Senator Baldwin Tours Fort McCoy to Discuss Nearly $100M Investment for New Barracks

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) toured Fort McCoy in Western Wisconsin to see how a $98 million investment she secured is being used to build permanent barracks to house enlisted soldiers and officers during annual training and mobilization.

“Our servicemembers sacrifice so much for us and I am proud to have done right by them and deliver nearly $100 million to update the barracks for those who are training here at Fort McCoy,” said Senator Baldwin. “It was great to see firsthand the World War 2-era barracks that are in desperate need of updates and improvements to accommodate our soldiers and learn how this critical investment will make a difference for our servicemembers, military readiness, and national security.”

Senator Baldwin toured the existing barracks that serve the thousands of reservists who come to Wisconsin from across the country to train each year. Senator Baldwin secured the funds for Fort McCoy in the 2022 and 2023 budget process, with a total investment for the project of $98 million to construct permanent barracks that can house nearly 1,000 enlisted soldiers and officers during annual training and mobilization.

Senator Baldwin also visited Volk Field in Camp Douglas to attend the Northern Lightening training exercise and speak with service members. In the recently passed Senate defense funding legislation, Senator Baldwin secured $670,000 for Volk Air National Guard Base to plan and develop a Fire and Crash Rescue Station to replace the current station that is not large enough to house equipment and personnel.

Senator Baldwin also stopped in Osseo in Trempealeau County Thursday to highlight federal investments she supported for a new wastewater treatment facility and newly-opened technical education center. In July, the City of Osseo received $7.1 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program to support the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility. Senator Baldwin also visited the Osseo-Fairchild Technical Education Center, a partnership with Chippewa Valley Technical College, which received $1.1 million to purchase equipment for the new facility through a WEDC Workforce Innovation Grant made possible by funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, which Senator Baldwin supported.

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