New multi-purpose facility under construction at Fort Indiantown Gap

Initial construction has begun on a $11.4-million, 21,170-square-foot multi-purpose facility at Fort Indiantown Gap.

The new facility is being built along Service Road in Area 4 and will be used primarily for soldier readiness processing and units training in Area 4, according to a press release from the Pennsylvania National Guard base in northern Lebanon County.

The facility will include a large auditorium with a stage and a folding wall partition to divide it into two equal-sized spaces, as well as 10 office and classroom spaces, two of which will also have wall partitions. It will also include a breakroom/café with kitchen appliances, a lobby space for in-processing, and storage areas. There will be 177 parking spaces outside.

Lt. Col. Adam Love, director of Fort Indiantown Gap’s Department of Public Works, said the facility is part of a plan for Area 4 that will eventually create a one-stop location for essential services like administration, legal, medical, and finance, allowing for greater throughput and efficiency during SRP events. The facility will offer adaptable spaces that will improve operational efficiency and improve the quality of training at the installation for years to come, he said.

“The new facility will support our Soldiers, Airmen and their families and prepare them for future deployments and missions,” Love said in the press release. “Beyond SRP, the new auditorium will serve as a flexible venue for other training and social events, briefings and collaborative activities. Its modern design and advanced audio-visual systems make it an asset not only for the Pennsylvania National Guard, but for anyone who works or trains at Fort Indiantown Gap.”

The building was designed to allow for a future medical building addition on the east side.

“This new facility will be yet another asset that will improve training and readiness for service members at Fort Indiantown Gap,” Col. Kevin Potts, garrison commander, said in the release. “In addition, it will provide a modern facility that can be used for ceremonies and other events.”

Potts said FTIG officials “are committed to doing everything we can to ensure Fort Indiantown Gap is a state-of-the-art training center that offers everything our service members need to prepare them for any mission, anywhere.”

The land on which the facility is being constructed had been unused for several years. A former swimming pool at the site closed in 2019.

Construction is scheduled to be completed in February 2027.