TAC-3_IBDSS_Script_TAIP_-_updated.pdf

Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release;

distribution is unlimited.

IBDSS

EGLIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES

(E-OMS) INDUSTRY DAYS

4 JUNE 2014

WELCOME TO TA C-3, ALSO KNOWN AS THE INTEGRATED

BASE DEFENSE SECURITY SYSTEM (IBDSS) TEST FACILITY. THE

PURPOSE OF IBDSS IS TO PROVIDE A DOD TEST ARENA TO

EVALUATE, BASELINE, AND MAINTAIN CURRENT AIR FORCE

APPROVED EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PHYSICAL SECURITY

SYSTEMS, COMMAND CONTROL AND DISPLAY EQUIPMENT (CCDE),

SENSORS, SECURITY LIGHTING, CAMERAS, AND VIDEO

ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS. TAC-3 CONSISTS OF OVER 750 ACRES OF

CONTIGUOUS CLEARED LAND, OVER 20,000 FEET OF INACTIVE

RUNWAYS, TAXIWAYS AND A/C PARKING AREAS, TWO

SURVEILLANCE TOWERS, 12,000 FEET OF TYPE A SECURITY

FENCING WITH VARIOUS INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS

INSTALLED, 100+ MILES OF BURIED CABLE INCLUDING BOTH

FIBER AND COAX, A 6,000 SQ. FT. SECURITY SYSTEMS BUILDING,

AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENGINEERING BUILDING, A

REPRESENTATIVE INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY (IMF)

FOR INTERIOR SENSOR TESTING, THREE SECTOR COMMAND

POSTS CONFIGURED TO TEST THE TACTICAL AUTOMATED

SECURITY SYSTEM (TASS) SYSTEMS, THREE AF APPROVED CCDE

ANNUNCIATORS, CLOSED LOOP LOCAL AREA NETWORK, VARIOUS

STORAGE FACILITIES AND SHOP SPACE.

WE ARE PASSING THROUGH AN ENTRY CONTROL POINT

(ECP) THAT IS FUNCTIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE OF A

PROTECTION LEVEL 1 NUCLEAR (PL-1N) FACILITY. TESTS AT TAC-

3 ARE OFTEN CONDUCTED TO PL-1N REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS

PL-1 NON-NUCLEAR AND BELOW. THIS ECP CONTAINS A VEHICLE

ENTRAPMENT AREA, ANTI-TAILGATING PERSONNEL BOOTH,

THREE TURNSTILES, AN X-RAY SCANNER, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR

THE POP-UP BARRIER LOCATED JUST INSIDE THE GATE, AND A

PL-1N ACCESS CONTROL ANNUNCIATOR, THAT REPORTS TO THE

HEAD END ANNUNCIATOR LOCATED AT THE CENTRAL PART OF

THE SITE VIA THE BURIED COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE.

TO THE LEFT, ARE GENERATORS CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE

POWER TO THE ENTIRE SITE. ALL IBDSS EQUIPMENT MUST BE

BATTERY BACKED TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED POWER FOR

SEVERAL HOURS; HOWEVER, THESE GENERATORS WERE

INSTALLED TO SIMULATE A WEAPONS STORAGE AREA TO

PROVIDE POWER TO ALL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES FOR AN

INDEFINITE AMOUNT OF TIME.

TAC-3 IS COMPLETED ENCLOSED BY PERIMETER FENCING

USED TO TEST AND MAINTAIN VARIOUS SENSORS. VARIOUS

TYPES OF FENCE DISTURBANCES SENSORS ARE INSTALLED

DIRECTLY ON THE FENCE FABRIC; HOWEVER, MANY LOCATIONS

ALSO INCLUDE BURIED LINE SENSORS, AS WELL AS MONO-STATIC

AND BI-STATIC MICROWAVE SENSORS OUTSIDE THE FENCED

AREA. SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE DOUBLE FENCING TO TEST

VARIOUS SENSORS WITHIN THE RABBIT RUN BETWEEN THE

ANIMAL CONTROL BARRIER AND THE SECURITY FENCE.

NUMEROUS GATES ARE LOCATED AROUND THE FENCE AND ARE

USED FOR TEST PURPOSES FOR VARIOUS SENSORS SUCH AS

ACTIVE INFRARED BREAK BEAM, PASSIVE INFRARED,

MICROWAVE, OR OTHER SIMILAR SYSTEMS. MOST OF THE

PERIMETER FENCE CONTAINS STATIC CAMERAS AND LIGHTING

FOR IMMEDIATE VISUAL ASSESSMENT OF ALARMS. CAMERAS

ARE BOTH ANALOG AND DIGITAL, SENDING VIDEO TO ANY

LOCATION ONSITE AS NEEDED FOR TEST PURPOSES. EACH

SENSOR AND CAMERA LOCATED AROUND THE PERIMETER IS

CONNECTED IN THROUGH FIELD DISTRIBUTION BOXES (FDB),

WHERE THE SIGNALS ARE ROUTED TO THE CCDE EQUIPMENT VIA

DIRECT FIBER, COPPER, OR THROUGH THE SITE LAN. THERE ARE

ALSO NUMEROUS PAN-TILT-ZOOM (PTZ) CAMERAS LOCATED

THROUGHOUT THE SITE GIVEN 360 DEGREE COVERAGE OF THE

RANGE.

THE FIRST BUILDING ON YOUR RIGHT IS THE FABRICATION

SHOP. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

NECESSARY TO FABRICATE AND BUILD ITEMS TO INSTALL, TEST,

AND MAINTAIN THE SECURITY SYSTEM EQUIPMENT. IT CAN ALSO

BE USED FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE TO STAGE EQUIPMENT

BEING INSTALLED IF NEEDED.

THE NEXT BUILDING ON YOU RIGHT IS A 2400 SQ. FT.

INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE

IS FOR TESTING INTERIOR SENSORS SUCH AS BREAK BEAM,

MICROWAVE, AND PASSIVE INFRARED AND EXPLOSIVE PROOF

SENSORS. ALSO LOCATED IN THIS FACILITY IS ONE OF THE CCDE

ANNUNCIATORS AND VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HEAD ENDS.

C-3 IS SITUATED ON EGLIN’S AUXILIARY FIELD 2 THAT IS

CURRENTLY INACTIVE. THE FIELD IS USED TO TEST SECURITY

SYSTEMS REQUIRED ON ACTIVE BASES THAT SUPPORT AIRCRAFT

OPERATIONS. A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT ARE AVAILABLE TO

SUPPORT THIS TESTING INCLUDING THE C-130 TO THE RIGHT AS

WELL AS F-4S, F-15S, AND F-16S WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN THE

DISTANCE.

THE BUILDING ON THE LEFT IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE

BUILDING. TAC-3 IS A NON-SCHEDULABLE, CLOSED RANGE WITH

A SINGLE CUSTOMER LOCATED AT HANSCOM AFB. AS A RESULT,

VISITORS ARE COMMON ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS BUILDING IS THE

CENTRAL LOCATION FOR ALL VISITORS AND CONTAINS OFFICES

FOR THE SITE MANAGER AND ENGINEERS, WORKSPACES FOR

GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS, AND A 40+ PERSON CONFERENCE

ROOM.

THE LARGER BUILDING TO THE RIGHT IS THE MAIN TEST

SUPPORT FACILITY. IT IS HOME BASE FOR ALL PERSONNEL ON

SITE. IT CONTAINS ONE OF THE CCDE ANNUNICATORS, AN

ELECTRONICS SHOP, ALL SITE FIBER TERMINATIONS, LAN AND

VIDEO SERVER EQUIPMENT. IT ALSO CONTAINS VARIOUS

SENSORS SUCH AS VOLUMETRIC, MOTION DETECTION, BALANCED

MAGNETIC SWITCHES, AND OTHER SIMILAR INTERIOR/OFFICE

SENSORS. ALL SENSORS AND ALL CAMERAS ON SITE REPORT TO

ALL THREE CCDE ANNUNICATORS WHICH ARE ROUTED THROUGH

THIS BUILDING.

THE OFFICE TRAILER IS USED FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICE

SPACE FOR LOGISTIC AND SUPPLY SUPPORT. THE BUILDING

DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TRAILER CONTAINS ONE OF THE CCDE

ANNUNCIATORS AND VARIOUS SIMULATED TEST BEDS SUCH AS

PERSONNEL BOOTHS, TURNSTILES, ENTRAPMENT AREAS, AND

SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES (SCIFS).

THE GROUNDS ON C-3 ARE ALL CUT AND MAINTAINED BY

SITE PERSONNEL TO ASSURE THAT TEST REQUIREMENTS REMAIN

WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. C-3 MAINTAINS VARIOUS RADARS

COVERING THE LARGE OPEN AREA ON THE NORTH END OF THE

FENCED IN AREA AS WELL AS COVERING EACH OF THE RUNWAYS.

AS PART OF MISSION DATA REQUIREMENTS, WEATHER STATIONS

ARE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE SITE WITH CONNECTIVITY

THROUGH THE SITE LAN. IN ADDITION TO TAC-3, THE IBDSS

FACILITY ALSO INCLUDES A COLD WEATHER TEST SITE (CWTS)

LOCATED IN THE MUNITIONS STORAGE AREA AT GRAND FORKS,

NORTH DAKOTA. THE CWTS INCLUDES 1900+ FEET OF TYPE A

SECURITY FENCING, A PL-1 ENTRY CONTROL POINT, A 6600 SQ. FT.

IMF, AND A 6500 SQ. FT. WEAPONS STORAGE BUNKER. THE CWTS

ALSO INCLUDES A WEATHER STATION, CCDE ANNUNCIATOR,

CCTV CAMERA SYSTEM, AND CONNECTIVITY BACK TO TAC-3 FOR

REMOTE MONITORING. NO PERMANENT MANNING IS LOCATED AT

THE CWTS. ALL SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE IS PROVIDED BY

THE TAC-3 PERSONNEL. IN ADDITION TO THE CWTS, SITE

PERSONNEL ARE ROUTINELY DEPLOYED TO OTHER LOCATIONS

INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES TO

SUPPORT GOVERNMENT ACCEPTANCE TESTING AND TO PROVIDE

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN SUPPORT OF SECURITY SYSTEM

EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENTS.

ALSO ON TAC-3 ARE TWO BUILDINGS USED BY AFRL, A 300’

COMMUNICATIONS TOWER AND ASSOCIATED BUILDING, A RANGE

PATROL COMPOUND, AND A WATER TOWER WITH ASSOCIATED

PUMP HOUSE AND FENCED IN AREA. AT THE VERY SOUTH END OF

THE NORTH-SOUTH RUNWAY, THE EGLIN AERO-MODELERS

MAINTAIN A PRACTICE AREA. THESE FACILITIES ARE NOT

MAINTAINED BY C-3 PERSONNEL AND DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE

IBDSS MISSION.

THIS CONCLUDES THE TOUR OF TEST AREA C-3.