CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

•  Hermitage readiness Center, Hermitage (daHLKemPer / Pa-3) will provide a 37,400sf energy-efficient, sustainably-designed facility to support 128 Soldiers, currently housed in a substandard, undersized building. Project cost is $13.6M ($10.2M Federal and $3.4M State). Land acquisition is complete. Design authorization occurred in FY05. Project currently at 99% design completion/ready to construct. $10.2M construction funds requested for FY 11

•  YorK readiness Center, YorK (PLatts / Pa-16) will provide a maximum of a 42,148sf energy-efficient facility to support two PNG units totaling 114 Soldiers. It will close / consolidate two undersized/inadequate facilities that are in terrible condition. This project provides for transformation / modernization of both a SBCT and a Combat Aviation Brigade unit. Land acquisition is complete. The PA Department of General Services hired an architect to do preliminary 35% design. Given construction funding availability, design to 100% will occur quickly and well in time for construction award in FY 2011. Project cost is $13.5 million ($10.1M Federal / $3.4M State). $10.1M construction funds requested for FY11

•  WiLKes Barre readiness Center addition/aLteration, WiLKes Barre (CarneY / Pa-10) will upgrade a nationally registered historic facility to an energy-efficient facility better suited for mission readiness training and Homeland Security operations. Critical items include roof and window replacement, repair of masonry walls, fire alarm / other modern building code updates, flooring replacement, asbestos abatement and installation of modern information systems. Project design authorization was received in FY 2008. The on-board architect will have design completed well in time for FY11 construction. Project cost is $12.5M ($9.4M Federal / $3.1M State). $9.4M construction funds requested for FY11

• muLtiPurPose ang training FaCiLitY, Ftig (HoLden / Pa-17) will provide training and assembly areas supporting 600 Airmen assigned to seven squadrons and flights. It will include office space for consolidated personnel support and recruiting functions, a dining facility and group headquarters offices all supporting these organizations with a total of 17,000sf. Construction of this facility will allow demolition of four inefficient WWII-era buildings. $7.5 M construction funds required in FY11.

• muLtiPurPose ang squadron oPerations / sHoP FaCiLities, Ftig (HoLden / Pa-17) would complete modernization of the Air Guard station and allow demolition of several more inefficient WWII-era buildings now supporting four ANG functions. Operational activities from two squadrons will consolidate in one building while their shop functions will consolidate in the other building comprising a total of 37,000sf. $13.5M design & construction funds required for FY11

•  ComPosite mission suPPort FaCiLitY, PittsBurgH  (murPHY  / Pa-18) will replace two 1950s-era wooden structures with a single modern, energy efficient facility fully compliant with antiterrorism / force protection requirements. It will provide the additional work space required to meet the mission needs of Security Forces, Services and Air Base Operability functions. $11.6 design & construction funds required for FY11

•  Brigade oPerationaL readiness training Center (PHase i), Ftig (HoLden / Pa-17) will replace deteriorated / undersized WWII wooden barracks / dining halls with modern administrative, sleeping, dining and training facilities eventually to accommodate 6,000 Soldiers training at any given time. This project consists of six phases; PhI will house a battalion-sized element (approx. 800 Soldiers) and provide the infrastructure for the entire complex. A Project Planning Document Charrette completed in early 2008 developed a PhI parametric cost estimate of $71.1M (100% Federal). $6.4M design funds required for FY11

•  PennsYLvania JFHq aFrC (PHase i), Ftig (HoLden / Pa-17) Design of this 106,474sf project provides for modern command and support facilities for the PNG Joint Force Headquarters and Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs employees currently housed in several substandard, undersized buildings located throughout FTIG. Centrally locating the command will increase customer service while reducing operating costs by demolishing inefficient WWII wood facilities and replacing them with modern energy efficient / environmentally friendly design criteria. Project cost is $29.2M (100% Federal). $2.6M design funds requested for FY11

•  toBYHanna armed ForCes reserve Center, toBYHanna armY dePot (KanJorsKi / Pa-11) The Joint Reserve Forces Reserve Component Facilities Board determined this project would be a joint use between the PAARNG and USAR. This project will provide design of a 56,717sf energy-efficient facility supporting 270 Soldiers, as well as technology / training synergy with Tobyhanna Army Depot. Project cost is $18.2M (100% Federal). 1.64M design funds requested for FY11

•  628tH aviation suPPort BattaLion readiness Center, Ftig (HoLden / Pa-17) will provide a 121,325sf sustainable / energy-efficient facility supporting 722 Soldiers, currently housed in several wooden, vastly substandard WWII buildings. Project cost is $34.5M (100% Federal). $2.9M design funds requested for FY11

•  usPFo WareHouse, Ftig (HoLden / Pa-17) will provide a 212,000sf facility to assist the USPFO in receiving, storing and issuing all logistical supplies necessary to support the PNG. It also will be used during periods of mobilization to issue equipment. Existing facilities used are undersized and outdated WWII buildings. Project cost is $42M (100% Federal). $3.7M design funds requested for FY11

•  miLitarY eduCation FaCiLitY W/BarraCKs (PHase ii), Ftig (HoLden / Pa-17) will provide design of a 122,000sf classroom and billeting to cover a deficit in space required to meet accreditation standards for Non-Commissioned Officer Education System provided by the 166th Regiment. Project cost is $37M (100% Federal). $3.2M design funds requested for FY11

Federal Legislative

Priorities2011

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Phase I (approximately 60,801sf) will focus on Field Level Maintenance; includes the administrative core, nine general purpose work bays, small arms and missile repair, COMSEC repair, electronics and calibration shops, loading dock, loading ramp, emergency generator, flammable materials, controlled waste and unheated storage buildings. Phase I completion still requires time-intensive evacuation of equipment to FTIG CSMS for painting operations, machining major welding and body repairs, and engine and transmission testing. Besides adding space unavailable in the current extremely undersized facility, the project will close four very inadequate maintenance facilities in the Pittsburgh area. This centrally located facility will be constructed using the latest energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable design. It will employ 80 full-time technical experts and accommodate maintenance of the largest vehicles in the Army inventory to include SBCT equipment. The Army National Guard and the Commonwealth will benefit from reduced operating and maintenance costs associated with the closure of four inefficient facilities as well as enhanced safety and operability at the new facility. This project supports transformation and modernization of the 56 SBCT and 2 IBCT. Land acquisition at the Pittsburgh International Airport, adjacent to the PaANG 171st Air Refueling Wing, is complete, as well as the 15% concept design. Preliminary design submission (35%) is due April 2010. Upon construction funding availability, design to 100% will occur within NMT six months, well in time for construction award in FY 2011. $23m construction funds required in FY11

Combined Support Maintenance Shop, Pittsburgh, PA

The 193rd Special Operations Wing’s conversion to eight new EC-130J aircraft was stopped mid-stream before completion due to DoD higher funding priorities. DoD had planned to fit six new aircraft with special mission equipment to conduct the unit’s one-of-a-kind “Commando Solo” mission – airborne broadcast of multimedia programs in support of information operations; only three of the required six aircraft were modified to perform the mission. The 193rd is the only DoD organization that fulfills this important mission. DoD has initiated a research program to investigate upgrade to a “removable” modular digital broadcast capability, but the estimated $30M needed to modify the three remaining aircraft has not been programmed. request dod fully fund Commando solo equipment for all eC-130J aircraft, including estimated $30m required for “removable” modular digital systems for this critical special operations mission, and equip all aircraft with the Large aircraft infra-red Counter-measure (LairCm) system.

EC-130J Commando Solo Mission Equipment

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Northeast Counterdrug Training Center (NCTC)

The Northeast Counterdrug Training Center continues to provide advanced drug law enforcement, drug demand reduction and narco-terrorism training to local, state and federal law enforcement officers, community-based leaders, emergency first responders and military members. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), NCTC provides no-cost training, meals and lodging to students from an 18-state region between Virginia, Maine and Wisconsin. NCTC is administered through the Pennsylvania National Guard Counterdrug Program, which supports campuses at FTIG, PA, and Volk ANG Base in Camp Douglas, WI. Both sites provide students with dynamic, realistic training using state-of-the-art High Risk Entry Facilities and Distance Learning Centers. The PA campus also operates a nationally-accredited Polygraph Program. Last year, more than 11,000 law enforcement officials, community leaders, emergency responders and military professionals obtained enhanced job skills at one of the two NCTC campuses or at mobile training held in their local communities. $6.5m in operating funds required for FY11.

Joint serviCe PrioritY

• KC-135 tanker modernizationThe National Guard strongly supports the Air Force initiative to acquire a follow-on air refueling tanker, the KC-X. The current workhorse of the Tanker Fleet – the KC-135 - exceeds an average age of 45 years. With the Air National Guard providing approximately half of the air refueling capability for the Air Force, Air National Guard units must be included in the initial basing plans for the new tanker to be able to capitalize on the vast experience offered by the Guard. We request dod include conversion of the 171st air refueling Wing’s KC-135 tankers to the KC-X aircraft at the earliest stages of the tanker modernization program.

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• Full Fielding of FmtvThe PAARNG is critically short of the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles such as 2½ and 5-ton cargo trucks (only 36% of authorization) as well as other tactical vehicles. This represents the top PAARNG Modernization shortfall. The shortage of tactical vehicles significantly hampers the force for domestic operations as well as abroad. Full funding to completely modernize the PAARNG vehicle fleet is essential to mission readiness and success. $48m required for FY11

• Centralized integration and accountability of new army national     guard equipment

Over the years Congress and the Army have funded large amounts of new equipment for the Army National Guard. Lack of good acquisition practices led to a large amount of that equipment being diverted to other components, principally the active component Army. The funds are distributed to the Army and subsequently to the program managers of the various equipment procurement groups who are responsible for procuring and integrating all the components on the equipment. Frequently, during the course of the three years procurement funds are available for use, Army priorities change and the program managers are given new directions on distribution of the equipment. These practices have led to the diversion of equipment intended to improve ARNG readiness. Direct funding to the National Guard is essential to equipment procurement and modernization through support of the National Guard and Reserves Equipment Account (NGREA) funding. $600m required (nationally) for FY11

• uH-60, CH-47 and uH-72 aircraft shortagesPennsylvania-based aviation units continue to operate without the full complement  of  required  aircraft.  Specifically,  the  Eastern ARNG Aviation Training Site is currently short two UH-60A and two CH-47D aircraft. The EAATS also has requirements for up to 18 UH-72 aircraft to support Army-wide training initiatives and currently has four on hand. The Pennsylvania Security and Support Company is scheduled to receive two UH-72A aircraft in FY14 and must maintain operations with out-of-date OH-58 aircraft until then. Our Aviation Brigade units are typically short aircraft as units must routinely give up aircraft to deploying units. The PA National Guard supports NGB/NGAUS efforts to procure the required aircraft, accelerate the buy of UH-72s and upgrades to the same type / configuration utilized by the active component. $172m required for FY11

T his new long term care facility will replace the current ten modular units on the premises of SEVC, which were constructed in 1975 and transformed for use by our Veterans in 1986. Though maintenance and upkeep were performed routinely on these units, they have exceeded their useful life cycle and require replacement. Currently, we can house 112 Personal Care residents in these modular units. This project will include the construction, furnishing and equipping of a multi-story facility with the capacity to provide skilled nursing and dementia care for 120 residents. The facility / extension would be connected to / part of the main structure on the SEVC campus. It will provide appropriate housing for our Veterans and will enable the SEVC entirely to vacate the substandard modular units. Most importantly, the new facility will enhance service and quality of life to the residents and will reduce logistical / maintenance problems associated with the present modular units. The design for this project will be in accordance with Pennsylvania Departments of Public Welfare and Health, US Department of Veterans’ Affairs and applicable state, federal and local regulations. The new Community Living Center will house 120 residents, be ADA compliant and constructed for the sole use by the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

Southeastern Veterans’ Center (SEVC)

suPPort For our veterans