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	Karner blue butterfly management on Fort McCoy
		Fort McCoy encompasses 59,750 acres (24, 180 hectares) within what is known as the Driftless Area, part of the State left untouched by glaciers.
		Fort McCoy began its efforts to protect the Karner blue nearly 2 years before the butterfly was listed as an endangered species in 1992.
		Fort McCoy officials began coordinating with the Service on the impact of both military and non- military activities affecting the Karner blue in 1992, and in early 1994 the Service issued the post a no jeopardy Biological Opinion.
	www.fws.gov /midwest/Endangered/insects/kbb/ft_mccoy.html (728 words)

	CO-061 Fort McCoy
		Fort McCoy was established in 1909 and presently has approximately 2,200 civilian employees and 300 active military personnel.
		Fort McCoy's Directorate of Public Works (DPW) is the organization responsible for ensuring that all installation activities related to operations, training and construction comply with all applicable federal, state and local environmental and cultural resource laws and regulations.
		Fort McCoy sends the PCB-containing equipment off-site where the fluid is drained and the casing is decontaminated.
	www.p2pays.org /ref/04/03130.htm (930 words)

	Great Lakes Ecosystem: 1993 Midwest Oak Savanna Conferences [Leach]
		Fort McCoy is a U.S. Army installation with a primary mission to train military personnel, both Active and Reserve.
		Fort McCoy is located in Monroe County in west central Wisconsin within the Driftless Region: an area of highly eroded hills characterized by narrow ridges and steep slopes often separated by broad valleys.
		The Fort occupies nearly 60,000 acres of which over 51,000 are managed for their natural resources; oak barrens and Jack-pine barrens comprise over 11,000 acres (Fort McCoy 1990).
	www.epa.gov /glnpo/ecopage/upland/oak/oak93/leach.htm (1522 words)

	WSJ News
		Fort McCoy - that sprawling Army post covering 60,000 acres of sand country in central Wisconsin, 125 miles northwest of Madison where Interstate 90-94 divides - is a launching post for troops going to the Middle East and elsewhere as the military prepares for possible war against Iraq.
		Fort McCoy, in fact, is one of 15 of what the U.S. Department of Defense calls "Power Projection Platforms," with the mission of mobilizing Reserve and National Guard units for any situation.
		Fort McCoy also housed the Resettlement Center for Cuban Refugees from May to October 1980, processing more than 15,000 Cubans who came to the United States on the "Freedom Flotilla" after Fidel Castro emptied his prisons.
	www.madison.com /wisconsinstatejournal/local/42823.php (740 words)

	Fort McCoy -- Visiting Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
		In response to the terrorist events of September 11, 2001, Fort McCoy implemented certain security measures to better safeguard installation facilities and the people who train, work and live on the installation.
		Wisconsin State law does not require that the vehicle registration be physically maintained certain type of vehicles, however, in order to receive an Temporary Visitor Pass, the vehicle operator will be required to provide the original copy of the vehicle registration to the access control point personnel.
		These actions, in addition to other security measures, are being taken to screen and account for all individuals who are given access to Fort McCoy facilities.
	www.mccoy.army.mil /VisitingFortMcCoy/visiting.asp?id=AccessControl (233 words)

	KY: Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs - Military Assets in KY
		Fort Knox's Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Lab is the hub for coordination of requirements for Army and Joint fighting capabilities in the future.
		Fort Knox is a Power Support Platform supporting mobilization and demobilization for over 10,000 reserve component soldiers in the past year while providing medical and dental support to over 15,000 more soldiers at Camp Atterbury Indiana, and Fort McCoy Wisconsin.
		Fort Knox is the support base for nearly 100,000 retirees and their family members in a five state area.
	www.state.ky.us /agencies/kcma/assets/ftknox.htm (867 words)

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		The monthly distribution of troop strength expected on Fort McCoy during the AT period strongly correlates with the seasonal distribution of disease onset demonstrated for LD endemic areas by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia (refer to Appendix I).
		Personnel at the Wisconsin State Department of Health estimate that 12 of their cases were due to exposure at Fort McCoy, Infections in reservists, returning to home states from training at Fort McCoy, probably occur but are likely undocmented.
		A separate, collaborative effort to provide LD surveillance at Fort McCoy was proposed by a group of investigators from the Wisconsin Division of Health, the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, the Harvard School of Public Health, and the 30th Hospital Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
	members.utech.net /users/10766/067.txt (5969 words)

	article: Positive Drug Test Troops Deployed
		Officials at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, which serves as a multistate jumping-off point for Reserve and Guard troops, said about 13 soldiers from other states who tested positive for drugs were also sent to Iraq.
		Fort McCoy officials said some of the soldiers apparently used the drugs with the intention of getting caught and sent home.
		Seven of the 21 Iowa soldiers were from Fort McCoy, which also serves as a jumping-off point for troops from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Idaho and other states.
	www.cleartest.com /testinfo/drug_test_troops.htm (375 words)

	Fort McCoy, Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1910, the army renamed the entire tract "Camp Bruce E. McCoy" for Robert Bruce McCoy, a retired major general, who first proposed the area as a training ground and bought part of the property on which the fort stands.
		During World War II, Camp McCoy was used as a training facility for units from across the United States that were preparing to enter combat.
		In 1973, the Army reactivated Camp McCoy as a permanent training center, and on September 30, 1974, it was officially redesignated as Fort McCoy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_McCoy,_Wisconsin (536 words)

	La Crosse Tribune - 6.0
		Nobles was the fort's commander at the time, but has since transferred to the Pentagon.
		The commission's vote on Fort McCoy "shows a renewed commitment to the long-term future of the base," Gov. Jim Doyle said.
		SPENDING: Fort McCoy expenditures totaled $243.6 million in the fiscal year that ended last Sept. 30, with an estimated economic impact of $779.4 million, according to the fort's annual economic resource impact statement.
	www.lacrossetribune.com /articles/2005/08/25/news/00lead.txt (736 words)

	wcco.com - Commission Approves Fort Snelling Reshuffling
		The 88th Regional Readiness Command at Fort Snelling is the headquarters for Army Reserve units in six Upper Midwest states, providing administrative, personnel, organizational and other support to more than 21,000 Army Reserve soldiers in the region.
		Willie Harris, a Fort Snelling spokesman, said it would be inappropriate for high-ranking officers to share opinions on the Pentagon's decision, other than to support it.
		In addition to the vote affecting Fort Snelling, the panel also approved the Pentagon's recommendations to close a Navy Reserve Center in Duluth, Minn., which is staffed by nine active duty personnel and hosts drills for 106 reservists.
	wcco.com /topstories/local_story_236085540.html (652 words)

	Fort Devens - EMP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1917 the United States Congress and the Department of the Army established the former Fort Devens in a predominantly rural section of Worcester and Middlesex counties in Massachusetts.
		The Fort’s siting was due primarily to its location at a major hub of the rail network in New England.
		On 31 March 1996, Fort Devens, Massachusetts was inactivated and was officially closed as an active Army installation in accordance with the Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1991, Public Law 101-510.
	www.devens.army.mil /EMP/index.htm (164 words)

	6015th Garrison Support Unit
		The mission of the 6015th Garrison Support Unit (GSU) is to conduct premobilization training, participate in mobilization exercises, augment the Fort McCoy staff during mobilization; provide Command and Control for mobilizing units and personnel; conduct strategic mobility operations; and process mobilized units, personnel & equipment for deployment and redeployment.
		The wartime mission was to augment operations at Fort Lewis, Washington to ensure the quick and efficient deployment of forces.
		On order, the 6015th GSU provides augmentation for the Fort McCoy, Wisconsin Directorate Staff to perform contingency operations, and expands Fort McCoy's ability to ensure smooth, rapid mobilization and deployment of units in performance of its Power Projection Platform mission by providing command and control of deploying units.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/6015gsu.htm (584 words)

	USATODAY.com - Panel accepts plan to move Fort Snelling troops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The commission adopted the Department of Defense proposal to move Fort Snelling's 88th Regional Readiness Command, which acts as a headquarters for Army Reserve units in six Upper Midwest states, to Fort McCoy in Wisconsin.
		Willie Harris, a Fort Snelling spokesman, said it would be inappropriate for any high ranking officers at the base to make public statements on the Pentagon's decision.
		Fort McCoy is about 180 miles southeast of Fort Snelling, and about 35 miles east of La Crosse, Wis.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-08-24-MN-baseclosings_x.htm (430 words)

	Sparta/Tomah/Fort McCoy - Wisconsin - City-Data Forum
		He served 22 years in the Army and retired.
		I'm sorry I don't have info for you, but I'm kind of in the opposite boat as you...
		I will tell you that Fayetteville is far worse than back home in Wisconsin.
	www.city-data.com /forum/wisconsin/3038-sparta-tomah-fort-mccoy.html (965 words)

	TESTIMONY OF JULIE MACDONALD, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS, DEPARTMENT ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Critical habitat proposed for the purple amole, a plant, in California included significant portions of Camp Roberts and Fort Hunter Liggett. Camp Roberts had a completed INRMP which addressed conservation of this plant, and we excluded it from the critical habitat designation on this basis.
		Fort Hood has followed the requirements of the 1993 BO (including a version amended in 2000) and has funded valuable research and management strategies that can be applied to warbler and vireo issues range-wide.
		Fort McCoy officials began coordinating with the Fish and Wildlife Service on the impact of both military and non-military activities affecting the Karner blue butterfly in 1992.
	www.doi.gov /ocl/2003/EnvironmentalLegislativeProposals.htm (3091 words)

	Statement of Craig Manson, Apr. 2, 2003
		Fort Hood, Texas Under the section 7(a)(2) of the ESA, federal agencies are required to consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service to ensure that actions they authorize, fund, or carry out are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of listed species or adversely modify designated critical habitats.
		Fort Hood has followed the requirements of the 1993 BO (including a version amended in 2000) and has funded valuable research and management strategies that can be applied to warbler and vireo issues range-wide.
		Fort McCoy, Wisconsin Fort McCoy encompasses 59,750 acres and is home to a diversity of vegetation, including wild lupine, which is the only known food plant for larvae of the endangered Karner blue butterfly.
	epw.senate.gov /108th/Manson_040203.htm (4016 words)

	Paul Victor Haughton
		Fort McCoy, Wisconsin." A poster at the Tri-State geological conference in Eau Claire, WI.
		McCoy, Wisconsin." A poster at the AAG West-lakes conference in Madison, WI.
		March 1999: Presentation to the Board of Regents in Madison, Wisconsin regarding the continuing of funding for faculty/student research collaboration and technology.
	www.uwec.edu /jolhm/Past_Students/Paul/Resume.htm (343 words)

	521st Maintenance Battalion (DS/GS)
		Two of the five maintenance battalions in the Army Reserve, the 521st Maintenance Battalion at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, and the 387th Maintenance Battalion at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, are implementing a maintenance training program called Operation Platinum Wrench (OPW).
		The concept, which was introduced in 1997 at Fort McCoy, uses USAR soldiers and facilities to support USAR installations and to rebuild and overhaul USAR equipment, thus saving limited USAR funds.
		Drivers quickly realized the heaters were a necessity with the Wisconsin winters for vehicles that are parked outside, so those were added to the product, as necessary.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/521maint.htm (596 words)

	CNR News Releases
		Jim Kerkman, forester at Fort McCoy and a 1982 CNR alumnus, and Victor Phillips, CNR dean, will serve as program coordinators to identify and staff specific projects on the base.
		CNR personnel will educate military personnel on the potential impacts of training exercises, suggesting ways to prevent or mitigate the impacts, and increasing awareness of the natural and cultural resources on the property and the need to protect them for future use.
		According to Colonel Michael Staszak, Fort McCoy installation commander, “Our partnership with UWSP goes back 21 years and is truly a win-win situation for everyone.
	www.uwsp.edu /CNR/News/fortmccoy.htm (344 words)

	Wisconsin Army National Guard - Home Of The 100% College Tuition Grant
		Candidates drill at the Officer Candidate School at Wisconsin Military Academy instead of their unit during the program.
		The Officer Candidate School is a mentally and physically challenging course designed to educate, train and develop enlisted soldiers who display leadership potential, into federally commissioned officers.
		Perhaps the most important thing the Officer Candidate School provides is an outstanding opportunity to excel and to prove yourself, in service to your comrades, your community and your country.
	www.wisconsinguard.com /ocs.htm (735 words)

	KAALtv.com - 6 NEWS FIRST Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The vote was intended partly to create a Northwest Regional Readiness Command Headquarters at Fort McCoy.
		Officials at Fort McCoy and Fort Snelling say they don't yet have details of the move and the number of people affected.
		The 88th Regional Readiness Command at Fort Snelling is the headquarters for Army Reserve units in six Upper Midwest states overseeing more than 21,000 Army Reserve soldiers in the region.
	www.kaaltv.com /article/view/90829 (136 words)

	State Patrol troopers and inspectors - how to apply - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
		Join the team of State Patrol Troopers and Inspectors who are dedicated to promoting highway safety and enhancing the quality of life for all Wisconsin citizens and visitors by providing professional, competent and compassionate law enforcement services.
		The announcement of this exam will appear on the WiscJobs Web site or in the Wisconsin State Current Opportunities Bulletin (COB) which is a listing of job vacancies in state government.
		The Wisconsin Department of Transportation does not testify to, sponsor or endorse the accuracy of the information provided on externally linked pages.
	www.dot.wisconsin.gov /about/hr/jobs/trooper-insp/index.htm (422 words)

	HHS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The demobilization process at Fort McCoy is expected to take no more than 5 days.
		Fort McCoy controls how long our duty day is, not us.
		Neither the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, the Department of Defense or the United States Army have endorsed or otherwise influenced the compilation of these pages.
	www.1120fieldartillery.com /HHS.htm (612 words)

	Fort Mccoy bed and breakfast & inns. Find the perfect Fort Mccoy B&B lodging on BedandBreakfast.com. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Please notify us if you know of any BandB inns located in Fort Mccoy.
		Sunnyfield Farm Bed & Breakfast - Camp Douglas, WI Scenic bluffs and quiet countryside surround this inviting turn of the century farm house located...
		Also noted is the approximate distance from Fort Mccoy, Wisconsin.
	www.bedandbreakfast.com /fort-mccoy-wisconsin.html (228 words)

	U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We determined that the benefits of excluding the area exceeded the benefits of inclusion, in that the adverse impacts to national defense exceeded the benefits that would result from designating the area as critical habitat.
		In early 1994, the Fish and Wildlife Service issued Fort McCoy a no-jeopardy BO that included âreasonable and prudent measuresâ and âterms and conditions,â both as provided under the ESA.
		As part of an effort to fulfill those terms, Fort McCoy submitted a draft Karner Blue Butterfly Conservation Plan to the Fish and Wildlife Service in 1995.
	epw.senate.gov /hearing_statements.cfm?id=213699 (3891 words)

	Military reservation home to rare species (Sep 30, 2002)
		While it serves many miltary uses, Wisconsin's Fort McCoy Military Reservation also provides a sanctuary for rare native plants.
		A study of the fort's rare vascular flora documents 89 locations of 14 rare species.
		Located in Monroe County between Tomah and Sparta, Fort McCoy's primary mission is to serve as a military training facility for more than 100,000 people annually.
	www.news.wisc.edu /7854.html (209 words)

	MARK GREEN 8TH DISTRICT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		More specifically, in support of the National Guard’s fielding of the PALADIN System and Multiple Launch Rocket System, the fort provides 22 standard firing points or established non-standard firing points in each of the six field artillery Maneuver Corridor firing areas that are available for artillery units.
		Wisconsin is very proud of Fort McCoy and as the Base Realignment and Closure Commission continues its work I trust that it, and you, will take into consideration the enormous role this base plays in our state and our national security.
		Additionally, I encourage you to take the time to have your staff personally visit these facilities in the near future to see first-hand what a tremendous asset they are to our nation.
	www.house.gov /markgreen/PRESS/2005/April/NR042005FortMcCoyLetter.htm (661 words)

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