• BRAC Documents

  

  Official BRAC record for Spencer-Ripley AFRC (BRAC 2005).

  File type: PDF Source: BRAC Round 2005

  Commission Recommendation

BRAC Summary: Close SSG Roy Kuhl US Army Reserve Center and Maintenance Facility in Ripley and the MAJ Elbert Bias USAR Center, Huntington, WV and re-locate units into a new Armed Forces Reserve Center in the vicinity of Ripley, WV, if the Army is able to acquire land suitable for the construction of the facilities. The new AFRC shall have the capability to accommodate West Virginia National Guard Units from the West Virginia Army National Guard Readiness Center in Spencer, West Virginia if the State of West Virginia decides to relocate those National Guard units. to accommodate West Virginia National Guard Units from the West Virginia Army National Guard Readiness Center in Spencer, WV, if the state decides to relocate those National Guard units.

Property Description: This 48,849 SF project provides a 196-member training facility with administrative, educational, assembly, library, learning center, vault, weapons simulator, and physical fitness areas for four Army Reserve units and one National Guard unit. The maintenance shop provides work bays and maintenance administrative support. The project provides adequate parking space for all military and privately-owned vehicles.