Photo Essay: Fort McCoy Commissary maintains operations through COVID-19 response

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Harry Hughes with the Installation Legal Office at Fort McCoy, Wis., uses a self checkout April 3, 2020, at the Fort McCoy Commissary. 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 went through checkout lanes and workers were busy stocking and cleaning 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 has continued to take steps to protect their customers and follow recommended pandemic-response guidelines.

The store has maintained regular hours through the response and have continued to take extra measures to maintain safety, according to Commissary Officer Cindy Perry.

Some measures include having all shopping carts sanitized before and after each customer's use. The store also increased cleaning and sanitizing of equipment and surfaces a minimum six times a day and when possible after each patron.

The store also started a "no touching ID" policy where staff asks patrons to scan their ID or allow staff members to use a hand scanner after verifying the ID to limit close contact concerns.

Learn more about Defense Commissary COVID-19 response measures by visiting www.commissaries.com.

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: 367251
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US