The Real McCoy -- Sept. 10, 2021

New bridge training site opens

Soldiers with the 416th Theater Engineer Command premiered the first U. S. Army Reserve bridge building training site during a ribbon cutting ceremony Aug. 19. (Link)





 

Soldiers train on Javelin Close Combat Weapon System

More than a dozen Soldiers from the two Army Reserve theater engineer commands (TECs) trained on the Javelin Close Combat Weapon System over a three-day course in August at Fort McCoy. (Link)




 

Fort McCoy police veterans recall post-9/11 response

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Fort McCoy was an open installation, and it was a bright, beautiful, blue sky kind of day. That same morning, current Fort McCoy Police Chief Brian Bomstein was sleeping after working until 1 a.m. at a saw mill, and Deputy Police Chief Brian Lord was in Madison attending a criminal justice college class. By all accounts, it was a pretty normal September morning for all. (Link)

 

World Trade Center survivor shares story with post community

As part of the 20-year commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, Fort McCoy hosted a presentation by the last survivor to be pulled out of the World Trade Center debris. (Link)





 

USO Wisconsin’s presence at Fort McCoy hits 5 years

For five years, USO Wisconsin has continued to expand its presence and support for thousands of service members, families, military retirees, and others every year at Fort McCoy, said Elizabeth Hazlett, operations and program manager for USO Wisconsin. (Link)




 

BRIDGE REPAIR PLANNED

Fort McCoy’s South J Street will be closed Aug. 23 through Oct. 29 from South 8th Avenue to South 9th Avenue for construction of a new bridge over Tarr Creek, Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works (DPW) officials said.

The suggested detour is to jog to the west utilizing South 8th Avenue, South F Street,  and South 9th Avenue.

For more information, contact Dan Hanson, DPW Construction Inspection Branch chief, at daniel.s.hanson13.civ@mail.mil or 608-388-4018.

MORE HEADLINES

Completion of Fort McCoy LOC-B training site troop project adds to successful year of project completion, coordinator says (Link)

Construction of new bridge underway at Fort McCoy (Link)

Fitness facility at Fort McCoy’s running track nearing closer to completion (Link)

Reserve Airmen put skills to test at exercise Patriot Warrior 2021 at Fort McCoy (Link)

Diamond Saber 2021 exercise held for Army Finance Corps at Fort McCoy (Link)

Minnesota unit ‘defends’ during training at CSTX (Link)

Observer-coach/trainers help CSTX participants be their best (Link)

Human-resources company handles human relations during CSTX (Link)

Remembering 9/11 in Fort McCoy history (Link)

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