AFRCEBMS Air Force Regional Civil EngineerBallistic Missile Support: 19841987 A Cold War LegacyKeys

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AFRCE-BMSAir Force Regional Civil
EngineerBallistic Missile Support 1984-1987
A Cold War LegacyKeys to the FutureProgramming
Construction

• COL RONALD TORGERSON, USAF(Ret), P.E.

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OVERVIEW

• AFRCE-BMS ORGANIZATION
• SETA SUPPORT
• WEAPON SYSTEM ACQUISITION
• PROGRAMMING
• CONSTRUCTION
• TOMAHAWKS TO PEACEKEEPERS
• LESSONS LEARNED
• SUMMARY

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AFRCE-BMS ORGANIZATION

• SUPPORTED PEACEKEEPER AND SMALL MISSILE
• DRU TO AIR STAFF CE BUT OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO
  AFSC BALLISTIC MISSILE OFFICE

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SUPPORTED SYSTEMS

• MX/PEACEKEEPER
• 50 BASING MODES NARROWED TO ONE
• PEACEKEEPER IN MINUTEMAN SILOS
• SMALL ICBM
• HARD MOBILE LAUNCHER
• RAIL GARRISON

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CONTRACT SUPPORT

• SETASYSTEM ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
• TRW WAS SETA
• URS/BERGER HONEYWELL/TETRA TECH
• PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
• TRW COULD PRODUCE 100S OF DD FM 1391S IN DAYS
• ROUNDING TO NEAREST 100M
• PMR GUIDANCE
• SUPPORT IN BRIEFING FACILITIES PANEL AT AIR STAFF
• DAR DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS DOCUMENTATION
• DIGITIZATION OF ALL RAILROAD IN US

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WEAPONS SYSTEM ACQUISITION

• AFRCE-BMS WAS CHARGED WITH SYSTEM FACILITY
  PROGRAMMING AND BEDDOWN BY SPO
• USED 3600 AND 3300 FUNDS
• LARGE PROGRAM
• ACTUALLY INFLUENCED FSD
• HAD AFRCE STAFF IN PROGRAM OFFICE
• EXAMPLE HARD MOBILE LAUNCHER MISSILE
  TRANSPORTER WHEEL LOADS
• CLOSE COORDINATION WITH FHWA AND FRA
• EVERY ENGINEER SHOULD HAVE A WEAPONS SYSTEM
  ACQUISITION TOURUNDERSTAND PROCESS

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PROGRAMMING

• HAD TWO PROGRAMMERS, FUNDS CONTROL, REAL ESTATE,
  AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FACILITY PROGRAMMING
• DD FMS 1391 FOR ALL FACILITIES 3300 FUNDS
• DD FMS 1391 FOR ALL RD FACILITIES 3600 FUNDS
• PRICED ALL BASING MODES FOR DOWN SELECTION
• SOMETIMES OVERNIGHT 50 BASING MODES
• BRIEFING AIR STAFF FACILITIES PANEL
• PRESIDENTIAL PRIORITY OF 1
• 5B MILCON PROGRAM, ONE THIRD OF AF TOA
• GAO COLLOCATED WITH AFRCE-BMS
• IT WANG AND CPT WORD PROCESSING WITH 8 DISKS

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PROGRAMMING

• OEA
• JOBS
• ECONOMIC MODELING
• WNSIS WYOMING NEBRASKA SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT
  STUDY
• SIMILAR TO EIS
• QUANTIFIED ADVERSE IMPACTS AND BENEFICIAL EFFECTS
  OF DEPLOYMENT OF PEACEKEEPER
• COMPLETE WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS
• DECLARATIONS OF TAKING OF LAND SENSITIVELY DONE

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CONSTRUCTION

• GILA BEND AAF
• TEST SITES FOR SILOS, TRENCHES, COLD POURS, FIBER
  REINFORCED CONCRETE, DEMOLITION, ETC
• NEVADA TEST SITE
• TUNNELING FOR UNDERGROUND BASING DEMONSTRATION
• FE WARREN AFB
• SILO MODIFICATIONS
• MISSILE ASSEMBLY BUILDING
• RAIL GARRISON TRAIN SHELTER
• VANDENBERG AFB
• LAUNCH PAD
• KWAJALIEN ATOLL
• INSTRUMENTATION OF REENTRY SITE
• CEMCO CORPS OF ENGINEERS MISSILE CONSTRUCTION
  OFFICE

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TOMAHAWKS TO PEACEKEEPERS

• AMERICAN INDIANS AGAINST DESECRATION FILED SUIT
  AGAINST PROGRAM
• 500 MILES OF HARDENED INTERSITE CABLE ROUTES (R
  WIRE)
• POTENTIAL TO TRAVERSE NATIVE AMERICAN BURIAL
  GROUNDS
• TRIBAL LEADERS COULDNT HELP
• ALL AFFECTED NATIONS TDY TO VERMILLION, SD FOR 3
  DAYS
• HIRED ONE TRADITIONAL LEADER TO WALK BEHIND
  CIRCULAR TRENCHER TO BLESS REMAINS IF FOUND
• SMOKED CRAZY HORSES PIPE IN A SWEAT LODGE WITH
  CHIEF WALLACE BLACK ELK, SHPOS, LEGAL COUNSEL
  AND ME
• LAWSUIT LIFTED CONSTRUCTION RESUMED

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PROGRAM LESSONS LEARNED

• EXCELLENT EXECUTION TEAM GREAT EXPERIENCE
• WELL FUNDED
• SENSITIVE TO NEEDS OF NATIVE AMERICANS
• SENSITIVE TO NEEDS OF IMPACTED COMMUNITIES
• ECONOMIES
• ROADS
• SCHOOLS
• LOCAL JOBS
• CO-OPTED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BY HAVING THEM DO
  STUDIES, IE, USFWS
• TOTALLY RESPONSIVE OPERATION SUPPORT TO SPO EVEN
  THOUGH THEY WERENT OFFICIALLY IN CHAIN OF
  COMMAND
• AFRCE-BMS ENGINEERS IN SPO INFLUENCED WEAPONS
  SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT
• KNOW HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY MEET THE MEDIA

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SUMMARY

• BIG, RELEVANT EXCITING PROGRAM
• KEY PART OF NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
• SENSITIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM
• MET THE MEDIA WITH SUCCESS
• AFRCE-BMS LEAD THE WAY FOR SUCCESSFUL AF NEPA
  PROGRAMS FOR WEAPONS SYSTEM ACQUISITION
• WEAPONS SYSTEM ACQUISITION FACILITY BEDDOWN A
  MUST TOUR FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS AND CIVILIANS