The Waterline
February 23, 2012
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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Video surveillance takes NDW’s security to a new level By MC2 Kiona Miller, NDW Public Affairs Naval DistrictWashington (NDW) is leveraging its surveillance capability to help protect personnel and property. Considered the baseline structure for the anti-terrorism force protection program (ATFP), the Virtual Perimeter Monitoring System (VMPS) will prove its ability to provide continuous security around the region during the upcoming Solid/Curtain Citadel Shield 2012 ATFP exercise. "VPMS is installed at most of our large installations and also has the ability to view the cameras from those installations at the regional level at the Regional Operations Center (ROC)," said Jeff Johnson, chief information officer at NDW. "It is comprised of various components including video analytics for security and intelligence applications,
and wireless network video management." The system is a broad set of monitoring, communications and surveillance tools for vessels, naval installations and expeditionary forces to assist in the detection of physical intrusions, chemical and radiological attacks, and other threats to Navy personnel and bases. "We started installing and developing the system after 9/11, so around the fiscal year 2004 time frame we started piloting," said Johnson. "The ATFP program used us as the pilot program for perimeter protection, so it's been in place and building ever since 2004." The video management systems are deployed to enhance security and operational awareness throughout the installation at areas of interest, which includes all major entry access points. Because the video system has the ability to manage multiple cameras at once from a single console with Digital Video
Notable African American Sailor Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command John Henry Turpin was born on Aug. 20, 1876. Enlisted in the Navy at New York City on Nov. 4, 1896, he was a member of the USS Maine's crew when she was destroyed by an explosion in February 1898. He survived that disaster and the boiler explosion on the USS Bennington in July 1905, as well as serving on several other ships before he left active duty in 1916. Recalled to service when the U.S. entered World War I in April 1917, on June 1 of that that year, Turpin became a Chief Gunner's Mate on the USS Marblehead, one of the Navy's
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Recorder capability, wide areas can be monitored without the deployment of security forces. Other features integrated into the management system that also help dispatchers maintain realtime situational awareness in the command center include video alarms, object detection, and classification. "VPMS's capabilities enable an operator to follow and record the movements of an intruder," said Robert Russell, with NDW's Operations Department. "Prior to VPMS, an operator would be watching a bank of monitors for hours waiting to see if something is out of place. With Object Video, computers can assist in determining if a change has occurred in the video feed and alert the operator." While the system is used by the ROC to maintain situational awareness, it's operated and maintained by the Wash-
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U.S. Navy photo by Gary Wagner
Technicians install components of the Virtual Perimeter Monitoring System at one of Dahlgren's range facilities in preparation for the operational evaluation.
NDW presents Smart Grid pilot By MC2 Kiona Miller, NDW Public Affairs Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)Washington and Naval District Washington's (NDW) Information Technology Command and Control hosted Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) officials during a presentation of the Navy's Smart Grid pilot at the Region Operations Center on the Washington Navy Yard, Feb. 17. In attendance during the presentation was FERC Chairman JonWellinghoff; SeniorTechnical and Policy Advisor to the FERC Chairman Mary Beth Tighe; Director of Office of Energy Market Regulation Michael McLaughlin; Director of Office of Electric Reliability Joseph McClelland; Director of Office of Energy Policy and Innovation Jamie Simler; General Counsel Michael Bardee; and Deputy Director of Office of Energy Market Regulation Anna Cochrane. The Smart Grid pilot supports the region's energy reduction initiatives by developing a centralized energy monitoring capability which integrates Direct Digital Control (DDC) and supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA). By using
U.S. Navy Photo by MC2 Kiona Miller
Capt. Kenneth Branch, commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington presents the smart grid pilot to Jon Wellinghoff, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman, during a demonstration at the Washington Navy Yard. The team displayed energy conservation technology, such as the Energy Guard, a wireless sensor interface device for digital control systems and the Virtual Fence, a wireless video See Grid, Page 7 sensor for critical infrastructure protection.
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