Terry IS a great resource. We should marshal folks to teach him to hover to welcome him with "spread open rotors".

Lou



On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM <mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com> wrote:

Terry as always, your discussion and background in this area with what is being used now, is most appreciated. Thanks for sharing this….mgb

 

 

From: Terry McKearney <terry.mckearney@therangergroup.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 3:20 PM
To: mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com; HeloBubbas <helobubbas@helobubbas.com>
Subject: [Helobubbas] Re: Mine Warfare

 

I’ve been working in an area closely related to MCM - extending UUV ops with new technologies - for several years. In fact, we did a NASP study about 18 months ago that looked at doing MCM with UUVs and a base ship, interestingly enough using either an LCS or one of the ESBs as such. Our MCM capability is indeed spotty with the latest capability anchored in the LCS MCM module (not really supposed to link it directly with the LCS - it can be shore based) the HC squadrons with the blue green laser equipped mine detector and the 60s with the detonator for destroying mines. Only a couple of those. The EOD have a couple of companies that they have configured as “expeditionary” MCM units. They carry their own UUVs and an integrated C2 capability to retrieve the data. The post mission analysis, i.e., reviewing the scans for the mines, is done in a one for one timestep - it’s a slow process.

 

The module is supposed to carry two types of USVs, one that can search with sonar and another that can sweep. Of course, the EOD units would join with the module under the command of a an MCMGRU - an O6 with a staff. We have several MCMGRUs and I’m sure at least one is on scene (one is supposed to be deployed to Bahrain.)

 

In my view, we’re caught in between phasing out the old way of doing MCM, with ships such as the Avengers, and the next generation, the module-based, UUV intensive process. The implication is that we’re rushing what Avengers we can back into the fight and we’ll see how the new-fangled things work out for real.

 

Should make for interesting conversation at the mine warfare conference the first week in June here in San Diego.  

 

From: "Michael G. Brattland" <mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 09:00
To: HeloBubbas <helobubbas@helobubbas.com>
Subject: [Helobubbas] Mine Warfare

 

 

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Last 50 years plus, no one is interested in mine warfare and ships and helicopters which are required till the need has come to pass with assets scattered wide or gone and then everyone scrambles to unwind years of no support or budget authority for it…..Just an old story isn’t it……Being a HM person won’t get you a cocktail invitation in Navy circles…..mgb

 

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