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- I'm on temporary duty
supporting Task Force Barrier

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at the Tucson Resident Office

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and observing construction activities

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at Tucson One, Two, and
Three at Lukeville, Arizona.

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The Tucson Sector One,
Two, and Three Project

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at Lukeville consists of
installation and replacement

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of 63 miles of pedestrian fencing

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and supporting infrastructure
to include a patrol road,

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lighting, and CCTV efforts.

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At this stage, we're observing
pre-construction activities

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including survey to
determine if soil conditions

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will meet the construction needs.

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Today, we observed the
efforts of the six-person team

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consisting of a geologist,
two drilling technicians,

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and three support personnel,

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equipment operators and
quality control oversight.

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Together, the team performed
site boring surveys

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at six locations covering 6000
feet along this fence line.

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The drilling process consisted
of setting up the equipment

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with the two drilling technicians,

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taking samples at three,
six, and nine feet of depth,

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and at each depth location,

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pulling a sample for the
geologist to examine and review.

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These samples, which are called spoons,

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consisted of 18 inches of
material that were examined

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to determine the quantity or
the composition of the soil

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to determine what construction
methods it can support.

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Well, the purpose of the soil excavations

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is simply to determine
what the soil consists of.

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They were pleased that at
all test locations today

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and at the five locations
conducted yesterday

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that the soil samples were representative

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of what the engineers had hoped to find,

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but it's really about determining

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what the soil composition is.

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The construction team
is happy to be at work

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and is following safety procedures.

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They answered USACE
questions about the processes

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they were following and
ensured that everybody

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maintained a safe distance
from the equipment.

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We're off to a good start!