TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF THE TRIPLE CANOPY FIXED SITE GUARD

UNCLAS BASRAH 000155 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR DS/IP/NEA, DS/IP/OPO/HTP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC AMGT IZ SUBJECT: TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF THE TRIPLE CANOPY FIXED SITE GUARD FORCE REF: MCKENNAN/BACHMANN EMAIL 09/27/06 ¶1. POST REQUESTS THAT 30 OF THE SCHEDULED 60 TCN PERUVIAN GUARDS NOT DEPLOY TO THE U.S. REO BASRAH AT THIS TIME. ¶2. THE GUARDS WERE SCHEDULED TO WORK ADDITIONAL POSTS CREATED BY NEW CACS (COMPOUND ACCESS CONTROLS),PROVIDE FOR ONE DAY OFF PER WEEK FOR EXISTING GUARDS AND ADD AN EXTRA GUARD IN THE EXISTING GUARD TOWERS. ¶3. POST ONLY NEEDS HALF OF THE SCHEDULED 60 GUARDS FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: A) POST HAS ENTERED A PERIOD OF A TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF PERSONNEL DUE TO FREQUENT INDIRECT FIRE. LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES ARE LESS THAN NORMAL AND POST IS ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF ITS FOOTPRINT ON THE U.S. REO COMPOUND. B) THE CAC PROJECTS DO NOT HAVE A DEFINITE START OR COMPLETION DATE. THE NEW GUARD POSTS DO NOT YET EXIST FOR THESE FACILITIES. C) THE GUARDS WERE TO HAVE A DAY OFF AND DOUBLE UP MANNING THE TOWERS AT NIGHT. THROUGH CREATIVE SCHEDULING, GUARDS WILL GET THEIR DAY OFF AND DOUBLE UP MANNING ON GUARD TOWERS AT NIGHT. ¶4. POST REQUESTS THAT DS WITHOLD HALF OF THE SCHEDULED INCOMING GUARDS DUE TO SECURITY AND SUPPORT CONCERNS. IN THIS REDUCED STATE, POST WILL HAVE 152 TCN GUARDS. REGARDS. GROSS