1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000


2
00:00:04,140 --> 00:00:06,040
Yeah , yeah . 

3
00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:19,620
So on behalf of our airmen , their 

4
00:00:19,620 --> 00:00:21,970
families , and especially our defenders , 

5
00:00:21,980 --> 00:00:25,290
I thank you for your support . This 

6
00:00:25,290 --> 00:00:28,920
gate represents the entryway to combat 

7
00:00:28,930 --> 00:00:32,650
capability . This gate represents our 

8
00:00:32,650 --> 00:00:35,520
community partnership . And this gate 

9
00:00:35,530 --> 00:00:38,770
represents enhanced security . This 

10
00:00:38,770 --> 00:00:40,992
beautiful and more importantly , secure 

11
00:00:40,992 --> 00:00:43,250
new main gate will stand for decades to 

12
00:00:43,250 --> 00:00:46,980
come as a physical representation of 

13
00:00:46,980 --> 00:00:49,710
the friendship and partnership that 

14
00:00:49,710 --> 00:00:52,160
sets team shepherd apart . 

15
00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,770
Mhm behind me , I think one of the best 

16
00:00:57,770 --> 00:00:59,992
things that can be said is right here . 

17
00:00:59,992 --> 00:01:02,214
Combat capability starts here . This is 

18
00:01:02,214 --> 00:01:04,381
our joint main gate , and it's already 

19
00:01:04,381 --> 00:01:06,326
been said twice before . This is a 

20
00:01:06,326 --> 00:01:08,326
federal , state and local project . 

21
00:01:08,326 --> 00:01:10,159
This project started as early as 

22
00:01:10,159 --> 00:01:13,460
October 3rd , 2017 . That's when City 

23
00:01:13,460 --> 00:01:15,571
Council authorized our city manager , 

24
00:01:15,571 --> 00:01:17,904
Darren Lacquer , to apply for the grant . 

25
00:01:17,904 --> 00:01:20,127
It is now ending today , April 2nd 2021 

26
00:01:20,127 --> 00:01:23,960
at this ribbon cutting $8.7 million . 

27
00:01:23,980 --> 00:01:26,160
And I say that not likely , but $8.7 

28
00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,493
million.5.7 from the federal government , 

29
00:01:28,493 --> 00:01:31,340
1.5 from our state Deon Grant , at 1.5 

30
00:01:31,340 --> 00:01:33,562
million from the Wichita Falls Economic 

31
00:01:33,562 --> 00:01:35,770
Development Corporation . That's 

32
00:01:35,770 --> 00:01:37,437
outstanding . They have three 

33
00:01:37,437 --> 00:01:39,659
partnerships on a project like this for 

34
00:01:39,659 --> 00:01:40,826
all our young area , 

35
00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,751
This new gates gonna offer safety and 

36
00:01:45,751 --> 00:01:47,918
state of the art security for everyone 

37
00:01:47,918 --> 00:01:50,140
here at Shepherd for years to come . It 

38
00:01:50,140 --> 00:01:51,807
serves as an impressive first 

39
00:01:51,807 --> 00:01:54,029
impression for all those who visit here 

40
00:01:54,029 --> 00:01:55,751
and train here , including the 

41
00:01:55,751 --> 00:01:57,918
international students that are unique 

42
00:01:57,918 --> 00:02:00,029
to this base in its mission . I think 

43
00:02:00,029 --> 00:02:02,251
it's important that this is the This is 

44
00:02:02,251 --> 00:02:01,840
the first impression that a lot of 

45
00:02:01,850 --> 00:02:04,570
people that come to our country and 

46
00:02:04,570 --> 00:02:06,792
don't and don't go to other places that 

47
00:02:06,792 --> 00:02:09,014
this is the impression they have of the 

48
00:02:09,014 --> 00:02:11,292
United States of America is right here . 

49
00:02:11,292 --> 00:02:11,170
Sheppard Air Force Base . And this is 

50
00:02:11,170 --> 00:02:14,840
the first thing they see . Mm , yeah , 

51
00:02:15,340 --> 00:02:16,140
yeah , yeah .