Ribbon cutting held for new SMR facility - Oct. 11, 2019

Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, Brig. Gen. Toni M. Lord, the Virginia National Guard Air Component commander, Brig. Gen. James Ring, director of the joint staff, Lt. Col. Jeffrey E. Getz, commander of the 203rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer, and Lt. Col. Christopher Dunn, commander of the State Military Reservation, cut the ribbon on a new multi-purpose building Oct. 11, 2019, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The 203rd RHS oversaw construction of the facility, which was completed by RED HORSE units from throughout the United States, as well as two Army engineer units. The arched steel panel building, also known as a K-SPAN, joins another structure that was completed in 2017 and will serve as a multi-purpose training facility where military units can set up their tactical operations center equipment and conduct battalion, brigade and division-level command post exercises.