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Idaho Air National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Joseph Morgan, 06JUL2023.

On 06JUL2023, the Idaho Army Nation Guard broke ground on a new Readiness Center, in Twin Falls, Jerome County.  Officially, this is part of a state and federal taxpayer funded ‘expansion’ that is actually meant to reduce the number of Armories in the geographically spread out state of Idaho, from 23 down to just nine: “This is part of a national readiness center master plan where we consolidate units so we’re more efficient in maintaining facilities. We’re basically going to decrease from 23 facilities across the state to nine regional readiness centers.”– Colonel Dennis Stitt, Idaho Army National Guard 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT)

Colonel Dennis Stitt, of the Idaho Army National Guard, talks to local TV news media. Photo by Idaho Air National Guard Staff Sergeant Joseph Morgan, 06JUL2023.

According to local news reports, the new Jerome County Regional Readiness Center will cost at least $23-million, and take two years to complete. The new facility will house the 116th Brigade Engineer Battalion (which is already headquartered in Twin Falls) and the 145th Brigade Support Battalion (currently headquartered in Lewiston).

The Idaho National Guard stated that this new ‘consolidated’ facility is the “first of many” intended to reduce the long term costs of logistics.  The 116th CBCT (aka Snake River Brigade) has units spread across Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Oregon.

February 2023: IDAHO’S COMBAT TRAINING AREA (OCTC) EXPANDED! (again?) MILLIONS SPENT ON FIRE FIGHTING!

August 2021: SINGAPORE APACHES TEST IDAHO’S NEW EXPANDED OCTC D-A-G-I-R COMBAT TRAINING SYSTEM