Governor Breaks Ground on $22.6 Million Maryland Army Guard Flight Facility
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1454″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1500401229383{margin: 0px !important;border-width: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1500401160578{margin: 0px !important;border-width: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;}”]By Sgt. Thaddeus Harrington[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1500401258877{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 1px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 1px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]Gov. Martin O’Malley helped brake ground on a $22.6 million addition/alteration to the Maryland National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility during a ceremony in Edgewood, Md., May 23, 2010.
The contract was awarded to Tetra Tech Facilities Construction of Alexandria, Va., for the design and construction of the additional 90,000 square feet and the renovation of the existing 50,000-square-foot AASF.
“This project will not only give our Soldiers a state-of-the-art facility to work in, it will help bring jobs to Maryland,” said Gov. O’Malley. “The security of the homeland is the responsibility of every generation, and I am so proud of the Maryland National Guard and all they have done both overseas and here at home.”
The project includes renovating and expanding the existing hangar, building additional administrative areas, equipment storage areas, classrooms, a physical fitness area and modernized shops to support Army aviation and maintenance. The estimated completion date of the project is in the spring of 2012.
The keynote speaker was Brig. Gen. Alberto J. Jimenez, commander of the Maryland Army National Guard and senior aviator in the Maryland Guard. Jimenez discussed how he has seen the transformation of Army aviation over the years.
“The aircraft we fly today are larger and more complicated and require highly-skilled Soldiers to maintain,” said Jimenez. “This is the home of aviation for the Maryland Army National Guard, and this facility is transforming to meet our needs today and for tomorrow.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html css=”.vc_custom_1500401207949{margin-top: 1px !important;border-top-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 1px !important;}”]JTNDYSUyMGRhdGEtZmxpY2tyLWVtYmVkJTNEJTIydHJ1ZSUyMiUyMGRhdGEtaGVhZGVyJTNEJTIydHJ1ZSUyMiUyMCUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5mbGlja3IuY29tJTJGcGhvdG9zJTJGbWRuZyUyRmFsYnVtcyUyRjcyMTU3NjIzOTkwODEyNzYxJTIyJTIwdGl0bGUlM0QlMjJXZWlkZSUyMEFybXklMjBBaXJmaWVsZCUyMEdyb3VuZCUyMEJyZWFraW5nJTIyJTNFJTNDaW1nJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZmYXJtNS5zdGF0aWNmbGlja3IuY29tJTJGNDA3MiUyRjQ2MzA1NDAxOThfNTc2MzhlOTc5OV9iLmpwZyUyMiUyMHdpZHRoJTNEJTIyMTAyNCUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjY4MiUyMiUyMGFsdCUzRCUyMldlaWRlJTIwQXJteSUyMEFpcmZpZWxkJTIwR3JvdW5kJTIwQnJlYWtpbmclMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZhJTNFJTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwYXN5bmMlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjIlMkYlMkZlbWJlZHIuZmxpY2tyLmNvbSUyRmFzc2V0cyUyRmNsaWVudC1jb2RlLmpzJTIyJTIwY2hhcnNldCUzRCUyMnV0Zi04JTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNF[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]