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McCoy News (Oct. 13, 2000) Army News DoD News

Army Communities of Excellence: USARC honors McCoy with top ACOE award. (See story.)

NSP to provide most electrical services to McCoy: Northern States Power will begin providing the majority of the post's electrical services beginning Oct. 16 (See story. )

USARC unveils new vision, mission statements: SPRIT3 program also launched (See story, sidebar.)

Smart cards: Post issues 242 smart cards to personnel deploying to support Operation Desert Spring. (See story, photo.)

Unexploded ordnance: Safety measures in place to help lessen dangers (See story, photo.)

People: Seabees welcome new commander for NMCB-25 (See story, photo.)

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Welcome back troops!
Members of the Illinois Army National Guard returning from a mission in Southwest Asia go through a welcoming line at Volk Field. A second rotation of troops recently trained Fort McCoy and deployed to support the mission. (Photo by Carl Dvorak) (See story, photos.)

Siren/Early Warning system operational: System will be used to notify personnel of severe weather or other emergencies. (See story, photo, sidebar.)

Fire Prevention Week: Theme is "Fire Drills: The Great Escape." (See story.)

Environment: Fort McCoy participates in National Public Lands Day. (See story.)

Family Focus program: Auction concludes third year of activities. (See story.)

Golf tourney: 18 teams compete in McCoy scramble. (See story, photo.)