A-13B_script_V2_TAIP_-_updated.pdf

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A-13B BRIEF

EGLIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES

(E-OMS) INDUSTRY DAY

4 JUNE 2014

WELCOME TO TEST SITE A-13B, ALSO KNOWN AS THE 300’

SANTA ROSA ISLAND (SRI) TOWER. WE ARE LOCATED

APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES FROM THE DESTIN PASS/BRIDGE. THIS

FREE STANDING TOWER WAS ORIGINALLY ERECTED IN 2003 BY

THE GUIDED WEAPONS EVALUATION FACILITY FOR PURPOSES OF

OPEN AIR HARDWARE IN THE LOOP TESTING, BUT WAS MODIFIED

SOON AFTER COMPLETION TO ENABLE A VERY DIFFERENT TYPE

MISSION. TODAY, IT SERVES AS AN ELEVATED PLATFORM FOR

SEEKER/SENSOR EVALUATION AND FOR OBSERVATION,

COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATION, DURING MANY

TYPES OF LAND, LITTORAL, AND GULF OF MEXICO TESTING AND

TRAINING MISSIONS. ITS EXCLUSIVE 300’ HEIGHT ADVANTAGE

ALLOWS FOR BEYOND LINE OF SIGHT

COMMUNICATIONS/COVERAGE FOR RANGES UP TO 24 STATUTE

MILES TO THE HORIZON. THE 300’ SRI TOWER IS FULLY

INTEGRATED WITH EGLIN’S TEST, ANALYSIS, COMMAND, AND

CONTROL NETWORK. THE GROUND/MAIN CONTROL BUILDING IS

WHERE OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE IS LOCATED AS WELL.

FROM THE TOP-DOWN, THERE ARE 5 LEVELS FOR SUPPORT.

THOSE LEVELS ARE THE: OPEN AIR PLATFORM (OAP), CONTROL

AREA (CA), MAINTENANCE AREA (MA), EQUIPMENT LEVEL (EL),

AND THE FIXED EXTERIOR PLATFORM (FETP). FOUR OTHER

NOTABLE PORTIONS OF A-13B ARE THE MOVEABLE EXTERIOR

TEST PLATFORM (METP), FREIGHT ELEVATOR, TEST PAD, AND THE

ELEVATED BUILDING.

AT THE VERY TOP OF THE TOWER IS THE OAP (POINTING

TOWARDS THE TOP). IT IS A STABLE INSTRUMENTATION AND

OBSERVATION PLATFORM WITH 360 DEGREE FIELD OF VISION

(FOV) THAT RESIDES 306 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL, IS

APPROXIMATELY 40’ IN DIAMETER, AND HAS A RETRACTABLE

CANOPY FOR WEATHER PROTECTION AND VISUAL

CONCEALMENT.

THE NEXT 3 FLOORS DOWN ARE THE CA, MA, AND THE EL,

KNOWN AS THE POD, WHICH PROVIDE CONDITIONED SPACE FOR

SUPPORT PERSONNEL, OBSERVATION, INSTRUMENTATION, AND

COMMAND AND CONTROL OF TEST AND TRAINING EXERCISES

ONGOING WITHIN THE TOWERS RF LINE OF SIGHT.

NEXT ITEM IS THE FETP (POINTING TOWARDS THE 150’

LEVEL) WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL OPEN-AIR PLATFORM LOCATED

AT THE 150’ LEVEL.

NEXT IS THE METP WHICH IS POSITIONED ON THE WESTERN

TOWER LEG (POINT TOWARDS METP). IT IS AN 8’ SQUARE

PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES SELECTABLE, LOOK DOWN ANGLE

FOR INLAND, ONSHORE, OR OFFSHORE TARGET SENSORS.

THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR (POINTING AT THE ELEVATOR) IS A

UNIQUE, ONE-OF-A-KIND, 20,000 POUND CAPACITY ELEVATOR

WITH A 9’ SQUARE CAB THAT TRANSPORTS PERSONNEL AND/OR

EQUIPMENT. IT’S UNIQUE DUE TO THE NATURE OF ITS

OPERATION, WHICH IS DRIVEN BY ITS EXCLUSIVE CAPABILITY. IT

IS POWERED BY HYDRAULIC MOTORS AND USES A CHAIN DRIVEN

SYSTEM THAT DRIVES IT UP THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE

TOWER.

THE ELEVATED BUILDING LOCATED TO OUR LEFT HOSTS THE

FIRE SUPPRESSION PUMP, WATER PUMP, AND POWER/FIBER

DISTRIBUTION FOR THE TOWER.

THE TEST PAD TO THE WEST OF THE TOWER (POINT

TOWARDS TEST PAD) IS APPROXIMATELY 50’ X 100’. IT ALLOWS

TEST/TRAINING INSTRUMENTATION TO BE PLACED AT THIS

LOCATION FOR USE WITH OR WITHOUT THE TOWER.

THIS CONCLUDES THE TOUR OF A-13B.