Andrews 



GENERAL SUMMARY 



The most significant search and identification lesson learned 

 in SALVOPS/MED is the inadequacy of sonar in classification. Improved 

 acoustic classification, and the integration of acoustic, magnetic 

 anomaly, visual detection, and other detection means into one package 

 are indicated. The most significant recovery lesson is the 

 necessity for decoupling surface motion from attachment motion. 

 Precise underwater navigation is needed for search and recovery. 

 Both evolutions become marginally possible to totally impossible 

 with increasing navigation error. Finally, as for all such type 

 operations as SALVOPS/MED, there is no substitute for at sea test 

 and evaluation of all procedures, plans, and equipment prior to the 

 real action. 



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