NATIONAL GUARD BREAKS GROUND ON NEW $36 MILLION FACILITY NEAR OFFUTT

BELLEVUE- The Nebraska National Guard’s newest and biggest armory is under construction.

Senior Guard and political leaders turned ceremonial shovels of dirt the afternoon of Oct. 25 for the Bellevue Readiness Center, the future home of five Guard units and about 380 soldiers and airmen.

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, who worked with U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer to secure federal funds for the project, called the groundbreaking an “important milestone.” It is expected to open in 2024.

“Once it’s built, it’ll make a difference in the lives of thousands and thousands of National Guard members, for decades and decades to come,” he said.

The new center is west of Offutt Air Force Base, on South 25th Street, adjacent to the Willow Lakes Golf Course. The 40-acre site is owned by the Air Force, with a sweeping view across the Papillion Creek watershed.

With their slots on the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, Fischer and Bacon got $29 million for the project in fiscal year 2020. 

The plant was supposed to be built in Mead in 2008, before being switched to Bellevue in 2013, which has been stalled ever since.

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