Press Release
☷Auto Repair Lot Now Open for Business
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
May 02,2022
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For the DIY car care maintenance fans out there , Fort Detrick now has a place to go if you want to get your hands dirty , change oil , rotate tires , etc . On Tues . April 5 , the Directorate of Family , Morale , Welfare and Recreation held a ribbon cutting to open the new Auto Repair Lot located at 121 Hamilton Street , Fort Detrick . The location was much needed after the closing of the auto skills center . One of the only approved areas on post because it is an existing environmentally compliant location . Col . Danford Bryant , garrison commander spoke with excitement about this opening and the opportunity and resource it will give our Service Members . “Sergeant Major Gusman talks about it all the time , about how service members in the barracks come up to him all the time and want to do brake work during the weekend or at night . He has to tell them no , working on vehicles is not permitted in the parking lots of the barracks . Now we have a spot for them and if they need anything they can rent the tools they need” . Brig . Gen . Tony McQueen , commanding general of US Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick , is joined by Col . Dan Bryant , US Army Garrison Commander , and representatives of the Directorate of Family , Morale , Welfare and Recreation: Chico Medina , Shanise Swanson and Jennifer Aponte - Rivera , as they officially open the Auto Repair Lot , April 5 , 2022 . The lot will allow patrons to perform routine maintenance on their vehicles from dusk to dawn . Tool rental is available Mon . through Wed . 9 am to 1 pm and Thurs . through Fri . 9 am through 5pm . Please call ( 301 ) 619 - 3972 for more information .
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