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employee stories

GRFIN goes to Germany

The MIL REPS sector recently supported the on-site
delay. Our team was able to rapidly adapt to the difficult
integration and test of two communications shelters for Special
circumstances and successfully complete the Radio Shelter
Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) in Germany. This
integration efforts. The response exemplified MIL’s innovation
work was performed under MIL’s Global Radio Frequency
and dedication to meeting the customer’s needs.
and Intelligence Networks (GRFIN) contract supporting Naval
Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Another team of MIL REPS employees traveled to Germany
Outlying Field (WOLF). The shelters are an integral part of in August to complete integration of the Training Shelter. The
a radio communications site that provides SOCEUR with Training Shelter was constructed from two ISO 1AAA shipping
training capabilities and continuity of operations (including containers combined to create a classroom facility that can
forward communications, mission planning, and tactical be repurposed as a tactical operations center as required for
operations command and control). MIL has supported this SOCEUR missions. The shelter included desks for 16 students,
project since 2019 with engineering, project management, an instructor podium, connectivity to multiple networks,
procurement, integration, and test services. and an audio/video suite consisting of large displays, video
teleconferencing equipment, speakers, and microphones.
In May of 2021, MIL representatives traveled to the site
We also installed a protected distribution system for secure
outside of Stuttgart, Germany, to integrate communications
network cabling within the Training Shelter. Our integration
equipment into the Radio Shelter. An ISO 1AAA shipping
team performed exceptionally well and exceeded customer
container, measuring 40 feet long by 8 feet wide by 9.5 feet
expectations.
tall, was customized to provide SOCEUR with two secure
work areas: a conference room and a communications room. MIL REPS employees that supported on-site integration
Installed technologies include radios and amplifiers, network activities include Josh Pierce, Casey Woodburn, Javiel Diaz,
equipment for multiple enclaves, audio/video equipment, and Shaun Parvin, and Garrett Smith. Additional SOCEUR
security components. project support was provided by Jeff Dickens, Adam Burton,
Darwin Johnson, Tim Mills, Scott Patz, Jeffrey Greene, and
The integration effort, which lasted one month, presented the
countless others on MIL’s Admin, Procurement, Warehouse,
team with many challenges. COVID-19 restrictions required
Engineering, Drafting, Production, and Test Teams.
team members to quarantine at their hotel for the first eight
days after arriving. The day before the shelters were scheduled Great job all!
to be delivered, the shipping company injected a six-day

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