Department of Defense Looking Into Damage Done to Fort McCoy

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 -- 8:01 AM

The Department of Defense is questioning whether damage done to Fort McCoy was caused by Afghan refugees.

According to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, eleven installations that housed refugees submitted repair estimates to return facilities to pre-existing conditions. The repair estimate is around $145 million. The majority of the repairs is to the building that housed the refugees.

From August of 2021 to February of 2022, around 12,000 refugees were housed at Fort McCoy. The Inspector General is looking into whether the damage occurred before the refugees were there or after.

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