2003 Q4—Dallas, Texas Photos

Recovery trailers began arriving in Dallas on Wednesday
evening, October 1, 2003. The second group arrived on
Thursday afternoon, October 2. The trailers were staged
in a secured location near the exercise site.

NDR Operations Team members reviewing the grounding plan
for the recovery equipment at the site on Friday morning,
October 3, 2003.

An Operations Team member connecting a grounding cable
to one of the technology trailers. All of the equipment at
a recovery site is connected to a common ground ring.
October 3, 2003.

Operations Team members connecting a power
cable to one of the 500 kW generator trailers
at the recovery site. The 500 kW trailers act
as a commercial power source for the recovery
trailers. The technology trailers can also run
on their own, dedicated generators. October 3, 2003.

Operations Team members moving a power cable at the
Dallas site. The cables are run from the 500 kW power
trailers to each of the technology trailers.
October 3, 2003.

The team began running communications cables between the
trailers on Friday evening and continued through Sunday morning.
This photo shows the bins that are used to store and transport
the cables. Saturday, October 4, 2003.

An Operations Team member reattaching a fiber cable after
conducting call path testing in one of NDR's lightwave
technology trailers at the Dallas site. October 5, 2003.

A briefing with part of the team in preparation for the customer
tours in Dallas. The photo shows the interior of one of the two
command trailers that were deployed at the site. October 5, 2003.

Overview of the Dallas exercise site on Monday evening,
October 6, 2003.

One of the presentations at the Dallas exercise site during
the customer tours. October 7, 2003.

The team began disconnecting and rewinding cables following
the last customer tour midday on October 7, 2003. A second shift
completed the site breakdown in preparation for the trailers'
departure from Dallas on October 8.

The final group of trailers leaving the Dallas exercise
site on Wednesday morning, October 8, 2003.