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STRYKER Info Paper (Draft) |
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Written by Jim Lubey
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 11:48 |
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TITLE: West Coast Stryker Initiative
CATEGORY: Equipment
ISSUE: Communicate the California Army National Guard’s strong support for the Washington and Oregon Army National Guard’s efforts to transform the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) to a Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT).
BACKGROUND: The Stryker is an eight-wheeled combat vehicle that is lighter, smaller and more readily deployable than current Army combat vehicles. The Stryker family of vehicles combines the capacity for rapid deployment via the California Air National Guard’s C-130Js, with survivability and tactical mobility in close and urban terrain. In addition to these formidable capabilities the Stryker offers state of the art Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) suites. The Stryker’s light weight (19 tons) and ability to quickly (62 mph top speed) move along existing road networks could provide the California Army National Guard with unparalleled domestic response capabilities. The Stryker family of vehicles became a part of the Army inventory in Fiscal Year (FY) 2002, and in FY 2006 the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team became the first Reserve Component force to convert to a Stryker configuration.
DISCUSSION: Under the initiative the California Army National Guard would convert the 1-185th Armor Battalion to a Stryker Battalion, activate a SBCT Engineer Company, and receive a slice of the SBCT Support Battalion. This would represent a gain of 97 personnel for the California Army National Guard (CAARNG), and provide unique capabilities in a variety of disaster response scenarios. These capabilities include increased mobility, advanced command, control and communications platforms as well as a significantly improved NBC response capability. Transforming the 81st to a SBCT configuration would provide the West Coast states with an unparalleled domestic response capability, and ensure our Soldiers have the best equipment for their mobilizations to the Overseas Contingency Operations. The CAARNG would exchange existing tracked vehicles for faster, lighter, more advanced wheeled systems offering a rapid and flexible response capability. The West Coast Initiative would leverage off several existing synergies, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team’s co-location with the Stryker Center of Excellence at Ft. Lewis and the availability of existing training ranges in multiple environments.
RECOMMENDATION: Vigorous endorsement and advocacy for the conversion of the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT) to a Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) configuration.
West Coast Stryker Initiative
Q1: What makes the Stryker vehicle unique and what additional capabilities does it bring to the table?
A1: The Stryker is an eight-wheeled armored combat vehicle suited for a variety of terrain conditions and capable of high speed road movement. The Stryker’s integrated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) system keeps the crew compartment airtight and positively pressurized vastly increasing the range of conditions in which the vehicle can safely operate.
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Range Control Info Paper (Draft) |
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Written by Jim Lubey
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 11:47 |
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TITLE: Camp Roberts Range Control Facility
CATEGORY: Military Construction/New Construction – Army National Guard
ISSUE:
The California Army National Guard requires $2.5 M in funding to construct a new Range Control Facility at Camp Roberts to facilitate future training.
BACKGROUND: Camp Roberts’ expansive training areas (over 42,000 acres) and modern range facilities are utilized by over 411,000 personnel from all branches of the Department of Defense every calendar year. The Range Control Facility serves as the nerve center for all training activity on Post, and currently occupies a World War II facility. This facility is co-located with the Ammunition Supply Point, posing an unnecessary risk to staff and visitors conducting coordination for training.
DISCUSSION: The Range Control Facility coordinates, supports, and facilitates the training of Brigade sized units conducting full spectrum operations and manages all aviation traffic in the training areas. For the Range Control staff to integrate multiple training events a technologically modernized facility is required that is capable of seamlessly integrating multiple communication platforms. The site selected for the new Range Control Facility is centralized on the main cantonment area, facilitating the consolidated reporting of training units. The increase in square footage provides secure areas for maintenance, equipment storage, and planning space for planning and operations.
RECOMMENDATION: Provide $2.5 Million in unspecified minor military construction funds to the California Army National Guard to construct a new Range Control Facility on Camp Roberts.
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Written by Jim Lubey
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 11:44 |
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TITLE: Sacramento Joint Force Headquarters Complex
CATEGORY: Military Construction/New Construction – Army National Guard
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The California National Guard requires a new Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) Readiness Center in Sacramento to more effectively provide Command and Control to all National Guard forces in the state and to act as a Joint Service Headquarters for national-level response efforts during contingency operations.
BACKGROUND: The California National Guard currently performs headquarters functions from multiple facilities geographically dispersed across California due to a lack of available space in the Sacramento headquarters. In addition to failing to provide the necessary space required to consolidate headquarters functions, the current facility fails to meet the minimum Department of Defense (DoD) mandated Anti Terrorism Force Protection Measures (AT-FP). The lease on the current JFHQ expires in 2017, providing a narrow window of opportunity to move this project forward.
DISCUSSION: California’s Legislature recognized the critical role the California National Guard’s Joint Forces Headquarters has played in providing Defense Support to Civilian Authorities, and obligated $47 Million for the design and construction of a new California National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters in Sacramento County. The projected timeline for construction is scheduled to commence in Fiscal Year 2014. The new facility would allow the California National Guard to vacate multiple leased facilities and consolidate in one facility, comply with mandatory DoD AT-FP standards, and exceed DoD and California mandates on energy conservation. Without matching federal Military Construction (MILCON) funds the California National Guard will be unable to execute the project, and lose this unique opportunity to more effectively manage the 20,000 Soldiers and Airmen in the California National Guard while simultaneously increasing DSCA responsiveness.
RECOMMENDATION: Provide $9 Million in directed design funding for a new California National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Readiness Center in the Fiscal Year 2011 MILCON budget to demonstrate the federal government’s commitment to the project.
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Helicopter Pad Info Paper (Draft) |
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Written by Jim Lubey
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 11:43 |
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TITLE: Camp Roberts Heliports
CATEGORY: Military Construction/New Construction – Army National Guard
ISSUE:
The California Army National Guard requires $2.3M in funding to perform urgent heliport repairs at the Roberts Army Heliport and the Roberts Parade Field Heliport.
BACKGROUND: Camp Roberts provides 22,710 acres of restricted airspace (up to 15,000 ft) for aviation training and integrated combined arms exercises. The utility of this airspace is limited in part, by the lack of aviation support facilities on Camp Roberts. Both the Roberts Army Heliport (East Garrison of Camp Roberts) and the Roberts Parade Field Heliport (Main Garrison Camp Roberts) are in disrepair, severely limiting their utility to rotary wing airframes.
DISCUSSION: The lack of dedicated aviation training support facilities significantly limits the ability of California Army National Guard Aviation units to participate in sustained scale (Company and larger) combined air and ground integrated training at Camp Roberts. Furthermore, the current heliports provide little to no staging capability for aviation units utilizing Camp Roberts airspace, forcing aviators to find alternate locations to stage their aircraft. Repairing the Roberts Helipads will also provide a secure area to stage Search and Rescue (SAR) assets, MEDEVAC assets, and aviation assets supporting wildland firefighting missions.
RECOMMENDATION: Provide $2.3 Million in unspecified minor military construction funds to the California Army National Guard to repair the Roberts Army Helipad and the Roberts Parade Field Helipad.
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Emergency Services Info Paper (Draft) |
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Written by Jim Lubey
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 11:42 |
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TITLE: Camp Roberts Emergency Services Facility
CATEGORY: Military Construction/New Construction – Army National Guard
ISSUE:
The California Army National Guard requires $10.5 M in funding to construct a new Emergency Services Facility at Camp Roberts.
BACKGROUND: Camp Roberts’ fully qualified First Responders provide fire, medical, and HAZMAT support to unit training on Camp Roberts and to the local area. In addition to providing critical installation security of a 42,000 acre post, Camp Roberts Emergency Services is part of the Monterey County and San Luis Obispo County mutual aid agreement. The location of the existing Emergency Services building poses a number Safety concerns due to its proximity to an active helipad and its distance from the Security Forces Quick Reaction Force. Furthermore, the current facility is outdated and fails to provide emergency services with critical supporting capabilities, including adequate space for maintenance, emergency response vehicle storage, and HAZMAT equipment storage.
DISCUSSION: Constructing a new Emergency Services Facility on Camp Roberts will allow Emergency Services personnel to more aptly respond to a range of scenarios on Camp Roberts by integrating their operations with Security Forces. The new location will dramatically shorten the time it takes Emergency Services to respond to incidents occurring along Highway 101 and the city of San Miguel. Additionally, the new facility will provide first responders with the space required to provide service and maintain their vehicles, and safely and securely store their equipment.
RECOMMENDATION: Provide $10.5 Million in funds to the California Army National Guard to construct a new Emergency Services Facility on Camp Roberts.
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