 (12 X FA-18 E)
VFA 151 (10 X FA-18 C)
VFA 82 (10 X FA-18 C)
VAW 116 (4 X E-2 C)
VAQ 131 (4 X EA-6 B)
HS2 (7 X SH-60 F/H)
HSL 47 (8 X SH-60 B )
VRC 30 (2 X C-2)
APS DET
BRAVO TO SEA
Operational Focus:
BRAVO TO SEA…
First SH-60B Squadron to Join a CVW
• HSL CVW Integration…
Test Bed for Helo
Master Plan
• HSL CO Embarked in
CVN, Integral to the
Air Wing
• HSL 47: 4 SH-60B on
ABE, 4 SH-60B on
CRUDES
17 Helicopters within CSG
CVW-2/ABE FRTP
2004
MAY
R+6
2005
JUN
R+7
JUL
R+8
AUG
R+9
SEP
OCT
R+10
D+1
DEC
D+3
NOV
D+2
JAN
D+4
FEB
D+5
MAR
D+6
APR
MAY
D+7 D+8
CVW-2
ULT
ARP/SFARP/
HARP
TSTA
DEPLOY
Fallon
ABE
DPIA
SEA
TRIALS
CART II
TSTA
CQ
DEPLOY
Planned CVW-2 FRTP
ULT
ARP
TSTA
C2X
Fallon
Sust
JTFX
Deploy
December 26th, 2004
•
9.3 Earthquake off the NW
coast of Sumatra created an
enormous tsunami that
inundated the coastline for miles
inland
• Damaged areas stretched from
Banda Aceh in the north, to
Meulaboh in the south
• Coastal highway that was
primary means of transportation
was destroyed
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Destruction and devastation the likes of which we have not seen…
Banda Aceh
Banda Aceh to Meulaboh
95 bridges washed out
Meulaboh
ABRAHAM LINCOLN Strike Group
responds…
Departed Hong Kong
28 Dec 2004
Total distance from Hong Kong
to Banda Aceh: 2100nm
Arrived at Banda Aceh
01 Jan 2005
ALCSG’s tools in the HA/DR efforts
• 5 helicopter-capable
ships
• 17 helicopters
• 4 cargo planes
• 6,500+ Sailors
Participants
• Abraham Lincoln CSG
– HS-2, HSL-47, HC-11
VRC-30
• Bonhomme Richard ESG
– ACE
– HSL-43, HSL-49
• Fort McHenry
– HMM-262
• Essex ESG
– HM-15, HC-5
Rotary Focus
Relief Missions Centered Around Helos
On Station, providing
Food, Water, Medicine…
and Hope
Spot 7 & 8
Force Multiplier
Standard Day
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Max internal loading
Hot
Humid
Tropical Weather
Force Protection
• Maslow’s “Hierarchy of
Force Protection”
Threat Over Time
• Low Footprint Ashore…
Sea Basing Works
• “Getting Off the Stage
While they are Still
Applauding”
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Medical Evacuations
UN MED 2
10 Jan 05
Days of Tsunami Relief Operations
UN Health Assessment Team
• Mission: Provide Credible Assessment of the Situation
in Aceh Province
• Organizations:
WHO
UNICEF
USAID
WFP
OCHA
Indonesia MOH
UNHCR
CSG-I TNI
DART
• Array of Specialists on Each
Team
• CONOPS
– 4 Teams
– Geography Divided Into 4 Zones
– Thorough Debrief and SITREP Each
Night
Tipping Point: Credible and Definitive Assessment
Average Participating Nation Military Operations
INDIA
C-130 x 1
Ships x 5
AN-32 x 7
MI-8/17 x 6
Helos x 3
Fixed Wing x 2
Medical Team x 2
Ships x 30
Helos x 30
Fixed Wing x 22
C-130 x 2
Ships x 2
Helos x 3
Med Team
Eng Team
1 x DVI
Team
Med Team
SRI LANKA
FFG (depart 17 Jan)
ARS
2 x helos
Ship x 1
Enroute
Ship x 1
Helo x 1
Colombo
C-130 x 1
Water System
DART Team
ROWPU x 4
Med Team
Eng Team
U-tapao
Forensic
Team
C-130 x 1
Ships x 2
HH-60 x 2
Field
Hospital
Med Team
Fixed wing x 1
MP Team
Field Hosp
Eng Team x 2
ALT x 2
Khao Lak
211 pax
Field Hospital
Field Hospital
Eng Team
Aceh
Hospital Ship
Helos x 2
Helos x 1
Medan
Meulaboh
K.L.
LPA – CJTF 629
Helos x 2
Ship x 1
C-130 x 2
Helos x 2
Med Team
Eng Team
Male
French Ships X 2
Helos x 8
Swiss Helos x 3
ETA: TBD
C-130 x 2
Ships x 2
Eng Team
Med Team
Med Team
Ships x 4
Helos x 3
Fixed wing x 3
Medical Team x 4
AUS
Helos x 4
C-130 x 5
CH-47 x 4
Super Puma x 4
LST x 2
Hospital
Ship
DEU
AUT
BRN
CAN
MYS
PRC
FRA
IND
JPN
NZL
SGP
BGD
CHE
GBR
KOR
PAK
C-130 x 6
B-707 x 1
UH-1 x4
C-130 x 1
ETD: TBD
LST
ETA 27 Jan
LST to SL
ETD: TBD
C-130 x 1
ETD: TBD
Ships x 2
LST
CH-47 x 3
HH-60 x 2
Med Team
ETA: 25 Jan
INDONESIA
RNZAF B-757
in region
Darwin
2 x C-130
Distinguished Visitors and Press
– CODELs
– SECSTATE
– Deputy Under
Secretary of
Defense
– US Ambassadors
– PACOM
– Foreign Military
– Media
No Free Lunch…
Vice Governor Azwar Abubkar
General Endriantono Sutarto
050114-N-6817C-073 Indonesia (January 14, 2005) A mother carries her daughter among the
devastation brought to Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia by the recent tsunami. Helicopters from
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are transporting supplies, bringing in disaster relief teams and
supporting humanitarian airlifts to tsunami-stricken coastal regions. Abraham Lincoln Carrier
Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tyler J. Clements. (RELEASED)
Tsunami Relief Ops Summary
1 Jan – 4 Feb 2005
• NAVFOR:
– Nearly 6 Million lbs of Food, Water
and Medicine Delivered
– ALSG: 35 Days on Station
– BHR ESG: 12 Days on Station
– ESSEX and SPMAGTF:
18 Days on Station
• Helped to Stabilize the Situation in
Western Sumatra
• Transition of Relief Sustainment Led
by GOI, Aid Agencies, and NGOs
Stage Set for Closer Ties
LINCOLN STRIKE GROUP… paid in kind!
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