2010 Annual Report - West Virginia Army National Guard - U.S. Army

West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2010Special Programs and ActivitiesWest Virginia National GuardFacilities Management OfficeThe Construction and Facilities ManagementOffice supports the West Virginia Army NationalGuard by constructing and maintaining allfacilities and training areas owned by the Stateof West Virginia. The WVARNG’s MasterPlan for facilities development, Facilities XXI,recommends the location of future facilitiesbased on force restructuring initiatives, recruitingobjectives, changing demographics, distributionof units and the condition of existing facilities.Since 1995, Facilities XXI resulted in theacquisition of more than one million squarefeet of existing facilities, with a value of almost$183 million, vacated by other tenants. Anaggressive construction campaign, as detailedbelow, complements these acquisitions. Aprimary consideration in the development andmethodology of Facilities XXI has been savingsto the state of West Virginia by consolidatingarmories, partnering with other reservecomponents and/or local agencies, building onfederal land, or trading existing facilities fordevelopable land. Since 1995, these efforts haveresulted in a savings of almost $95 million to thetaxpayers of West Virginia. Future savings areexpected to reach $40 million over the next 10years.Projects completed in 2010 ($23.5 mil)• $1.5 million rappelling tower/leadershipreaction course and appurtenant facilities atCamp Dawson• $2 million addition to the Huntington tri-37