KUDOS FOR TSS TEAM TO WELLINGTON

UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000047 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR OBO/PE/SM/TSB (Mark Jablonski) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC ABLD SUBJECT: KUDOS FOR TSS TEAM TO WELLINGTON ¶1. (SBU) From October to December of 2005, a TSS team from OBO was deployed to the American Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand. Team members were Danny Brady, Jeff Smith and Ken Foree. The team came to post to install the security wiring for a new Marine Security Guard booth. ¶2. (SBU) This team did an unusually thorough job with their wiring work. They moved all of the control wiring from a temporary control booth to the new Post One area while maintaining effective control over the security doors of a working Embassy. They expanded and cleaned up alarm wiring in several areas. They rewired the post's two Delta Barriers to provide Marine override functions in a single day, with their wiring activities invisible to most Embassy employees. The team moved the wiring for over a dozen control doors, thirty television cameras, many alarm systems, a radio base station and intercom systems into the new Marine booth, then tested and documented their work. Finally, the team took the time to remove old wiring that was no longer needed from the security interface cabinets, and labeled the remaining wiring clearly to facilitate future troubleshooting. The resulting wiring cabinets could well be used as examples in a training film for other teams. ¶3. (SBU) During their stay at post, the team members worked well together, regulated their working hours effectively and maintained cordial relations with the many Embassy employees who traversed their wiring bundles. They stayed in close touch with the local contractor, the Facilities Manager, the American security escort and the RSO's office as to what they were doing. On leaving the Embassy, they left behind clean equipment rooms that were free of debris, freshly swept and neatly labeled. Post wishes to commend the installation team, their employer and the office that sent them to Wellington for a fine job. Burnett