San Antonio-Electromagnetic Defense...Military & Civilian communities working together for EMP Resiliency

This Briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED

Col Michael “Apollo” LovellJoint Base San Antonio - Electromagnetic Defense Initiative

Information Briefing for Alamo AFCEA

21 July 2020

JBSA-EDI’s Mission

“Ensure JBSA continues military operations in a post Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) environment”

• Create EMP Resiliency Model to Replicate Across DoD

• Build on Dissuasion Strategy to prevent EMP as a Weapon

• 5G Network Risks & Opportunities

High Altitude EMP Solar EMP (GMD) Physical Threats Cyber Threats

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Background: EO / Threat / Why JBSA

Ideal Conditions for EMP Pilot Project Success

Natural: Geomagnetic Disturbance

- US Policy: EMP Preparation (EO 13800 Cybersecurity)

- Protect, Respond & Recover - Collaborate & Share Threat,

Vulnerability & Assessments

Natural: Geomagnetic Disturbance12% decade / Eventual 100%

Manmade: Nuclear

CPS Energy’s largest customer = JBSA

Positive Water Pressure / 50yr SupplyPotable without Treatment

Ready to provide Substantial Response to 2020 NDAA

DoD’s largest Joint Base

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• 330+ SMEs • 70+ Organizations• 75 avg per mtg• Next mtg-TBD Aug

Gov’t, military, industry, research & academia for city / base EMP resilient

pilot project

San Antonio Electromagnetic Defense (SA-EMD)

SA-EMD Work Groups

Deliverables

FY2020 FY2021 Institutionalized

Today

InfraGard

5G Risks & Opportunities

“A Playbook”

EMP Hardened & Exercised

Infrastructure

ExperimentationSite

CC Intent: Ensure JBSA will continue

ops in post EMP environment

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GRID RESILIENCY

PRESENTED BY:

FRED BONEWELLChief Security, Safety & Gas Solutions Officer

(CSSGSO)

July 21, 2020

In fo rmat iona l Upda te

GRID HARDENING PROJECT

• Public-public community partnership• Increase physical security & resiliency• Preservation of military readiness

This is a collaborative effort between CPS Energy, our local community & our military to improve the resiliency of the

infrastructure that is critical our success.

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GRID HARDENING PROJECT• Substation Physical

Security Upgrades 11 substations providing power

to JBSA facilities Increase security & mitigate

risks of vehicle attacks & projectiles

• Air Space Safety Upgrades Remove transmission lines &

poles from safety clear zones Increase safety and mitigate

risk of aircraft accidentsPhoto from www.jbsa.mil/news

Photo from www.cpsenergy.com

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$5M GRANT AWARD• Defense Economic

Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG) Granted by Texas Military

Preparedness Commission Purpose to enhance grid resiliency Managed by AACOG

• Project Total is $9M CPS Energy capital improvement

investment of $3.4M in cash & $600K in in-kind contributions

Photo from www.aetc.af.mil/news

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BENEFITS• Increased physical security of CPSE facilities

Strengthens grid resiliency

• Supports JBSA mission success Increases national security Reinforces ability to continue to contribute to community

• Economic boost & increased resiliency for COSA $8.4M injection into local economy through competitive

bidding Impacted substations serve our commercial & residential

customersIncreasing our mutual operational resiliency enhances

our community, the grid & our national security.

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JBSA’s 5G Experimentation Site

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Mr. Jody LittleSA-EMD 5G Steering Group

Manager, Information Exploitation, SwRI

Phone: (210)706-0854

Col Michael “Apollo” LovellExecutive Director

JBSA EDI & 5G

JBSA’s 5G Experimentation Site

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• Awarded by OUSD(R&E) on 3 Jun 2020• Two 5G Experimentation Thrusts• Currently establishing PMO• Awards via OTA RPPs

– National Spectrum Consortium (NSC)– Information Warfare Research

Project (IWRP)

• Anticipate RPPs in August– DoD 5G Core & Security R&D– AR Support for Medical Training

and Telemedicine– System Integration Lab

5G Telemedicine Experimentation

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• Provide a secure, resilient & fully integrated 5G platform

• Extend operational medical expertise forward to the “Operational Edge”

• Provide real-time medical tele-mentoring anywhere in the world

• Provide real-time medical training anywhere in the world

• Fuse with other advanced technologies (i.e. AR, robotic machine, ML, AI, etc.)

5G Core & Security Experimentation

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• DoD 5G Core “Sandbox” Platform for:– Wide-Scale Experimentation– System Development– Cyber Security– Interoperability testbed for component capabilities

• Focus on DoD use cases

• Emphasis on Open Source

• Connected to many of the other DoD test sites

Panel Discussion

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Col Michael “Apollo” LovellExecutive Director, JBSA-EDI

michael.j.lovell2.mil@mail.mil / 210.808.0172

Lt Col Eddie “Thumper” StamperOperations Officer, JBSA-EDI

edward.k.stamper.mil@mail.mil / 210.722.0368

San Antonio-Electromagnet Defense

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