New LRS Deployment Processing Center opens

Published July 9, 2010
By SrA. Tasha Gresco
911 AW/LRS

PITTSBURGH IAP ARS -- It's been ten years in the making, pouring over blueprints, utilizing interior and building design software and collaborating with Ohio-based Mann Architects.

The 911th Logistics Readiness Squadron finally has a home for its state-of-the-art Deployment Processing Center. Mobility is an essential function of the squadron and the Air Force.

"We deployed 250 people this past year alone," noted Tom Schob, chief of clothing issue.

Maj. Todd McCrann and Senior Master Sgt. Randy Llewellyn, building designers, began planning the fundamentals of this project in 1999 and have finally been
able to bring their hard work to fruition. September 2, 2009, marked the first day of construction in the back of the Supply warehouse on Alpha Street. After the finishing touches and final building inspection, the key was placed in hand April 9, 2010.

The DPC is equipped with theatre seating, a podium and a whiteboard intended for making outprocessing briefings a little more comfortable for those deploying. Through the doorway of the collapsible wall there exists a larger room for table set up and the mobility line. Several data access ports were placed in the floor below each outprocessing station making the use of laptops painless. The room also has an entire wall comprised of roll out bleachers to accommodate each chalk and an added convenience of restrooms.