WEBVTT 00:12.390 --> 00:14.779 Hi , I'm Colonel Rob Hilliard , US Army 00:14.779 --> 00:16.501 Engineering and Support Center 00:16.501 --> 00:18.501 commander . Welcome to Huntsville . 00:39.599 --> 00:41.720 Behind me is our headquarters located 00:41.720 --> 00:43.880 here on Redstone Arsenal . This state 00:43.880 --> 00:45.547 of the art facility was built 00:45.547 --> 00:47.824 specifically for the Huntsville Center . 00:48.029 --> 00:50.479 After decades of operating at several 00:50.479 --> 00:52.535 locations around Huntsville , we cut 00:52.535 --> 00:54.535 the ribbon and moved our operations 00:54.535 --> 00:58.220 here in January of 2024 . But we're not 00:58.220 --> 01:00.442 just located here on Redstone Arsenal . 01:01.229 --> 01:03.669 We also have satellite offices in Omaha , 01:03.740 --> 01:06.470 Nebraska and Fort Eustace in Alexandria , 01:06.580 --> 01:09.190 Virginia . The great advantage of being 01:09.190 --> 01:11.589 based on Redstone Arsenal is that we're 01:11.589 --> 01:13.756 co-located with several of our mission 01:13.756 --> 01:15.756 partners like Army Mariel Command , 01:16.069 --> 01:18.069 Missile Defense Agency , and NASA . 01:19.790 --> 01:22.068 Huntsville Center has a global mission , 01:22.069 --> 01:23.958 supporting our military and other 01:23.958 --> 01:26.013 federal agencies at locations around 01:26.013 --> 01:28.949 the world . An old saying at the center 01:28.949 --> 01:32.569 is , as the needs of the nation change , 01:33.029 --> 01:35.140 so does the mission of the Huntsville 01:35.140 --> 01:38.150 Center . Historically speaking , the 01:38.150 --> 01:40.430 one consistency within the center is 01:40.430 --> 01:43.860 change . And our role as a national 01:43.860 --> 01:46.459 engineering organization was cemented 01:46.459 --> 01:49.150 through 6 decades of program oversight . 01:50.199 --> 01:52.143 One of the center's earliest major 01:52.143 --> 01:54.366 missions was managing construction of a 01:54.366 --> 01:56.779 massive Cold War era missile complex 01:57.080 --> 01:59.989 during the 1970s . We also partnered 01:59.989 --> 02:02.349 with NASA in the 1970s , building test 02:02.349 --> 02:04.809 facilities for their rocket engines . 02:05.830 --> 02:07.663 In the 1980s , Huntsville Center 02:07.663 --> 02:09.910 pioneered environmental compliance and 02:09.910 --> 02:12.470 restoration programs , programs that 02:12.470 --> 02:14.470 would later transfer to other Uace 02:14.470 --> 02:16.990 districts , demonstrating its value as 02:16.990 --> 02:19.369 an incubator for Uace-wide innovation . 02:21.220 --> 02:23.053 Another landmark mission was the 02:23.053 --> 02:25.053 chemical demilitarization program , 02:25.053 --> 02:27.009 which began in the late 1980s . 02:27.509 --> 02:29.509 Huntsville Center played a critical 02:29.509 --> 02:31.231 role in designing and managing 02:31.231 --> 02:33.176 facilities across the US to safely 02:33.176 --> 02:35.231 destroy the US stockpile of chemical 02:35.231 --> 02:38.199 weapons . Over time , our mission 02:38.199 --> 02:40.310 expanded to encompass a broader range 02:40.310 --> 02:42.366 of specialized technical support for 02:42.366 --> 02:45.059 UAS . After the 2003 invasion of Iraq , 02:45.559 --> 02:47.726 Huntsville Center oversaw the captured 02:47.726 --> 02:49.559 enemy ammunition program , which 02:49.559 --> 02:52.279 destroyed more than 346,000 tons of 02:52.279 --> 02:54.501 ordnance , one of the largest munitions 02:54.501 --> 02:56.600 clearance efforts in US military 02:56.600 --> 02:59.279 history . In the last two decades , the 02:59.279 --> 03:01.520 center grew its focus by managing the 03:01.520 --> 03:03.687 design , construction , and outfitting 03:03.687 --> 03:05.353 of military medical treatment 03:05.353 --> 03:07.639 facilities worldwide . We also 03:07.639 --> 03:09.639 developed energy programs to assist 03:09.639 --> 03:11.750 installations with maintaining energy 03:11.750 --> 03:14.699 resilience and readiness . Huntsville 03:14.699 --> 03:16.477 Center also responds to natural 03:16.477 --> 03:18.860 disasters . Over the years we've had 03:18.860 --> 03:21.580 countless teammates volunteer to assist 03:21.580 --> 03:24.100 with recovery efforts . Following 03:24.100 --> 03:25.933 Hurricane Maria , we managed the 03:25.933 --> 03:27.989 reestablishment of the power grid in 03:27.989 --> 03:31.199 Puerto Rico . During the COVID outbreak 03:31.199 --> 03:33.460 of 2020 , we helped design and 03:33.460 --> 03:35.293 implement several alternate care 03:35.293 --> 03:37.349 facilities for communities that were 03:37.349 --> 03:40.050 lacking bed space . After Hurricane 03:40.050 --> 03:42.479 Helene caused massive flooding across 03:42.479 --> 03:44.479 eastern Tennessee and western North 03:44.479 --> 03:47.490 Carolina in 2024 , HNC sent people and 03:47.490 --> 03:49.490 resources to help restore essential 03:49.490 --> 03:51.657 services to residents of that region . 03:51.690 --> 03:53.690 So if this is something that you're 03:53.690 --> 03:55.690 interested in , let your supervisor 03:55.690 --> 03:57.746 know , and they can point you in the 03:57.746 --> 03:59.968 right direction to receive the training 03:59.968 --> 03:59.649 that you need to support recovery 03:59.649 --> 04:01.871 missions . On the third floor , we have 04:01.871 --> 04:03.839 a certification display wall . It 04:03.839 --> 04:05.728 spotlights our employees who have 04:05.728 --> 04:07.895 achieved credentials or certifications 04:07.895 --> 04:10.006 during their time with the Huntsville 04:10.006 --> 04:12.228 Center . So while I've been telling you 04:12.228 --> 04:14.395 about the great accomplishments of the 04:14.395 --> 04:16.450 Huntsville Center . I'm gonna stress 04:16.450 --> 04:18.561 that the center depends on its people 04:18.561 --> 04:20.728 to succeed . Our mission is to deliver 04:20.728 --> 04:23.006 engineering solutions across the globe . 04:23.609 --> 04:25.831 Entirely dependent on the expertise and 04:25.831 --> 04:29.220 dedication of each one of you . You are 04:29.220 --> 04:32.059 the driving force behind our successes . 04:32.720 --> 04:35.160 It's your talent , commitment , and 04:35.160 --> 04:38.720 innovation that enable us to support 04:38.720 --> 04:40.959 the warfighter and secure our nation's 04:40.959 --> 04:44.690 future . So I've given you 04:44.690 --> 04:46.579 some background of the Huntsville 04:46.579 --> 04:48.690 Center , and I'm sure you're ready to 04:48.690 --> 04:50.690 get to it . So I'll close by saying 04:50.690 --> 04:52.799 that you're onboarding with an 04:52.799 --> 04:55.269 organization that has a storied history 04:55.579 --> 04:57.769 and an exciting future . So I'll 04:57.769 --> 04:59.936 welcome you to the Huntsville Center , 04:59.936 --> 05:02.213 and I look forward to working with you . 05:03.640 --> 05:05.920 Hello . My name is Arthur Martin the 05:05.920 --> 05:09.320 3rd , and I am the senior civilian and 05:09.320 --> 05:11.209 programs director for the US Army 05:11.209 --> 05:13.042 Engineering and Support Center , 05:13.042 --> 05:14.931 Huntsville . That is actually our 05:14.931 --> 05:17.559 official name , but you may hear us 05:17.559 --> 05:21.160 referred to as HNC or the Center 05:21.410 --> 05:25.000 or CEHNC . All of those apply , but 05:25.000 --> 05:27.278 please remember our full official name , 05:27.359 --> 05:29.637 US Army Engineering and Support Center , 05:29.637 --> 05:32.220 Huntsville . So I want to start this 05:32.269 --> 05:34.491 conversation by giving you a little bit 05:34.491 --> 05:36.658 of history about USA as a whole , then 05:36.658 --> 05:36.640 we're going to drill down and talk to 05:36.640 --> 05:39.649 you about Huntsville Center . So , UAS 05:39.649 --> 05:43.200 as a whole has been around since 1775 . 05:43.489 --> 05:45.711 We date back to the days of Bunker Hill 05:45.711 --> 05:47.600 and George Washington when he was 05:47.600 --> 05:49.711 actually a general in the Continental 05:49.711 --> 05:52.359 Army . And fast forward to 1967 , 05:52.690 --> 05:55.489 that's when Huntsville Division was 05:55.489 --> 05:57.600 commissioned , and at that point , we 05:57.600 --> 05:59.640 were born and bred to support the 05:59.640 --> 06:01.807 construction , design and construction 06:01.807 --> 06:04.200 of missile launch facilities . Now , 06:04.559 --> 06:07.170 that work kind of slowed down a bit , 06:07.399 --> 06:09.700 and we ended up not being a division 06:10.239 --> 06:12.239 for too many more years , so we got 06:12.239 --> 06:14.619 designated as Huntsville Center . The 06:14.619 --> 06:17.609 bottom line is , since 1967 , 06:17.859 --> 06:20.899 Huntsville has been providing services 06:20.899 --> 06:23.850 to DOD and the nation in a variety of 06:23.850 --> 06:26.690 different ways . Right now , we have 06:26.690 --> 06:29.459 more than 40 programs , we have more 06:29.459 --> 06:31.700 than 1000 people , and we're still 06:31.700 --> 06:33.811 providing value added services to the 06:33.811 --> 06:35.700 soldiers , sailors , airmen , and 06:35.700 --> 06:38.450 marines across the world . Because the 06:38.450 --> 06:42.109 center is unique in the sense that 06:42.290 --> 06:45.089 as we are a center , we do not have 06:45.089 --> 06:48.209 geographic boundaries . Whereas in the 06:48.209 --> 06:51.049 core , we're bounded by headquarters in 06:51.049 --> 06:53.730 Washington DC we have 9 . 06:54.519 --> 06:57.579 Division offices , we have 43 district 06:57.579 --> 07:00.320 offices , and we have a few other 07:00.320 --> 07:02.431 centers . I think there are 9 centers 07:02.431 --> 07:04.264 overall . But the bottom line is 07:04.264 --> 07:06.264 hospice center has the authority to 07:06.264 --> 07:08.098 operate and execute its programs 07:08.160 --> 07:10.382 without any boundaries or constrictions 07:10.382 --> 07:12.382 geographically , and we can support 07:12.640 --> 07:14.760 projects worldwide . That is a little 07:14.760 --> 07:16.982 bit of a uniqueness in the construct of 07:16.982 --> 07:19.119 the Corps of Engineers . Now , when I 07:19.119 --> 07:21.286 speak about these boundaries , you get 07:21.286 --> 07:23.508 things like the military boundaries and 07:23.508 --> 07:25.397 the civil works boundaries . So , 07:25.397 --> 07:27.508 they're bound by watersheds if you're 07:27.508 --> 07:29.175 talking about the civil works 07:29.175 --> 07:31.230 boundaries , because the civil works 07:31.230 --> 07:33.452 side of the house focuses on navigation 07:33.452 --> 07:35.619 channels , locks and dams , the upkeep 07:35.619 --> 07:35.519 and maintenance of things of that 07:35.519 --> 07:37.630 nature . But the military side of the 07:37.630 --> 07:40.339 house focuses on installation support . 07:40.640 --> 07:42.670 We focus on building buildings in 07:42.670 --> 07:45.079 support of the defenses of the United 07:45.079 --> 07:47.970 States . So , we speak military , we 07:47.970 --> 07:49.859 speak civil works , and sometimes 07:49.859 --> 07:51.692 people get those things confused 07:51.692 --> 07:53.914 because also there are monies that come 07:53.914 --> 07:56.026 along with that . So now , Huntsville 07:56.026 --> 07:58.192 Center does not receive not one single 07:58.192 --> 08:01.130 coin of appropriated dollars . That is 08:01.130 --> 08:02.908 usually associated with Milon , 08:03.290 --> 08:06.010 military constructions , or civil works 08:06.010 --> 08:09.589 projects . We spend our time supporting 08:09.649 --> 08:11.890 installations and facilities through 08:11.890 --> 08:14.168 what we call sustainment , restoration , 08:14.168 --> 08:16.334 and modernization . And the money type 08:16.334 --> 08:18.557 is called OMA . So here in Huntsville , 08:18.557 --> 08:21.809 we have 43 programs , over 1000 people 08:22.109 --> 08:25.750 working in support of facility support 08:25.750 --> 08:28.380 type projects . We do not do green 08:28.380 --> 08:30.602 grass construction , that is considered 08:30.602 --> 08:32.909 milk car . So , the districts handle 08:32.909 --> 08:35.020 meal car , they have a right of first 08:35.020 --> 08:37.390 refusal for meal card work . But if 08:37.390 --> 08:40.330 there is a need for a renovation , Uh , 08:40.549 --> 08:42.900 uh , repurposing or something of that 08:42.900 --> 08:45.219 nature , Huntsville Center is more than 08:45.219 --> 08:47.219 happy , and we have the contractual 08:47.219 --> 08:49.979 capacity to support that . As I get 08:49.979 --> 08:52.940 ready to wrap my speech to you , uh , I 08:52.940 --> 08:54.607 didn't tell you yet about our 08:54.607 --> 08:58.270 superpower . In our districts , in our 08:58.390 --> 09:01.369 MSCs , we tend to be more stovepipe . 09:01.530 --> 09:03.929 We have a section for contracting , we 09:03.929 --> 09:05.960 have a section for engineering , we 09:05.960 --> 09:08.127 have a section for office of counsel . 09:08.289 --> 09:10.011 But in Huntsville Center , the 09:10.011 --> 09:12.011 superpower that we have is we use a 09:12.011 --> 09:14.570 strong matrix PDT project delivery team . 09:15.150 --> 09:17.539 The subject matter experts that that 09:17.710 --> 09:21.299 that constitute a PDT all sit together , 09:21.549 --> 09:23.880 they work closely together , and they 09:23.880 --> 09:26.210 are actually bound by their 09:26.900 --> 09:29.011 organizational hierarchy . They still 09:29.011 --> 09:31.344 reports that they're normal supervisors , 09:31.344 --> 09:33.400 but they work together . They , they 09:33.400 --> 09:35.567 really work hard together to solve the 09:35.567 --> 09:37.844 problems that are related to a project . 09:37.844 --> 09:39.956 So the lawyer is there , the engineer 09:39.956 --> 09:42.178 is there , and this is anchored and led 09:42.178 --> 09:44.729 by a project manager who is also part 09:44.729 --> 09:46.859 of that project delivery team . The 09:46.859 --> 09:48.470 authority resides with their 09:48.470 --> 09:50.580 supervisors , but the responsibility 09:50.580 --> 09:52.780 resides with their project manager to 09:52.780 --> 09:55.369 lead that team to success . Now , the 09:55.369 --> 09:57.369 last thing I want to tell you about 09:57.369 --> 09:59.729 Huntsville Center is be proud of where 09:59.729 --> 10:02.119 you work . Huntsville Center is 10:02.119 --> 10:04.341 considered the mighty Huntsville Center 10:04.341 --> 10:06.890 for a reason . We do things in places 10:06.890 --> 10:09.330 that a lot of districts can't . We go 10:09.330 --> 10:11.880 places and we execute on behalf of 10:11.880 --> 10:14.049 districts because we are basically the 10:14.049 --> 10:16.216 Swiss Army knife for the Army Corps of 10:16.216 --> 10:18.382 Engineers . When it gets tricky , when 10:18.382 --> 10:20.605 it gets difficult , when it gets hard , 10:20.605 --> 10:22.799 when time is running short , the phone 10:22.799 --> 10:24.577 call usually rings down here in 10:24.577 --> 10:26.688 Huntsville , and they're asking us to 10:26.688 --> 10:28.688 spring into action . So now they're 10:28.688 --> 10:30.799 asking you to spring into action . So 10:30.799 --> 10:32.688 you are now part of a history , a 10:32.688 --> 10:35.340 historically long legacy organization 10:35.640 --> 10:38.760 with a notion of excellence . Our 10:38.760 --> 10:41.679 mantra is professionalism , courtesy , 10:41.799 --> 10:44.059 and customer service . We add value . 10:44.340 --> 10:46.507 And that's what the expectation of you 10:46.507 --> 10:48.880 is now . Be proud of what you're doing , 10:49.020 --> 10:51.131 be proud of who you're doing it for , 10:51.131 --> 10:53.187 because at the end of the day , it's 10:53.187 --> 10:55.131 all about the soldiers , sailors , 10:55.131 --> 10:57.298 airmen , and marines that we support . 10:57.298 --> 10:59.409 Again , as I wrap up , I say to you , 10:59.409 --> 11:01.742 welcome to the mighty Huntsville Center , 11:01.742 --> 11:03.964 and if you see me in the hall , stop me 11:03.964 --> 11:06.076 because I really want to know you and 11:06.076 --> 11:06.200 what you do . Have a great day .