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WASHINGTON – As one office, it’s now “one-stop shopping” for those looking for housing aboard Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), according to Ginger Speake, director of the newly revamped Housing Services Center at Building P-21 across from Arnold Gate.
Consolidation has made it possible for two previously separate housing offices on base to merge into one location, while still providing all the resources necessary to accommodate families looking for housing.
“We initially were hoping to do this in early October to celebrate the third anniversary of JBAB, but it’s better late than never,” Speake said during a ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 5. “We’re really one team and we’re not successful without each other. This is a good change for us.”
Base Commander Navy Capt. Anthony T. Calandra said Building P-21 has a storied history dating back to the late 1930s. Along with its counterpart, the current headquarters Building P-20, both were born out of what became known as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal – a series of economic development programs throughout that decade.
Building P-21 was originally a visitor’s center before being converted into a school. It also served for a short time as Bolling’s official headquarters building, Calandra said.
“We’ve gone full-circle in using this building for housing. As a joint base, we need to combine things,” Calandra said. “It was ridiculous to have two separate housing offices. Now people can come here and find out about opportunities at one location.”
Calandra added that Bolling is considered one of three birth places of the U.S. Air Force by historians and that he’s happy to see a building like this continue to have a place in the community.
| Date Taken: | 11.08.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 11.15.2013 16:31 |
| Story ID: | 116843 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DC, US |
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