Grand Opening for Niagara Falls Armed Forces Reserve Center

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The Niagara Falls Armed Forces Reserve Center. The facility houses Army Reserve and National Guard units.

NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, NY (11/02/2011)(readMedia)-- The United States Army Reserve's 99th Regional Support Command will conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the Niagara Falls Armed Forces Reserve Center on Thursday morning,

Who: Scheduled to speak at the event are: Maj. Gen. Patrick A. Murphy, The Adjutant General for New York; U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador Norbert J. Rappl, Army Reserve Ambassador for New York; and Col. Andrew Burns, Command Inspector General for the 99th RSC

What: Official ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the Niagara Falls Armed Forces Reserve Center. The Center has been occupied since December 2010 by elements of the United States Army Reserve and the New York Army National Guard.

When: Thursday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. All media will need to arrive at 9:30 a.m. for media brief and escort.

Where: Niagara Falls AFRC, 2507 Rubin Way, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., 14304-6003.

Coverage Opportunities:

Interviews with key leaders and Soldiers. Visual opportunities include the ribbon cutting ceremony and B-roll of the new facility.

For Access to this Secure Military Facility members of media must contact the 914th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office at 716-236-2136.

Background:

The Army Reserve's 99th RSC is opening a brand-new, state-of-the-art Armed Forces Reserve Center on the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. The 86,000-square-foot facility will be home to Soldiers from the Army Reserve's 277th Quartermaster Company, 865th Combat Support Hospital and 1982nd Medical Detachment, as well as Headquarters Company of the New York Army National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry .

The 99th RSC acts as a "virtual installation" that provides world-class Base Operations support to over 50,000 Army Reserve Soldiers, 400 units and 300 facilities for the entire Northeast Region from Maine to Virginia for the Army Reserve in order to give our Warrior-Citizens and their Families the finest care, support, services and training.

For additional information, contact the Mr. Shawn Morris at (732) 773-3026.