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Hello and welcome to this Omaha

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District court update . I'm major amy

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Hutter and here's what's going on

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around the district . The Omaha

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district was recently honored at the

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Society of American Engineer small

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business conference in Nashville

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Tennessee . During a ceremony with

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Lieutenant General scott Spellman ,

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Chief of Engineers in New States ,

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Commanding General . The district

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received the small , disadvantaged

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business category award This past

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fiscal year , the district awarded over

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$500 million

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1,074

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contracts along the Missouri River .

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The district is wrapping up a year long

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project to deepen the navigation

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channel just north and south of the

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mormon bridge in Omaha Nebraska Using a

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£34,000 eccentric ripper excavator

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attachment in £19,000 hammer crews

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excavated more than 120,000 cubic yards

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276 barges of material .

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The Omaha District fueling system

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mandatory Center of expertise recently

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conducted an inspection and performance

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verification on fuel storage tank 5 80

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on Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska .

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Every 10 years engineers inspect the

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tank for corrosion or other damage

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after the catastrophic flood of 2019 .

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These inspections are critical to

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ensuring that the fuel tanks are safe

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and the mission readiness requirements .

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Congratulations to Jessica . Jackson

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are november employee of the month

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Jessica is a contracting officer who's

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17 contract actions total $147.6

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million . These actions include major

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projects such as the pipe stem dam

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spillway modification and the Fort

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Randall cultural bank stabilization .

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Congratulations Jessica And finally ,

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as you make your plans to travel during

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the upcoming holiday season , please

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remember to make safety your number one

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priority . Thank you for joining us ,

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reporting for the Office of Public

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Affairs and Major Amy Hunter .