FORT BRAGG — A space where soldiers, academic and industry partners can gather to solve problems that soldiers face each day or on the battlefield is now open on Fort Bragg.
The Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin Joint Innovation Outpost promotes partnerships and solving problems, officials said during a ceremony to open the center on Jan. 23.
The center was a $26.3 million project that renovated 40,000 square feet of the former Officers’ Club on post.
Center’s namesake was an innovator
The center is named after Lt. Gen. James Gavin, a World War II legend known as the 82nd Airborne Division’s youngest commander who led paratroopers during the Normandy Invasion, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge, while also jumping into combat with troops…