Adam Skoczylas Marine Col. Roarke J. Anderson, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps Henderson Hall, Marine Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, HQS Battalion sergeant major and Lauren Baker, exercise and program manager and facility manager of Smith Gym cut the ribbon of the newly-renovated facility Monday.

More than 60 Marines, civilians and Soldiers, including Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Commander Col. Carl R. Coffman Jr., attended the ribbon cutting, which was followed by a health fair that included a blood drive for the Red Cross.

The building is named after Marine Cpl. Terry L. Smith, who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions in Vietnam in February 1968. Smith saw a helicopter attempting to land in a zone that was known to be guarded by enemy mortars.

Knowing the chopper would be destroyed, and unable to reach them by radio, he left the safety of his bunker to run out onto the landing pad and warn off the helicopter and was killed by mortar fire in the process.

Smith Gym was originally three separate buildings, and under the vision of former Henderson Hall Commander Marine Col. William K. Lietzau, the renovation joined the three buildings together, allowing for more specialized placement of strength equipment, a spin class room, an athletic training rehab room and a lounge for patrons to relax before or after their workout.

‘‘Before, you would have to go back and forth between buildings if you wanted to switch from weights to cardio. If it was snowing or pouring rain, patrons would be going outside in their shorts,” said Lauren Baker, exercise and program manager, as well as facility manager for Smith Gym.

Now there’s a new lobby that keeps everything under one roof, and that’s where Marine Col. Roarke J. Anderson, commanding officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps Henderson Hall hosted the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Anderson thanked the community for their patience during the long renovation, and pledged that the renovation would make the gym a home to the entire JBM-HH community.

‘‘We appreciate the patience of our patrons, I know it’s been a tough year,” Anderson said. ‘‘We’ve got a lot of good stuff in this facility, so please take advantage of it. This is [part of the] installation, so everyone is welcome to take advantage of it.”

Anderson, Marine Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, HQS Battalion sergeant major and Baker each grabbed a pair of golden scissors and cut the ribbon which hung right in front of the main reception desk at Smith Gym, which was followed by great applause.

After the cutting, a health fair was held, where Marine Corps Community Service, USO, the Henderson Hall Runner’s Club, Marine Corps Marathon organizers and other groups set up booths to show the attendees the options they had for keeping fit at Smith Gym.

One of the events begged for audience participation, as it was a timed contest to see who could do 50 push-ups, hula-hoop for 15 seconds and keep a yoga ‘‘tree pose” — where one foot is placed on the inside of the opposite knee — for 15 seconds.

Marine Lance Cpl. Sonja Grigsby was the first Marine brave enough to try, and she did well, posting a time of one minute, 22 seconds.

‘‘I think that’s a pretty good time, I hope no one breaks it,” Grigsby said.

Overall, everyone got a good sense of services offered by the gym, and staff made it clear that the community has an open invitation to take advantage of all the amenities it has to offer.

‘‘We hope you take the time to look around the facility and see everything we have to offer,” Roger Weger, director of MCCS at Henderson Hall said. ‘‘We’ve got 40,000 square feet of fabulous fitness equipment, training classes ... for your use and enjoyment.”