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- [William] Civil engineers put their many skills

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on display for engineering week on Misawa Air Base.

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For one week every year, airmen from different CE branches

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around the base come together for a showcase

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to stimulate and inspire others

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to pursue similar career fields.

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- We're celebrating engineer week,

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which is the third week in February every year.

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Today we're hosting our base event

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to not only showcase our shops

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in the civil engineering squadron,

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but also to spark in young minds in areas

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of science, technology, engineering, and math.

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- [William] There has been an indication in the decline

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in interest in stem fields among the younger generations.

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Events during engineering week not only show

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the practical side of the CE skillset,

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they also give spectators a chance to see their creativity.

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- This is really important, because this allows the public

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to come out and see what it is that CE does.

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And it also introduces them

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to different types of career fields.

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And it's just to get more people involved

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with HVAC, plumbing, structures,

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basically the trades and hands-on work.

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- [William] The explosive ordinance disposal structures,

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and electronic sections of civil engineering

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were just a few of the branches that participated

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in the event, which was designed

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to show what civil engineers really do.

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- There's more to being an engineer

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than just sitting in a lab,

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either running experiments or working with computer models.

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Engineering's part of everyday life,

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any sort of critical thinking skill that you have,

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it's in everything you do.

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- [William] Not only is the work that CE does

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important to life on base,

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it's important to the Armed Forces mission here in Japan.

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Petty Officer William Berksteiner,

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Misawi Air Base, Japan.