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Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Case Study Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Case Study Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Body 1. Introduction a. Purpose b. Methodology b. Constraints 2. Background 3. Discussion - MRAP Chronology of Events a. MRAP-related events and documents 1996 through 2004 (1) Capt Wayne Sinclair introduces the Corps to the MRAP (2) Majors Roy McGriff and Joseph Allena advocate MRAP at Quantico (3) Majors Roy McGriff and Gert DeWet advocate MRAP at MARFORPAC b. The I MEF (Fwd) MRAP UUNS submission and combat developer response (1) 17 Feb 05 1st I MEF (Fwd) MRAP vehicle UUNS submission (2) 29-30 Mar 05 USMC Safety Conference (3) The EFDC Vehicle Survivability Study (4) Mar 05 Advocate analyses of the MRAP UUNS (5) Apr 05 CDIB/DOTMLPF Working Group presentation (6) May 2005 IGMC Equipment Readiness Assessment (7) 10 Jun 05 EFDC UUNS Update Information Paper (8) 21 Jun 05 ACMC HASC testimony on USMC C-IED measures c. Combat developer pursuit of non-urgent, non-MRAP material alternatives (1) 24 Jan 03 ONR Corporate Communications “1000 miles for the Marines” (2) 27 May 05 Quantico Sentry “UUNS cuts wait for needed materiel” (3) Oct 05 Marine Corps Combat Lessons Learned article on CTV (4) 9 Feb 06 InsideDefense.com “Marines Delay Fielding of Scout Vehicles” (5) 7 Apr 07 Nat Def Mag: “Next-gen humvee faces delays, budget crunch” d. The I MEF (Fwd) MRAP JUONS and UUNS resubmissions of 2006 (1) The 21 May 06 MNF-W (i.e. I MEF [Fwd]) JERRV JUONS (2) Jun 06 MARCENT MRAP JUONS intervention and advocacy (3) May 06 IGMC Equipment Readiness Assessment (4) 10 Jul 06 MNF-W (i.e. I MEF [Fwd]) MRAP Vehicle JUONS (5) 28 Sep 06 2nd I MEF (Fwd) MRAP Vehicle UUNS e. MRAP press and political involvement since 2006 MRAP needs resubmissions (1) 1 Mar 07 CMC letter to CJCS (2) 13 Mar 07 draft DC, PP&O S&T Advisor brief to ODDR&E (3) 23 May 07 USA Today: “Corps refused 2005 plea for MRAP vehicle” (4) 31 May 07 USA Today: “MRAPs can't stop newest weapon” (5) 28 Jun 07 Senator Biden and Senator Bond letter sent to SECDEF (6) 17 Jul 07 USA Today: “Pentagon balked at pleas for safer vehicles” (7) 26 Jul 07 USA Today: “Marine leaders defend '05 decision on MRAPs” (8) 30 Jul 07 CMC response to Sen. Biden and Sen. Bond (9) 17 Sep 07 NewsHour: “Process Slows Deployment of Improved Vehicles” (10) 18 Oct 07 ITP article on ineffective USMC UUNS handling process 4. Discussion - MRAP in the Context of COIN a. Recent arguments that question MRAP (1) 27 Dec 07 Los Angeles Times “Military Thinks Twice On Fortified Trucks” (2) 27 Nov 07 Wired Magazine “How Technology Almost Lost the War” (3) 2007 CSBA “Of IEDs and MRAPs: FP in Complex Irregular Operations” (4) Author’s perspectives on the context of the MRAP requirement b. Relating USMC combat development, COIN equipment, and MRAP emergency (1) Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) (2) Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) (3) COIN communications and translation systems (4) 25 May 07 Associated Press: “Marines Fail to Get Gear to Troops” (5) Author’s perspectives USMC combat development and MRAP emergency 5. MRAP Case Study Conclusions a. MRAP Chronology Conclusions b. MRAP Analysis Conclusions 6. Recommendations a. Immediate USMC change recommendations b. Concurrent DoD change recommendations c. Proposed supporting legislation ii III. References e.1. E-Mail – CG, 3rd MAW to DC, CDI, Apr 03 e.2. E-Mails – All Available MRAP-Relevant E-Mail, 03–07 e.3. E-Mail – MCCDC message announcing Sound Commander decision, 24 Aug 06 e.4. E-Mail – DC, CDI to CG, I MEF (Fwd), 13 Sep 06 e.5. E-Mail - Exchange between I MEF (Fwd) and MCCDC on LRAD, Sep 06 o.1. Order - MCO 3500.27B Operational Risk Management (ORM) o.2. Order - MCO 5100.8 Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Policy o.3. Order - MCO 5100.29A Safety Program o.4. Order - MCO 7510.5A FWA Oversight, Awareness, Prevention and Remedies o.5. Order - MCO 5800.13A Investigations of Allegations Against Senior Officials o.6. Order - MCWP 5-1 Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) r.1. Requirement – II MEF FSEBW UUNS, 14 Oct 04 r.2. Requirement – DC, PP&O MEPOP UNS, 22 Nov 04 r.2a. Requirement – S&T Addendum to the GCE ARL, 4 Dec 04 r.3. Requirement – MNC-I F-SEWS Time Critical JUON, 7 Apr 05 r.4. Requirement – II MEF (Fwd) Dazzler UUNS, 9 Jun 05 r.5. Requirement – 1st I MEF (Fwd) MRAP UUNS, 17 Feb 05 r.6a Requirement – USMC 2005 EMW Capabilities List (ECL), 15 Apr 05 r.6. Requirement – 3/6 LRNLW UUNS, 28 Jul 05 r.7. Requirement – I MEF TCVS UUNS #1, 22 Feb 05 r.8. Requirement – MNF-W JERRV JUONS, 21 May 06 r.9. Requirement – I MEF (Fwd) G-BOSS UUNS, 4 Jun 06 r.10. Requirement – I MEF (Fwd) LRAD UUNS, 26 Jun 06 r.11. Requirement – MNF-W MRAP JUONS, 10 Jul 06 r.12. Requirement – MNF-W Tier II UAV JUONS, 27 Jul 06 r.13. Requirement – MNF-W GPRS JUONS, 26 Sep 06 r.14. Requirement – 2nd I MEF (Fwd) MRAP UUNS, 28 Sep 06 r.15. Requirement – MNF-W SUCAV JUONS, 30 Sep 06 r.16. Requirement – MNF-W MASDANS JUONS, 18 Oct 06 r.17. Requirement – MNF-W CBEMPAS JUONS, 1 Nov 06 r.18. Requirement – MNF-W LRNLW JUONS, 12 Nov 06 r.19. Requirement – I MEF (Fwd) SUCAV UUNS, 1 Dec 06 r.20. Requirement – I MEF (Fwd) C-BEMPAS UUNS, 1 Dec 06 r.21. Requirement – I MEF (Fwd) LRNLW UUNS, 1 Dec 06 r.22. Requirement – I MEF (Fwd) CHPLD UUNS, 1 Dec 06 r.23. Requirement – I MEF (Fwd) TCVS UUNS #2, 12 Dec 06 r.24. Requirement – MNF-W MASDANS JUONS, 13 Dec 06 r.25. Requirement – CG, I MEF (Fwd) Letter of Needs Continuity, 27 Dec 06 r.26. Requirement – MNF-W G-BOSS JUONS, 7 Jan 07 r.27. Requirement – I MEF (Fwd) EFP Total Defeat UUNS, 13 Jan 07 r.28. Requirement – MNF-W EFP Total Defeat JUONS, 25 Jan 07 iii a.1. Article – MCG - Capt Wayne A. Sinclair – Answering the landmine, Jul 96 a.2. Article – ONR Corporate Communications Office - RST-V, 24 Jan 03 a.3. Article – Quantico Sentry - Franks - UUNS/RST-V, 27 May 05 a.4. Article – National Defense Magazine - Lethin - JLTV, Oct 05 a.5. Article – InsideDefense.com - Franks - RST-V Delay, 9 Feb 06 a.6. Article – World Tribune - McConnell - HMMWV, 15 Nov 06 a.7. Article – National Journal/Gov Exec - McConnell - JLTV, 26 Mar 07 a.8. Article – National Defense Magazine - BGen Conant - JLTV, 7 Apr 07 a.9. Article – DefenseTech.org - Are We Sure About the MRAP, 26 Apr 07 a.10. Article – USA Today - USMC MRAP Delay, 23 May 07 a.11. Article – Associated Press - USMC MRAP Delay, 24 May 07 a.12. Article – AP - Marines Fail to Get Gear to Troops, 25 May 07 a.13. Article – USA Today - MRAP EFP Vulnerability, 31 May 07 a.14. Article – Newsweek - Failure to Protect Troops, 25 Jun 07 a.15. Article – USA Today - DoD MRAP History, 16 Jul 07 a.16. Article – USA Today - CMC Defends MRAP Decisions, 26 Jul 07 a.17. Article – Associated Press - CMC Admits Flaws, 3 Aug 07 a.18. Article – USA Today - “Bull” Protection, 30 Aug 07 a.19. Article – AP - Pentagon Rejects Ray Gun Weapon in Iraq, 30 Aug 07 a.19a Article – NewsHour – Procurement Process Slows Deployment of Vehicles, 27 Sep 07 a.20. Article – Inside the Pentagon - UUNS Audit, 18 Oct 07 a.21. Article – DefenseNews.com - McConnell - CTV, 29 Oct 07 a.22. Article – Wired - Noah Shachtman - How Technology Almost Lost the War, 27 Nov 07 a.23. Article – USA Today - Army MRAP Cutback, 10 Dec 07 a.24. Article – USA Today - MRAPs Still Sought, 16 Dec 07 a.25. Article – The Weekly Standard - Goldfarb – MRAP, 19 Dec 07 a.26. Article – Los Angeles Times - Military Rethinks MRAP, 27 Dec 07 a.27. Article – Navistar Business Wire – 1,000th MRAP, 2 Jan 08 a.28. Article – Inside Defense - 1,289 MRAPs in Dec, 10 Jan 08 a.28a. Article – AP - General: Anbar Ready for Handover, 10 Jan 08 a.29. Article – Wall Street Journal - CMC and MRAP - 12 Jan 08 a.30. Article – NYT – Armored Vehicle Supply Better, 19 Jan 08 a.31. Article – USATODAY – Sen. Biden refutes Dakota Wood on MRAP, 21 Jan 08 c.1. Congress – Testimony – ACMC to HASC, 21 Jun 05 c.2. Congress – Testimony – ACMC to HASC, Jun 06 c.3. Congress – Sen. Biden to President Bush, 23 May 07 c.4. Congress – Sen. Levin to SECDEF, 26 Jun 07 c.5. Congress – Sen. Levin letter to Sen. Biden, 26 Jun 07 c.6. Congress – Sen. Biden and Sen. Bond to SECDEF, 28 Jun 07 l.1. Letter – CG, 1st Mar Div to DC, CDI requesting Sheriff, 29 Aug 04 l.2. Letter – CG, II MEF to DC, CDI requesting Sheriff, 7 Oct 04 l.3. Letter – CMC to CJCS, 1 Mar 07 l.4. Letter – CMC to Sen. Biden and Sen. Bond, 30 Jul 07 l.5. Letter – Sen. Biden and Sen. Bond to CMC, 19 Sep 07 l.6. Letter – CMC to Sen. Bond, 21 Sep 07 iv p.1. Presentation – Safety Conference Brief , 29-30 Mar 05 p.2. Presentation – MCCDC EFDC Vehicle Hardening Study, Spring 05 p.3. Presentation – DOTMLPF and CDIB MRAP UUNS brief, Spring 05 p.4.
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