Ft. Campbell To Receive $80 Million From Government

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FT. CAMPBELL, Tenn. - The Senate approved a bill that would give Tennessee $101.4 million to improve military infrastructure.

About $80 million of that money will go to Fort Campbell and the rest will go to the Tennessee Air National Guard in Memphis.

The bill needs to be signed by President Barack Obama.

Fort Campbell will use the money to help construct a Special Operations Battalion Complex.

The post will also use $6 million to build an Armed Forces Reserve Center and about a $1 million for a Warrior Rehabilitation and Fitness Center.

Here is how the rest Fort Campbell’s money will be split up:

$3 million for a Special Operations Military Work Dog facility
$8.6 million for a Health Clinic
$14.8 million for a Group Headquarters Building
$14.4 million for the Installation Chapel Center

CLICK HERE to see how the rest of the $101.4 million will be used in Tennessee.

Sen. Lamar Alexander who is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee said this bill includes important funding to support our service men and women, and that it will help provide better training and security at every military facility in the state of Tennessee.

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