students stude daily. At its opening July 2, 2009, Congressman Randy Forbes, R-Va., Congr described Fort Lee as the logistics capital descr of the world. To house the students that attend the university, univer another major project which opened opene earlier this year was required, an on-post hotel — or lodging facility — on designed desig to house the more than 2,000 students stude per year that attend classes at ALU. A The Th new lodging facility has 1,000 rooms and is designed to foster a Army Logistics University campus- like atmosphere, atmospher being located adjacent to the It is often said that Fort Lee is the premier learning university. institution for logistics, and the premier school is Army Maj. Gen. Larry D. Wyche, Fort Lee commanding general, Logistics University. Fort Lee trains Quartermaster, described the post as “the home of sustainment, the Army’s Transportation and Ordnance soldiers in a variety of Military sustainment think tank, the premier learning institution in Occupational Specialties. But, to further their learning and this great Army of ours.” military careers, many of those soldiers will come back and At a ribbon cutting for the hotel in February, Wyche learn at ALU. said “this exceptional facility is critical infrastructure that Completed in 2009 and with a total project cost of accommodates the rising population here at Fort Lee.” about $130 million, the university was one of the largest The average stay for soldiers at the massive facility is Base Realignment And Closure growth projects on post and about nine days, but the longest a soldier might stay is up to represents the merger of the Transportation, Quartermaster three months, Marc Jannsen, general manager of the lodging and Ordnance corps into the Army Logistics Branch. facility, said during a tour of the facility in January. The professional military school resembles an all-inclusive The building cost about $86 million to build and another small-college campus situated on 46 acres with more than nearly $6.5 million to furnish. Construction began in October 300,000 square feet of building space. 2010 and was completed in September 2012 with a soft The university is responsible for training military students opening in December of that year. More than 200 people are from 63 foreign countries and houses approximately 2,300 employed by the facility. Discover Fort Lee
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