1 00:00:00,021 --> 00:00:02,487 (grand orchestral music) 2 00:00:02,487 --> 00:00:04,900 - [Narrator] The mission of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers 3 00:00:04,900 --> 00:00:07,281 Middle East District is to provide high quality design, 4 00:00:07,281 --> 00:00:09,135 construction and related support services 5 00:00:09,135 --> 00:00:12,217 to the U.S. military and allied nation partners 6 00:00:12,217 --> 00:00:13,981 throughout the Middle East. 7 00:00:13,981 --> 00:00:16,620 - Yeah, I'm Fernando Miranda from Puerto Rico 8 00:00:16,620 --> 00:00:20,450 and I'm the resident engineer here in Kuwait. 9 00:00:20,450 --> 00:00:22,440 Middle East is a great challenge, 10 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,103 but it's also very rewarding. 11 00:00:24,103 --> 00:00:25,903 We got a lot of different projects. 12 00:00:25,903 --> 00:00:28,110 You know, we have projects here 13 00:00:28,110 --> 00:00:30,733 for the Navy, we got projects for the Air Force, 14 00:00:30,733 --> 00:00:33,271 we got projects for the Army. 15 00:00:33,271 --> 00:00:34,782 - I'm Kurt Ross. 16 00:00:34,782 --> 00:00:36,822 I'm a quality assurance representative 17 00:00:36,822 --> 00:00:39,032 for the P990 medical dental facility 18 00:00:39,032 --> 00:00:41,695 here on NSA1 Bahrain. 19 00:00:41,695 --> 00:00:43,092 Our current medical facility 20 00:00:43,092 --> 00:00:44,861 was built 20 years ago 21 00:00:44,861 --> 00:00:48,050 and over time and increase of personnel 22 00:00:48,050 --> 00:00:49,760 here on the base, 23 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:51,692 they've have to add to that medical clinic. 24 00:00:51,692 --> 00:00:52,915 - [Narrator] Through these efforts, 25 00:00:52,915 --> 00:00:55,291 the district plays a small but important role 26 00:00:55,291 --> 00:00:57,379 in promoting overall regional security 27 00:00:57,379 --> 00:00:59,573 and U.S. interests in the region. 28 00:00:59,573 --> 00:01:01,548 The infrastructure and more importantly 29 00:01:01,548 --> 00:01:03,270 the relationships we built have 30 00:01:03,270 --> 00:01:05,665 for almost 70 years been a stable presence 31 00:01:05,665 --> 00:01:07,882 in a region known for instability. 32 00:01:07,882 --> 00:01:09,690 Our mission partners choose us 33 00:01:09,690 --> 00:01:11,839 because they not only get the Middle East District's 34 00:01:11,839 --> 00:01:13,786 expert team of credentialed professionals, 35 00:01:13,786 --> 00:01:15,863 but the expertise and reputation 36 00:01:15,863 --> 00:01:18,029 of the entire U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 37 00:01:18,029 --> 00:01:19,883 Our mission partners choose us 38 00:01:19,883 --> 00:01:22,255 because they know we will execute quality programs 39 00:01:22,255 --> 00:01:23,529 on time and on budget, 40 00:01:23,529 --> 00:01:25,561 because are not out to make a profit, 41 00:01:25,561 --> 00:01:28,180 so we're committed to doing what's best for them. 42 00:01:28,180 --> 00:01:31,927 - He established a relationship with the contractor 43 00:01:31,927 --> 00:01:34,011 as in safety is number one. 44 00:01:34,011 --> 00:01:35,552 I think they appreciated the fact 45 00:01:35,552 --> 00:01:39,327 that they understood that we cared about the people here. 46 00:01:39,327 --> 00:01:40,910 - [Narrator] And finally, our mission partners 47 00:01:40,910 --> 00:01:43,568 choose us because from large scale construction projects 48 00:01:43,568 --> 00:01:46,002 valued in the hundreds of millions 49 00:01:46,002 --> 00:01:47,730 and critical to national security, 50 00:01:47,730 --> 00:01:50,385 to everyday small scale procurements, 51 00:01:50,385 --> 00:01:53,102 they count on us to get the mission done. 52 00:01:53,102 --> 00:01:54,370 We understand that we're not 53 00:01:54,370 --> 00:01:56,608 building facilities, but capabilities. 54 00:01:56,608 --> 00:01:59,720 And we continue to be the go organization 55 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,125 for engineering, construction and support services 56 00:02:02,125 --> 00:02:03,674 in some of the most challenging construction 57 00:02:03,674 --> 00:02:05,913 environments in the world.