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- [Narrator] Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force

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for Installations, Environment,
and Energy, John Henderson,

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addresses attendees of a
Nascota Township Public Forum

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on April 24th.

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He and Mark Carrel,

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deputy assistant
secretary of the Air Force

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for environment, safety,
and infrastructure,

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came to meet with residents
and local officials

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regarding pea foss and
pea full contamination

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at the former Wurthsmith Air Force base.

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- The Air Force is absolutely

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committed to the health
and safety of our airmen,

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their families, and the
communities that we serve in,

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to include the communities
that we served in previously.

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- [Narrator] Prior to the meeting,

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project leaders from the Air
Force Civil Engineer Center

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gave them a first person view

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of the ongoing remediation efforts.

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- Kinda wanted to see where we are,

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such progress that our
team's been working here with

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over a number of years.

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I wanna see if those
actions have been effective,

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and then more importantly, lookin' ahead

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on what actions we're
gettin' ready to take,

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and if we're headed in the
right direction on this.

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- [Narrator] And it's
this type of attention

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that one Oscoda resident
says he's thankful for.

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- They're listening to our
questions, our concerns,

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and they are the ones who
can make the big decisions

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and budget requests, and things like that.

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So it's very important,

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and we believe that that's the right level

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of involvement that we've been hoping for.

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- [Narrator] A statement

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that US Senator Gary Peters
of Michigan, agrees with.

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- Well I think the fact
that the system secretary's

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out here seeing it first
hand, is an important step.

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Certainly shows his
commitment to getting done.

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- [Narrator] Henderson
wrapped up this visit

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by thanking both the senator and Congress

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for their continued support,

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and he reaffirmed his commitment

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to the Air Force wide remediation effort.

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- And that's where we really
appreciated the teamwork

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with Congress, With Senator
Peter's office and otherS,

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'cause this is really,

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it's actually bigger than the Air Force.

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It's part of a bigger problem

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that requires a whole
of government solution

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that we're committed
to seein' this through.

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- [Narrator] For the Air Force

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Installation and Mission
Support Center, I'm James Truitt