Idaho business lands contract with company that supplies US Border Patrol

Rhino Hide will provide Advanced Building Technologies with $7 million of bulletproof linings for Border Patrol. Rhino Hide... is a mixture that's pumped into the interior of wall sections where it hardens and become bulletproof. ABT is contracting with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide between 2,000-3,000 mobile structures for border patrol agents working on the Southern U.S. border. The structures would be used for border patrol to operate drones out of or possibly sleep in.

"Giddings says he'll start fulfilling orders within the next six months."

Looks like something new has been contracted for remote border areas.

These 2,000 to 3,000 structures can be set up within hours on a site (and can be relocated quickly if needed). Just park a couple of trailers next to them with a water tank and a generator (and/or mount solar panels to save fuel).

Their basic model is about 18' x 18', and can be configured to sleep a few men with toilet/shower/kitchette, or can be configured as an operational facility (e.g. monitoring cameras and drones for a much larger section of border than a few officers in vehicles possibly could. A few could be quickly deployed as a Forward Operating Base.

Looks like something new is on the way for the rural areas of the border.

The five year, $25 billion program that the Trump Administration has been promoting, includes about 1,100 miles of barrier (out of the 1,950 mile border), thousands of more people, and new technology (to cover both the the barrier and non-barrier areas of the border).

These pop-up buildings strike me as more for remote areas - much better than living/operating out of vehicles or tents.

Bases could pop up in a couple of days and be operating. They can improve them over time with fences or a well, but they can be up and running over a weekend.

“This order could station these huts every half mile”

Another approach could be to put a small base every five or ten miles, and rotate crews every few days.

A small base could let officers sleep in shifts like firemen, while some are patrolling, and others are watching the cameras/flying the drones.

Small bases like that could serve multiple functions, like collection points/holding pens for detainees, helipads, tall mast mounted observation cameras and communications antennas, drone charging stations, vehicle fuel point, or horse stables.

Police stations rather than just sentry posts.

Like the President said, many areas have natural borders. Drones would work over them, especially if they are equipped with fire power to bring down Illicit drug drones which they are now using for drugs like Fenatayl.

Go Private and we have willing farmers and ranchers who can donate land, Contractors Like this one ready to put his money up. He sits on the Board of WE BUILD THE WALL.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/kris-kobach-wall-funding.html

He has joined SR Airman Brian Kolfage triple amputee and this project has the President’s Approval. www.webuildthewall.us because it’s a .us it doesn’t form a link like .com or .net. You have to read everything. It started as Go Fund Me and has changed names but the Team assembled have access to the President’s Ear. Sheriff David Clarke Jr. Dr. Robert S. Spalding III, Brig Gen, USAF (Ret)-John Daniel Moran, Jr., Tom Tancredo, Media, and Tea party organizers.

https://youtu.be/9-cDKIsp2gg

Team http://webuildthewall.us/team/?fbclid=IwAR1ja4DY8ffl1dXvjEMHdNDylnlhrTXL6BYoFpou_BcuUWZLEAnEHfJ5PyU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcMxIrHgr-o&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3ETE3KuL_hdU9UEQGrTpi6PBd4tgOOfXEKLM9az5tx-1y7nsM8avfag_s

“I wonder if we are seeing the beginning of execution of such a plan.”

The article states that Border Patrol has ordered 2,000 - 3,000 of these buildings, so that is underway.

For decades, they have beaten on a triad of People, Technology and Infrastructure (e.g. barriers, roads) being needed to control the border.

A comprehensive plan to gain full operational control of the border was developed and delivered to Congress, March 2018. It is a five year, $25 billion program, that envisions 1,100 miles of barrier, and more people and technology to control the 850 miles without barrier (as well as the parts with barrier).

All the components would proceed concurrently - people being recruited and trained, while barriers are built, and technology projects are deployed - included extending more intercept ability into remote areas.

It might have taken six months or a year to get the contract awarded to buy these buildings, after six months to a year to refine the plan and settle on the requirements and specifications. Now that the contract is awarded, those buildings will likely roll out over the course of a few years.

The fact (if it is true, as seems likely) that the buildings have been contracted, seems to prove that a course of action is fully underway. These small, but very durable (long duration) buildings, indicate to me small installations, in remote, less developed areas.

Isolated sentries, even if strapped with incredible technology to monitor jack rabbit movements in a hundred square mile box, have limited usefulness, if the ability to intercept is not there with them. Isolated small teams would be vulnerable to squad-sized (10-12 man) drug cartel (or terrorist) elements with AR or AK rifles - or a kid with a quick draw.

That is why I think it more likely to deploy small clusters - to have enough local interception ability, rather than just surveillance.

All those jobs will likely require new positions, expanding the permanent structure of the Border Patrol in remote areas. It will likely be a different kind of job (maybe like Park Rangers), not home with the honey every night. They will probably need exercise equipment and Internet for the officers to live there several days or a week at a time.

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