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Team , for this month's episode , I

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wanna welcome you to Military Sealift

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Command's future headquarters here at

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Naval Station Norfolk . I'm coming to

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you from the top floor of Building X

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132 , our 248,000 square

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foot future headquarters , and just

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look at this view . As it stands ,

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we're over 70% finished with this

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project , and I know , and I fully

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understand this has been a long time

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coming , but I hope it will be worth

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the wait and the new spaces will meet

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the needs of our people and our mission .

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Crews are currently wrapping up the

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construction phase of X-132 and will

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soon shift to the test and balance

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phase of this long overdue update .

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Before I take you around the building

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and show you the current status , let's

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take a look back and see where we were .

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With some of these photos from just a

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few years ago , you can see how far

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we've come , and I won't sugarcoat

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anything . There's still a way to go ,

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but progress is evident on every level

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and in every space . I'm incredibly

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grateful to everyone involved in taking

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this project from concept to reality .

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The finish line is in sight , and that

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is a big thanks to everyone that's

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worked on this . Once we have the green

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light to start moving people in , it

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will be fantastic to have the majority

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of everyone under one roof .

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Consolidating MSC will help enable

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command unification and provide an

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opportunity to improve efficiency and

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organizational effectiveness . MSC is a

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matrix organization requiring

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cross-functional teams for day to day

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operations . X132 will help promote

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collaboration and synergy across lines

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of effort by having subject matter

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experts from all programs and codes in

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one location . This building is

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outfitted for nearly 1600 personnel ,

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each with their own workspace ,

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including a motorized stand-up desk .

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X-132 was designed by and for MSC team

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members using an open space concept to

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encourage collaboration and teamwork .

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Our new headquarters will have Wi Fi

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throughout the building , 53 conference

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rooms , 10 break rooms , 4 elevators ,

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and we're also developing a space to

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have our own Micromart inside . Now I

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know there are some concerns

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specifically surrounding parking and

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space . At present , we have a

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dedicated parking lot with 866 assigned

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spaces . I know the math doesn't

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exactly add up with the number of

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teammates we have , but we are working

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with Naval Station Norfolk and Naval

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Facilities Command leadership to

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explore alternative solutions . In

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terms of space , we'll have the

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majority of our staff under one roof ,

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which is a major improvement for being

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dispersed throughout more than 16

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different locations around the naval

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station . We will also be holding on to

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about 5 other buildings so that we have

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adequate space to support our mariners ,

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sailors , and civilians . As I

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mentioned , we're sitting around 70%

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complete with an anticipated completion

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date for many parts of the building by

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the end of this year . After that , we

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still have some work to do to get all

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of our staff moved from around the base

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and into X 132 . To do that

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successfully and safely , we will be

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phasing teams in by Encode , hopefully

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in the first half of 2027 . As with any

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move , X-132 does not come without its

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challenges . Available parking and

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adequate privacy are among the top

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concerns of MSC's workforce , and I am

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committed to working on a pathway

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forward to address such challenges .

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I'm also working with the team to

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determine which parts of the building

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can and cannot have cell phones brought

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into them . Before I sign off , let me

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give you a look into the future . As

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you can see behind me , these are empty

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cubicles with no systems and no light .

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But this is what the space will look

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like when outfitted with computer

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systems , decor , and people . It truly

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will be a first-rate facility for our

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team . As things continue to progress

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and more updates become available , I

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will keep you informed . I can't wait

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for you to see this space . Just look

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at that view . Now that's navy country .

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Until next time , stay safe and heave

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ho . MSC mariners , sailors and

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civilians , we deliver .