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FORT JOHNSON, La. — Brig. Gen. Jason Curl, Commanding General of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, and Arnold “Rob” Newman, the Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Worth District Deputy District Engineer, leaned onto their shovels March 13th to break ground with their teammates on the new unaccompanied enlisted personnel housing facility.
Once complete, the new barracks will provide modernized living quarters for 160 soldiers at Fort Johnson. The two-bedroom units have walk-in closets, a bathroom with tub/shower, and a kitchen equipped with a two-burner induction stove and a full-size refrigerator. Soldiers will also have access to a recycling center and a laundry room on each floor of the facility.
“This is going to be another piece to our facility improvement plan - we have buildings going up all over this installation as we continue to modernize Fort Johnson,” Curl said. “This is critical to our soldier’s readiness and the readiness of our Army. This will be a great place for soldiers to live and recharge.”
Newman, the chief of Programs and Project Management Division at the district, leads the project managers that are overseeing the $55 million design-build project.
“Supporting these soldiers’ well-being, and making sure they are combat-ready, is a top priority for the Fort Worth District,” Newman said. “We are proud of our military construction program, and we are proud to join Brig. Gen. Curl’s team to start working on this facility.”
The 85,500 square foot, three-story building is expected to be complete in July of 2027 by Cerris Builders, Inc.
| Date Taken: | 04.03.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.03.2025 12:26 |
| Story ID: | 494485 |
| Location: | VERNON PARISH, LOUISIANA, US |
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