1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:02,660 - Hey, I'm Brigadier general, Evan Pestis, 2 00:00:02,660 --> 00:00:05,690 the commander of the 378th air expeditionary wing. 3 00:00:05,690 --> 00:00:07,920 Out here with some of the dirt boys, 4 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,806 building a new ramp for our rotary wing aircraft, 5 00:00:10,806 --> 00:00:12,630 here at PSAB. 6 00:00:12,630 --> 00:00:14,880 So we're going to talk about what's going on. 7 00:00:20,970 --> 00:00:23,503 - This requirement came along a few months ago. 8 00:00:23,503 --> 00:00:28,503 So taskforce javelin came in here with some UA sixties. 9 00:00:28,997 --> 00:00:31,580 The existing pad was in really terrible condition. 10 00:00:31,580 --> 00:00:34,370 They had potholes everywhere. 11 00:00:34,370 --> 00:00:35,960 It was really bad pot hazards. 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:40,280 So our engineers went forward, designing a brand new pad. 13 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,200 They came up with a design that was about 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,580 triple the size of the existing pad 15 00:00:44,580 --> 00:00:48,152 And then it ended up being a perfect opportunity to do some 16 00:00:48,152 --> 00:00:50,280 troop construction with our dirt boys. 17 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,580 So they've been out here the last few weeks, 18 00:00:52,580 --> 00:00:54,956 prepping the ground, getting everything ready, 19 00:00:54,956 --> 00:00:57,010 and in a few weeks here, we should start paving. 20 00:00:57,010 --> 00:00:59,690 So it's been awesome projects so far and we're looking 21 00:00:59,690 --> 00:01:01,030 forward to see where it goes. 22 00:01:01,030 --> 00:01:02,230 - Well, I was out here the other day, 23 00:01:02,230 --> 00:01:05,760 and I saw one of your surveyors out there, just standing, 24 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,990 standing out here in the field in the sun, like a statue. 25 00:01:08,990 --> 00:01:11,950 And I was out for maybe five minutes, and I was about to, 26 00:01:11,950 --> 00:01:13,520 I was about to melt, 27 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,680 and I know that guy's out here for hours. 28 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,960 I'm really impressed with what this crew is doing. 29 00:01:17,960 --> 00:01:22,070 - I'm super excited to see a little bit of what it's like to 30 00:01:22,070 --> 00:01:25,090 be in an expeditionary, civil engineering squadron. 31 00:01:25,090 --> 00:01:27,520 And they're going to put me on a piece of equipment. 32 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:28,730 Let's get after it. 33 00:01:28,730 --> 00:01:29,990 Why are we growing this thing, man? 34 00:01:29,990 --> 00:01:31,510 What does this do for us? 35 00:01:31,510 --> 00:01:33,440 - So the existing pad that was here 36 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:38,440 was way undersized for the number of Blackhawks that we had. 37 00:01:39,372 --> 00:01:42,260 They were parked way too close together. 38 00:01:42,260 --> 00:01:44,420 They needed a tug to push them in 39 00:01:44,420 --> 00:01:46,180 and out of the parking spaces. 40 00:01:46,180 --> 00:01:47,310 With this new design, 41 00:01:47,310 --> 00:01:49,930 the helicopter will be able to pull right in, 42 00:01:49,930 --> 00:01:51,670 and then pull out from the front as they go. 43 00:01:51,670 --> 00:01:54,960 So greatly reduces the amount of time spent pushing them in 44 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:55,893 out spaces. 45 00:01:56,740 --> 00:01:57,980 And then also just gives us room 46 00:01:57,980 --> 00:01:59,990 for feature expansions down the road. 47 00:01:59,990 --> 00:02:00,880 - Tell you what chief Crow. 48 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,099 I was incredibly impressed today, how about you? 49 00:02:03,099 --> 00:02:04,750 - Had a great time, sir. 50 00:02:04,750 --> 00:02:05,810 Awesome. 51 00:02:05,810 --> 00:02:07,880 - We can't. Thank you guys enough for what you do. 52 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,990 It's it's hot work, it's hard work. 53 00:02:09,990 --> 00:02:12,180 It's not, it's a little bit of risky work, man. 54 00:02:12,180 --> 00:02:14,200 This is some incredible equipment that you've got moving 55 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:15,280 around out here, 56 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,420 but what it does for our capabilities is absolutely amazing. 57 00:02:18,420 --> 00:02:20,940 One of the special things about the PSAB is watching 58 00:02:20,940 --> 00:02:24,020 engineers build this base and you guys made something here 59 00:02:24,020 --> 00:02:25,470 that's really, really special 60 00:02:26,370 --> 00:02:27,203 Chief? 61 00:02:27,203 --> 00:02:28,036 - Yes, sir. 62 00:02:28,036 --> 00:02:30,140 I'm amazed how all these different AFNC's, 63 00:02:30,140 --> 00:02:33,270 within a CE career field comes together, 64 00:02:33,270 --> 00:02:34,970 and you're out here building this thing. 65 00:02:34,970 --> 00:02:36,640 They come together as a team. 66 00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:38,850 They're doing this for the U S army. 67 00:02:38,850 --> 00:02:40,182 That's pretty cool. 68 00:02:40,182 --> 00:02:41,720 - That's right. That's right. 69 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,190 That's joint operations in effect. 70 00:02:44,190 --> 00:02:45,980 Really, really cool stuff. 71 00:02:45,980 --> 00:02:48,523 Thanks so much. It's been a great day.