Photo Essay: Fort McCoy Commissary has clear plastic sneeze shields for customer safety

Photo By Scott Sturkol | A customer goes through the checkout lane April 3, 2020, at the Fort McCoy Commissary at Fort McCoy, Wis. Since the installation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, the Fort McCoy Commissary staff continued to take steps to protect their customers and follow recommended pandemic-response guidelines. Military commissaries worldwide, including at Fort McCoy, installed clear plastic sneeze shields in all regular checkout lanes for added extra protection for customers and cashiers during the COVID-19 outbreak. The panels are 36 inches high and range in width from 24-30 inches. Note: This photo was taken before the Department of Defense requirements on wearing masks in public were released. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

04.13.2020

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Customers go through checkout lanes with clear plastic sneeze shields April 3, 2020, at the Fort McCoy Commissary at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Military commissaries worldwide, including at Fort McCoy, installed clear plastic sneeze shields in all regular checkout lanes for added extra protection for customers and cashiers during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Defense Commissary Agency (DECA).

The panels are 36 inches high and range in width from 24-30 inches. The panels are just one of many protective measures the DECA is implementing to follow the highest standards of the Department of Defense’s health protection in our stores, said Rear Adm. (ret.) Robert J. Bianchi, Department of Defense special assistant for commissary operations in a DECA release.

(Note: These photos were taken before the Department of Defense requirements on wearing masks in public were released.)

Learn more about the DECA shield installation at https://www.commissaries.com/our-agency/newsroom/news-releases/commissaries-installing-plexiglass-panels-checkout-lanes-add.

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

• Date Taken: 04.13.2020
• Date Posted: 04.13.2020 13:03
• Story ID: 367249
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US