1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:06,620 --> 00:00:08,564 Hello team . My name is Lieutenant 3 00:00:08,564 --> 00:00:10,830 General scott Spellman 65th of 4 00:00:10,830 --> 00:00:12,830 Engineers and commanding general of 5 00:00:12,830 --> 00:00:15,290 your U . S . Army Corps of Engineers . 6 00:00:15,300 --> 00:00:18,950 Happy 2023 national Engineers 7 00:00:18,950 --> 00:00:21,240 week I am privileged to lead some of 8 00:00:21,240 --> 00:00:23,650 the world's most talented engineers , 9 00:00:23,660 --> 00:00:26,380 scientists , physicists and 10 00:00:26,380 --> 00:00:28,720 mathematicians in the world . Their 11 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,370 mission is to apply their ingenuity and 12 00:00:31,380 --> 00:00:33,547 innovative thought towards making life 13 00:00:33,547 --> 00:00:35,824 safer and more prosperous for everyone . 14 00:00:35,940 --> 00:00:38,310 This year's theme for engineers week is 15 00:00:38,310 --> 00:00:40,680 creating the future . From managing our 16 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,150 nation's water resources to overseeing 17 00:00:43,150 --> 00:00:44,872 the design and construction of 18 00:00:44,872 --> 00:00:47,094 incredible infrastructure to innovating 19 00:00:47,094 --> 00:00:49,261 through research and development . Are 20 00:00:49,261 --> 00:00:51,150 experts have an important role in 21 00:00:51,150 --> 00:00:53,094 helping to shape the future of our 22 00:00:53,094 --> 00:00:55,710 great nation . Behind me is one key 23 00:00:55,710 --> 00:00:58,210 example . This is the construction site 24 00:00:58,220 --> 00:01:00,980 of what will be the National Geospatial 25 00:01:00,980 --> 00:01:03,920 Intelligence agencies . New campus west 26 00:01:04,250 --> 00:01:06,650 just like this critical project . Much 27 00:01:06,650 --> 00:01:08,470 of our work goes to delivering 28 00:01:08,470 --> 00:01:10,581 facilities that support the readiness 29 00:01:10,581 --> 00:01:12,880 of our war fighters and their families . 30 00:01:12,890 --> 00:01:14,723 Let me give you just a couple of 31 00:01:14,723 --> 00:01:16,700 examples . One of the ways we're 32 00:01:16,700 --> 00:01:19,010 working to help create the future is by 33 00:01:19,010 --> 00:01:21,260 supporting the Department of Defense 34 00:01:21,270 --> 00:01:23,400 Education activity in the design and 35 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,600 construction of 21st century schools 36 00:01:26,610 --> 00:01:28,950 not just here in the United States but 37 00:01:28,950 --> 00:01:31,172 at US military installations around the 38 00:01:31,172 --> 00:01:33,330 world . Here is a bit more about that 39 00:01:33,340 --> 00:01:34,500 incredible program 40 00:01:36,710 --> 00:01:38,980 across the world . And right here at 41 00:01:38,980 --> 00:01:40,870 home the U . S . Army Corps of 42 00:01:40,870 --> 00:01:43,037 Engineers is supporting the Department 43 00:01:43,037 --> 00:01:45,148 of Defense Education activity through 44 00:01:45,148 --> 00:01:46,926 the Defense agencies . Military 45 00:01:46,926 --> 00:01:49,092 construction funded program to replace 46 00:01:49,092 --> 00:01:51,200 or renovate current schools to 21st 47 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,480 century design standards . These new 48 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,258 facilities provide students and 49 00:01:55,258 --> 00:01:56,980 teachers with state of the art 50 00:01:56,980 --> 00:01:59,170 classrooms , rooms that provide 21st 51 00:01:59,170 --> 00:02:01,050 century technology , innovative 52 00:02:01,050 --> 00:02:03,200 collaboration spaces and creative 53 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,256 design that enhances student teacher 54 00:02:05,256 --> 00:02:07,560 interaction . These new schools better 55 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,393 prepare students for college and 56 00:02:09,393 --> 00:02:13,120 careers in the 21st century uses and 57 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,176 its design and construction partners 58 00:02:15,176 --> 00:02:17,342 have built six new schools in the past 59 00:02:17,342 --> 00:02:19,509 year . Schools like the Patch barracks 60 00:02:19,509 --> 00:02:22,370 Elementary in Germany , this 134,000 , 61 00:02:22,370 --> 00:02:24,380 973 square foot 62 00:02:24,660 --> 00:02:28,110 $46.9 million facility accommodates 63 00:02:28,110 --> 00:02:31,420 551 pre K through fifth grade students . 64 00:02:31,900 --> 00:02:33,622 The school design included six 65 00:02:33,622 --> 00:02:35,820 neighborhood areas with studios , hubs 66 00:02:35,900 --> 00:02:38,310 and group learning areas as well as one 67 00:02:38,310 --> 00:02:40,480 on one spaces . The spaces can be 68 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,850 adapted with the help of movable walls . 69 00:02:43,460 --> 00:02:45,571 The school is actually a tool to help 70 00:02:45,571 --> 00:02:47,627 teaching and learning and it fosters 71 00:02:47,627 --> 00:02:49,571 because of the open concept in the 72 00:02:49,571 --> 00:02:51,849 neighborhoods and the learning studios . 73 00:02:51,849 --> 00:02:54,016 It fosters 21st century skills that we 74 00:02:54,016 --> 00:02:55,960 call , we call them the four seats 75 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,293 which are communication , collaboration , 76 00:02:58,293 --> 00:03:00,349 critical thinking and creativity and 77 00:03:00,349 --> 00:03:02,516 the flow between the studios and , and 78 00:03:02,516 --> 00:03:04,571 the interaction between the teachers 79 00:03:04,571 --> 00:03:06,793 and the co planning and the co teaching 80 00:03:06,793 --> 00:03:08,793 allows all of that to happen to two 81 00:03:08,793 --> 00:03:10,627 better teach our kids . Military 82 00:03:10,627 --> 00:03:12,793 dependent students in Okinawa Japan at 83 00:03:12,793 --> 00:03:14,738 bob Hope Elementary have a similar 84 00:03:14,738 --> 00:03:18,605 setup in this $72.8 million . 136,155 85 00:03:18,605 --> 00:03:21,055 square foot school . The school also 86 00:03:21,055 --> 00:03:23,055 features classrooms without walls , 87 00:03:23,055 --> 00:03:25,166 collaborative teaching spaces as well 88 00:03:25,166 --> 00:03:27,111 as bouncing ball chairs and laptop 89 00:03:27,111 --> 00:03:29,333 docking stations . The core learns from 90 00:03:29,333 --> 00:03:31,277 every single project . The balance 91 00:03:31,277 --> 00:03:33,499 learn from every single project , as do 92 00:03:33,499 --> 00:03:35,666 we . And I think each project as we go 93 00:03:35,666 --> 00:03:37,499 forward , gets better and better 94 00:03:37,499 --> 00:03:37,365 because of the lessons we've learned 95 00:03:37,365 --> 00:03:39,421 from the previous projects . So it's 96 00:03:39,421 --> 00:03:41,740 just a great partnership nationwide . 97 00:03:41,740 --> 00:03:44,490 Waterborne transportation is the U . S . 98 00:03:44,490 --> 00:03:47,090 Supply chain . Nearly half of all 99 00:03:47,090 --> 00:03:49,240 consumer goods purchased by americans 100 00:03:49,250 --> 00:03:51,380 passed through harbors maintained 101 00:03:51,380 --> 00:03:53,570 through dredging by the US Army Corps 102 00:03:53,570 --> 00:03:55,792 of Engineers . Here's a little bit more 103 00:03:55,792 --> 00:03:57,792 about our role in helping to create 104 00:03:57,792 --> 00:03:59,050 ports of the future . 105 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,270 With 90% of the world's trade conducted 106 00:04:04,270 --> 00:04:07,400 via waterborne means and $1.5 trillion 107 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,780 13 108 00:04:11,780 --> 00:04:13,613 million jobs across the nation . 109 00:04:13,613 --> 00:04:15,840 America's ports need to be ready to 110 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,880 receive and ship goods from and to the 111 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,450 rest of the world from wider longer and 112 00:04:21,450 --> 00:04:24,320 deeper drafting ships uses along with 113 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,264 its dredging industry partners are 114 00:04:26,264 --> 00:04:28,431 working with the nation's to make sure 115 00:04:28,431 --> 00:04:30,598 they are ready to receive the ships of 116 00:04:30,598 --> 00:04:33,590 the future . Since 2017 , the Army 117 00:04:33,590 --> 00:04:35,812 Corps of Engineers has worked to deepen 118 00:04:35,812 --> 00:04:38,090 nine harbors and connected channels and 119 00:04:38,090 --> 00:04:40,030 currently it's in the process of 120 00:04:40,030 --> 00:04:41,863 working on 12 harbor and channel 121 00:04:41,863 --> 00:04:44,030 deepening projects to accommodate post 122 00:04:44,030 --> 00:04:46,252 panamax size vessels . The core is also 123 00:04:46,252 --> 00:04:48,308 studying an additional nine projects 124 00:04:48,308 --> 00:04:50,141 for potential future deepening . 125 00:04:50,141 --> 00:04:52,308 Keeping our nation at the forefront of 126 00:04:52,308 --> 00:04:54,530 commercial trade deepening project here 127 00:04:54,530 --> 00:04:56,697 in charleston was transformational for 128 00:04:56,697 --> 00:04:58,808 us . We have the ability to claim for 129 00:04:58,808 --> 00:05:01,030 our customers the deepest harbor on the 130 00:05:01,030 --> 00:05:03,750 east coast and I think that from for a 131 00:05:03,750 --> 00:05:06,300 region that is dependent on exporting 132 00:05:06,430 --> 00:05:09,300 as well as importing that extra depth 133 00:05:09,310 --> 00:05:12,230 is really a benefit for our customers . 134 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,780 It is a benefit for our ocean carriers . 135 00:05:14,930 --> 00:05:17,150 It has tremendous positive economic 136 00:05:17,150 --> 00:05:20,920 impact on our state . Today 137 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:22,753 our engineers and scientists are 138 00:05:22,753 --> 00:05:24,476 constantly looking for new and 139 00:05:24,476 --> 00:05:26,750 innovative ways to reduce the risk from 140 00:05:26,750 --> 00:05:28,930 flooding especially along our nation's 141 00:05:28,930 --> 00:05:31,110 coast . From traditional structures 142 00:05:31,110 --> 00:05:33,080 like flood walls and bulkheads to 143 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,358 natural solutions like barrier islands . 144 00:05:35,420 --> 00:05:37,531 Coastal storm risk management systems 145 00:05:37,531 --> 00:05:39,309 are some of the most innovative 146 00:05:39,309 --> 00:05:43,260 solutions in the country . Coastal 147 00:05:43,260 --> 00:05:45,690 communities both large and small are 148 00:05:45,690 --> 00:05:47,801 experiencing the effects of sea level 149 00:05:47,801 --> 00:05:49,912 change and the associated increase in 150 00:05:49,912 --> 00:05:52,079 the extent and depth of inundation due 151 00:05:52,079 --> 00:05:54,490 to coastal storms throughout our nation . 152 00:05:54,700 --> 00:05:56,589 The US Army Corps of Engineers is 153 00:05:56,589 --> 00:05:58,256 partnering with many of these 154 00:05:58,256 --> 00:06:00,256 communities to formulate design and 155 00:06:00,256 --> 00:06:02,311 construct solutions to help mitigate 156 00:06:02,311 --> 00:06:05,180 the risk these storms pose uses has 157 00:06:05,180 --> 00:06:06,958 more than 70 coastal storm risk 158 00:06:06,958 --> 00:06:08,847 management feasibility studies or 159 00:06:08,847 --> 00:06:10,458 projects that are in the pre 160 00:06:10,458 --> 00:06:12,624 construction and design phase . In the 161 00:06:12,624 --> 00:06:14,736 last fiscal year , uses had more than 162 00:06:14,736 --> 00:06:17,050 90 C . Srm projects under construction 163 00:06:17,060 --> 00:06:18,750 which include beach and dune 164 00:06:18,750 --> 00:06:20,972 renourishment projects . In addition to 165 00:06:20,972 --> 00:06:23,680 2022 annual fiscal year funding for 166 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,958 coastal storm risk management measures . 167 00:06:25,958 --> 00:06:27,880 The bipartisan infrastructure law 168 00:06:27,890 --> 00:06:30,057 directed uses to work on an additional 169 00:06:30,057 --> 00:06:32,730 $2.5 billion worth of coastal storm 170 00:06:32,730 --> 00:06:34,830 risk management solutions . These 171 00:06:34,830 --> 00:06:36,886 solutions include structural and non 172 00:06:36,886 --> 00:06:38,886 structural measures and natural and 173 00:06:38,886 --> 00:06:41,163 nature based features like beach berms , 174 00:06:41,163 --> 00:06:43,650 dunes , sea walls , flood walls , storm 175 00:06:43,650 --> 00:06:46,260 surge barriers , elevating and or flood 176 00:06:46,260 --> 00:06:48,490 proofing structures to manage risk from 177 00:06:48,490 --> 00:06:50,490 coastal storms to neighborhoods and 178 00:06:50,490 --> 00:06:52,601 critical infrastructure in vulnerable 179 00:06:52,601 --> 00:06:55,110 areas With nearly 40% of our nation's 180 00:06:55,110 --> 00:06:56,943 population living near the coast 181 00:06:56,943 --> 00:06:58,950 investments and work like this will 182 00:06:58,950 --> 00:07:00,950 manage risk to economic centers and 183 00:07:00,950 --> 00:07:03,120 communities from coastal storms well 184 00:07:03,130 --> 00:07:06,650 into the future . So we've seen um more 185 00:07:06,650 --> 00:07:08,761 high tide events in the last 20 years 186 00:07:08,761 --> 00:07:11,340 than than we have in the last 70 . 187 00:07:11,350 --> 00:07:13,294 We've been tracking the data for a 188 00:07:13,294 --> 00:07:16,590 while . Um and so when you add uh the 189 00:07:16,590 --> 00:07:19,660 extreme events on top of of the other 190 00:07:19,660 --> 00:07:21,827 issues , you know , we're just getting 191 00:07:21,827 --> 00:07:23,716 inundated with flooding uh pretty 192 00:07:23,716 --> 00:07:26,950 frequently and and it's um impacting a 193 00:07:26,950 --> 00:07:29,070 lot of residents and businesses . So 194 00:07:29,070 --> 00:07:30,903 with the in partnership with the 195 00:07:30,903 --> 00:07:32,959 Norfolk District of the Army Corps , 196 00:07:32,959 --> 00:07:35,070 we've come up with a recommended plan 197 00:07:35,070 --> 00:07:37,880 to hold back at the edge the storm 198 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:39,769 surges , these major catastrophic 199 00:07:39,769 --> 00:07:43,600 events . Again , everyone happy 200 00:07:43,610 --> 00:07:46,160 National Engineers week , we are proud 201 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,160 of our role in applying engineering 202 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,160 solutions to help solve some of our 203 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,271 nation's toughest challenges and help 204 00:07:52,271 --> 00:07:54,700 create the future if you're interested 205 00:07:54,700 --> 00:07:57,340 in a career with us , visit us a jobs 206 00:07:57,340 --> 00:07:59,400 dot com . 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