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Guard cuts ribbon on new facility
Salina, Kan., (September 10,
2010) - A building located on the Salina Airport Industrial Center once
used for making furniture will now be used to "make" unit supply
specialists, motor transport operators, health care specialists, and more
for the Kansas National Guard.
A ribbon cutting ceremony and
open house celebrated the opening of a newly remodeled Kansas National
Guard training facility Saturday, September 18 at 2804 Arnold.
"The Airport Authority has
provided us with
a first class facility in which
to train our National Guardsmen," said Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, Kansas
Adjutant General, who was on deck to cut the ribbon.
The Airport Authority had spent
the previous months converting an existing warehouse area into six
classrooms.
"We installed a new
ceiling below the existing ceiling along with 10 inches of
insulation," explained Authority Manager of Facilities and
Construction Kenny Bieker. "Each room is served by its own
heating and air conditioning unit and the classrooms have new wiring and
cabling."
Assisting Maj. Gen. Bunting in
cutting the ribbon was Commander of the Great Plains Joint Training Center
Brig. Gen. Norman E. Steen, Airport Authority Manager of Facilities and
Construction, Salina Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dennis
Lauver.
The facility has been
designated as the "92 Career Management Field National Training
Center." Field Artillery Meteorology and Survey and Combat
Lifesaver Course, Army Basic Instructor Course and Small Leader Course are
some of the courses to be hosted by the newly remodeled facility. The
KSRTI also conducts additional training which graduates more than 1200
students annually.
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