Fort Eustis military community expansion in high gear

Posted January 5, 2010
By Jerry Rogers,
Norfolk District Public Affairs

01/05/10 FORT EUSTIS, Va. — Since 2008, the Fort Eustis military community has dramatically changed its base operational footprint under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) authorization.

Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers, has been at the forefront of that change, managing the design and construction of such varied military facilities as:

• Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing – The project consists of an 117,284 square foot, three-story facility to accommodate 336 Soldiers. When completed in February, each dwelling unit will include two bedrooms, a kitchen and bathroom. A laundry room and common areas are included on each floor.
• Battalion Headquarters – The 14,000 square feet, two-story facility, set for completion in March, will provide administrative and command operations support to a small battalion.
• Company Operations Facility – Set for completion in March, the project consists of four buildings to house company administrative operations and store supplies. The administration building is a two-story, 16,120 square feet facility. The other three buildings, totaling 76,272 square feet, are readiness modules that will support Soldiers' operations and equipment and each house two companies.
• Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility – The four-unit project, set for completion in September, will maintain and repair various Army operational vehicles. Totaling about 57,000 square feet, the facility includes service and storage areas as well as administrative offices.
• Company Operations Facility – Set for completion in December, the 62,055 square foot, one-story facility will house company administrative operations and support storage of Soldiers' operations and equipment.
• Army Training Support Center – With expected completion in March 2011, phase I for this advanced training facility includes 56,670 square feet of administrative spaces, special work areas, classrooms, storage areas and mailroom functions.
• U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Headquarters and Band Facility – Set for completion in April 2011, the TRADOC headquarters complex will include command suites, private offices, special access program facilities, emergency operations center, administrative spaces and an auditorium. While housing 1,260 employees in its new 263,676 square feet headquarters, TRADOC will also house 66 musicians in an adjacent 18,841 square feet band facility.
• Child Development Center – With expected completion in April 2011, the 26,000 square feet project, using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding, is designed to accommodate 232 children during indoor and outdoor activities.

Each of the above projects are designed and constructed to meet the Army's Leadership in Energy Environmental Design (LEED), achieving a silver certification.

Other related BRAC 2005 military construction projects under way include the renovation of Building 705's West Wing and expansion of the Fort Eustis Directorate of Information Management (DOIM).