AF Reserve breaks ground on new Robins facility Feb. 2

Published Jan. 27, 2017
HQ AFRC Public Affairs

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command will break ground on the first phase of a new consolidated mission complex here Feb. 2 at 2 p.m.

The complex is being constructed off Robins Parkway, just south of Martin Luther King Jr., Boulevard.

Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, AFRC commander, is slated to break ground with Col. Jeffrey King, 78th Air Base Wing commander, Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms and Houston County Commission Chairman Tommy Stalnaker.

"This complex will bring us together so we can serve our Citizen Airmen more effectively," Miller said. "It's a win-win for the Air Force Reserve Command, our Airmen and our gracious host, Robins Air Force Base."

The overall mission complex project will be divided into three phases. Phase I involves the construction of a 92,000-square-foot, two-story administrative facility at a cost of $27.7 million. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

Once all phases are completed, the new complex will allow HQ AFRC to consolidate approximately 965 employees into one area. This initiative will consolidate mission capabilities into a campus setting while freeing facility space for the host wing to accommodate their mission needs and saving an estimated $34.2 million in military construction costs for Robins AFB.

(NOTE: A media availability with Miller will follow the groundbreaking ceremony. Media should contact Jaimi Upthegrove, (jaimi.upthegrove.4@us.af.mil), 478-327-1758, by 4:30 p.m., Jan. 31, to arrange base access.