Public Affairs Office
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (January 9, 2024) – Fort Leonard Wood officials have issued a two-hour delayed reporting time for Wednesday, Jan. 10, for non-mission essential personnel — as previously identified by supervisors.
For example, personnel who normally report to work at 7:30 a.m., should now report at 9:30 a.m.; those who normally report at 8 a.m., will report at 10 a.m.
The reporting delay is issued for safety and allows road crews time to treat roads.
Unscheduled leave policy is in effect for those individuals who are unable to report by their reporting time. Supervisors may permit telework for employees who have transportation complications due to the weather. Please check with your immediate supervisor for more details.
Child Development Centers are scheduled to open at 8 a.m. and close at their normally scheduled times.
All fitness centers will open at 8 a.m. and close at their normally scheduled times. All other MWR facilities will open at 9 a.m. or will open at their regularly scheduled times if that time is after 9 a.m. and will close at normally scheduled times. Staffing could impact opening times. Please check the MWR web pages www.leonardwood.armymwr.com/ and www.facebook.com/mwr.ftwood for details.
Appointments at the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital before 9 a.m. will be rescheduled. GLWACH’s Emergency Department remains open and operational. For recorded information regarding GLWACH, call the appointment line at 1.866.299.4234.
Burger King, Starbucks, and the North and South shoppettes will open at 8 a.m. and all other AAEFES facilities will open and close at their normally scheduled times.
The Commissary will open at 8 a.m. and close at its normally scheduled hours.
ID Card appointments scheduled before 10 a.m. will be rescheduled. Those with appointments scheduled during that time should call 573.596.0744 if a representative does not reach out within 24 hours.
Motorists are reminded to slow down due to icy road conditions and allow extra time to arrive at their destinations safely.
For current road conditions, call the SNAIR hotline at 573.563.4141, or visit the SNAIR web page at https://home.army.mil/wood/index.php/Garrison/weather.
Updates can also be found on the official Fort Leonard Wood Facebook page at www.facebook.com/fortleonardwoodmissouri/.
-30-
About Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Leonard Wood is a thriving and prosperous installation that has evolved from a small basic training post more than 80 years ago to a premier Army Center of Excellence that trains nearly 80,000 military and civilians each year.
Fort Leonard Wood is home to the U.S Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and three U.S. Army schools: the U.S. Army Engineer School; U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School; and the U.S. Army Military Police School. In addition to training engineer, CBRN and military police specialties for the Army, Fort Leonard Wood also provides gender-integrated in-processing and Basic Combat Training for new Soldiers.
Fort Leonard Wood also hosts and trains with the largest Marine Corps Detachment and Air Force Squadron on any Army installation as well as a large Navy construction detachment.
More information about Fort Leonard Wood is at: https://home.army.mil/wood/index.php/about/mission