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\u201cWe\u2019ll have what we need to be good stewards of the community and the environment,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Allyson Solomon, assistant adjutant general \u2013 Air.<\/p>\n[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1815″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1500566858372{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1500566872324{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]<\/p>\n
Photos by Staff Sgt. Thaddeus Harrington<\/p>\n
[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1500566880529{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Story by 2nd Lt. Jessica Donnelly[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1500566887663{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]With a toss of dirt from a gilded shovel, the Maryland Air National Guard officially kicked-off the construction of the new wing headquarters, operations, medical and training facility, Oct. 2, at the Warfield Air National Guard Base in Middle River, Md.<\/p>\n
The groundbreaking ceremony recognized the 31,500 square-foot building that will consolidate the location of the 175th Wing Headquarters personnel, Mission Support Group and the Medical Group.\u00a0 The facility will give the Airmen an energy-efficient work space that, with its multiple green roofs and numerous other energy enhancements, is expected to achieve certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver status upon its completion.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have what we need to be good stewards of the community and the environment,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Allyson Solomon, assistant adjutant general \u2013 Air.<\/p>\n
The new building will offer more office space, medical and dental examination and treatment spaces, classrooms, administration space, a command section, conference rooms, and a telephone switching\/data automation center.<\/p>\n
Brig. Gen. Scott Kelly, 175th Wing commander, explained that the old buildings were costly to maintain, and the new building will bring technology and a better work environment to the Airmen that will not only be an improvement for training, but also for morale.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really looking forward to the ribbon-cutting ceremony when it\u2019s complete,\u201d added Kelly.<\/p>\n
The anticipated completion of the facility is June 2014.<\/p>\n
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