MARCH 25, 2025 - The REAL ID Act enforcement date of May 7 is fast approaching, and under these requirements, all personnel accessing Fort McCoy will be required to have a common access card (CAC) or other form of identification compliant with REAL ID requirements. Anyone using a CAC for access to Fort McCoy is already compliant and will not need to take further action. For … [Read more...]
AFN Airing NCAA Tournaments and MLB Opening Games
MARCH 22, 2025 - It's spring, and that means it's time for two of the world's great sporting events: the NCAA college basketball tournaments, known as March Madness, and Major League Baseball's 2025 opening season. The American Forces Network, AFN, will be broadcasting all the action with round-the-clock access for America's military audiences around the world. "We know what … [Read more...]
Efforts Keep Legionnaires’ Disease Risk Low
MARCH 11, 2025 - Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia, was so named in 1976 after a Pennsylvania outbreak of a mystery illness that sickened over 200 and killed 34 in two weeks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the cause of the illness to be a particular type of bacteria. Legionella bacteria were discovered in the cooling towers of a hotel … [Read more...]
Fighting Food Insecurity with Healthcare Initiative
NOVEMBER 25, 2024 - Have you visited your primary care provider lately? If so, you may have noticed additional screening questions added to your check-in. This is the result of a 59th Medical Wing initiative to identify and address food insecurity in our patient population. A 2023 RAND study found that 25.8% of military families struggle with food insecurity, likely made … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Pfc. Harold Agerholm
JULY 8, 2024 - When a comrade falls in war, you do what you can to help them. That's a mantra Marine Corps Pfc. Harold Christ Agerholm took seriously during the World War II Battle of Saipan when he helped evacuate nearly four-dozen wounded men during a large enemy counterattack. Agerholm didn't survive the mission, but his selfless actions led leaders to posthumously bestow … [Read more...]