Appropriation Bill:

Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

Project Name:

Adal Deployment Center                                                                                                    

Amount:

$14,500,000

Applicant / Recipient Name:

Ellsworth Air Force Base

Recipient Address:

1958 Scott Drive, Ellsworth, SD, 57706

Explanation of Request:

The new Deployment Center will consolidate passenger briefing/holding areas, counseling rooms, deployment control center (DCC), supply, cargo storage, cargo processing and admin area.  It will store all mobility bags and also provide a weapons storage area.  The Deployment Center will minimize bag drag and distance to aircraft while improving process flow.  A new facility will leverage lessons learned to quickly expedite 500 personnel and 600 tons of cargo in 48-hours.

Appropriation Bill:

Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

Project Name:

Camp Rapid Joint Force Headquarters Readiness Center Addition                  

Amount:

$7,900,000

Applicant / Recipient Name:

South Dakota National Guard

Recipient Address:

2823 West Main Street, Rapid City, SD, 57702

Explanation of Request:

The proposed construction of the building addition will consist of the wing that was phased-out of the original construction that will house full-time employees and Guardsmen.  It will provide the necessary administrative areas, classrooms, and Joint Force Headquarters state record storage.  This facility will complete the construction of the Camp Rapid JFHQ which will begin in 2009 and will provide modern facilities for soldiers and employees working within the Construction and Facilities Management Office (CFMO) and South Dakota Army National Guard Medical Command.  Currently the CFMO occupies seven separate facilities on Camp Rapid that were built in the 1930s.  These buildings are inadequate and unsuitable for rehabilitation.