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30 | ORIGINS STACIA MARTIN Stacia Martin was a truck driver for a U.S. Department of Defense contracted company for a Military Industrial Complex Inc. or MICI. How can a trucking company be a MICI? Trucking companies of high value freight had the security issues of DOD contract freight. A driver can be recruited for DOD driving contracts. The driver must pass a security secret clearance and a special clearance from Homeland Security to haul general hazardous material as a result of Timothy McVeigh. Trucks have a monitoring system linked to the DOD tracking system. I was a driver with both clearances. date October 2014 location Austin, Texas interviewed by Morgan V Courage currently Stacia Martin is working on her Doctorate of Psychology and immigrating to Canada for two years to finish her clinical training and receive a license to practice. She is then moving to Israel to be a minister and psychologist. www.knowyourorigins.org What did transporting entail? We get an offer across onboard computer screens in expedite freight. A team is already waiting and there may be designated stops but basically it is only stopping for fuel. If a driver needed to rest overnight, the driver needed to stay on a military base. A driver waits for a DOD load and takes the call. Once we accept the load, we have to go to the customer, the MICI. All directions and specific instructions are sent to the truck’s computer and again on the cell phone. We, myself and a co-driver, were given a nondescript assignment, just crates and it would be loaded for us. We get there and log into the system, pull up to a gate to be buzzed in with cameras at every angle, and then go to a second gate to buzz in before driving to the loading
DEFENSE TODAY | 31 DAVID GUO | CC BY 2.0 dock. We go to receiving and get buzzed in that door and a guy says “Oh, you’re here for the secret crates.” We sign paperwork and receive the global bill of laden after the truck is loaded. We log into DOD to start tracking via satellite as we drive out of the complex. RESTRICTEDDATA | CC BY 2.0 We drove about 600 miles to another MICI. We have to go through a big gate and drive down a really long driveway and another gate is opened and then we back into that dock. “So you brought our secret gates. Would you like to know what’s in them?” I told him, “I don’t ask questions, I just do what I am told.” He says, “Good, I would kill you if you saw what’s in them.” Grinning, he proceeds to pop the lid of one of the crates and they were empty wooden crates stamped with “SECRET” in black ink. They were just being recycled and were truly secret crates. Can you tell us what you transported? I used to haul military explosives. Military explosives hazard sticker is orange. Every time I pulled into refueling, all the truckers would move away from me as far as possible. Firearms were broken up in pieces so a truck would not haul an entire weapon system. On occasion, I drove to missile sites. On one time, I saw fire trucks at the gate and wondered. Someone got sick, but I asked at the gate if I would go quick or if I would suffer. He said not to worry, the whole state would go. What would you do if there was an emergency or a situation? We had a panic button in our truck. If we didn’t answer the phone, a black helicopter landed on the freeway by the truck. So when a driver signs the line that they can be shot off the road, they meant it. I thought it was lore and people over inflating, but the DOD takes it very serious. Aside from missiles and explosives, what did you learn or get to do as a MICI contractor? I took a brand new Freightliner truck and turned it into a business. I was a top 2% producer in the fleet. I learned excellent customer service and took initiative. I learned the many cultures in the United States, from county to county and state to state. I learned a lot about myself. I always drove as a team, never alone. Most DOD have to drive in a team to make sure the shipment goes to its destination without any hindrance. Once in a while, we went to a camper. Our trucks had a plug that worked like a camper. I took three days off and rented a space at Malibu across the street from the beach. The diversity and bidding process for goods and service to the DOD offer many an opportunity to support the United States and her protection. The responsibility falls on the CEO and other executive staff, Board of Directors, and stakeholders to keep a check and balance with military and government actions. Taking heed of President Eisenhower’s speech, the people who vote, work, and run companies are equally responsible for freedom and supporting those who defend us. ◊ Origins Scientific Research Society
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