FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (Feb. 17, 2022) — Due to inclement weather, an early, staggered release for non-mission essential personnel is authorized for Thursday, Feb. 17. In addition, there will be a two-hour delayed reporting for Friday, Feb. 18, on Fort Leonard Wood for non-mission essential personnel — as previously identified by supervisors.
Unscheduled leave policy is in effect and maximum teleworking if eligible and capable today and Friday.
Supervisors are encouraged to manage early release with the following guidance beginning at 8:30 a.m. today:
8:30 a.m., personnel who reside 30 miles or more from Fort Leonard Wood
9:00 a.m., personnel who reside 20 miles or more from Fort Leonard Wood
9:30 a.m., personnel who reside 10 to 20 miles from Fort Leonard Wood
10:00 a.m., personnel who reside less than 10 miles from Fort Leonard Wood
10:30 a.m., personnel who reside on the installation.
All MWR facilities to include Child Development Centers and fitness centers will close at 11:00 a.m. (30 minutes after the last release). Check the MWR web pages www.leonardwood.armymwr.com/ and www.facebook.com/mwr.ftwood for details. Child Development Centers and Davidson Fitness Center will reopen Friday, Feb. 18, at 8 a.m.
Appointments at the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital currently scheduled for today will be rescheduled. Call the hospital line at 866.299.4234 for additional recorded information. The emergency room remains open.
The Commissary will be closing at 11:30 a.m. today. They are scheduled to reopen following a two-hour delay Friday, Feb. 18. For further details, please call 573.596.0783.
Call the Main Exchange for more information on hours for AAFES 573.329.2200.
For current road conditions on the installation, 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/.
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About Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Leonard Wood is a thriving and prosperous installation that has evolved from a small basic training post 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