Work begins on F-35 academic training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base
Helmets and shovels were lined up for Wednesday’s (May 6) ceremonial groundbreaking for an F-35 academic training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith.
Brig. Gen. George Walter issued a challenge during Wednesday’s (May 6) ceremonial ground breaking for an academic training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith. The construction is estimated to take two years. He wants it finished in 18 months.
Walter commands the Dallas-based U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Southwestern Division, which manages design and construction of new facilities at Ebbing.
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.; U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers; Fort Smith Mayor George McGill; and Lt. Gen. Clark Quinn, commander of the Air Education and Training Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, were a few of the officials and officers also gathered on a chilly Wednesday morning at Ebbing.
The sound of construct…