1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,071 Ladies and gentlemen , good morning . 3 00:00:07,071 --> 00:00:09,238 I'm senior airman carry mcmahon a part 4 00:00:09,238 --> 00:00:11,404 of the 55th Security Forces squadron . 5 00:00:11,404 --> 00:00:13,738 I'll be your narrator for today's event . 6 00:00:13,738 --> 00:00:16,309 On behalf of our presiding official , 7 00:00:16,319 --> 00:00:18,829 Colonel Jason Cooly , we would like to 8 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,520 welcome you to the 55th Security Forces 9 00:00:21,530 --> 00:00:23,540 campus . Groundbreaking ceremony . 10 00:00:23,819 --> 00:00:25,819 Please stand for the playing of the 11 00:00:25,819 --> 00:00:27,708 national anthem and please remain 12 00:00:27,708 --> 00:00:29,375 standing for the invocation . 13 00:01:31,660 --> 00:01:32,660 Yeah , 14 00:01:40,430 --> 00:01:42,709 chaplain Peter Guida , would you please 15 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,831 come forward to give the invitation ? 16 00:01:47,589 --> 00:01:49,589 Please join me in the prayer review 17 00:01:51,849 --> 00:01:54,180 heaven , the father fill the world with 18 00:01:54,190 --> 00:01:56,669 your presence and you give us happiness 19 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,900 in this new world . Begin to make 55 W 20 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,650 A air force base a better place to live , 21 00:02:02,660 --> 00:02:05,339 study and work . We pray your special 22 00:02:05,349 --> 00:02:07,809 blessing of wisdom and safety upon the 23 00:02:07,819 --> 00:02:09,986 builders and all we have a part in the 24 00:02:09,990 --> 00:02:12,619 building process . Today , we ask you 25 00:02:12,630 --> 00:02:14,860 to bless the site that you have set 26 00:02:14,869 --> 00:02:17,779 aside for the construction of the 55th 27 00:02:17,789 --> 00:02:20,559 security forces campus . Bless all 28 00:02:20,570 --> 00:02:22,681 those who have worked to provide this 29 00:02:22,681 --> 00:02:24,903 new security force campus , protect the 30 00:02:24,903 --> 00:02:27,229 workers workmen who will build this 31 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,690 building . Give us a fair weather that 32 00:02:29,699 --> 00:02:31,899 the war may proceed swiftly . So they 33 00:02:31,910 --> 00:02:34,169 may gather here again shortly to 34 00:02:34,179 --> 00:02:36,419 celebrate the work completed in your 35 00:02:36,429 --> 00:02:38,600 holy name . We pray , amen . 36 00:02:42,839 --> 00:02:44,895 Thank you , Chaplain Guida for those 37 00:02:44,895 --> 00:02:46,839 for the moving in vacation and for 38 00:02:46,839 --> 00:02:49,399 joining us here today , we would now 39 00:02:49,410 --> 00:02:51,632 like to welcome our distinguished guest 40 00:02:51,632 --> 00:02:52,910 with us here . Today . 41 00:03:00,649 --> 00:03:03,220 We have the honorable Paul Lambert , 42 00:03:03,229 --> 00:03:05,220 mayor of Platte Smith Nebraska , 43 00:03:10,479 --> 00:03:13,470 the honorable judge Stephen Tim first 44 00:03:13,479 --> 00:03:15,880 judicial district Gauge County court , 45 00:03:15,889 --> 00:03:16,559 retired 46 00:03:21,429 --> 00:03:24,710 Colonel Felix Ungermann , United States 47 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,369 Army , my bad United States Air Force , 48 00:03:28,380 --> 00:03:30,759 retired and deputy chief of staff 49 00:03:30,770 --> 00:03:33,059 representative of Nebraska Don Bacon 50 00:03:38,380 --> 00:03:40,809 police chief Kevin Clary of Bell 51 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,110 Bellevue Nebraska . 52 00:03:46,970 --> 00:03:50,259 Colonel Kristen Thompson , commander of 53 00:03:50,270 --> 00:03:51,190 the 55th wing 54 00:03:56,710 --> 00:03:58,710 chief master sergeant Marcus Odam , 55 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,350 representing the senior enlisted leader , 56 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,080 55th operation group , 57 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,899 representing 55th operation group . 58 00:04:11,910 --> 00:04:15,009 Mayor Joel Brown , director of staff 59 00:04:15,020 --> 00:04:16,579 55th operation group , 60 00:04:22,390 --> 00:04:26,220 Mr Brendan Kit Omaha District chief of 61 00:04:26,230 --> 00:04:28,500 Construction United States Army Corps 62 00:04:28,510 --> 00:04:31,299 of Engineers , Northwest Division , 63 00:04:31,309 --> 00:04:31,760 Omaha . 64 00:04:36,730 --> 00:04:40,720 Mr Gary Chesley , civilian leader , 65 00:04:40,730 --> 00:04:43,019 55th civil engineering squadron . 66 00:04:48,109 --> 00:04:50,739 Mr Randy Norwood , assistant vice 67 00:04:50,750 --> 00:04:53,049 President , military Affairs and 68 00:04:53,059 --> 00:04:55,329 strategic partner , Greater Omaha 69 00:04:55,339 --> 00:04:56,809 Chamber of Commerce 70 00:05:02,649 --> 00:05:05,000 Captain Kevin Ringer Stary County 71 00:05:05,010 --> 00:05:06,079 Sheriff's Office , 72 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,950 Mr Hervin Herman , Colvin Mrs 73 00:05:15,959 --> 00:05:19,500 Susan Coleman and Miss Michelle and Da 74 00:05:19,510 --> 00:05:21,399 Office Advisory Council . 75 00:05:26,649 --> 00:05:28,593 We would like to recognize all the 76 00:05:28,593 --> 00:05:31,260 community leaders , wing , staff group 77 00:05:31,269 --> 00:05:33,491 and squadron commanders and the men and 78 00:05:33,491 --> 00:05:34,799 women of team of it . 79 00:05:41,380 --> 00:05:43,269 We would also like to thank those 80 00:05:43,269 --> 00:05:44,880 involved with the design and 81 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,089 construction of our 55th security 82 00:05:47,100 --> 00:05:50,070 forces campus the US Army Corps and 83 00:05:50,079 --> 00:05:52,109 Engineers of Mortenson Construction 84 00:05:52,119 --> 00:05:53,119 Company . 85 00:05:58,739 --> 00:06:00,906 We thank you all for attending today's 86 00:06:00,906 --> 00:06:04,299 ceremony . Today we are gathered to 87 00:06:04,309 --> 00:06:06,531 recognize the official beginning of the 88 00:06:06,531 --> 00:06:08,642 construction of the new 55th security 89 00:06:08,642 --> 00:06:11,109 Forces campus at off Air Force Base . 90 00:06:12,059 --> 00:06:13,837 The groundbreaking ceremony you 91 00:06:13,837 --> 00:06:15,559 witnessed today is designed to 92 00:06:15,559 --> 00:06:18,019 recognize the efforts of those who 93 00:06:18,029 --> 00:06:20,085 contributed to making this project a 94 00:06:20,085 --> 00:06:23,720 reality . The heart of the ceremony is 95 00:06:23,730 --> 00:06:25,730 turning the first shovel of earth . 96 00:06:25,730 --> 00:06:27,841 Recognizing the official beginning of 97 00:06:27,841 --> 00:06:30,970 construction . Today is a very special 98 00:06:30,980 --> 00:06:33,619 day for Air Force Base as we begin the 99 00:06:33,630 --> 00:06:37,369 construction of our new 6 68 point 100 00:06:37,380 --> 00:06:40,890 5000055th security forces campus . 101 00:06:41,420 --> 00:06:43,142 The wing has worked diligent , 102 00:06:43,142 --> 00:06:45,850 diligently in pursuing the construction 103 00:06:45,859 --> 00:06:48,709 based on our programming and based 104 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,519 security needs . Today , we celebrate 105 00:06:51,529 --> 00:06:53,399 the cultivation of our efforts . 106 00:06:55,850 --> 00:06:57,628 Ladies and gentlemen , it is my 107 00:06:57,628 --> 00:06:59,899 pleasure to introduce the host speaker 108 00:06:59,910 --> 00:07:02,290 for today , Colonel Jason Cooley , 109 00:07:02,299 --> 00:07:05,549 Commander 55th mission Support group . 110 00:07:11,010 --> 00:07:13,288 Uh Good morning . Ladies and gentlemen . 111 00:07:13,288 --> 00:07:15,232 It's great to be with you with you 112 00:07:15,232 --> 00:07:17,399 today . Uh Thank you for , for braving 113 00:07:17,399 --> 00:07:19,621 the snow as Mr Chesley calls it life on 114 00:07:19,621 --> 00:07:21,788 the 41st parallel and uh boss , I will 115 00:07:21,788 --> 00:07:23,954 deeply miss our four AM phone calls to 116 00:07:23,954 --> 00:07:26,121 talk about snow and roads . But uh but 117 00:07:26,121 --> 00:07:28,343 thanks nonetheless . Uh Mayor Lambert , 118 00:07:28,343 --> 00:07:30,566 always a pleasure , sir . It's uh great 119 00:07:30,566 --> 00:07:30,179 to have you here . Uh Mr Ungermann , 120 00:07:30,190 --> 00:07:32,357 thank you very much for all the advice 121 00:07:32,357 --> 00:07:34,523 you provided candid advice and all the 122 00:07:34,523 --> 00:07:34,420 support you , you provide us . I do 123 00:07:34,429 --> 00:07:36,660 appreciate that . Uh Captain Grier , 124 00:07:36,739 --> 00:07:38,961 thank you for the uh the little support 125 00:07:38,961 --> 00:07:41,072 we we uh we received from your agency 126 00:07:41,072 --> 00:07:43,128 uh tremendous . We could not get the 127 00:07:43,128 --> 00:07:45,239 job done without what you do for us . 128 00:07:45,239 --> 00:07:47,540 Uh Judge Tim . Thank you , sir . Um MS 129 00:07:47,549 --> 00:07:50,070 Colvin , Mr Colvin , certainly more MS 130 00:07:50,079 --> 00:07:52,190 Colvin than Mr Colvin . But thank you 131 00:07:52,190 --> 00:07:54,357 for being here and M and uh and I mean 132 00:07:54,357 --> 00:07:56,468 that sincerely , sir , thank you very 133 00:07:56,468 --> 00:07:58,635 much uh honored by your presence . And 134 00:07:58,635 --> 00:08:00,801 I , I mean this seriously sir , uh you 135 00:08:00,801 --> 00:08:02,968 uh uh the support that the uh the O AC 136 00:08:02,968 --> 00:08:05,135 uh provides for uh this wing in the uh 137 00:08:05,135 --> 00:08:09,109 it cannot be measured . Um Also , 138 00:08:09,429 --> 00:08:11,318 I want to thank you for being the 139 00:08:11,318 --> 00:08:13,429 warmest and uh most energetic hosts , 140 00:08:13,429 --> 00:08:15,651 uh most sincere host uh and partners in 141 00:08:15,651 --> 00:08:17,707 this community . Uh boss . Thank you 142 00:08:17,707 --> 00:08:19,873 for taking the time to uh to celebrate 143 00:08:19,873 --> 00:08:22,096 with us , ma'am . Uh Lieutenant Colonel 144 00:08:22,096 --> 00:08:24,429 mayor and the recon Raiders . Thank you . 145 00:08:24,429 --> 00:08:23,399 Uh Thank you so much for everything you 146 00:08:23,410 --> 00:08:25,632 do every single day and the opportunity 147 00:08:25,632 --> 00:08:27,854 to be a part of this uh this ceremony . 148 00:08:27,854 --> 00:08:29,799 Um It's a big crowd , I'm going to 149 00:08:29,799 --> 00:08:31,521 assume this world is out there 150 00:08:31,521 --> 00:08:33,521 somewhere . Um If you are , ma'am , 151 00:08:33,521 --> 00:08:35,743 thank you so much . I know this means a 152 00:08:35,743 --> 00:08:37,854 lot to you . Uh You've been with this 153 00:08:37,854 --> 00:08:39,577 squad in a long time and uh uh 154 00:08:39,577 --> 00:08:41,743 appreciate the what , what you've done 155 00:08:41,743 --> 00:08:43,743 for this unit . So one week of four 156 00:08:43,743 --> 00:08:45,577 years ago , 1089 days since this 157 00:08:45,577 --> 00:08:47,688 community lost so much three people , 158 00:08:47,688 --> 00:08:50,039 $2.9 billion in property damage in 159 00:08:50,049 --> 00:08:52,216 Nebraska and Iowa in March of 2019 and 160 00:08:52,216 --> 00:08:54,500 four years since it lost a third of our 161 00:08:54,510 --> 00:08:56,510 base . And the 55th security forces 162 00:08:56,510 --> 00:08:58,621 lost their base of operation to these 163 00:08:58,621 --> 00:09:00,843 devastating flood waters . So it may or 164 00:09:00,843 --> 00:09:02,566 may not be fitting that we are 165 00:09:02,566 --> 00:09:04,621 gathering today in a lovely freezing 166 00:09:04,621 --> 00:09:08,179 rain snow mix to recognize a big step 167 00:09:08,190 --> 00:09:10,190 forward as we fix this problem . So 168 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,450 55th security forces lost everything in 169 00:09:12,460 --> 00:09:14,571 the flood all of their facilities and 170 00:09:14,571 --> 00:09:16,793 has the largest career field in the air 171 00:09:16,793 --> 00:09:19,071 force and the largest squadron on base . 172 00:09:19,071 --> 00:09:18,739 It's the job security forces to protect , 173 00:09:18,750 --> 00:09:20,969 protect , defend and fight . This 174 00:09:20,979 --> 00:09:23,090 squadron is tasked with providing a 175 00:09:23,099 --> 00:09:25,210 safe and secure operating environment 176 00:09:25,210 --> 00:09:27,432 for the 50th wing and our partner units 177 00:09:27,432 --> 00:09:29,377 that enables them to execute their 178 00:09:29,377 --> 00:09:31,599 assigned tasks . So , in doing so , the 179 00:09:31,599 --> 00:09:33,766 55th security forces provides security 180 00:09:33,766 --> 00:09:35,821 for $9.1 billion in assets housed at 181 00:09:35,821 --> 00:09:37,655 off it and an off it metro Omaha 182 00:09:37,655 --> 00:09:39,599 community of 57,000 people . They 183 00:09:39,609 --> 00:09:41,609 deployed the locations worldwide in 184 00:09:41,609 --> 00:09:43,831 support of all the geographic combatant 185 00:09:43,831 --> 00:09:46,400 commanders . But in 2019 , 614 Air 186 00:09:46,409 --> 00:09:48,465 Force and navy military and civilian 187 00:09:48,465 --> 00:09:50,520 personnel had to find a new place to 188 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,687 operate combat arms , military working 189 00:09:52,687 --> 00:09:54,742 dogs , operations and administration 190 00:09:54,742 --> 00:09:56,965 were all displaced . So please consider 191 00:09:56,965 --> 00:09:56,669 for a moment . What it means to lose 192 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,901 everything familiar to you in the place 193 00:09:58,901 --> 00:10:01,012 you work , the history , the heritage 194 00:10:01,012 --> 00:10:03,235 and the processes that are inextricably 195 00:10:03,235 --> 00:10:05,346 linked to that physical environment . 196 00:10:05,346 --> 00:10:07,235 So in other words , the way we do 197 00:10:07,235 --> 00:10:09,290 things . So even when we change duty 198 00:10:09,290 --> 00:10:11,346 locations , as we so often do in the 199 00:10:11,346 --> 00:10:13,401 military , the history of a military 200 00:10:13,401 --> 00:10:15,401 unit is often tangible . We quickly 201 00:10:15,401 --> 00:10:17,401 adopt the customs , the chile , the 202 00:10:17,401 --> 00:10:19,568 personality of that new organization . 203 00:10:19,568 --> 00:10:21,790 And this is an organization that traces 204 00:10:21,790 --> 00:10:24,012 its lineage to the iconic Strategic Air 205 00:10:24,012 --> 00:10:25,790 Command Elite Guard . This is a 206 00:10:25,790 --> 00:10:28,012 squadron has long protected assets that 207 00:10:28,012 --> 00:10:30,159 cannot be allowed harm , stratcom , 208 00:10:30,169 --> 00:10:32,380 Global Operation Center , Strategic 209 00:10:32,390 --> 00:10:33,946 Intelligence , surveillance 210 00:10:33,946 --> 00:10:36,279 reconnaissance aircraft . And of course , 211 00:10:36,279 --> 00:10:38,112 our national nuclear Command and 212 00:10:38,112 --> 00:10:40,223 control aircraft , the loss of all of 213 00:10:40,223 --> 00:10:42,112 the squadron's facilities , their 214 00:10:42,112 --> 00:10:44,279 personal property , just things as the 215 00:10:44,279 --> 00:10:46,501 pictures that they brought to work that 216 00:10:46,501 --> 00:10:48,619 did much to upend that history as the 217 00:10:48,630 --> 00:10:50,463 flood waters began to rise , the 218 00:10:50,463 --> 00:10:52,519 personnel from the squadron did what 219 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:54,463 they could and they focused on the 220 00:10:54,463 --> 00:10:56,352 tools of the craft that they must 221 00:10:56,352 --> 00:10:58,519 protect . They protected the weapons , 222 00:10:58,519 --> 00:11:00,574 the munitions and the dogs . First , 223 00:11:00,574 --> 00:11:02,741 the vehicles , everything they need to 224 00:11:02,741 --> 00:11:02,619 do the job , everything else had to 225 00:11:02,630 --> 00:11:05,770 take a second and much of that was lost . 226 00:11:07,169 --> 00:11:09,391 So after the flood , the only available 227 00:11:09,391 --> 00:11:11,613 space was in the dormitory , which mean 228 00:11:11,613 --> 00:11:13,836 we had to displace airman and something 229 00:11:13,836 --> 00:11:15,947 that we are still doing to this day . 230 00:11:15,947 --> 00:11:18,002 Security forces is not alone in this 231 00:11:18,002 --> 00:11:19,891 experience . Please recall that I 232 00:11:19,891 --> 00:11:21,558 mentioned they lost all their 233 00:11:21,558 --> 00:11:23,613 facilities and that includes all the 234 00:11:23,613 --> 00:11:23,099 support functions . They had to find 235 00:11:23,109 --> 00:11:24,887 ranges in Nebraska and Iowa for 236 00:11:24,887 --> 00:11:26,942 qualifying on their weapons . And we 237 00:11:26,942 --> 00:11:29,109 have received great support from those 238 00:11:29,109 --> 00:11:31,276 ranges . But that is an amazing amount 239 00:11:31,276 --> 00:11:33,387 of time that we spend on buses for at 240 00:11:33,387 --> 00:11:35,331 least 45 minutes or more to get to 241 00:11:35,331 --> 00:11:37,553 those ranges . And now multiply that by 242 00:11:37,553 --> 00:11:39,776 614 people , an enormous expenditure of 243 00:11:39,776 --> 00:11:41,942 time , military working dogs are about 244 00:11:41,942 --> 00:11:44,220 to start their third of four locations . 245 00:11:44,220 --> 00:11:46,331 And if you hadn't noticed they are in 246 00:11:46,331 --> 00:11:48,498 this building , you may have uh sensed 247 00:11:48,498 --> 00:11:50,609 that they were here . When you walked 248 00:11:50,609 --> 00:11:50,510 in . We had to put them here when their , 249 00:11:50,549 --> 00:11:53,789 when their last flood uh uh facility , 250 00:11:53,799 --> 00:11:55,966 uh we had to remove that one as well . 251 00:11:55,966 --> 00:11:58,890 So uh they even had to find a new 252 00:11:58,900 --> 00:12:01,067 facility to use as a warehouse for all 253 00:12:01,067 --> 00:12:03,233 their mobility contingency equipment . 254 00:12:03,233 --> 00:12:04,900 And this unit has an enormous 255 00:12:04,900 --> 00:12:07,067 responsibility for global mobility and 256 00:12:07,067 --> 00:12:09,349 garrison contingencies . So , despite 257 00:12:09,359 --> 00:12:11,415 that existential shock that the unit 258 00:12:11,415 --> 00:12:13,248 experienced , they have remained 259 00:12:13,248 --> 00:12:15,303 peerless and that's not hyperbole at 260 00:12:15,303 --> 00:12:17,137 all . This squadron has won best 261 00:12:17,137 --> 00:12:19,192 security forces two years in a row , 262 00:12:19,192 --> 00:12:21,359 best in the Air Force , two years in a 263 00:12:21,359 --> 00:12:23,526 row . There's a great deal of pride in 264 00:12:23,526 --> 00:12:23,059 the history and accomplishments of this 265 00:12:23,070 --> 00:12:25,237 unit and that naturally has a momentum 266 00:12:25,237 --> 00:12:27,349 of its own , the pride and that 267 00:12:27,359 --> 00:12:29,859 inherent momentum was well used by past 268 00:12:29,869 --> 00:12:32,609 and current leaders to help heal from 269 00:12:32,619 --> 00:12:34,952 that existential shock of losing it all . 270 00:12:35,479 --> 00:12:37,368 They successfully established and 271 00:12:37,368 --> 00:12:39,423 maintained security for 18 months at 272 00:12:39,423 --> 00:12:41,146 the Lincoln airport and joined 273 00:12:41,146 --> 00:12:43,257 tremendous support with the 155th air 274 00:12:43,257 --> 00:12:45,423 fueling wing of the Nebraska Guard who 275 00:12:45,423 --> 00:12:47,646 invited us into their facilities . They 276 00:12:47,646 --> 00:12:49,701 set up new security for our national 277 00:12:49,701 --> 00:12:51,701 and nuclear Command control and our 278 00:12:51,701 --> 00:12:53,923 Strategic Intelligence reconnaissance , 279 00:12:53,923 --> 00:12:53,030 surveillance airframes out there 280 00:12:53,039 --> 00:12:55,479 providing air tight security . They 281 00:12:55,489 --> 00:12:57,489 have seamlessly integrated security 282 00:12:57,489 --> 00:12:59,711 forces and navy mass at arms and I have 283 00:12:59,711 --> 00:13:01,822 never seen anything like what they do 284 00:13:01,822 --> 00:13:04,599 here . The Navy and Air force operate 285 00:13:04,650 --> 00:13:07,429 absolutely seamlessly . The squadron 286 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,530 vets 1.3 million ID card holders at the 287 00:13:10,539 --> 00:13:12,969 gate each year . They have flown away 288 00:13:12,979 --> 00:13:14,868 with nuclear National command and 289 00:13:14,868 --> 00:13:17,035 control aircraft ensuring those assets 290 00:13:17,035 --> 00:13:18,757 remain ready for the combatant 291 00:13:18,757 --> 00:13:20,701 commander use . They have expertly 292 00:13:20,701 --> 00:13:22,646 handled people who have tested the 293 00:13:22,646 --> 00:13:24,812 security of this installation and they 294 00:13:24,812 --> 00:13:26,979 have done it often and they've done it 295 00:13:26,979 --> 00:13:29,201 recently . So we still have a long path 296 00:13:29,201 --> 00:13:31,423 ahead of us and this groundbreaking and 297 00:13:31,423 --> 00:13:30,650 is an important milestone yet , the 298 00:13:30,659 --> 00:13:32,826 squadron will not remain , will not be 299 00:13:32,826 --> 00:13:34,937 whole again for quite some time . And 300 00:13:34,937 --> 00:13:36,826 unfortunately , the squadron will 301 00:13:36,826 --> 00:13:38,603 undergo another shock when they 302 00:13:38,603 --> 00:13:40,881 dislocate from their current locations . 303 00:13:40,881 --> 00:13:40,099 And we begin operating in these new 304 00:13:40,109 --> 00:13:42,650 facilities in April 2025 . But that is 305 00:13:42,719 --> 00:13:45,380 eager anticipation that will build over 306 00:13:45,390 --> 00:13:47,501 the next year . So that shock will be 307 00:13:47,501 --> 00:13:49,390 much different and I know they're 308 00:13:49,390 --> 00:13:51,612 greatly looking forward to having these 309 00:13:51,612 --> 00:13:53,390 new resources . We'll be taking 310 00:13:53,390 --> 00:13:55,501 ownership of 100 and 5000 square feet 311 00:13:55,501 --> 00:13:57,501 of in five new facilities that will 312 00:13:57,501 --> 00:13:59,723 ensure this peerless squadron maintains 313 00:13:59,723 --> 00:14:01,557 its pace as state of the art . I 314 00:14:01,557 --> 00:14:03,668 appreciate the partnership with uh Ma 315 00:14:03,668 --> 00:14:05,834 Mortenson that has kept us on time and 316 00:14:05,834 --> 00:14:05,270 on budget in a very difficult 317 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,502 construction environment and would like 318 00:14:07,502 --> 00:14:09,502 to recognize uh 55th civil engineer 319 00:14:09,502 --> 00:14:11,669 squadron with Mr Chesley and of course 320 00:14:11,669 --> 00:14:13,613 Colonel Thompson's flood PM O with 321 00:14:13,613 --> 00:14:15,502 Lieutenant Colonel Tuli for their 322 00:14:15,502 --> 00:14:17,669 tireless work in keeping the countless 323 00:14:17,669 --> 00:14:19,891 moving parts moving forward towards the 324 00:14:19,891 --> 00:14:19,859 complete flood recovery . And with that , 325 00:14:19,869 --> 00:14:22,036 I would like to turn this back over to 326 00:14:22,036 --> 00:14:23,925 the far more capable narration of 327 00:14:23,925 --> 00:14:23,770 senior chairman mccann . Thank you , 328 00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:25,058 ladies and gentlemen . 329 00:14:32,219 --> 00:14:34,330 Thank you , Colonel Cooly . Now we 330 00:14:34,340 --> 00:14:36,173 would like to introduce the lead 331 00:14:36,173 --> 00:14:38,289 construction company project manager 332 00:14:38,299 --> 00:14:41,349 from Mortenson , Derek , Derek 333 00:14:41,780 --> 00:14:45,530 Darren . It's not what it says here but 334 00:14:45,539 --> 00:14:48,869 dare is his name . So Darren Conley . 335 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,619 Well , thank you . Um I am Darren 336 00:14:58,630 --> 00:15:00,519 Connolly . Uh At least the last I 337 00:15:00,519 --> 00:15:03,489 checked , they let me in the gate and I 338 00:15:03,500 --> 00:15:05,278 was nervous . This is the first 339 00:15:05,278 --> 00:15:07,500 groundbreaking I've had the opportunity 340 00:15:07,500 --> 00:15:09,611 to speak at uh and that nervousness I 341 00:15:09,611 --> 00:15:13,309 got to say uh is dissipating rapidly as 342 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:15,542 I look at the faces in the crowd here . 343 00:15:15,542 --> 00:15:18,580 What I see is partners and friends and 344 00:15:18,590 --> 00:15:21,330 a community all come together to 345 00:15:21,340 --> 00:15:24,679 celebrate this and to team up and to be 346 00:15:24,690 --> 00:15:26,809 ready for the next thing to come . So 347 00:15:26,820 --> 00:15:28,820 I've got a few comments here . I've 348 00:15:28,820 --> 00:15:30,987 been told that 30 to 45 minutes may be 349 00:15:30,987 --> 00:15:32,820 a little long and we'll see what 350 00:15:32,820 --> 00:15:34,876 happens . Uh No , I'm kidding . We , 351 00:15:34,876 --> 00:15:34,820 we'll get you , we'll get everybody on 352 00:15:34,830 --> 00:15:38,559 the way and , uh , uh , uh , 353 00:15:38,570 --> 00:15:40,799 see what , see what value I can add 354 00:15:40,809 --> 00:15:42,753 here to the team . So once again , 355 00:15:42,753 --> 00:15:44,642 Darren Connolly with Ma Mortenson 356 00:15:44,642 --> 00:15:46,753 Construction . Uh , Ma Mortenson is a 357 00:15:46,753 --> 00:15:48,976 family owned business started in 1954 . 358 00:15:48,976 --> 00:15:51,031 I won't go through all the history , 359 00:15:51,031 --> 00:15:52,642 but we've been doing federal 360 00:15:52,642 --> 00:15:54,809 construction and military construction 361 00:15:54,809 --> 00:15:56,587 uh for about 40 years . Uh That 362 00:15:56,587 --> 00:15:58,587 includes uh minute man missile , uh 363 00:15:58,587 --> 00:16:00,809 disman silo dismantlement that includes 364 00:16:00,809 --> 00:16:02,920 b two facilities at Whiteman . Uh The 365 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,142 crew we have assembled for this project 366 00:16:05,142 --> 00:16:07,198 has a wealth of experience which I'm 367 00:16:07,198 --> 00:16:09,253 gonna get into in a minute . This is 368 00:16:09,253 --> 00:16:11,253 what we do . Um My counterpart here 369 00:16:11,253 --> 00:16:11,190 with me today , Eric Youngquist , the 370 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,311 Vice President of Operations , Eric , 371 00:16:13,311 --> 00:16:15,311 you wanna raise your hand ? Um He's 372 00:16:15,311 --> 00:16:17,589 back here in the back row of the seats . 373 00:16:17,589 --> 00:16:19,756 Uh He and I've been working on federal 374 00:16:19,756 --> 00:16:21,589 construction for almost 17 years 375 00:16:21,589 --> 00:16:21,299 together . Uh starting at Fort Riley , 376 00:16:21,309 --> 00:16:23,365 Kansas . I had the pleasure of being 377 00:16:23,365 --> 00:16:25,198 the project manager at the first 378 00:16:25,198 --> 00:16:27,309 Infantry Division headquarters . This 379 00:16:27,309 --> 00:16:29,253 is the team you have . I wanna , I 380 00:16:29,253 --> 00:16:31,198 wanna make that point . You've got 381 00:16:31,198 --> 00:16:33,420 experts ready to come in and build this 382 00:16:33,420 --> 00:16:35,642 facility flawlessly . That's our goal . 383 00:16:35,642 --> 00:16:39,250 Nothing less will be accepted . Um 384 00:16:40,849 --> 00:16:43,169 We are grateful uh for , for , for 385 00:16:43,179 --> 00:16:45,290 having this opportunity to do what we 386 00:16:45,290 --> 00:16:47,599 love doing . Uh Mortenson has a 387 00:16:47,609 --> 00:16:49,665 specific federal contracting group . 388 00:16:49,665 --> 00:16:51,665 There's about 100 and 80 of us that 389 00:16:51,665 --> 00:16:53,776 have chosen this vocation have chosen 390 00:16:53,776 --> 00:16:55,942 this work because of its meaning to us 391 00:16:55,942 --> 00:16:58,109 individually as professionals . Um I'm 392 00:16:58,109 --> 00:16:59,942 a veteran , Eric Youngquist is a 393 00:16:59,942 --> 00:17:02,053 veteran . We have a few more veterans 394 00:17:02,053 --> 00:17:04,276 on our crew standing in the back here . 395 00:17:04,276 --> 00:17:06,165 This , this , these missions have 396 00:17:06,165 --> 00:17:08,276 meaning for us . We are here for more 397 00:17:08,276 --> 00:17:10,609 than just doing construction in general . 398 00:17:10,609 --> 00:17:12,776 These missions align with what we feel 399 00:17:12,776 --> 00:17:14,887 and what we want to be as people . So 400 00:17:14,887 --> 00:17:17,053 we are so proud and so excited to have 401 00:17:17,053 --> 00:17:19,276 this opportunity to continue doing what 402 00:17:19,276 --> 00:17:21,331 we love doing for the people that we 403 00:17:21,331 --> 00:17:23,331 want to serve in your service . Our 404 00:17:23,331 --> 00:17:25,331 intent is to provide an exceptional 405 00:17:25,331 --> 00:17:27,165 experience . Many builders could 406 00:17:27,165 --> 00:17:29,276 provide you a finished product , four 407 00:17:29,276 --> 00:17:31,498 walls and a roof and the things that go 408 00:17:31,498 --> 00:17:33,331 inside of it . Um Our goal is to 409 00:17:33,331 --> 00:17:35,387 provide the pathway of excellence to 410 00:17:35,387 --> 00:17:37,553 have the experience of construction be 411 00:17:37,553 --> 00:17:39,890 favorable , to have uh the stress level , 412 00:17:39,900 --> 00:17:41,789 be down to have confidence in the 413 00:17:41,789 --> 00:17:44,011 result . That is what we will strive to 414 00:17:44,011 --> 00:17:46,178 provide and have an excellent facility 415 00:17:46,178 --> 00:17:48,400 on the back end for all the reasons and 416 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,622 the valuable purpose that it will serve 417 00:17:50,622 --> 00:17:52,844 and the people that it will serve . The 418 00:17:52,844 --> 00:17:54,789 way we're going to get there is by 419 00:17:54,789 --> 00:17:56,789 being a great partner , uh fair and 420 00:17:56,789 --> 00:18:00,089 reasonable for one . Um not just 421 00:18:00,099 --> 00:18:02,420 competent but expert in our tasks . 422 00:18:03,180 --> 00:18:05,236 We'll put the project above our self 423 00:18:05,236 --> 00:18:07,291 interest and we'll have a culture of 424 00:18:07,291 --> 00:18:09,569 servant leadership . Some of that word , 425 00:18:09,569 --> 00:18:11,569 some of those words I have directly 426 00:18:11,569 --> 00:18:13,847 plagiarized from the army's uh partner , 427 00:18:13,847 --> 00:18:16,013 partnering playbook . So thank you for 428 00:18:16,013 --> 00:18:18,347 providing that con content for me today . 429 00:18:18,347 --> 00:18:17,810 I really appreciate it , but it does 430 00:18:17,819 --> 00:18:19,875 align really well with our corporate 431 00:18:19,875 --> 00:18:21,763 values , is partnering , having a 432 00:18:21,763 --> 00:18:23,819 partnership uh and doing it for more 433 00:18:23,819 --> 00:18:25,875 than our own self interest but doing 434 00:18:25,875 --> 00:18:28,097 building for the greater good . That is 435 00:18:28,097 --> 00:18:30,208 actually our company tagline . That's 436 00:18:30,208 --> 00:18:32,375 what we do is we build for the greater 437 00:18:32,375 --> 00:18:32,030 good that will show up not just in the 438 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,151 facility , but it will show up in the 439 00:18:34,151 --> 00:18:37,290 community . Um We have programs and 440 00:18:37,300 --> 00:18:39,411 support for our team . We will be out 441 00:18:39,411 --> 00:18:41,356 in the community doing a couple of 442 00:18:41,356 --> 00:18:43,300 charity events each quarter and in 443 00:18:43,300 --> 00:18:45,467 combination with our larger team up at 444 00:18:45,467 --> 00:18:47,800 a data center on the north side of town . 445 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,911 We want to as Mortenson contribute to 446 00:18:49,911 --> 00:18:52,133 this community as a valuable uh steward 447 00:18:52,133 --> 00:18:55,209 uh and um and , and citizen uh of where 448 00:18:55,219 --> 00:18:58,209 we are working and building . We're off 449 00:18:58,219 --> 00:19:00,670 to a great start . Um Eric and I will 450 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:02,680 be around to support our team along 451 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,013 with our project executive Joe Plaskett , 452 00:19:05,013 --> 00:19:07,180 who's unable to attend with us today . 453 00:19:07,180 --> 00:19:09,236 Um Our team is represented by F G MA 454 00:19:09,236 --> 00:19:11,260 which is uh F G M architects and I 455 00:19:11,270 --> 00:19:13,437 wanna point out David Yandel over here 456 00:19:13,437 --> 00:19:15,492 in the Orange Vest . If you have any 457 00:19:15,492 --> 00:19:17,437 questions about the design of this 458 00:19:17,437 --> 00:19:19,548 facility , uh what it , you know some 459 00:19:19,548 --> 00:19:19,400 of the details , what it's gonna be 460 00:19:19,410 --> 00:19:21,410 like , seek out that person today , 461 00:19:21,410 --> 00:19:23,632 seek out David today and he'll be happy 462 00:19:23,632 --> 00:19:27,030 to answer your questions . Mandy will 463 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,096 answer the question . He's also here 464 00:19:29,096 --> 00:19:31,207 from F G M architects . So thanks for 465 00:19:31,207 --> 00:19:33,318 being present with us today . Uh That 466 00:19:33,318 --> 00:19:35,540 team , that team work has already borne 467 00:19:35,540 --> 00:19:37,540 fruit it along with Olson for civil 468 00:19:37,540 --> 00:19:39,651 base engineering for structural S S C 469 00:19:39,651 --> 00:19:41,484 engineering , for the mechanical 470 00:19:41,484 --> 00:19:43,651 electrical plumbing , and Kauffman for 471 00:19:43,651 --> 00:19:43,589 fire and life safety . We are off to a 472 00:19:43,599 --> 00:19:45,655 fantastic start . We have executed a 473 00:19:45,655 --> 00:19:47,920 really good uh design phase effort uh 474 00:19:47,930 --> 00:19:49,819 with the leadership of Brad Leman 475 00:19:49,819 --> 00:19:51,819 design phase manager from uh he has 476 00:19:51,819 --> 00:19:54,180 done a fantastic job . He's been uh 477 00:19:54,869 --> 00:19:57,036 I've been working with Brad for over a 478 00:19:57,036 --> 00:19:59,147 decade now . Uh starting back when he 479 00:19:59,147 --> 00:20:00,980 was a project manager at the 429 480 00:20:00,980 --> 00:20:00,900 building renovation at Fort Len , North 481 00:20:00,910 --> 00:20:04,089 Kansas . Um we've been , we've got a 482 00:20:04,099 --> 00:20:06,099 lot of experience that have come to 483 00:20:06,099 --> 00:20:08,043 bear and I wanna keep hitting that 484 00:20:08,043 --> 00:20:10,099 point . We are experienced as expert 485 00:20:10,099 --> 00:20:12,321 team that we're bringing to the table . 486 00:20:12,321 --> 00:20:14,655 Our senior project manager for the work , 487 00:20:14,655 --> 00:20:13,900 Holly Loman . Holly , would you raise 488 00:20:13,910 --> 00:20:16,132 your hand there ? She is , she's seated 489 00:20:16,132 --> 00:20:18,299 there in the chairs , Holly . Uh and a 490 00:20:18,299 --> 00:20:21,209 quick shout out this is uh uh from 491 00:20:21,219 --> 00:20:23,469 National Association , the National 492 00:20:23,479 --> 00:20:25,646 Association of women in construction . 493 00:20:25,646 --> 00:20:27,812 This is women in construction Week and 494 00:20:27,812 --> 00:20:29,868 I want to highlight the fact that we 495 00:20:29,868 --> 00:20:32,035 have a , a great woman leader in Holly 496 00:20:32,035 --> 00:20:34,146 Loman , a senior project manager with 497 00:20:34,146 --> 00:20:33,979 Mortenson gonna lead this team on site 498 00:20:33,989 --> 00:20:36,410 and I couldn't be prouder . Thanks 499 00:20:36,420 --> 00:20:38,589 Holly . All right . Uh She's gonna be 500 00:20:38,599 --> 00:20:40,599 supported by superintendent Cameron 501 00:20:40,599 --> 00:20:42,655 Collins , uh , who's been doing this 502 00:20:42,655 --> 00:20:44,766 for , I've worked with Cameron for 20 503 00:20:44,766 --> 00:20:46,766 years on various uh military work . 504 00:20:46,766 --> 00:20:48,655 Vince Baker , a quality manager , 505 00:20:48,655 --> 00:20:50,543 another 20 year veteran , uh Burt 506 00:20:50,543 --> 00:20:52,599 Morton , he's fresh off a little job 507 00:20:52,599 --> 00:20:54,655 called Kings Bay Dry Dock in , in uh 508 00:20:54,655 --> 00:20:56,766 Kings Bay , Georgia . Some of you may 509 00:20:56,766 --> 00:20:56,310 have heard of that , but we had the 510 00:20:56,319 --> 00:20:58,520 opportunity to also refit a nuclear 511 00:20:58,530 --> 00:21:00,141 submarine dry dock that went 512 00:21:00,141 --> 00:21:02,252 exceptionally well . Uh with the team 513 00:21:02,252 --> 00:21:04,363 of some of these professionals coming 514 00:21:04,363 --> 00:21:07,099 straight from that job . This team will 515 00:21:07,109 --> 00:21:09,165 be supported by Alex Peterson , Eric 516 00:21:09,165 --> 00:21:11,900 Hansen Sam Holt , uh and others that we 517 00:21:11,910 --> 00:21:14,280 bring to bear all the resources we can 518 00:21:14,290 --> 00:21:16,739 to execute a fantastic project . 519 00:21:18,430 --> 00:21:20,430 So in closing , what I wanna say is 520 00:21:20,430 --> 00:21:22,597 we've got this great experience team , 521 00:21:22,597 --> 00:21:24,541 this team and not just internal to 522 00:21:24,541 --> 00:21:26,708 Mortenson this team . This , this team 523 00:21:26,708 --> 00:21:28,890 is gonna be great . This work is what 524 00:21:28,900 --> 00:21:31,140 we do uh and with partnership and 525 00:21:31,150 --> 00:21:33,317 leadership support uh starting at this 526 00:21:33,317 --> 00:21:35,483 groundbreaking , we're going to embark 527 00:21:35,483 --> 00:21:37,680 on the next phase , the final phase of 528 00:21:37,689 --> 00:21:39,760 construction together uh for these 529 00:21:39,770 --> 00:21:41,770 facilities . And I'm confident that 530 00:21:41,770 --> 00:21:43,937 with this team , there is no challenge 531 00:21:43,937 --> 00:21:46,103 that's gonna come up for us uh that we 532 00:21:46,103 --> 00:21:48,326 can't push through and successfully get 533 00:21:48,326 --> 00:21:50,048 passed . Thank you everybody . 534 00:21:58,739 --> 00:22:00,810 Thank you , Mr Connolly . Now , we 535 00:22:00,819 --> 00:22:02,763 would like to introduce Lieutenant 536 00:22:02,763 --> 00:22:04,930 Colonel Cameron , mayor , commander of 537 00:22:04,930 --> 00:22:06,819 the 55th Security Forces squadron 538 00:22:13,239 --> 00:22:17,060 four . Hey , so first , I'll just say 539 00:22:17,069 --> 00:22:18,847 welcome to all of our community 540 00:22:18,847 --> 00:22:20,791 partners and leaders that came out 541 00:22:20,791 --> 00:22:20,630 today . Colonel Thompson , thanks for 542 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,807 taking the time to come out today . Uh 543 00:22:22,807 --> 00:22:24,918 And , and share this moment with us . 544 00:22:24,918 --> 00:22:26,973 There's a , there's pros and cons to 545 00:22:26,973 --> 00:22:29,084 being the last speaker . So being the 546 00:22:29,084 --> 00:22:30,918 last one to speak , all the good 547 00:22:30,918 --> 00:22:30,599 material has already been taken them 548 00:22:30,609 --> 00:22:33,229 and said , uh but the positive side of 549 00:22:33,239 --> 00:22:35,406 that is the prose is that I don't have 550 00:22:35,406 --> 00:22:37,540 to be very long . So I won't be , I 551 00:22:37,550 --> 00:22:39,606 wrote , I started writing some words 552 00:22:39,606 --> 00:22:41,828 down for this today and I wrote it like 553 00:22:41,828 --> 00:22:43,994 several times . And then yesterday , I 554 00:22:43,994 --> 00:22:45,883 finally just threw it out because 555 00:22:45,883 --> 00:22:47,994 everything that I was trying to write 556 00:22:47,994 --> 00:22:47,880 did not convey the message that needed 557 00:22:47,890 --> 00:22:50,140 to be conveyed today . And that message 558 00:22:50,150 --> 00:22:52,317 that I want to share with you today is 559 00:22:52,317 --> 00:22:54,539 gratitude for everybody that has a hand 560 00:22:54,539 --> 00:22:56,539 in the project that brought us here 561 00:22:56,539 --> 00:22:58,650 today . I was not here when the flood 562 00:22:58,650 --> 00:23:00,761 happened , but when I got here a year 563 00:23:00,761 --> 00:23:02,594 and a half ago , as I walked the 564 00:23:02,594 --> 00:23:04,594 basements of the facilities that we 565 00:23:04,594 --> 00:23:06,817 operate out of now and the random nooks 566 00:23:06,817 --> 00:23:09,039 and crannies that we operate out of now 567 00:23:09,039 --> 00:23:11,094 I heard all the stories of when this 568 00:23:11,094 --> 00:23:13,206 flood occurred and what the defenders 569 00:23:13,206 --> 00:23:15,372 went through and , and how they had to 570 00:23:15,372 --> 00:23:18,040 retrograde to higher ground . But what 571 00:23:18,050 --> 00:23:20,699 I did not hear is I never heard any 572 00:23:20,709 --> 00:23:22,820 stories of where the defenders took a 573 00:23:22,820 --> 00:23:24,820 knee in providing base security and 574 00:23:24,820 --> 00:23:27,042 force protection for the air force base 575 00:23:27,042 --> 00:23:29,209 and its mission partners . And so I'll 576 00:23:29,209 --> 00:23:31,431 tell you how proud I am to be a part of 577 00:23:31,431 --> 00:23:33,542 this organization , how proud I am of 578 00:23:33,542 --> 00:23:35,653 the defenders as they've gone through 579 00:23:35,653 --> 00:23:37,598 this struggle of the flood and how 580 00:23:37,598 --> 00:23:39,709 we've had to secure aircraft here and 581 00:23:39,709 --> 00:23:41,709 at other locations . So the mission 582 00:23:41,709 --> 00:23:43,820 doesn't stop and that we can continue 583 00:23:43,820 --> 00:23:45,987 to deter our nation's adversaries . So 584 00:23:45,987 --> 00:23:45,349 I'm extremely proud of our defenders . 585 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,470 I want you guys all to know that here 586 00:23:47,470 --> 00:23:49,520 in this room , you can't script 587 00:23:49,530 --> 00:23:51,969 gratitude . So I'm just speaking from 588 00:23:51,979 --> 00:23:54,090 the heart on this one too . And there 589 00:23:54,090 --> 00:23:56,312 are a lot of names that I don't know uh 590 00:23:56,312 --> 00:23:58,201 out there that have a hand in the 591 00:23:58,201 --> 00:24:00,368 projects that are bringing us here and 592 00:24:00,368 --> 00:24:02,535 making this campus a reality . So if I 593 00:24:02,535 --> 00:24:04,701 don't mention your name , please don't 594 00:24:04,701 --> 00:24:06,868 take that personally , but please know 595 00:24:06,868 --> 00:24:06,719 that our gratitude goes out to you just 596 00:24:06,729 --> 00:24:08,618 as much as those that I will just 597 00:24:08,618 --> 00:24:10,785 briefly talk about first to our senior 598 00:24:10,785 --> 00:24:13,007 leaders in the military . Ma'am . Thank 599 00:24:13,007 --> 00:24:15,173 you for all the advocacy for this . It 600 00:24:15,173 --> 00:24:17,340 is something that you learn as leaders 601 00:24:17,340 --> 00:24:19,451 that we go to the mattresses fighting 602 00:24:19,451 --> 00:24:19,359 for funding to get the mission done and 603 00:24:19,369 --> 00:24:21,536 you have to prioritize it over certain 604 00:24:21,536 --> 00:24:23,758 other things and some things have to go 605 00:24:23,758 --> 00:24:25,813 and some things get to stay . I have 606 00:24:25,813 --> 00:24:28,036 never seen security forces get anything 607 00:24:28,036 --> 00:24:30,202 brand new that is a rarity to see . Um 608 00:24:30,369 --> 00:24:32,258 So for the defenders that will be 609 00:24:32,258 --> 00:24:34,369 around when this opens up , take good 610 00:24:34,369 --> 00:24:36,702 care of it , uh You won't see one again . 611 00:24:36,702 --> 00:24:38,702 It's a once in a career thing , but 612 00:24:38,702 --> 00:24:38,280 ma'am thank you for obviously up the 613 00:24:38,290 --> 00:24:41,459 hill on that uh to our ce folks , you 614 00:24:41,469 --> 00:24:43,691 guys kind of heard the cats . Thank you 615 00:24:43,691 --> 00:24:45,802 for for bringing this all together to 616 00:24:45,802 --> 00:24:48,390 our mission . Um Partners in the 617 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,569 community . Thank you for your support 618 00:24:50,579 --> 00:24:52,690 in this . Thank you for supporting us 619 00:24:52,690 --> 00:24:55,020 through the transition . Uh from having 620 00:24:55,030 --> 00:24:57,420 a fully operational base to 66% of the 621 00:24:57,430 --> 00:24:59,652 base to continue the mission . We would 622 00:24:59,652 --> 00:25:01,763 not be able to do our mission without 623 00:25:01,763 --> 00:25:03,874 the support of our community partners 624 00:25:03,874 --> 00:25:03,469 and our community leaders out there . 625 00:25:03,479 --> 00:25:05,423 So thank you for that and for that 626 00:25:05,423 --> 00:25:07,535 community support . I have never been 627 00:25:07,535 --> 00:25:09,368 in an installation where we have 628 00:25:09,368 --> 00:25:11,257 received so much support from our 629 00:25:11,257 --> 00:25:13,423 community partners . Uh And it's truly 630 00:25:13,423 --> 00:25:15,757 amazing . I understand after being here , 631 00:25:15,757 --> 00:25:17,979 you're in halfway people come to office 632 00:25:17,979 --> 00:25:17,500 and they don't want to leave office . 633 00:25:18,229 --> 00:25:20,451 Um So thank you for that and then thank 634 00:25:20,451 --> 00:25:22,562 you to the folks in the PM O office . 635 00:25:22,562 --> 00:25:24,618 Uh I would not want your job I could 636 00:25:24,618 --> 00:25:26,785 not do your job . Um As you guys bring 637 00:25:26,785 --> 00:25:29,007 all these different organizations , all 638 00:25:29,007 --> 00:25:31,062 these different talents and projects 639 00:25:31,062 --> 00:25:33,229 together to what we will only see as a 640 00:25:33,229 --> 00:25:35,285 new building for us to put a desk in 641 00:25:35,285 --> 00:25:37,618 and fire range in and house our canines . 642 00:25:37,618 --> 00:25:39,729 So thank you to the folks in the PM O 643 00:25:39,729 --> 00:25:39,000 office . And again , thank you to 644 00:25:39,010 --> 00:25:41,121 everybody that I can't list because I 645 00:25:41,121 --> 00:25:43,232 don't know you uh for your support in 646 00:25:43,232 --> 00:25:44,899 helping us . So thanks guys . 647 00:25:54,199 --> 00:25:56,421 Thank you , Colonel Mayor . Now at this 648 00:25:56,421 --> 00:25:58,032 time , we will travel to the 649 00:25:58,032 --> 00:25:59,477 construction site for the 650 00:25:59,477 --> 00:26:01,643 groundbreaking ceremony . We will then 651 00:26:01,643 --> 00:26:03,699 return back to this location for the 652 00:26:03,699 --> 00:26:05,977 question answered portion of our event . 653 00:26:07,349 --> 00:26:08,849 Ladies and gentlemen , the 654 00:26:08,849 --> 00:26:11,127 groundbreaking ceremony will now begin . 655 00:26:11,127 --> 00:26:13,800 We have groundbreakers forward . So 656 00:26:13,910 --> 00:26:17,530 sounds good . So we 657 00:26:17,540 --> 00:26:20,739 have Colonel Felix Unman , the United 658 00:26:20,750 --> 00:26:22,861 States Air Force , retired and deputy 659 00:26:22,861 --> 00:26:24,917 chief of Staff for Representative of 660 00:26:24,917 --> 00:26:25,917 Nebraska , 661 00:26:31,270 --> 00:26:35,229 Mr Eric Morton , vice 662 00:26:35,239 --> 00:26:37,000 president of operations , 663 00:26:41,630 --> 00:26:44,349 Colonel Kristen Thompson , commander of 664 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:45,470 the busy bed wing , 665 00:26:50,609 --> 00:26:52,553 Lieutenant Colonel Cameron mayor , 666 00:26:52,553 --> 00:26:54,569 mayor of this be security forces 667 00:26:54,579 --> 00:26:55,229 squadron 668 00:27:01,449 --> 00:27:04,680 Slaton East 50 Security Forces squadron 669 00:27:04,689 --> 00:27:05,739 youngest airman 670 00:27:12,689 --> 00:27:14,699 and myself . Senior airman carry 671 00:27:14,709 --> 00:27:17,000 mcmahon is the security forces member . 672 00:27:20,910 --> 00:27:23,020 We have colon Colonel Jason Cooly , 673 00:27:23,030 --> 00:27:25,141 commander of the 55th mission support 674 00:27:25,141 --> 00:27:26,141 group 675 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,349 chief master Sergeant John Splinter , 676 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:34,640 commander in chief of mission support 677 00:27:34,650 --> 00:27:35,650 group chief , 678 00:27:39,530 --> 00:27:43,209 Mister Ted United States Army Corps of 679 00:27:43,219 --> 00:27:45,500 Engineers District , deputy engineer . 680 00:27:46,300 --> 00:27:47,300 Yeah . 681 00:27:50,239 --> 00:27:53,849 And Mr Darren Conly Elton General 682 00:27:53,859 --> 00:27:54,689 manager 683 00:28:02,229 --> 00:28:03,229 that 684 00:28:06,589 --> 00:28:07,589 you , 685 00:28:10,579 --> 00:28:11,579 you 686 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:28,680 Thank you . 687 00:28:32,780 --> 00:28:33,180 Definitely .