Joint Enable Theater Access Seaports of Debarkation (JETA-SPOD)
Abstract
The JROC validated the need for JETA-SPOD capabilities in FY 2006. JETA-SPOD will develop and demonstrate: a Lightweight Modular Causeway System (LMCS) transportable by and employable from intra-theater sealift vessels such as the JHSV or other current Army/Navy watercraft; and an austere port Decision Support Tool for selection of optimal sites from multiple austere Seaports of Debarkation (SPOD) options. The JCTD will optimize the use of the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), current Army/Naval watercraft, and Lines of Communication bridging requirements by providing more rapid flow of combat power and sustainment through multiple theater austere seaport locations. This provides Joint/ Combined Force commanders a means to mitigate anti-access activities and increases flexibility to conduct operational maneuvers from strategic distances. JETA-SPOD sponsor is U.S. Pacific Command. The lead Service is Army. The primary outputs and efficiencies are: the LMCS will reduce weight and volume by 50 percent ; a reduction in deployment time by 50 percent; and elimination of in-water connections; the Decision Support Tool capability is an increase in availability of throughput prediction information for 50-80 percent of worldwide small ports; and the combination of LMCS and the Decision Support Tool includes a five-fold increase in the number of JHSV-compatible ports and doubling of the port throughput rate. The transition strategy for LMCS and the Decision Support Tool is to transition to Programs of Record: Product Director, Army Watercraft Systems (PD AWS) and USTRANSCOM, respectively.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- d3b33285f1e85a87c089fdadf377799d