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 Air Guard readies for expanded center By Tech. Sgt. Mike R. Smith
                National Guard Bureau
 ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. - Civil engineers call it the Air National Guard's most high-tech office space, ever. When completed, the $52 million Air Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC) expansion - a four-story complex of shining glass and steel will unite the existing ANGRC here with its Air Guard offices in Arlington, Va. Its construction phase began here Nov. 19, when Air Guard Director Lt. Gen. Craig McKinley, ANGRC Commander Col. Joseph Lengyel and other officials scooped out shovelfuls of damp earth from the building-site during a groundbreaking ceremony. A group of Air Guard members and civilians watched and applauded. "The reason we are here today is that, after 9/11, force protection became a major issue, especially in the city," said McKinley. He explained that the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission moved government offices at risk of terrorist attack away from the downtown areas. An added benefit from the project is that the Air Guard will soon have its entire nine directorate offices located under one roof. The directorates serve the Air Guard's day-to-day operations of 88 flying units and more than 200 geographically-separated units. "It will give the commander of the ANGRC a chance to have a span of control over all the people that work for him, and it will streamline and make more orderly the process of command," said McKinley. The centralized ANGRC campus will be occupied by more than 1,100 Airmen and federal employees by September 2011. The contract was awarded to Clarke Construction of Bethesda, Md. "It will be one the most sustainable and energy efficient [buildings] that the Air Guard has built to date," said Ben Lawless, chief of the engineering division in the Air Guard's Installation and Mission Support directorate. Some energy saving items includes interior lighting that will adjust automatically with the percentage of natural daylight. Storm water will be recycled and filtered through a special drainage system before it's discharged. Air conditioning and heating controls will be located at workstations and fed underneath the floor which, officials said, provides better occupant comfort and energy efficiency. Officials will have the project certified by the U.S. Green Building Council for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, which is a nationally-accepted benchmark for green buildings. "It's going to set the example for energy conservation, which is really important to everyone," said Lawless. "I think it's also going to set the tone for the future of the Air Guard in terms of facilities that can be reconfigured for new occupants and new missions and functions." Lawless explained that moveable wall partitions will allow occupants to simply reconfigure their office space to meet future mission requirements. Officials also hope to lay out an open working environment that fosters teamwork. The new building will be landscaped with a variety of native plants and trees, and it will reside adjacent to the existing ANGRC building: Conaway Hall. Conaway Hall opened in 1985 and was renamed in 2006 after retired Lt. Gen. John Conaway. Conaway, who attended the groundbreaking ceremony, is a former Air Guard director and chief of the National Guard Bureau. He helped advocate for the ANGRC's original construction. Prior to that, the initial activation of an Air Guard support center was in 1976.
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