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Team Effort Keeps Post's Fobs Ready for Training August 14, 2015 Vol. 08, No. 15 Published for Fort McCoy, Wis. — Proudly Serving America’s Army Since 1909 Fort McCoy History Center Team eff ort keeps post’s FOBs ready for training reopens Sept. 11 Fort McCoy’s History Center will be STORY & PHOTOS BY SCOTT T. STURKOL open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Public Aff airs Staff Sept. 11, for its grand reopening and Re- tiree Appreciation Day. A multiorganizational team eff ort keeps Th e center closed in 2014 for renova- Fort McCoy’s Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) tions. Th e building is now handicapped- Liberty and Freedom ready for training use. accessible and features an updated inte- Th e FOBs are situated on dozens of acres rior with redesigned displays. on North and South Post and include more Th e History Center features displays than 200 tents and buildings. of photographs and memorabilia that Fort McCoy workers with the Directorate refl ect the roles the installation has held of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Secu- since 1909. It is open year-round to rity (DPTMS); Directorate of Public Works groups by appointment. (DPW); the Logistics Readiness Center (LRC); For more information, call the Public and more oversee FOB operations and main- Aff airs Offi ce at 608-388-2407. tenance. DPTMS Director Brad Stewart said the FOBs are critical for Fort McCoy’s training ef- Threatened species fort. delays fi rewood cutting “Our FOBs are very similar to the host na- Th e presence of a federally listed en- tion facilities that units might fi nd in the the- dangered species on post has changed the ater of operations where they deploy,” Stewart start date of the Fort McCoy fi rewood- said. “Th e host nation will have a facility that cutting season from Sept. 1 to Oct. 15. U.S. military forces could lease and occupy for Firewood cutting in Fort McCoy the duration of their operations. Travis Dreke (left to right), Dave Schmitz, Kate Lane, and Allyn Paulsen, all general-mainte- training areas will not be allowed until “Th e FOBs can support several training nance employees with contractor Computer Science Corp./Warrior Training Alliance, work Oct. 15, when the northern long-eared tasks ... and provide an established facility for together to fold a tent section at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Liberty on Fort McCoy’s bat typically hibernates. Firewood cut- reserve-component units to utilize in a fi eld North Post. The employees are part of the team in charge of maintenance at both Fort Mc- ting still is allowed in the cantonment (See FOBs page 13) Coy FOBs. area or at the stump-disposal site, but only already-fallen trees are available by fi rewood permit and supply is limited. Researchers gather Karner blue butterfl y data at McCoy Fort McCoy is working with the U.S. BY SCOTT T. STURKOL to establish a new experimental Pasternak said. “In each cage, a Fish and Wildlife Service to get an in- Public Aff airs Staff laboratory colony of Karner blues female was provided a fl ower- cidental-take permit that will allow tree at Notre Dame. In order to start ing plant, lupine leaves, sticks for cutting before Oct. 15, but it is unknown A research team from the Uni- a new colony, I needed to obtain climbing and sunning, and Q-tips when the permit will be issued. versity of Notre Dame in South Karner blue eggs from adults in with honey mixture and water as a If the permit is issued before Oct. Bend, Ind., and the U.S. Geo- the fi eld.” food source. 15, fi rewood cutting will resume at that logical Survey (USGS) visited Fort Th e Karner blue butterfl y fi rst “Th e eggs that I collected were time. Th e public will continue to be in- McCoy to study the Karner blue was observed at Fort McCoy more raised as larvae and pupae,” Paster- formed through Th e Real McCoy and butterfl y (KBB) and its habitat. than 25 years ago and is listed as nak said. “Once they emerged as through the Permit Sales Offi ce at 608- University of Notre Dame an endangered species, said En- adults, they were mated in adult- 388-2102. doctoral graduate student Lainey dangered Species Biologist Tim hood to produce eggs that will Th e northern long-eared bat was add- Pasternak, along with a summer Wilder of the Directorate of Public overwinter and be kept in tem- ed to the list of federally threatened spe- undergraduate research assistant Works Natural Resources Branch perature-controlled environmen- cies in May due to a population decline from Notre Dame’s Saint Mary’s (NRB). NRB eff orts have helped tal chambers. As a chapter of my caused by white-nose syndrome, a fatal College and two employees from increase the butterfl y’s population thesis, I will assess the eff ect that fungal disease. From April to October the USGS Lake Michigan Eco- Contributed photo throughout the installation in re- changing temperature has on the each year, the northern long-eared bat logical Field Station at the Indi- A Karner blue butterfl y hatched cent years. Now that success is phenology of and synchrony be- uses trees on Fort McCoy for roosting ana Dunes National Lakeshore, from eggs collected at Fort Mc- helping Pasternak build a Karner tween the KBB and wild lupine. and raising young. Unless Fort McCoy visited Fort McCoy for three days Coy rests on a researcher’s hand. colony at Notre Dame. Th is experiment will aim to ex- receives an incidental-take permit, it is il- in June. “We collected female butter- plain the potential phenological legal to cut down any standing trees prior “(Th e visit) was for my (doctor- questions investigating the eff ect fl ies at various sites at Fort Mc- mismatch between these species in to Oct. 15 because doing so may injure al) thesis research in the Hellmann of temperature on Karner blue Coy, put them in oviposition (egg- the fi eld and show their sensitivity or kill the northern long-eared bat. Lab (at Notre Dame),” Pasternak and wild lupine phenology. To un- laying) containers, and collected to temperature change.” said. “I will be exploring research dertake this project idea, I needed their eggs at the end of the day,” (See KARNER page 13) 2 THE REAL MCCOY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2015 WWW.MCCOY.ARMY.MIL NEWS Army recognizes August as Antiterrorism Awareness Month U.S. Army senior leaders have proclaimed limited to: August as Antiterrorism (AT) Awareness • People drawing or measuring important Month. Th e intent is to instill and sustain buildings. communitywide heightened awareness and • Strangers asking questions about security vigilance to protect all Army critical resources procedures. and personnel from acts of terrorism. • Briefcases, suitcases, backpacks, or pack- To focus eff orts for Antiterrorism Aware- ages left behind. ness Month, Headquarters, Department of • Vehicles left in “No Parking” zones in the Army (DA) has advanced the four themes front of important or high-traffi c buildings. guiding Army commanders and their support • Intruders in secure areas. elements, synchronizing the multitude of ef- • Chemical smells or fumes that seem un- forts around high-payoff tasks directly sup- usual for the location. porting the Army’s Antiterrorism Program. • People purchasing bomb- or weapon- Th e four themes are: making materials. • Recognize and report suspicious activity, ing concerns about vetting contractors and ac- installation, including its personnel. To sup- • People asking questions about sensitive including implementation of the U.S. Army cess to the installation. Fort McCoy will focus port such eff orts, the Fort McCoy AT Offi ce information such as building blueprints, secu- iWATCH, iSALUTE, and eGuardian threat- on vetting contractors’ access to the installa- is highlighting multimedia and face-to-face rity plans, or VIP travel. reporting programs. Th e Directorate of Plans, tion, the use of the AT/operational security engagement eff orts. Th ese eff orts include AT Everyone can help keep the installation Training, Mobilization and Security (DPTMS) (OPSEC) coversheet, and the importance of displays at high-traffi c areas; awareness videos safe by reporting suspicious activities to the hosted the Th reat Management Team meet- AT Level 1 and iWATCH training for contrac- on TV-6, the command information channel; Fort McCoy Police Department by calling ing Aug. 13. Th is annual event is critical for tors. and AT Level 1 awareness training. 608-388-2000 or to local police if off post. networking internally and externally with fed- • Create awareness of the potential benefi ts Th e training is available at Joint Knowl- All emergency situations should be reported eral, state, and local law-enforcement agencies, and dangers of social media applied to AT edge Online and via face-to-face training from to 911. emergency managers, and intelligence agen- awareness and community-outreach eff orts. a qualifi ed Antiterrorism Level II-trained and Military personnel residing in South Post cies. Sharing information is one of the most- Fort McCoy will focus on educating about the -certifi ed individual. Two more face-to-face Family housing should report suspicious ac- important components of a robust suspicious- risks associated with the use of social-media training sessions will be conducted at 10 a.m. tivities to the Fort McCoy police. Soldiers activity reporting program. applications and preventative measures to pro- Aug. 19 and 27 at building 2113. Th ese classes renting or who own their own homes should • Provide AT training across the Army com- tect personal identifying information and op- are open to the entire Fort McCoy commu- contact their local city or county police.
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