Work persist on Army's second steel bunker | Local News
Undaunted by weather and COVID-19 restrictions, engineers from 19th Engineer Battalion are continuing work on construction of a steel cutting bunker at Fort Knox. When completed sometime in mid-2021, the bunker will provide only the second such capability in the entire Army, the first being at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The project, which began in 2019, is about two-thirds complete. âRain has been the biggest issue, and COVID kicked us out for a little bit,â said 2nd Lt. John Herrmann, 3rd Platoon leader, 15th Engineer Construction Company, 19th Engineer Battalion. Herrmann said h...