Erick Chiang

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Polar Research Support

• Erick Chiang
• Head, Polar Research Support Section

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NSB Guiding Directive

• 1987 NSB Report The National Science Foundation
  in Polar Regions
• Scientific needs and opportunities should
  determine the research conducted in both polar
  regions, with logistics deriving from and
  supporting the research rather that dictating it.

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Who are we?

• Erick Chiang Section Head
• Brian Stone Deputy Section Head
• Science Support Manager (currently vacant)
• Arthur Brown NZ Representative
• George Blaisdell Operations Manager
• David Bresnahan Logistics Manager
• Patrick Haggerty Construction Manager
• Jerry Marty South Pole Construction Manager
• Michael Schueremann Aviation Projects Manager

• Alexander Sutherland Marine Projects Manager
• Col. Paul Sheppard DoD Liason
• Lt. Col. Ian Biggins ANG Liason
• Sandra Singer Facilities Engineer
• Patrick Smith IT Technology Manager
• Kevin Culin South Pole IT Engineer
• Ben Bergerson IT Security
• Bill Michael IT Support
• Carlena Fooks Section Support

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What do we do?

• Program Oversight of
• Science Support Get you there and back and
  insure you can get your science done.
• Operations and maintenance of station
  infrastructure Power water facilities
  airfields seaports roadways just like any
  small town
• IT and Communications Infrastructure We are
  the .com and telephone company in Antarctica.
• Engineering and Construction Management What
  we need we have designed and built.
• Logistics and Resupply 8 million gals of fuel
  and 15 M lbs of stuff
• Budgets and Cost Control 208M

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What Does it Cost? (FY 06 in millions of dollars)
US Air Force Airlift (C-17) 5.00 5.00
Environmental Operations Environmental Operations 6.00
Engineering Construction Engineering Construction 14.00
Resupply Sealift Resupply Sealift 21.00
IT Communications IT Communications 23.00
Research Field Support (non-marine) Research Field Support (non-marine) 24.00
Research Vessels Research Vessels 26.00
Air National Guard LC-130 Support Air National Guard LC-130 Support 33.00
Operations and Infrastructure Operations and Infrastructure 56.80
Total Total 208.80
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Who Else Plays?

• Raytheon Polar Services Company
• Air National Guard
• 109th AW LC-130s
• Department of Defense
• Pacific Command (PACOM)
• Overall command of military units
• Transportation Command (TRANSCOM)
• Military Sealift Command for resupply ships
• Strategic Airlift C-17s
• Space and Naval Air Warfare Center
• U.S. Coast Guard

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Who Else Plays (cont)?

• Cold Regions Research and Engineering Labs
• Naval Facilities Engineering Command
• Petroleum Helicopter LTD
• A 350s Bell 212 helicopter
• Kenn Borek Air
• Twin Otters Basler 67

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Science Support
Effectively plan for and execute science support
requirements
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Maintain the Infrastructure
Implement effective quality management systems to
provide well maintained and operationally
effective facilities
Palmer Station
McMurdo Station
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
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IT and Communications
To provide network systems that allow intra- and
intercontinental communications comparable to
that found at typical business and higher
education establishments in the continental
United States
Black Island Communication site
Palmer Station INTELSAT antenna
South Pole MARISAT antenna
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Transportation and Logistics
To effectively deliver people/cargo/science to,
within, and from Antarctica