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Diving in the north
Capabilities in the Swedish Armed Forces Divers for maneuver warfare
RADM Anders Olovsson
Agenda
≥ Operational environment ≥ Purpose ≥ Units
Diving in the north Capabilities in the Swedish Armed Forces Divers - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Diving in the north Capabilities in the Swedish Armed Forces Divers - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Diving in the north Capabilities in the Swedish Armed Forces Divers for maneuver warfare RADM Anders Olovsson Agenda Operational environment Purpose Units The Operational environment Diverse climate with distinctive
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≥ Diverse climate with distinctive seasons ≥ Cold water all seasons ≥ Low visibility in general, 0-5 meters ≥ Limited daylight during winter
The Operational environment
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Purpose - support to maneuver
≥ Salvage ≥ Demolition ≥ Reconnaissance ≥ EOD ≥ Submarine rescue
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≥ Basic training ≥ Airforce salvage divers ≥ Submarine rescue ≥ Army Engineers ≥ Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal ≥ Mine Counter Measures ≥ Amphibious divers ≥ Combat divers Amphibious battalion MCM Army engineers Amphibious battalion Navy EOD Army engineers Submarine rescue , MCM SwAF DNC Airforce salvage
Divers in the Swedish armed forces
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SwAF Diving and Naval medicine center
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AIR salvage group
- Localization and Salvage of Aircraft
- Support to other governmental
- rganizations
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Submarine rescue
Submarine rescue, salvage, wreck inspections, welding and cutting.
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- Maintain Mobility
- Counter-Mobility
- Sustainment Engineering
Army ENGINEERs
Freedom of movement for land forces
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Navy EOD
Freedom of movement in marine infrastructure, harbors and shallow waters. Explosive Ordnance Disposal
- Underwater munitions
- Conventional munitions
- Improvised explosive devices
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Mine Counter Measures
- Survey
- Identification
- Documentation
- Mine clearance
Freedom of movement at sea
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- Harbor search
- Beach search
- Mine and UXO
clearance
- Salvage
Amphibious divers
Freedom of movement for amphibious forces
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Underwater hull inspection (VBSS) Underwater hull examination and maintenance Underwater search for objects on the seabed Underwater reconnaissance of mooring sites Control and recovering of sonars and mine systems
AAST-All Arms Search Team
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- Long-range reconnaissance
- Direct Action
Combat divers
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Conclusions
- The needs of freedom of movement for the fighting force sets the standards for the supporting divers
- Highly specialized divers for demanding conditions