Photo Essay: Work continues on new dining facilities at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Contractors work on a new 1,428-person annual training/mobilization dining facility April 4, 2019, in the 2400 block at Fort McCoy, Wis. The project, coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is being constructed by contractor L.S. Black Constructors of St. Paul, Minn., and is supposed to be completed in late 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

04.15.2019

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Contractor L.S. Black Constructors of St. Paul, Minn., continues work on two new 1,428-person annual training/mobilization dining facilities in 1800 and 2400 blocks of Fort McCoy.

Both projects are U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE)-coordinated projects, said Nathan Butts, contract oversight representative with the Fort McCoy Project Office of the ACOE. Construction on the dining facility in the 1800 block began in May 2018 after a $13.5 million contract was awarded by ACOE.

In the 2400 block, the construction of the facility that began in July 2018 is approximately 25 percent complete. Recent work included plenty of interior construction of walls and framing as well as drywall installation.

Both projects will be completed this year, Butts said. When complete, the new facilities will have the latest and best food preparation and cooking areas; an entrance/control area; and serving, dining, dishwashing, administration, and locker areas. The facilities also will have state-of-the-art waste-disposal systems, a receiving and loading dock, cold and dry storage, and more.

Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces since 1909.

The post’s varied terrain, state-of-the-art ranges, new as well as renovated facilities, and extensive support infrastructure combine to provide military personnel with an environment in which to develop and sustain the skills necessary for mission success.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”

• Date Taken: 04.15.2019
• Date Posted: 04.15.2019 11:10
• Story ID: 318128
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US