The groundbreaking ceremony today marked the preperation of building a new storage site for Army Reserve equipment. The completion of this ceremony means construction can now begin on the first United States Army Reserve equipment concentration site in the state of Florida. The facility will be located within the city of Gainesville. This 45,694 sq. ft. facility will help eliminate the need for some Army Reserve units to travel more than 600 miles to neighboring states to store or draw equipment. Speakers at this event included Brig. Gen. Bob Krumm, commanding general of the 81st Readin


The groundbreaking ceremony today marked the preperation of building a new storage site for Army Reserve equipment. The completion of this ceremony means construction can now begin on the first United States Army Reserve equipment concentration site in the state of Florida. The facility will be located within the city of Gainesville. This 45,694 sq. ft. facility will help eliminate the need for some Army Reserve units to travel more than 600 miles to neighboring states to store or draw equipment. Speakers at this event included Brig. Gen. Bob Krumm, commanding general of the 81st Readiness Division, Representative Yvonne Hayes Hinson, Florida House of Representatives, Senator Warren ‘Keith’ Perry, Florida Senate, and Commissioner Marihelen Wheeler, Alachua County Commission. Distinguished guests included Army Reserve Ambassador Gary Beard, a representative from the office of Senator Marco Rubio, and a representative from the office of Congresswoman Kat Cammack.


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