1. 1 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together Task Force 152 13 December 2009 Overall Classification UNCLASSIFIED

2. 2 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together Area of Responsibility CTF 152 Arabian Gulf CTF 150 Gulf of Oman/ Arabian Sea/Red Sea CTF 151 Counter-piracy *Only non-geographically defined CTF

3. 3 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together CTF 152 Missions Counter terrorism Counter Illegal maritime practices Defeat destabilising activity in the CTF 152 AOR Integrate regional partners Improve overall security and stability Enhance regional nation capability Respond to a full range of crises –Environmental events –Humanitarian events Deny illegal use of the maritime environment through integrated regional efforts

4. 4 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together Challenges of the Battlespace CTF 152 area of responsibility (AOR) is one of the most globally significant –80% of the worlds energy reserves lie within the region –Nearly one thousand oil platforms, refineries, and terminals geographically dispersed throughout the Arabian Gulf Constrained battlespace –Limited maneuver room –Strait of Hormuz is single chokepoint for entry and exit –Small window of opportunity in defeating a no- or short-notice attack Resource limited –Nominally 1-2 warships in direct support of CTF 152 each day –By comparison, CTF 151 (counter-piracy) averages 10 warships in direct support daily

5. 5 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together The future is an all-GCC Task Force 152 –GCC nations increasingly commanding the task force –Regardless of the CTF commander, CTG 152.1 brings continuity and corporate knowledge –Long-term relationships/ continuity critical to future all-GCC CTF 152 GCC Leadership Emerging in CTF 152 US/ UK Lead UK Lead UAE Lead 09 NOV 2009 BAH Lead Proposed: Jan 2011 (Second command - first commanded In 2008) CDS-50 Focused OperationSTAKENETFocused OperationGOALKEEPERSTAKENET Focused Operation STAKENET/GOALKEEPER Focused Operation STAKENET/GOALKEEPER Focused Operation

6. 6 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together UAE USN UAE CTF 152 LNO (BAH) (Capt Yusif) (Capt Saeed) CSO CTF 152 (Maj Musabbeh) CTF 152 Staff – UAE Lead

7. 7 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together Infrastructure Protection: An AOR- wide Challenge Increasing regional interest in Maritime Infrastructure Protection (MIP) –CTF 152 STAKENET series of exercises run 3-4 times per year –Last STAKENET: 16 GCC observers embarked in RFA LYME BAY and at CTF 152 spaces in Bahrain –Innovative and forward-thinking exercise development Afloat Staging Base concept (AFSB) with Kuwait small boats Multi-national defense of maritime infrastructure –Developed Wide-Area MIP approach Tactics, techniques, and procedures tailored to a large area Will validate and improve via STAKENET exercises Several GCC states developing and broadening mission-specific infrastructure protection agencies –UAE = Critical National Infrastructure Authority –KSA = Office of Program Management-Ministry of Interior

8. 8 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together CTF Iraqi Maritime (IM) Mission Defend Iraqi critical maritime infrastructure, in particular Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) and Al Basra Oil Terminal (ABOT), to sustain oil export revenues to Government of Iraq Continue development of Iraqi maritime infrastructure protection forces Defend / Deter / Transition

9. 9 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together Wide-area MIP

10. 10 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together NAVCENT MIP Symposium Second NAVCENT Annual Conference 3 – 5 Feb, 2009 in Manama, Bahrain Theme of “Protection Through Defense in Depth” Participants – Experts from government, military, industry and academia Attended by Dr Khalid Al-Ageel, High Commission for Industrial Security (HCIS) “Conducted in an open forum, the intent of the symposium is to improve our collective understanding of regional and international infrastructure protection concerns to better align the maritime security efforts of all of our global maritime partners.”

11. 11 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together NAVCENT MIP Symposium Topics discussed included –The U.S. Global Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection Strategy 2006 – 2008 –Infrastructure Security Development – Cooperative Transition (Iraq) –National Infrastructure Considerations – Creating a Common Operating Picture for Effective Domain Awareness –Global Situational Awareness – Threat Detection –Maritime Security Operations – CTF 150 Operations –Regional Security – U.S. Coast Guard Contributions –Maritime Safety and Security Information System (MSSIS) – NAVCENT Update MIPS 2010 (~Mar 2010) –To include a Flag/General Officer panel of regional commanders –Further inform and develop a collective way ahead for regional infrastructure protection.

12. Exercise STAKENET RFA LYME BAYUSS THACH RBNS AL MANAMA*HMS ATHERSTONE KNS ISTQLALHMS GRIMSBY UAENS TARIF Focused Operation KESTREL 2 x UAEN/ UAE CG Vessels RBNS AL MANAMA Vessels* USS JOHN PAUL JONES HMS KENT At-sea command afloat embarked in UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary Overall Command in Bahrain FOKE STAKENET

13. 13 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together Crisis Response: MV PETER PAUL USS BENFOLD searched overnight for man-in-the-water Alert P-3 aircraft launched from Bahrain KENT launched helicopter at extreme limits of range RFA LYME BAY and USS BENFOLD made best speed in order to provide gas to KENT helo M/V Peter Paul: 24-25 October 2009 MV Peter Paul and MOB position 27 02N 052 02E. USS BENFOLD HMS KENT RFA LYME BAY KENT helicopter Sailor recovered after being in the water without a floatation device for 6 hrs 45 min MV PETER PAUL sailor with BENFOLD CMC

14. M/V SALEM I M/V SALEM I sends MAYDAY call via VHF bridge-to-bridge radio CTF 152 associated support units establish communications and determine nature of distress but uanble to assist due to water depth CTF 152 watch calls CTF 152 staff officer, LtCol Ibrahim Al Shamlaan Lt Col Ibrahim contacts Qatar NOC; two helicopters and a naval vessel dispatched Injured crewmember safely MEDEVAC’d to Doha hospital

15. 15 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together CTF 152 is a dynamic, regionally significant, rapidly growing task force in one of the world’s most strategically significant areas.

16. 16 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together Questions?

17. 17 Combined Maritime Forces Not Approved by CMF UNCLASSIFIED Ready Together CMF Command Structure