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Archives for May 2017

Air Force Rodeo at Fort Leonard Wood

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Darcy Leonard with Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, navigates the 10k all-terrain forklift course, Saturday. (Photo by Stephen Standifird, Fort Leonard Wood Guidon)

Air Force Detachment hosts truck rodeo at Fort Leonard Wood

Press Release 17-085 Air Force Detachment hosts truck rodeo on post

Teams representing ground transportation specialists at seven U.S. Air Force bases in the region converged on Fort Leonard Wood for the Best in the Midwest Ground Transportation Rodeo, Saturday.

Units from as far as Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota competed in an Air Force Instruction test, 4k forklift, 10k all-terrain forklift and 25-foot tractor trailer obstacle courses.

Soldiers ferry a dump truck

Sgt. 1st Class James Rodger, 35th Engineer Battalion, leads the efforts of bridge crewmembers to ferry a dump truck, operated by Pvt. Hunter Bradley, and guided by Sgt. Brandon Taylor, both with the 554th Engineer Battalion, across the Big Piney River. (Photo Credit: Mrs. Martha Yoshida (Leonard Wood))

Soldier operates a hydraulic excavator

Sgt. Demario Richardson, 554th Engineer Battalion, operates a hydraulic excavator for a temporary bridge to be emplaced at the bank of the Big Piney River near Happy Hollow May 17, as Sgt. Alexis Rodriguez observes. The project allows the movement of equipment to repair roads near the Piney Valley Golf Course and Stone Mill Spring. (Photo Credit: Mrs. Martha Yoshida (Leonard Wood))

Bridging the gap: Engineers help Fort Leonard Wood with flood recovery

Press Release 17-084 Bridging the gap_Engineers help Fort Leonard Wood with flood recovery

Select Soldiers assigned to Fort Leonard Wood’s 1st Engineer Brigade took a break from their training mission to spend time on the Big Piney River. They were not taking a float trip, which is a popular area recreational activity. Instead, they were asked by the installation to complete a rapid bridge emplacement at the river’s bank near Happy Hollow May 16 through Friday.

Piney Valley Golf Course to open Thursday

Press Release 17-083 Piney Valley Golf Course to open Thursday

The Piney Valley Golf Course is scheduled to open, weather permitting, from 5 p.m. to dusk, Thursday, to foot traffic only as FLW 26, the road leading to the golf course, continues to be closed for road work.

Golf course patrons are asked to park at the gravel parking areas before the bridge and then walk across the bridge to access the course. Rounds of golf will be free Thursday, though patrons must bring their own clubs. Rentals and other services provided by the clubhouse will not be available Thursday. Private pull carts will be permitted.