b'New Jersey Army National Guard Leaders Open Lakehurst Readiness Center With Ribbon Cutting Ceremonywww.dvidshub.net/news/461409/new-jersey-army-national-guard-leaders-open-lakehurst-readiness-center-with-ribbon-cutting-ceremonyU.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lisa J. Hou, D.O., The Adjutant General of New Jersey, center, and U.S. Rep. Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey District 4, cut the ribbon to officially open the National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Jan. 4, 2024. The nearly $16 million military construction project, 40,762 square foot state-of-the-art facility will provide the Soldiers of Bravo Company, 250th Brigade Support Battalion, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey Army National Guard, with classroom training, administration, maintenance operations, and equipment storage. The project achieves the U.S. Green Building Councils Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver Certification, a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement.(New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)Story by Maj. Agneta Murnanto reality in the last five years, said Brig. Gen New Jersey National Guard Lisa J. Hou, D.O., The Adjutant General of New January 6, 2024 Jersey and Commissioner of Military and VeteransThe New Jersey Department of Military andAffairs. This facility gives our Soldiers a phenomenal Veterans Affairs held a ribbon cutting ceremonyfoundation for the training that will prepare them to commemorate the opening of a National Guardfor future calls of our state and nation.Readiness Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- The nearly $16 million armory provides the Lakehurst, New Jersey, Jan. 4, 2024. The eventSoldiers of Bravo Company, 250th Brigade was attended by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, 4thSupport Battalion, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat District; staff of U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, 3rd District;Team, New Jersey Army National Guard with a JBMDL mission partners; senior leaders of themodern, state-of-the-art facility for maintenance New Jersey Army National Guard; design and operations, equipment storage, classroom training, construction leads from DRG Architects, AIA, Inc,and administration. The federally funded military DMD Contracting, LLC; and project managersconstruction project broke ground in April 2022.from the NJDMAVA Construction & FacilitiesThe price of peace is eternal vigilance, and that Maintenance Office. is exactly what you are doing here, Congressman I am grateful for the support of the federal Smith said, addressing the Bravo Companylegislature and Governor Phil Murphy in prioritizingcommand team. the funding for this project, and for the manyModern infrastructure like this new, 40,000-squareteams that have guided this project from conceptfoot Readiness Center is tangible evidence of 20 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine Thank You For Your Service'