Physical Security Guards and Equipment
Abstract
Funding supports security guard forces mandated by regulations and annual vulnerability assessments for ATEC's surety-related test sites which are positioned on isolated and remote locations. Funding supports required training and exercises, to include annual vulnerability assessments and guard force support to Nuclear Accident or Incident Response and Assistance (NAIRA) and Chemical Incident/Mishap Response and Assistance (CIMRA). These guards secure and protect ATEC's Fast Burst Nuclear Reactor (FBR) at White Sands Test Center (WSTC) located at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) IAW Army Regulation (AR) 190-54 (Security of Nuclear Reactors and Special Nuclear Materials). The guards also secure and protect the Chemical and Biological (Chem/Bio) facilities at West Desert Test Center (WDTC) located at Dugway Proving Ground (DPG) IAW AR 190-59 (Chemical Agent Security Program) and AR 190-17 (Biological Agents and Toxins Security Program). These surety facilities maintain chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) materials and agents in order to test the effects and effectiveness of defensive or protective equipment and measures. Physical security equipment consists of electronic security systems (ESS) composed of access/egress control systems, various camera systems, sensors and detection arrays, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). Costs include sustainment of maintenance contracts for equipment not included in the Army inventory. This equipment is necessary to secure arms rooms, ammunition, explosives (AA&E) storage facilities at the FBR, and Chem/Bio surety sites. Physical security equipment is critical to maintain current security requirements as directed in: AR 190-54, AR 190-56, AR 190-59, AR 190-17, AR 190-11, AR 190-13, and AR 190-51. Funding enables ATEC to sustain support to Army Modernization and its expanded requirements to include large increases in volume of test planning and test. Additionally, funding addresses increases in physical security and guard force requirements in support of ATEC's assignment of direct support mission to Army Futures Command (AFC) and associated requirements to include support to major exercises including Project Convergence and EDGE. Funding provides training and certification of guards to operate and maintain ESS equipment and qualification of all weapon systems and surety-related personal protective equipment (PPE) requisite to their surety security missions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 65f9aaea13dc3290fa0b25e22a38546f