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| | Appendix I: Mine Warfare Organizations |
 | | Mine countermeasures forces need to be fully trained and integrated to meet the operational requirements of forward presence, rapid contingency response, and rapid follow-on deployment. |
 | | Collectively, mine warfare-experienced 1140 officers, with their counterpart surface and air MCM officers (1110 and 1310 designated officers, respectively) serving in surface and airborne MCM squadrons and on mine warfare staffs, form the core of operational expertise from which dedicated MCM operations are conducted today. |
 | | The VSW MCM Detachment, initially comprised of EOD, Naval Special Warfare, and USMC Reconnaissance divers and marine mammals is responsible for developing tactics, techniques, and procedures for MCM operations in the VSW zone and for achieving a capability to rapidly mobilize to embark deployed amphibious task groups during contingencies where these capabilities might be needed. |
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