Ohio National Guard Breaks Ground On Multi-Million Dollar Facil...

Those shovels probably cost $500 each paid for by your tax dollars.

Apparently you don't have a child in the armed forces. Any extra training they get to keep them alive is well with our tax dollars.

There are worse ways that our tax dollars could be used...and considering my brother is currently in Bagdad and taking on enemy fire on a daily basis...I want to know he's getting the best training possible because his next deployment will be to Afganistan.

I'm all for the investment and apologize for moving off-topic, however: is anyone else appalled at the poor writing in this story? This, and the earlier Channel 10 story on the Lancaster grave marker (since replaced by a somewhat improved version) both appear to have been composed by student interns...high school interns at that.

These are truly sad times in the media.

Money well spent, this will help support those in harms way. Could the money be better utilized? Some would argue yes, but at the very least the men and women who are making the sacrifices on a daily basis, those who having their arses shot at are receiving the benefit. Who could deny them their fair portion?

Is todays story a repeat from 07-08-2008, because it's not clear if additional buildings are being added to last years information (see below) or if the shovel pic-op is from the 2008 story?
Anybody know?
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© United States Army National Guard
Date Added: 2008-07-08
By SFC Kimberly Snow
Courtesy Of Ohio National Guard
COLUMBUS, OH
-The Ohio Army National Guard and Army Reserve broke ground July 1 on a joint Armed Forces Reserve Center on the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) campus here.
The new $29 million facility will encompass more than 150,000 square feet of training, administrative, logistical and equipment storage space. It is scheduled to house 900 Soldiers from six units-three each from the National Guard and Reserve, including headquarters elements from the Ohio Army National Guard's 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 16th Engineer Brigade. The Army Reserve will house its 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, 391st Military Police Battalion and 342nd Military Police Company at the new site.
"This is about the taxpayers," said Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Wayt, Ohio adjutant general. "This is about becoming more efficient and saving the taxpayers money by combining resources."
On hand to represent the U.S. Army Reserve was Col. John C. Hanley, deputy commander of the 88th Regional Support Command. Hanley has a special connection to one of the Ohio National Guard units with whom his troops will share space in the new building.
"As I look at the patches, I recall that my father fought with the 37th Division during WWII during the liberation of Manila," he said. "So it is a special treat for me to be here today."
Designed by Mann Architects of Akron, Ohio, and constructed by the Cleveland-based LDV Incorporated, the project was funded by the congressionally-authorized Defense Department Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative.

The facility will actually be home to the Central Ohio FEMA camp that will be used to house political dissenters and those who resist the New World Order.

Which list are you on? Red or Blue?

Jerry wrote:

The facility will actually be home to the Central Ohio FEMA camp that will be used to house political dissenters and those who resist the New World Order.
Which list are you on? Red or Blue?

BLACK!!!

parsleynana wrote:

Apparently you don't have a child in the armed forces. Any extra training they get to keep them alive is well with our tax dollars.

You're right I don't have a child in the military, mostly because they are both under 12. However I was in the military for 8 years and I don't remember learning much in a classroom that costs what they are spending on these. The majority of my learning in the military was from others who have served and in the field. Don't just justify wastefull spending by saying "it's for the military". It doesn't make me unpatriotic to inquire how my tax money is being used. You sound like a politician.

Not a politician, a mother.

wow @ $57 Million.

Jerry... Jerry... The black helicopters are coming for you...

Dirk wrote:

wow @$57 Million.

Triple that by the time it's completed.

parsleynana wrote:

Not a politician, a mother.

As a mother myself, I sympathize with your viewpoint. However, a multi-million dollar price tag doesn't necessarily translate into high quality education and training. I agree with Net Guru....we have a right and a responsibility to question how our gov't spends our tax dollars, and won't accept that doing so is unpatriotic.

In response to Whatishisstory:

There are 3 new buildings in addition to the once identified in the 2008 story you noted.