Virginia National Guard getting new, $30M state headquarters

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Michael Tarm, The Associated Press

An F‐16 Fighting Flacon assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., takes off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 13, 2016. A familiarization of the range had been conducted where players in the exercise fought against 250 aggressor forces. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Miller/Released)

CHESTERFIELD, Va. — The Virginia National Guard is getting a new state headquarters.

Workers will break ground on the new 102,000 square foot facility at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Defense Supply Center Richmond in Chesterfield County. The headquarters will be located on the northern section of the center and be the workspace for the adjutant general of Virginia, Virginia National Guard joint staff and Air National Guard staff.

They currently work out of the Mullins Readiness Center in Sandston.

The roughly $30 million project is expected to be done by February 2018. It’s being funded primarily through federal dollars.

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Michael Tarm, The Associated Press