ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Interview Recording PERIOD: Pre-Expedition SPEAKERS: Hassan, M. [ID: MHAS], Reed, D. [ID: DREE] TOPIC: UESC Marathon Mission SUMMARY: A recorded conversation between Dr. Mari Hassan and General Davic Reed, in which Hassan interviews Reed for the role of security command. =================================================================== [MHAS]: Tell me, how does a project of this scale ensure security for its resources? [DREE]: Our most valued resource is our people, so we start there. [MHAS]: Your UESC service record includes combat on Earth and Mars, and various satellites. And you've held four commands between both planets. But this, your focus on people first, is what was valued most when project command considered you for this assignment. [DREE]: The root of security isn't the valuation of property, but the protection of a citizenry. And understanding that often proves to be the best way to ensure the safeguarding of that property. [MHAS]: In this case, the Marathon ship. [DREE]: That's right. Big picture. This job is to guarantee the continued operation of the UESC Marathon, and its personnel, to aid in the successful completion of its mission. [MHAS]: And how might your personal celebrity aid you in this role? [DREE]: My personal celebrity? [MHAS]: You're a known commodity with positive favorables in an era when "UESC" is not synonymous with "public trust." You led a well-known operation to save 137 workers in the Tharsa Valley incident. You ignored orders and contradicted local and corporate leadership at a site outside UESC jurisdiction to deploy transport craft to— [DREE]: I was there. Don't need another debrief. [MHAS]: Just for the official record, General. [DREE]: The official record, huh? They play these games with you in your interview? [MHAS]: Detailing and examining who we are and how we got here is key to establishing baselines for continued evaluation of all potential personnel. [DREE]: So that's a yes. Look, Tharsa Valley was a community at risk. Search and Rescue was… hampered by bureaucracy. [MHAS]: Traxus wouldn't allow UESC forces to enter, but you acted anyway. [DREE]: In my role as area defense command for the region, I saw an opportunity. [MHAS]: To save lives? [DREE]: For one, yes. But, also to establish a stronger security presence with the local populace, who'd become increasingly… disgruntled. [MHAS]: Meaning? [DREE]: Meaning security works best when it operates in support of public well-being. Communication, education, and support provide better security than the application of force. [MHAS]: Huh. So, a show of force in a support of the people bought you the goodwill to… [DREE]: The show of force saved lives. If it also eased the view of UESC's command presence on Mars? If it gave us a PR bullet to spend? Good. Great. I see the value, the need, in positive messaging. But, end of day, my security command, and any action that may've led me here is focused on helping people as the first principle in keeping them safe. No matter the cost. =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [X]