Counter Terrorism Training CenterWashington, DCMarch 24, 2002

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Counter Terrorism Training Center

The Counter Terrorism Training Center (CTTC) will be a new facility:

• Capable of nearly any training scenario for the Counter Terrorism Mission

• Used to promote the education and understanding of new techniques and measures for Homeland Defense in both defensive and offensive postures

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CTTC will be located:• In rural North Texas approximately 20 miles

South of Dallas/Fort Worth

• Over 250,000 square feet under roof

• Grounds of approximately 200 acres

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Aerial PhotoView of main buildings, pond, tunnel entrances and airstrip.

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Mission StatementDeliver the physical facilities to carry out a range of training scenarios to facilitate the Counter Terrorism training missions of various organizations to include operations initiated from land, air and water environments into surroundings which can include warehouse, killhouse, prison facility, drug lab, train, bus, aircraft, tunnel complex and urban area.

Additionally, these operations can be conducted both night and day.

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Site BenefitsSite benefits include the capability to conduct from a single location:

• Operations from helicopters,

• Open area assaults,

• Explosive ordnance demolition pits,

• Explosive entries,

• High-risk personnel training,

• Vehicle assault and interdiction

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Additionally, an existing communications infrastructure (multiple data centers, 60,000 sq. ft. of office space, high speed copper and fiber optic cabling) allows for expanding the mission of the CTTC into “cyber war training”.

Site Benefits

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The Center will have components capable of hosting:• Parachute inserts • Obstacle course • Rappel tower • Point-to-point helo live fire• Tactical medical scenarios

Site Benefits

Additionally, indoor and outdoor firearm tactical pits, a counter terrorism driving course, and a 1000-yard known distance rifle range will be available of sustainment training.

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The proposed Counter Terrorism Training Center is 250,000 square feet of satellite protected indoor training area on 200 acres with approximately 18 miles of tunnel complex capable of supporting cave environment training.

Key Statistics

The CTTC can provide joint service training managed and operated from the private sector at minimal cost comparable to federal government start up and operational expenses.

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The complex was originally designed for the Superconducting Supercollider project (SSC).

Site History

Approximately $120 million was dedicated to the construction of the site.

The concept for the SSC was formulated in 1982 with formal research and development support initiated in fall of 1983.

Congress cancelled the project in 1993 and ownership of the facility was ultimately transferred to Ellis County, Texas.

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Aerial ViewView of facility during construction.

Please note the rural setting.

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Tunnel ViewImage shows a shaft-to-tunnel intersection.

Average depth of the tunnel system is 220 feet.

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Building View

Administration Building

Building includes 90,000 sq.ft. of training area on first level and 40,000 sq.ft. of office space on the second level.

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Interior View

One of the two 60,000 sq.ft. training bays.

Adjacent to these areas are an additional 30,000 sq.ft. of modular training space.

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In February 2002, Ron Reid and Chris Grollnek of ProTac Global Inc. and American Express Financial Advisors began the process of procuring ownership of the property and 18 miles of tunnel complex.

ProTac Global

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ProTac Global provides personal instruction and professional training to Individuals, Military, Law Enforcement, and Security Agencies focusing on safety and tactical instruction for the purpose of protection, specialized training and skills advancement so that the student gains trust and confidence in their abilities under multiple scenarios.

Chris Grollnek and Ron Reid are the sole owners of the company.

ProTac Global

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Development of a comparable facility* today would run well into the $200 million range before consideration of staffing and maintenance.

Project Magnitude

*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index - New Construction

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The concept of the Counter Terrorism Training Center has been in development since April 2001.

Concept

The war against terrorism highlights the need for such a facility.

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has been at the forefront of terrorism/counter terrorism studies for several years.

CSIS

Through its many publications and briefings, CSIS has been an important resource for executive agencies and congressional committees involved in homeland security and now is a lead institution in recommending strategy for the campaign on terrorism and for protecting U.S. critical infrastructure.

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As stated on page 330 of CSIS publication “To Prevail: An American Strategy for the Campaign Against Terrorism,”

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The president should empower the new director of the Office of Homeland Security to undertake a number of organizational and process innovations to fulfill his charter.

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Although major legislation is not warranted at this time, there are several important steps the president and his director of homeland security should take to meaningfully improve the performance of the executive branch in the homeland security arena. Specifically, the director should

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• Establish a terrorism assessment unit that thinks like a terrorist and researches alternative techniques for breaching U.S. security, with the aim of shedding new light on the planning and programming priorities of the various agencies that share the homeland security mission;

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• Institute an extensive program of war gaming, including periodic exercises for the president and the cabinet, to uncover discontinuities in planning, enable senior officials to experience the complexity of “real” events, establish working relationships among participants who would operate together in crisis, transcend organizational turf battles, and highlight critical shortfalls in processes and capabilities that need to be addressed;

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• Take a number of concrete steps to more fully integrate federal programs and plans with those of state and local governments and to aid state and local authorities in enhancing their home land security capabilities.

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The CTTC is a natural fit with ongoing development of strategy, doctrine, organizational structure and tactics to combat terrorism at home and abroad.

Natural Fit

The CTTC can put theory into practice and become that place where “the rubber meets the road”.

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As a civilian owned and operated facility capable of satisfying key components of the mission at hand, the CTTC will be available for lease back to the:

• Department of Defense

• Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies

• America’s allies

Lease

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A civilian owned and operated facility offers the following benefits:

• Capability to host multiple organizations simultaneously

• No inter-service rivalries

• Assigns sustainment responsibility to a source outside of government channels

• Existing facility - no design/build delays

Site Benefits

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Financial Benefits

• No T/O and T/E budgetary issues

• Long term cost savings (no government building and staffing issues

• Lease back option reduces long term liabilities

• Lease back option provides minimum upfront investment with predictable expenditures

Such a solution also offers the following financial benefits:

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Following is a partial list of organizations that would benefit from the broad range of resources only available at this site:

• FBI special agents and Hostage Rescue Team

• CIA field operations

• Secret Service special agents and counter assault teams

• Federal Air Marshals

• US Customs Special Response Teams

Participants

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Participants• Border Patrol Special Response Teams

• BATF special agents and Special Response Teams

• DEA clandestine laboratory enforcement team

• DOE Special Response Teams

• IRS enforcement agents

• NASA security teams

• US Marshals Witness Security, high risk warrant service, federal protection

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• State Department Diplomatic Security Service agents

• Postal Inspector Service

• Bureau of Land Management

• US Capitol Police

• US Park Police

• Local and state law enforcement agencies and SWAT teams

Participants

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DOD organizations to include:

• US Army Special Forces Groups, Special Operations Group, Joint Special Operations Command, 160th SOAR, Explosive Ordnance Disposal

• US Marine Corps Recon Battalion, Force Recon, Special Operations Training Group, Counterterrorism Battalion, Explosive Ordnance Disposal

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• US Navy SEAL Teams, Navy Special Warfare Command, Special Boats Units, Explosive Ordnance Disposal

• US Air Force Pararescue, Combat Control Teams, Explosive Ordnance Disposal

• US Coast Guard interdiction teams, Explosive Ordnance Disposal

Participants

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The development of the Counter Terrorism Training Center addresses a critical need in this Nation’s war against terrorism by:

• Providing a premier training facility

• Delivering a broad range of training scenarios to facilitate the Counter Terrorism Training Mission

• Allow greater return on available budget dollars – “More bang for the buck”

Summary

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The CTTC can deliver a comprehensive state-of-the-art training facility within four months at a considerable savings to the United States government.

Conclusion

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Chris Grollnek

Appendix

• Entered into 4th Recon Battalion, San Antonio, Texas as an Operations Chief and Ground Ordinance Chief Leader

• Recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE), and the Department of Defense as a Master Certified Instructor

• Enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps

• Served as a Weapons Instructor, Infantryman, Instructor of Close Combat, Team Leader during MEU-SOC Operations, Senior Drill Instructor, Instructor of Special Weapons, and Assistant to the Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps Detachment, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD.

• Masters Certificate in Training and Development of Small Arms

• Honorably discharged in 2000, at the rank of Staff Sergeant

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Ron Reid• Formerly a staff member of the Center for Strategic and International

Studies (Information Technology Group)

• Enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps

• Member of the 4th Civil Affairs Group (CAG) and participated in numerous exercises in CONUS and abroad

• Honorably discharged in 1996, at the rank of Sergeant

Appendix

• Baccalaureate in Political Science

• Numerous certificates in electronics management and communications systems