National Guard Maintenance Shop Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Highlights

  • Posted By: Steve Urness
  • June 2, 2017 @ 8:00 am
  • News

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 CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The North Dakota National Guard along with state and local leaders dedicated a new million vehicle maintenance facility in Valley City on June 1st.

The Valley City based 231st Brigade Support Battalion’s new facility provides maintenance support for its combat and tactical vehicles.

Several dignitaries including North Dakota Senator John Hoeven, Lt. Governor Brent Sanford, Adjutant General Alan Dohrmann and Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud spoke during the ceremony as Director of Facilities Engineering Col. Clark Johnson gave the introductions. The audio from those remarks is available below.

Sgt. First Class Scott Anderson is the Maintenance Shop Supervisor.  He said the new shop will service some 360 vehicles for the National Guard.

Construction of the shop began in June 2015 and was completed earlier this year. The old shop had 32-hundred square feet of floor space. The new building has more than 45,000 square feet.

North Dakota National Guard Adjutant General Alan Dohrmann said this new facility will continue to support the maintenance requirements for our units in Valley City, as well as, Jamestown, Lisbon, Edgeley and Wishek.

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North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven.
North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven.

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North Dakota Lt. Governor Brent Sanford.
North Dakota Lt. Governor Brent Sanford.

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Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud.
Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud.

 

North Dakota Adjutant General Alan Dohrmann.
North Dakota National Guard Adjutant General Alan Dohrmann.

 

North Dakota National Guard Col. Clark Johnson.
North Dakota National Guard Col. Clark Johnson.

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L to R Rick Collin who works for Congressman Kevin Cramer presented Major General Alan Dohrmann with flag from Washington D.C. that will now fly over the entrance of the new National Guard facility in Valley City.
L to R Rick Collin who works for Congressman Kevin Cramer presented Major General Alan Dohrmann, Adjutant General of the North Dakota National Guard with an American  flag that once flew over the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. It will now fly over the entrance of the new North Dakota National Guard facility in Valley City.

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Participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the project are, from left to right, 1st Sgt. Kendall Struxness, of the 231st Brigade Support Battalion; Sen. John Hoeven; Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford; Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud; Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, North Dakota adjutant general; and Megan Edwardson, representative for Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Mr. Jonathan Haugen, North Dakota National Guard)
Participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony from left to right: 1st Sgt. Kendall Struxness, of the 231st Brigade Support Battalion; Sen. John Hoeven; Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford; Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud; Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, North Dakota adjutant general; and Megan Edwardson, representative for Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Jonathan Haugen, North Dakota National Guard.)

 

 

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