FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (October 18, 2024) – The following Fort Leonard Wood announcements are for the week of October 21 through October 25.
October 24
Army Community Service will host a community fair from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 24, at the USO, Bldg. 805, as part of the newcomer’s orientation. Service members, civilians and families are invited to attend to learn more about many of the area’s on- and off-post amenities and services. Call 573.596.0212 for details.
The public is invited to gather to listen as the 399th Army Band plays its final notes during a concert and inactivation ceremony Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. in Nutter Field House.
October 25
Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation is hosting a Trunk or Treat from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 25 and the main post exchange. This will be a free night of games, trunks and treats for all ages.
October 26
Harvest Fest is scheduled from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26 at Piney Valley Golf Course. Harvest Fest includes pumpkin patch rides, decorating pumpkins, bounce houses, axe throwing, a haunted house and food and drinks. Shuttle rides from Pershing Community Center begin at 3 p.m.
October 30
Bruce C. Clarke Library will announce the winner of their 8th Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest Oct. 31. Submit your pumpkin painted in a literary theme to the circulation desk by Oct. 30 for a chance to win. Open to all ages. Pumpkins must be painted. Carved pumpkins will not be accepted.
Ongoing
The theme of this year’s Combined Federal Campaign is Give Happy. Fort Leonard Wood’s goal is to raise $35,000. Contributions can be made online. The Fort Leonard Wood code for donations is THC6UA and the zip code is 65473. Call 573.563.3810 for more information.
Flu vaccines are now available to TRICARE beneficiaries at General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital’s immunization clinic. Patients can walk into the immunization clinic from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, call 573.596.1768 or visit GLWACH’s immunizations website.
Repair work on the docks at Training Area 250 is scheduled to run through the end of the year. Officials from the U.S. Army Engineer School’s Combat Engineer Skills Division are asking people to avoid the area for the duration of the project. For more information, call 573.596.1011.
Fall has arrived, which means deer and other wild animals are on the move as temperatures cool and nights become longer. Most deer strikes with vehicles occur during October and November and between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Missouri Department of Transportation reminds motorists to be prepared for the sudden appearance of wild animals on Missouri roadways throughout the fall months.
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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 more than 75 years ago to a premier Army Center of Excellence that trains more than 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.
