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Welcome to the first month of summer 

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and our ninth episode of Core 

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Connection . I'm Patrick Bloodied and 

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as was the case with the previous eight 

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episodes , I'll be taking you around 

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the globe to highlight what your U . S . 

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Army Corps of Engineers is doing this 

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month . As summer comes into full swing , 

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we'll talk water safety , new ways to 

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reserve spots at our recreation sites , 

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restoring the environment , how we 

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manage reservoirs , are regulatory 

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program , ongoing construction at 

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multiple locations in the nation as 

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well as the U . S . S . Mission in the 

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Middle East and last but not least , a 

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fish rodeo . That brings a major 

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economic impact to one small town in 

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Oklahoma . All those items coming up in 

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this edition of Core Connection . Mhm . 

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Mhm . Yeah , 

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mm hmm . Yeah . With the 

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unofficial kickoff to summer , starting 

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with Memorial Day weekend , many people 

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head to the water as part of a campaign 

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to remind people to stay safe . You say 

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celebrated where your life jacket to 

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work day . Our Southwestern Division 

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talks about why it's important to wear 

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this simple piece of safety gear . 

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Yeah , I'm Brigadier General . 

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Christopher Beck , the commander and 

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division engineer of the U . S . Army 

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Corps of Engineers . Southwestern 

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Division today is where your life 

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jacket to work day . I'm here with park 

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ranger , Tiffany Natividad and Barbara , 

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the water safety dog . To remind you 

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that if you are in or around the water 

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today and everyday wear your life 

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jacket . The Southwest Division is the 

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largest provider of recreation in the 

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US . Army Corps of Engineers . With 88 

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lake projects across the region . We 

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offer a variety of water-based 

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activities like swimming , voting , 

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kayaking and skiing . Last year there 

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were 70 fatalities at our sites . The 

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majority of them were preventable . 

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Statistics show that 89% of those who 

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drowned at uses lakes and rivers were 

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not wearing a life jacket . Don't 

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become a statistic regardless of how 

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well you swim if you're on or in the 

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water where your life jacket and always 

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wear your life jacket while boating . 

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We look forward to seeing you at one of 

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our lakes , be safe , be vigilant and 

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always wear your life jacket . In 

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addition to wearing your life jacket , 

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There are other things to be mindful 

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about when recreating around the lake , 

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river or ocean . Our command sergeant , 

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Major Patterson Toussaint took to the 

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water and talks about what you can do 

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to enjoy your day while being 

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safe . 

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Mhm . I'm commenced our major patron to 

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say with the US . Army Corps of 

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Engineers This Summer . Lots of 

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visitors are expected to recreate at 

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more than 400 colleagues in 43 states . 

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This means boats will be moving in all 

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directions and people will be swimming 

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in the water where you might not expect 

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them to be . Please watch out for each 

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other and make water safety a priority . 

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Last year , 167 fatalities at 

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colleagues . All tragedies . In the 

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last five years , more than 700 

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families lost , loved ones . I kept 

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stress enough that everyone has a role 

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when it comes to water safety , avoid 

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taking unnecessary risk . Don't try to 

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swim long distances , jump off cliffs 

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with dangerous look beneath the water 

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or swim alone . Don't let others 

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challenge you to do something that you 

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know deep down inside isn't a good idea . 

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Don't risk it . If operating the boat , 

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you are in command and responsible for 

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safety of everyone aboard your vessel . 

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As the boat captain , remember that 

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alcohol and water never mix . You need 

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to stay sober and alert to safeguard 

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your friends and family . So here's the 

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deal . I love this life jacket . The 

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number one thing you can do to stay 

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safe at correlate is to wear a Coast 

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Guard approved life jacket when you get 

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out on the water , please wear it and 

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play safe . Remember life jackets worn ? 

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Nobody mourns ? Yeah . 

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As one of the largest providers of 

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waterborne recreational space in the 

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United States , the U . S . Army Corps 

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of Engineers is working to upgrade its 

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payment systems for many of its day use 

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facilities . The new system uses a QR 

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code and our Fort Worth District gives 

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an overview of how the new system works . 

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Hello , I am park ranger Dave McCann 

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with the U . S . Army Corps of 

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Engineers . Some core of Engineers . 

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Lakes have recently started a new QR 

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code payment method for fees that day 

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use facilities such as a picnic sites , 

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beaches and boat ramps . I am here in 

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central texas at 44 districts . Granger 

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lake with a short how to video on how 

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to use this new payment method . When 

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you visit select Corps of Engineer 

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recreation sites , you will see a sign 

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with a QR code and instructions on how 

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to complete the payment with the use of 

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a smartphone , activate your camera and 

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pointed at the QR code on the sign , 

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click on the link and select with your 

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activity past You would like to 

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purchase from there . You will fill out 

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your name , email and license plate 

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number . Once you add this to your car , 

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you will need to log into your 

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recreation dot gov site or create a one 

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time account to make your payment . 

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Once this is completed , you will 

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receive an email confirmation that 

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shows you are now paid . If you 

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purchase the annual pass , you will 

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need to pick up the past at the park or 

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the project office purchase of the 

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annual pass will not only save you time 

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and money it will allow you to start 

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enjoying the lake sooner after the 

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initial purchase . The purchase of an 

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annual pass does not guarantee entrance . 

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If the facility is full . If you do not 

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have a smartphone or need assistance 

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contacted local Corps of Engineer's 

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office , let's put on our life jacket 

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and go enjoy the lake . Yeah . 

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Managing water is a tough task as 

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mother nature isn't always predictable 

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especially when you have to gauge long 

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term trends and be prepared for short 

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term events Are sacramento District 

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highlights how they manage reservoirs 

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Reservoir operations are a 

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difficult balancing act of knowing when 

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to conserve water and when to release 

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managed used for purposes like drinking 

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water , irrigation , hydropower , fish 

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recreation in California . These 

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activities are typically managed by 

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local , state and federal agencies 

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Engineers . However , for many 

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reservoirs in California . When water 

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control storage space , The operator 

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follows a set of rules developed by the 

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releases . This keeps the reservoir 

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from getting too full so it can 

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successfully capture future rainfall or 

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snowmelt in the watershed . Flood 

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catastrophic flooding for downstream 

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communities . Mhm . 

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inflows and outflows uses works to 

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provide habitat for natural species 

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within the lakes . It manages for the 

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fish and Lewisville lake texas . New 

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fish restructures are being deployed to 

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enhance their environment . 

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ranger and natural resource specialist 

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we're out here on Lewisville Lake 

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deploying fishery structure that we 

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received through a fisheries grant with 

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the friends of reservoirs . There's 27 

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structures in total . The structures 

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themselves are six ft long and three ft 

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tall With 100 ft of perforated 

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corrugated piping through there . So 

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is actually deploying the structures 

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themselves . The partnership with texas , 

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Parks and Wildlife initiated when I was 

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applying for the grant itself . The 

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design and everything came from parks 

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and wildlife and they've helped us 

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dramatically as far as how to put them 

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it's actually come together really and 

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honestly the goal was just to improve 

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and better the habitat to include these 

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fish structures and honestly for these 

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fish , fish structures will be really 

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beneficial for the fishermen themselves 

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in Rochester new york . The Buffalo 

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District is busy constructing the 

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Rochester east pier project that will 

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protect the marina and maritime 

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community from the ways of Lake Ontario , 

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which can be whipped into a frenzy and 

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destroy boats , docks and other 

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shoreline structures . 

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Hello , I'm lieutenant Stacy Campana 

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the Buffalo District office . I'm here 

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on the north end of the project will 

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pretty much be pouring daily until the 

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project is complete . This pier is 

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essential to the community because it 

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provides maritime traffic ability and 

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it helps dissipate ways for the local 

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marina . Actually on my right , there's 

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another pier very similar to it and 

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there's several people enjoying the 

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sunny day walking the entire length of 

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the pier and fishing . Uh , I know when 

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this project is complete , many people 

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will enjoy doing the same thing on this 

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pier . Uh And I know the local 

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community cannot wait until it opens up 

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at the U . S . Army Corps of Engineers 

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Buffalo District . We are building 

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strong and we're buffalo strong . The 

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Norfolk District is working on an 

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ecosystem restoration project within 

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Virginia beach is Lynn Haven River . 

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The district commander , Colonel 

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Patrick kinsman talks about the 

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project's progress with the contractor 

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placing oyster reef balls into the 

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estuary . 

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Hey guys , colonel kinsmen here , 

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Commander Norfolk District . I'm on 

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site on our Lynn Haven River ecosystem 

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restoration project , hugely important 

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project uh as part of our Chesapeake 

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Bay Restoration Program . 2014 there 

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was an executive order and Lynn Haven 

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River is one of the 10 tributaries , 

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five in Maryland , five in Virginia , 

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and honored to be working on this 

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important project . So here it's a 

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three phase project . We've got 

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submerged , aquatic vegetation , we've 

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got wetlands and we've got reef habitat . 

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working with closely with our 

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contractor Seward Marine and I'm on 

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site here with clint Robertson project 

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superintendent and they're just doing a 

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fantastic job . So clinton , How are we 

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doing ? We're doing great . We're 

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averaging 1000 balls today . Uh , we 

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haven't had one incident , Anybody's 

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been hurt . Everything's been going 

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smooth . Um , We're doing as fast . We 

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can do it , do it as best we can do 

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great . I appreciate it . I'll tell you 

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what clint is a great superintendent . 

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He's got this , uh , system divides 

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that lifts 56 reef balls into the water 

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at one time . They've got all the 

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safety considerations going and uh , 

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you can see , I think on the video a 

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little bit , but the team is working 

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safe and doing , doing just a great job . 

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Clinton appreciate you keeping them 

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safe , appreciate what you're doing . 

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All right , cheers , switching from 

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civil works and environment activities 

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to construction of state of the art 

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buildings for our airmen and soldiers . 

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The Omaha District recently completed a 

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new attack Battalion hangar at Fort 

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Carson for the fourth Combat Aviation 

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Brigade . The district gives us a look 

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into the new facility . Uh huh . 

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Hi , I'm Justin schurenberg , you say 

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so . Omaha District . I work at Fort 

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Carson Residents south office . Um On 

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this project , I was the contracting 

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officer representative . The facility 

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was constructed for the 4th Combat 

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Aviation Brigade . It's a you say so . 

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Omaha District design . It's 100 and 

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3000 square feet hanger that consists 

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of administrative shop storage and 

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hangar space . Um It houses roughly 

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350 permanent soldiers . Um the Hangar 

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Bay can house six Apache helicopters . 

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It also consists of 112,000 square 

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yards of uh airfield apron that tie 

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into the taxiway and ultimately the 

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runway . In addition to the airfield 

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paving , the project also included a 

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parking lot that can accommodate 110 

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vehicles . Um and it is located across 

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the The road , so it also includes 145 

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linear foot pedestrian Footbridge 

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noticed to proceed was October of 2017 . 

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Um this hanger is actually a mirror of 

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a previous hangar , the salt hangar . 

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are differences is this this hangar was 

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built on an existing footprint of 

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another hanger . So the first operation 

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was to demolish an existing hanger , 

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removed the foundation , um and then 

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start with the new hangar from the 

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foundations . Uh So my job really 

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entailed reviewing some middles RFE s . 

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Running the preconstruction meeting uh 

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negotiating mods , identifying change 

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orders . Um A modification is any 

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change you have to make during 

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construction to the contract documents . 

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So if there's a different site 

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condition um if there's some 

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engineering changes that need to be 

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made to allow the building to be 

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functional , everybody in our office 

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worked really hard to get this thing 

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done . Um So yeah seeing a ribbon 

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cutting . Seeing the soldiers movin 

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that's very rewarding . You know 

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especially in this job construction you 

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get to see it built but then it's a 

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benefit even more to see seeing it get 

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used . Our construction mission doesn't 

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stop at our borders , uses is busy 

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working on facilities across the globe . 

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Are Middle East District gives you this 

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complete overview of their mission 

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supporting our troops and assisting 

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nations abroad . 

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The mission of the U . S . Army Corps 

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of Engineers , Middle East District is 

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to provide high quality design , 

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construction and related support 

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services to the U . S . Military and 

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allied nation partners throughout the 

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Middle East . Yeah , I'm Fernando 

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Miranda from Puerto rico and I'm the 

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resident engineer here in Kuwait . 

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Middle East is a great challenge but 

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it's also very rewarding . We got a lot 

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of different projects , you know , we 

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have projects here for the Navy . We've 

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got projects for the Air Force to get 

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projects for the Army . I'm kurt Ross , 

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I'm the quality assurance 

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representative for the P 9 90 medical 

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dental facility here on S . A . One 

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bahrain . Our current medical facility 

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was built 20 years ago and over time 

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and increase the personnel here on the 

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base . They've had to add to that 

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medical clinic . Through these efforts , 

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the district plays a small but 

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important role in promoting overall 

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regional security and US interests in 

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the region , the infrastructure and 

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more importantly , the relationships we 

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build have for almost 70 years than a 

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stable presence in a region known for 

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instability . How our mission partners 

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choose us because they not only get the 

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Middle East District expert team of 

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credential professionals but the 

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expertise and reputation of the entire 

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U . S . Army Corps of Engineers . Our 

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mission partners choose us because they 

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know we will execute quality programs 

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on time and on budget because we are 

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not out to make a profit . So we're 

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committed to doing what's best for them . 

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He established a relationship with the 

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contractor as in safety is number one , 

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I think they appreciated the fact that 

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they understood that we cared about the 

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people here and finally our mission 

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partners choose us because from large 

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scale construction projects valued in 

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the hundreds of millions in critical to 

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national security , to everyday small 

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scale procurement . They count on us to 

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get the mission done . We understand 

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that we're not building facilities but 

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capabilities and we continue to be the 

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go to organization for engineering , 

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construction and support services in 

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some of the most challenging 

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construction environments in the world . 

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Back , stateside , a fishing rodeo 

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means big dollars for one small 

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community and a full campground in 

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Oklahoma are Tulsa district gives us 

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the low down on what's biting in Canton 

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Lake 

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at Canton Lake . The weekend after 

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Mother's Day is Wall . I rodeo weekend 

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for the town of about 600 it's a major 

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economic event and for the Canton Lake 

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Office , it's a major recreation 

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weekend across the state . Memorial Day 

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weekend is usually the kickoff . But 

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for Canton , this time of year , early 

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May , this Wall I rodeo is our first 

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holiday weekend recreation . Our 

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campgrounds are full . Uh , they've got 

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special activities going on with the 

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wall . I rodeo way in just a great time . 

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The Canton Lake Wall I rodeo 

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Association plans and operates the 

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tournament touting it as a family and 

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finance friendly vacation opportunity . 

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And this is our 54th annual while I 

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rodeo . So yeah , it's a big thing . We 

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have people that maybe came out when 

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they were one or two years old that are 

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now 50 years old . They they're still 

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coming out and they're bringing their 

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family . It's a it's a great family 

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vacation . It's not expensive . Uh huh . 

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I mean Couple $100 you can make it 

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through the weekend , you know . And so 

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it's affordable for most people 

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reporting from Canton Lake . I'm 

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Brandon Perish U . S . Army Corps of 

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Engineers , Tulsa District That wraps 

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up another episode of core connection 

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will be around next month to give you 

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the 411 and all things you say until 

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then stay safe and enjoy the warmer 

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weather . This has been a core 

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connection . 

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First . 

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Everyone