美国海岸警卫队将在前伯明翰南学院校园建造一个培训中心,以提高准备状态和增加工作。 The U.S. Coast Guard will build a training center at the former Birmingham-Southern College campus to boost readiness and jobs.

美国海岸警卫队选择了阿拉巴马州192英亩的前伯明翰南学院校园作为新建国家培训中心的场地,此前,美国海岸警卫队进行了全国范围的搜索,以支持其2028年部队设计战略和日益增加的征聘需求。 The U.S. Coast Guard has chosen the 192-acre former Birmingham-Southern College campus in Alabama as the site for a new national training center, following a nationwide search to support its Force Design 2028 strategy and growing recruitment needs. 该设施将容纳多达1 200名新兵和400名工作人员,其中包括教室、医疗中心、餐饮和娱乐设施以及靠近机场的地方。 The facility will house up to 1,200 recruits and 400 staff, featuring classrooms, a medical center, dining and recreation facilities, and proximity to an airport. 这次购置行动得到了联邦和州领导人的赞扬,目的是提高海岸警卫队的备战能力,创造数百个就业机会,并振兴2024年5月关闭的校园。 The acquisition, praised by federal and state leaders, aims to boost Coast Guard readiness, create hundreds of jobs, and revitalize the campus, which closed in May 2024.