Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama National Guard opens state-of-the-art ‘super-armory’ in Foley for training and response

Alabama News Center | January 28, 2023 @ 10:00 am

By: Maj. Jacqueline Krimmel

The Alabama National Guard‘s Foley Readiness Center is a “super-armory” large enough to fit two units and can be used as a centralized location for domestic support operations when needed.

“This organization is uniquely positioned to help anytime we have hurricanes,” said Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Sheryl E. Gordon. “Our ability to come down here and use this as a platform to stage our troops and provide services to the people that were impacted by the storms is a tremendous opportunity.”

Fourteen years in the making, several legislative bodies and organizations had a hand in helping make the new readiness center a reality. The National Guard conducted a ribbon-cutting for the new center on Jan. 23.

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