Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022

By Scott SturkolOctober 12, 2022

Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022
1 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A worker prepares a meal at the dining facility/Warrior Restaurant on Sept. 8, 2022, in building 50 at Fort McCoy, Wis. (Photo by Andy Pisney, Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Food Management Program Office) (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022
2 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Team members with the Fort McCoy Subsistence Supply Management Office of the Logistics Readiness Center are shown Sept. 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. (Photo by Andy Pisney, Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Food Management Program Office) (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022
3 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A worker operates a forklift Sept. 8, 2022, at the Subsistence Supply Management Office at Fort McCoy, Wis. The office is part of the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center. (Photo by Andy Pisney, Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Food Management Program Office) (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022
4 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A worker operates a forklift Sept. 8, 2022, at the Subsistence Supply Management Office at Fort McCoy, Wis. The office is part of the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center. (Photo by Andy Pisney, Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Food Management Program Office) (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022
5 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Military vehicles are shown loaded with food pallets Sept. 8, 2022, outside of the Subsistence Supply Management Office at Fort McCoy, Wis. The office is part of the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center. (Photo by Andy Pisney, Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Food Management Program Office) (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022
6 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Operations at the dining facility/Warrior Restaurant in building 50 are shown Sept. 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. (Photo by Andy Pisney, Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Food Management Program Office) (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022
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Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022
8 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Operations at the dining facility/Warrior Restaurant in building 50 are shown Sept. 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. (Photo by Andy Pisney, Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Food Management Program Office) (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022
9 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Operations at the dining facility/Warrior Restaurant in building 50 are shown Sept. 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. (Photo by Andy Pisney, Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Food Management Program Office) (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort McCoy’s food-service team finishes unique year of support during FY 2022
10 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A worker prepares a meal at the dining facility/Warrior Restaurant on Sept. 8, 2022, in building 50 at Fort McCoy, Wis. (Photo by Andy Pisney, Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Food Management Program Office) (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL

Employees supporting the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) Food Program Management Office and LRC Supply Subsistence Management Office as well as other partners had a busy fiscal year (FY) 2022.

Whether it was supporting training operations throughout the fiscal year or supporting one of the largest food-service support missions ever at Fort McCoy during Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), the members of that food-service team had an exceptional year, said Fort McCoy Food Program Manager Andy Pisney.

OAW completed on Feb. 15, 2022, after six months of operations. Pisney said when OAW began that they were going to experience an operation like they’ve never seen before in terms of food support.

“Right away we knew we would have a monumental challenge before us,” Pisney said in February 2022. “Over time with the mission, we had our ups and downs but everyone worked very hard to provide food support to the nearly 13,000 Afghans and almost 2,000 additional people on post supporting Task Force McCoy.”

The installation’s food-service team not only includes the Food Program Management Office and the Subsistence Supply Management Office. It also includes the full food-service contractors; and food suppliers, such as Sysco Foods of Baraboo, Wis.

During OAW, Pisney said 31 of 34 Fort McCoy dining facilities were in use to support the operation for either feeding Afghans or Task Force personnel or were being used as Wi-Fi centers, classrooms, and more.

“That not only included all of our newer, recently built dining facilities but also our World War II-era facilities that are located in the blocks throughout the cantonment area,” he said.

Also, overall, Pisney said the Food Program Management Office and Subsistence Supply Management Office ordered, received, issued, and receipted approximately $19.3 million in subsistence for the facilities feeding Afghan evacuees or serving as “grab-and-go” facilities.

“Our team also ordered and receipted 2,171,448 cans or bottles of water for the guests, and we sourced and cataloged 120 new subsistence items for guests in conjunction with Sysco Baraboo, LLC, and the Defense Logistics Agency-Troop Support,” Pisney said. “Items included Halal Certified Proteins and culturally acceptable foods.”

Then after OAW ended and training operations increased going into the spring and summer, Pisney said his team stepped up and continued to do great work.

For feeding support of personnel from in-garrison and remote-site meals fed, for a Warrior Exercise there were 6,426 meals served. For a Combat Support Training Exercise there were 17,396 meals served. And for exercise Steel Dragon, there were 4,305 meals served, Pisney said citing statistics between June and August for feeding support by his team.

At the Subsistence Supply Management Office, in support of training between June and August, the office delivered 13,302 cases of Meals, Ready-to-Eat; 49,338 meals via meal kits; 2,775 Unitized Group Rations; and 9,634 bags of ice.

“Meal kits are just a complete meal that requires no food-service preparation,” Pisney said. “The Unitized Group Rations require food-service capability — a food-service specialist — to prepare. These rations are configured in 50-person modules and contain meat, starch, vegetables, condiments, and beverages.”

Pisney said he’s proud of his team and of all they accomplished during FY 2022.

“We have many unsung heroes, especially when you are talking about this team,” Pisney said. “Food service is a training enabler, and we don’t ever want it to be a distractor. The mission always comes first, and if we can support the mission without distracting from it — that’s perfect. I appreciate everything this team does. We are here to support. It’s our mission, and we always try to do the best we can.”

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

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