Counter Terrorism Training Center proposed to Department of Defense and Chris Grollnek testified before Senate on needs of Counter Terrorism Training program.

1. Counter Terrorism Training Center
Washington, DC
March 24, 2002

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Counter Terrorism Training Center
The Counter Terrorism Training Center (CTTC)
will be a new facility:
• Capable of nearly any training scenario for the
Counter Terrorism Mission
• Used to promote the education and
understanding of new techniques and measures
for Homeland Defense in both defensive and
offensive postures

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CTTC will be located:
• In rural North Texas approximately 20 miles
South of Dallas/Fort Worth
• Over 250,000 square feet under roof
• Grounds of approximately 200 acres

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Aerial Photo
View of main
buildings, pond,
tunnel entrances
and airstrip.

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Mission Statement
Deliver the physical facilities to carry out a range of training
scenarios to facilitate the Counter Terrorism training
missions of various organizations to include operations
initiated from land, air and water environments into
surroundings which can include warehouse, killhouse,
prison facility, drug lab, train, bus, aircraft, tunnel complex
and urban area.
Additionally, these operations can be conducted both night
and day.

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Site Benefits
Site benefits include the capability to conduct from a
single location:
• Operations from helicopters,
• Open area assaults,
• Explosive ordnance demolition pits,
• Explosive entries,
• High-risk personnel training,
• Vehicle assault and interdiction

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Additionally, an existing communications infrastructure
(multiple data centers, 60,000 sq. ft. of office space, high
speed copper and fiber optic cabling) allows for
expanding the mission of the CTTC into “cyber war
training”.
Site Benefits

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The Center will have components capable of hosting:
• Parachute inserts
• Obstacle course
• Rappel tower
• Point-to-point helo live fire
• Tactical medical scenarios
Site Benefits
Additionally, indoor and outdoor firearm tactical pits, a
counter terrorism driving course, and a 1000-yard known
distance rifle range will be available of sustainment
training.

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The proposed Counter Terrorism Training Center is
250,000 square feet of satellite protected indoor training
area on 200 acres with approximately 18 miles of tunnel
complex capable of supporting cave environment
training.
Key Statistics
The CTTC can provide joint service training managed
and operated from the private sector at minimal cost
comparable to federal government start up and
operational expenses.

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The complex was originally designed for the
Superconducting Supercollider project (SSC).
Site History
Approximately $120 million was dedicated to the
construction of the site.
The concept for the SSC was formulated in 1982 with formal
research and development support initiated in fall of 1983.
Congress cancelled the project in 1993 and ownership of the
facility was ultimately transferred to Ellis County, Texas.

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Aerial View
View of facility
during construction.
Please note the rural
setting.

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Tunnel View
Image shows a shaft-
to-tunnel intersection.
Average depth of the
tunnel system is 220
feet.

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Building View
Administration
Building
Building includes
90,000 sq.ft. of
training area on
first level and
40,000 sq.ft. of
office space on the
second level.

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Interior View
One of the two
60,000 sq.ft.
training bays.
Adjacent to these
areas are an
additional 30,000
sq.ft. of modular
training space.

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In February 2002, Ron Reid and Chris Grollnek of
ProTac Global Inc. and American Express Financial
Advisors began the process of procuring ownership of
the property and 18 miles of tunnel complex.
ProTac Global

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ProTac Global provides personal instruction and
professional training to Individuals, Military, Law
Enforcement, and Security Agencies focusing on safety and
tactical instruction for the purpose of protection, specialized
training and skills advancement so that the student gains
trust and confidence in their abilities under multiple
scenarios.
Chris Grollnek and Ron Reid are the sole owners of the
company.
ProTac Global

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Development of a comparable facility* today would run
well into the $200 million range before consideration of
staffing and maintenance.
Project Magnitude
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index - New Construction

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The concept of the Counter Terrorism Training Center
has been in development since April 2001.
Concept
The war against terrorism highlights the need for such a
facility.

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
has been at the forefront of terrorism/counter terrorism
studies for several years.
CSIS
Through its many publications and briefings, CSIS has
been an important resource for executive agencies and
congressional committees involved in homeland security
and now is a lead institution in recommending strategy for
the campaign on terrorism and for protecting U.S. critical
infrastructure.

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As stated on page 330 of CSIS publication “To Prevail:
An American Strategy for the Campaign Against
Terrorism,”
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The president should empower the new director of
the Office of Homeland Security to undertake a
number of organizational and process innovations
to fulfill his charter.

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Although major legislation is not warranted at
this time, there are several important steps the
president and his director of homeland
security should take to meaningfully improve
the performance of the executive branch in
the homeland security arena. Specifically, the
director should
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• Establish a terrorism assessment unit that thinks
like a terrorist and researches alternative
techniques for breaching U.S. security, with the
aim of shedding new light on the planning and
programming priorities of the various agencies
that share the homeland security mission;
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• Institute an extensive program of war gaming,
including periodic exercises for the president
and the cabinet, to uncover discontinuities in
planning, enable senior officials to experience
the complexity of “real” events, establish
working relationships among participants who
would operate together in crisis, transcend
organizational turf battles, and highlight critical
shortfalls in processes and capabilities that
need to be addressed;
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• Take a number of concrete steps to more fully
integrate federal programs and plans with
those of state and local governments and to
aid state and local authorities in enhancing
their home land security capabilities.
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The CTTC is a natural fit with ongoing development of
strategy, doctrine, organizational structure and tactics to
combat terrorism at home and abroad.
Natural Fit
The CTTC can put theory into practice and become that
place where “the rubber meets the road”.

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As a civilian owned and operated facility capable of
satisfying key components of the mission at hand, the
CTTC will be available for lease back to the:
•Department of Defense
•Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
•America’s allies
Lease

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A civilian owned and operated facility offers the following
benefits:
• Capability to host multiple organizations
simultaneously
• No inter-service rivalries
• Assigns sustainment responsibility to a source outside
of government channels
• Existing facility - no design/build delays
Site Benefits

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Financial Benefits
• No T/O and T/E budgetary issues
• Long term cost savings (no government building and
staffing issues
• Lease back option reduces long term liabilities
• Lease back option provides minimum upfront
investment with predictable expenditures
Such a solution also offers the following financial benefits:

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Following is a partial list of organizations that would
benefit from the broad range of resources only available at
this site:
• FBI special agents and Hostage Rescue Team
• CIA field operations
• Secret Service special agents and counter assault teams
• Federal Air Marshals
• US Customs Special Response Teams
Participants

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Participants
• Border Patrol Special Response Teams
• BATF special agents and Special Response Teams
• DEA clandestine laboratory enforcement team
• DOE Special Response Teams
• IRS enforcement agents
• NASA security teams
• US Marshals Witness Security, high risk warrant
service, federal protection

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• State Department Diplomatic Security Service agents
• Postal Inspector Service
• Bureau of Land Management
• US Capitol Police
• US Park Police
• Local and state law enforcement agencies and SWAT
teams
Participants

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DOD organizations to include:
• US Army Special Forces Groups, Special
Operations Group, Joint Special Operations
Command, 160th SOAR, Explosive Ordnance
Disposal
• US Marine Corps Recon Battalion, Force Recon,
Special Operations Training Group,
Counterterrorism Battalion, Explosive Ordnance
Disposal
Participants

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• US Navy SEAL Teams, Navy Special Warfare
Command, Special Boats Units, Explosive Ordnance
Disposal
• US Air Force Pararescue, Combat Control Teams,
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
• US Coast Guard interdiction teams, Explosive
Ordnance Disposal
Participants

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The development of the Counter Terrorism Training
Center addresses a critical need in this Nation’s war
against terrorism by:
• Providing a premier training facility
• Delivering a broad range of training scenarios to
facilitate the Counter Terrorism Training Mission
• Allow greater return on available budget dollars –
“More bang for the buck”
Summary

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The CTTC can deliver a comprehensive state-of-the-art
training facility within four months at a considerable
savings to the United States government.
Conclusion

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Chris Grollnek
Appendix
• Entered into 4th Recon Battalion, San Antonio, Texas as an Operations
Chief and Ground Ordinance Chief Leader
• Recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE), and the
Department of Defense as a Master Certified Instructor
• Enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps
• Served as a Weapons Instructor, Infantryman, Instructor of Close Combat, Team
Leader during MEU-SOC Operations, Senior Drill Instructor, Instructor of
Special Weapons, and Assistant to the Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps
Detachment, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD.
• Masters Certificate in Training and Development of Small Arms
• Honorably discharged in 2000, at the rank of Staff Sergeant

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Ron Reid
• Formerly a staff member of the Center for Strategic and International
Studies (Information Technology Group)
• Enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps
• Member of the 4th Civil Affairs Group (CAG) and participated in
numerous exercises in CONUS and abroad
• Honorably discharged in 1996, at the rank of Sergeant
Appendix
• Baccalaureate in Political Science
• Numerous certificates in electronics management and communications
systems