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Article: NATIONAL GUARD GARY AIR FACILITY COMES ON LINE
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
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- October 23, 2008
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The Indiana Army National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility main hangar is on the west side of the Gary airport.(PHOTO) (SCOTT M. BORT/POST-TRIBUNE)PHOTO
U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh, U.S. Rep. Peter Visclosky and Gov. Mitch Daniels will be on hand Friday at the dedication ceremony for the new Indiana National Guard facility. The ribbon-cutting for the Gary Limited Army Aviation Support Facility will be at 10 a.m. at Gary/Chicago International Airport, 6289 W. Industrial Highway.
Construction of the 56,000-square-foot aviation facility took nearly four years. It was completed in September at a cost of $18.7 million.
The facility will have 22 full-time employees, and will house three UH-60 Blackhawk ...