WEBVTT 00:00.224 --> 00:02.147 Sir, ready? I am. 00:02.395 --> 00:05.029 Okay, sir, let me get your first name, last name please and how to spell it. 00:05.145 --> 00:12.818 Jeffrey Williams. J-E-F-F-R-E-Y W-I-L-L-I-A-M-S. 00:13.078 --> 00:17.505 And your position during the inauguration, sir. I'm the J20 IT Operations Chief for the 00:17.624 --> 00:21.343 Command. What exactly is your role during 00:21.478 --> 00:22.072 inauguration, sir? 00:22.270 --> 00:25.961 We're providing our communications, electronics, IT support for the 00:26.081 --> 00:31.371 inauguration so that all of the personnel are able to execute their job from 00:31.486 --> 00:33.289 a command and control perspective. 00:33.667 --> 00:35.936 How long does it take to prepare for something like that? 00:36.171 --> 00:39.421 We're been preparing for over a year coz you have to go through the procurement 00:39.532 --> 00:42.766 process of getting all of that IT equipment, expanding the network, 00:42.885 --> 00:47.569 providing those mobile communications, providing the IT support, so we have to 00:47.685 --> 00:50.567 bring in personnel. So it's a pretty lengthy process and it 00:50.686 --> 00:54.422 takes at least a year to get that all up and running. 00:54.766 --> 00:58.489 So by IT support in communications, is that also like helping networks get what 00:58.622 --> 01:02.448 they need to get into where they are? Absolutely, expanding out to network 01:02.570 --> 01:07.488 because we brought in over 200 plus personnel within the first couple days 01:07.736 --> 01:13.369 and we've expanded our network to support over a thousand personnel with email, 01:13.489 --> 01:18.053 phone systems, and so all that has to be expanded and grown, the bandwidth has to 01:18.173 --> 01:20.450 be improved to be able to support that mission. 01:22.507 --> 01:25.620 What's your day gonna be like that day, sir? Give me like a -- 01:25.855 --> 01:29.450 It's gonna be an early morning. We're gonna start about 02:30 that 01:29.687 --> 01:34.370 morning of checking all of the IT systems. For the parade we have command post that 01:34.487 --> 01:39.532 we have to put IT into so that all the operators and personnel that's conducting 01:39.766 --> 01:43.252 the parade have the ability to communicate. We have to pass out radios. 01:43.489 --> 01:47.112 We have to give out cell phones again. Check those cell phones to make sure that 01:47.254 --> 01:51.604 everyone is able to communicate across all the national special events. 01:51.719 --> 01:55.195 So, it's a pretty early morning and it goes throughout all the events into the 01:55.315 --> 01:56.050 late night. 01:56.421 --> 01:59.879 Do you happen to have any numbers about that, sir, how many cell phones or radios? 02:00.115 --> 02:05.286 I do. We actually -- over 250 additional 02:05.402 --> 02:12.278 computers in addition to what we already received and already had, about a 180 cell 02:12.514 --> 02:21.517 phones and up to about 350 radios, what we call walkie-talkies, land mobile radios, 02:21.651 --> 02:26.569 and so that's the just of it, but they are now in the IT network side expanding that 02:26.803 --> 02:29.802 network to support about 500 users on that network. 02:30.534 --> 02:34.251 Sir, why do you believe the military's role is so important during inauguration? 02:34.713 --> 02:39.516 Well, I believe it's important because it is the face of what we do as a nation 02:39.768 --> 02:44.200 and so our military role in support of our Commander in Chief is very vital and very 02:44.320 --> 02:49.003 important to what we do, to set the good example and how we lead our nation and how 02:49.119 --> 02:52.121 we support fellow military and defense perspective. 02:53.451 --> 02:56.318 How do you feel about being a part of the inauguration? I'm excited. 02:56.569 --> 03:01.002 I see it as a tremendous opportunity and I'm just thankful to serve my country in 03:01.121 --> 03:02.083 this capacity. 03:06.999 --> 03:10.718 Oh, sir, yesterday, how did -- that dry run, how did that go yesterday? 03:10.943 --> 03:13.349 I think it went great. Of course, there's always some things 03:13.601 --> 03:17.549 that you'd be able to tweak, but I think we had the right personnel in place, 03:17.798 --> 03:21.403 we had the right systems in place, and we were able to test them real time and so we 03:21.519 --> 03:24.402 were able to see what some of the deficiencies were, but it just was 03:24.518 --> 03:28.232 a tremendous opportunity and I think it went well to just see how efficient we can be 03:28.348 --> 03:31.601 at this early in the stage. Can the weather, tall buildings, 03:31.836 --> 03:35.915 skyscrapers, anything like that play a factor? It can and we also brought in some teams 03:36.151 --> 03:41.312 to be able to do that spectrum analysis to check the weather, to make sure that there 03:41.549 --> 03:45.150 aren't any signals blocking the communications, and so I think we've done 03:45.281 --> 03:48.153 everything to make sure it's a success. 04:04.314 --> 04:08.492 How was the dry run yesterday, sir? I think the dry run was tremendous. 04:08.860 --> 04:12.943 To be able to see it from a real time perspective, bringing all of the coms in 04:13.059 --> 04:17.862 place, setting up the network, putting out the radios, going to the command post, 04:17.977 --> 04:21.454 and putting out the communications capabilities and then testing it real time 04:21.691 --> 04:25.544 to see if there are any deficiencies. And so we were able to tweak it and find 04:25.780 --> 04:29.611 out that we're really postured for an outstanding inauguration. 04:29.744 --> 04:33.807 I think our communications posture is right where it needs to be to be successful. 04:34.187 --> 04:39.465 About how many people are in your stuff, sir? We have 78 personnel on our staff coming 04:39.573 --> 04:45.575 from all across the country as far as down in Georgia and across from the west 04:45.810 --> 04:48.808 and east coasts, so we're just glad to have them on ground. 04:55.431 --> 04:59.746 Sir, is there anything you'd like to add about your position, your role, during the 04:59.861 --> 05:03.809 inauguration, how you feel about it, your staff, anything? 05:03.941 --> 05:08.008 I think IT is vitally important and communications vitally important. 05:08.008 --> 05:11.139 And I read a quote yesterday that I thought was very fitting. 05:11.259 --> 05:17.008 It said that when all else -- when all other communications fail, try words. 05:17.394 --> 05:22.177 In other words, it's about executing words and we provide that capability to be 05:22.294 --> 05:26.007 able to execute those words efficiently, so I'm thankful to be here. 05:36.759 --> 05:38.558 I think that's all I got, sir. Okay.