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 Headquarter 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.

Appropriation Bill:

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

Project Name:

Joe Foss Field Add and Alter Munitions Maintenance Complex

Amount:

$1,000,000

Applicant / Recipient Name:

South Dakota National Guard

Recipient Address:

Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD

Explanation of Request:

The munitions storage area is currently undersized.  It is 16% short of the minimum required space and lacks adequate space for two authorized missle bays, gun ammunition storage, a practice chaff/flares buildup area, and a paint bay.  There is insufficient pavement to park munitions trailers.  The munitions storage area is located approximately two miles from the base and does not have a loading dock for loading/unloading munitions loaded trucks.  Munitions maintenance personnel continue to experience overcrowding, and lack of quality work and storage space directly impacts the training and actual munitions maintenance.

Appropriation Bill:

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

Project Name:

Joe Foss Field Addition to Above Ground Multi-Cubicle Magazine Storage

Amount:

$1,100,000

Applicant / Recipient Name:

South Dakota National Guard

Recipient Address:

Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, SD

Explanation of Request:

The base requires an adequately sized and properly configured munitions area multi-cubicle magazine (ammunition) storage area in support of a wing of 18 F-16 aircraft.  This storage area is undersized by 64%.  The above ground magazine storage building does not have sufficient space to store both the required combined munitions storage and training missile storage.  These items are currently stored separately or are not kept in sufficient required inventory.  The base will continue to lack the required quantity of munitions on-hand due to the shortage of storage space.  This reduces the ability of the Wing to get all of the training required to maintain weapons proficiency.

Appropriation Bill:

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

Project Name:

Camp Rapid Troop Medical Clinic Addition and Alteration

Amount:

$1,950,000

Applicant / Recipient Name:

South Dakota National Guard

Recipient Address:

2823 West Main Street, Rapid City, SD, 57702

Explanation of Request:

The proposed addition and alteration of the Troop Medical Clinic (TMC) will provide additional patient bays, exam rooms and administrative space which will relieve a serious overcrowding issue within the current facility.  This facility upgrade will provide support for our state Medical Command in conducting annual Periodic Health Assessments (PHA) and flight physicals which will in turn improve the readiness of the units in the South Dakota Army National Guard (SDARNG).  Alternate buildings were looked at to move the TMC into on Camp Rapid, but are not fit for rehabilitation.  This alteration of existing space and addition of new space fit into the master plan of Camp Rapid and the goals of the National Guard Leadership.