Command Briefing Facility Hickam AFB
This briefing/conference facility is the largest on Hickam. The conference center will seat approximately 80 participants in the main theater and 33 in the executive conference room. There are also two multi-purpose rooms and lounge area. The ACC facility has a capability of simultaneous videoconferencing of all rooms. This facility is used for unclassified and classified events. Design review meetings were conducted between the 15CS, 15CES, and the construction team to ensure telecommunications support infrastructure was scoped properly. Telecommunications Capabilities: The conference center is outfitted with a full scope of telecommunications. The systems installed include: unclassified computer networking, classified computer networking (SECRET),commercial/DSN telephones, secure voice telephones (STEs), unclassified and SECRET classified video teleconferencing, building entry video surveillance, a digital sound system, a multi-screen graphics/video display system, graphics/video display system for the multipurpose rooms, audio/video/graphics display control system, presentation computers, wired seating in the main conference room to accommodate laptop computers, and cable TV service. Telecommunications Systems Support Infrastructure: Critical to achieving telecommunications capabilities is communications support infrastructure. Categories of support infrastructure include: a dedicated communications equipment room, a projection room, separate communications cable trays and conduits for unclassified and classified data, video, and audio signal cables, communications outlet boxes flush mounted in the walls and raised floor areas, lockable outlet boxes for secure pathway, signal ground system, AC power, a large display screen in the main conference room sized for duel display, copper communications cable, and fiber optic communications cable. During the construction phase, infrastructure components were installed in the communications room, projection room, communications cable trays,unclassified communications conduit for data, audio and video drop locations, outlet boxes, protected distribution system conduits, lock boxes, signal ground system, AC power, UTP CAT 5E copper cabling in unclassified conduits, and main conference room display screen. Video Teleconference (VTC): Interactive VTC capability was established in the main conference hall, the executive meeting room, and meeting rooms #1 and #2. A full suite of capabilities were established to include: multiple cameras (podium, conference table, audience, and graphics camera), multiple monitors (center table, audience, multi-purposerooms, and lounge), video record and replay equipment, interface the PACAF video network, and interface to the primary graphics display equipment. Cable Television: The facility is wired to provide CATV. The CATV interfaces with the display equipment for overhead display, as well as termination points in specific rooms in the center.Sound System: The facility was equipped with a sound system that provides coverage in every room and on the covered lanai. The system provides for a main control unit capable of controlling each area (or zone) of the building individually. The main conference hall area has microphones positioned in the main seating area and podium. The main control panel is located in the projection room. A remote console is located in the main conference theater. Other major components include: matrix switching, power amplifiers, ceiling loudspeakers, column loudspeakers, speaker wiring, telephone interface, RF audio interface, and graphical equalizer. Access to the sound system is facilitated via the main control panel microphone. Multi-Screen Computer Enabled Graphics Display: In the main conference theater, the display system is used for both class and unclass briefings. The Aloha Conference Center (ACC) Main Briefing Theater is a presentation facility where information is typically "pushed" to participants. The design provides flexible architecture so that any input (source) can be routed to any output (destination). ACC occupants participate in conferences, distance learning presentations, briefs, and videoconferencing. The Center also accommodates theater-style presentations; class and unclass sessions are supported. The ACC Briefing Theater has approximately 80 seats. Each area has network connectivity allowing participants to include data from laptop PC to be shared in the conference facility display. PCs connected to the "smart stations" have the ability to be monitored by the control booth and can be displayed on the large main screen display. Room audio includes desktop microphones in the first two rows and one lectern microphone with connectivity to stage floor-boxes. A 7:1 Surround Sound Speaker System enhances all multimedia presentations, and 20 ceiling speakers are provided for briefs and general announcements. One lectern has a SMART Technologies Sympodium for collaborative interactive VTC briefs, training, distance learning and Power Point presentations. This same Sympodium can also be used as an AMX control panel with a touch of a button. Videoconferencing is supported with a Tandberg 6000 codec with the option to support multi-site capability. Lights are controllable by the control room facilitator or by the AMX Control Panel on the podium. Room lighting includes baffled lighting designed for Videoconferencing. The control panel is programmable allowing for lighting presets, selection of various A/V inputs, control of videoconferencing, audio muting, etc. The control panel can also be configured to control drapes, blinds, and environmental functions as well.
Secure data monitoring facility maintians the base in a constant high alert readiness status.
in the FBR and in the FCC. Other graphic images include video from laptop computers brought into the FBR and used for local presentations. Video and graphic Images can be displayed using a single cube or multiple cubes and can be sized from the smallest pixel to the entire videowall. In addition, when using multiple cubes, resolution is cumulative and provides the capabilities to display
