Posted on 04/06/2004 10:05:58 PM PDT by Jeff Head
The following is a pictorial description of a typical late-winter/early-spring security and control maintenance/trouble shooting and repair trip to critical regional infrastructure and communication facilities in the intermountain region. These types of activities are ongoing to protect and maintain the infrastructure that benifits our republic.The specific nature of the work, the location of the facilities and the identifiying marks on the facilities and equipment have been left intentionally vague. It is hoped that the presentation will help others understand and appreciate the type of ongoing work being conducted across the nation to secure our infrastructure, irrespective of what may be occurring in other areas domestically.
Into the beautiful Intemountain Ranges of the Rocky Mountains
Primary work assignment socked-in, diverting to secondary site, a mountaintop comm station.
Approaching the secondary assignment, and, after landing, yours truly ready to work.
A communications station in the top of the Rocky Mountains.
Winter access to the comm station & a cozy but cold place to complete maintenance and check security systems.
Beautiful view from the top as we prepared to depart once more for the primary assignment.
Back in-route to a now cleared up primary assignment.
On the ground at a remote regional infrastructure site and ready to go to work.
Water storage filling under April ice and the facility housing the control and security systems.
Work now complete and departing the area, climbing out over the nearby ranges.
More beautiful mountain canyon and valley scenery on the return trip.
Approaching our base facilty and landing there, back at our home-20.
In addition to the tremendous and difficult work being performed by our military forces in the War on Terror, there are tens thousands of public servants in many agencies working to maintain, secure and protect critical infrastructure and the populace right here at home. Many of them are veterans who have carried their service to their country and the attendant oaths to bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution and to protect and defend it forward into their post military life where they continue to serve.On this particular trip I was priveleged to work with a couple of them.
My DOD contractor contacts who might have gotten me onboard working on systems for upcoming or ongoing military operations were old and no longer active.
I ultimately was able to find a position using my technical background and love for the outdoors working security issues for intermountain regional infrastructure operated by the federal government, designing, setting-up, maintaining, trouble shooting and repairing those types of systems.
This trip was in conjunction with those activities and I thought folks here would be interested.
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Thanks, that is interesting!!
BTW- where can I learn more about special forces?? Just to help me with my story??
With them, you will have to develop your own relationships with them for them to open up to and help you in your efforts. That takes time and it takes effort coming to understand and respect their motivations, their commitment and their experiences. Luckily, I was blessed to come from a family who has been involved in the defense of liberty and our Republic since the Revolutionary war, right up to my own father who served in combat in WW II in the Pacific, and that helped greatly.
That sounds like a book right there... =o)
Thanks. Good night. I am too sleepy.
The Army Technology Projects Site is also good.
Read Travis McGees Enemies Foreign and Domestic to get a flavor as well.
"In addition to the tremendous and difficult work being performed by our military forces in the War on Terror, there are tens thousands of public servants in many agencies working to maintain, secure and protect critical infrastructure and the populace right here at home."
My prayers are with all you who are working to prevent any incidents. I'm happy for you, and happy for us/U.S. that you're on guard for us, and know you are such an asset there. So this was just one aspect of your ongoing job?
btw, I woke up because of these concerns.
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