Niagara hosts ground-break ceremony for new fitness center

By Airman Kelsey Martinez, 914th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs / Published November 14, 2019

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Members of the 914th Air Refueling Wing, base leadership, and distinguished visitors gathered together Nov. 13, 2019 at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. to perform a ground-break ceremony for a new base fitness center. Pictured left to right: Mr. Avinash Rachmale, Col. Gary Charlton, Col. Christopher Witter, Mr. Gino DiBattista, NY Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Col. Jeromie Sheldon, Mr. John Cooper, Col. Thomas Asbery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kelsey Martinez)

NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. --

Members of the 914th Air Refueling Wing, base leadership, and distinguished visitors gathered, here, in honor of the new base fitness center ground-breaking ceremony Nov. 13.

The current mid-century fitness building will be replaced with a modern facility that is designed to meet the fitness needs of today’s Airmen.

Amenities in the new facility will include; a gymnasium large enough to accommodate multiple activities, a unit physical training room designed to strengthen bonds through unit training, and a functional strength room to meet the needs of tomorrow’s Air Force fitness test.

“Functional strength is the future of fitness and fitness is readiness,” said 2nd Lt. Lucas Morrow, 914th ARW Public Affairs Officer.

This $11.3 million facility is scheduled to be completed in fall of 2021.