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A new environmentally friendly personnel center at Randolph Air Force Base was dedicated Tuesday. It bears the name civilian instead of a general officer. Texas Public Radio’s Terry Gildea has more.
August 3, 2010 · Randolph houses the administrative hub of the Air Force and the new personnel center opened on Tuesday will include missions brought to the base by the Base Realignment and Closure or BRAC plan. The building bears the name of Roger Blanchard who was the first civilian to run the Air Force Personnel Center. General Roger Brady, commander of Air Forces in Europe spoke fondly of Blanchard’s memory.
"Roger Blanchard was not just civilian personnelist and before that, even beyond that he was an airman. I think we decided recently that civilians weren’t officially airmen, but I’ve blown that off frankly. Roger Blanchard was an airman," said General Roger Brady.
The building itself received a silver rating in Leadership in Energy and Environment Design from the U.S. Green Building Council. Ralph Williams is the personnel center engineer.
"The idea is to bring to the outside inside. As much light as possible, as much green around the facility as possible. That sort of thing enhances morale and productivity and just makes for a better environment for our people to work," said Ralph Miller.
Air Force officials hope the 36,000 square foot facility will qualify for the U.S. Green Building Council’s Gold LEED rating.
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