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