National Guard readiness center - Bellevue

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Nebraska National Guard to build new readiness center in Bellevue

BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - At any given moment Nebraska has 3,500 men and women ready to problem solve. Tuesday had big news when it comes to training for the National Guard. The trend has been to move National Guard readiness centers out of communities. The military here argued that this one should be in Bellevue because of the location. It’s between Offutt Air Force Base and base housing. ‘ It’s very important for us to be a part of that because the National Guard has always been part of the fabric of a community,” said Col. Brent Flachsbart with the Nebraska National Guard. In two years this will become the 43rd readiness center in Nebraska. A place for nearly 400 national guardsmen and women to train on weekends. For a handful of other units such as the civil support team, those who respond to all chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents, this will be their home. “We’re seeing dirt moved and we hope to see a ribbon cutting in how many months? 24 months,” said Nebraska U.S. Senator Deb Fischer.

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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEBRASKA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER

BELLEVUE, Neb. – A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Bellevue on Tuesday for the Nebraska Army National Guard Bellevue Readiness Center. Speakers included Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, Congressman Don Bacon, Congressman Mike Flood, and Major General Daryl Bohac – Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard. “The Readiness Center itself represented something very important,” Maj. Gen. Bahoc said. “This is the place soldiers come… not just to train, not just to get ready, but it is the place they come to when they get ready to go.”



The new Bellevue Readiness Center will be located northeast of the intersection at 25th and Capehart Roads and next to the Willow Lakes Gold Course. Construction on the $36.3 million project is expected to be completed in Fall of 2024. The facility will be more than 100,000 square feet and sit on 40 acres of land. The federal government earmarked $29 million for the project, while the state of Nebraska added $8 million. The City of Bellevue will be working on improving access to the new facility and infrastructure in the area. ‘The State of Nebraska is investing in our National Guard to make sure we continue to have a world-class organization,” added Governor Ricketts. When completed, the Bellevue Readiness Center will house five units and be home to nearly 400 service members.

[ChadJK]

I drove by this today. Nice building. It's good to see the land where they bulldozed some old base housing get used for something new. It's between Willow Lakes Golf Course and Fort Crook Elementary School on the east side of 25th Street. I believe it opened in April 2025.

Bellevue Readiness Center - Nebraska Army National Guard
12411 S 25th St
Bellevue, NE 68123