‘This will never happen again’: Fort Hood reopens dining facility closed for 2 months to eliminate bug infestation

The Operation Iraqi Freedom dining facility had extensive renovations and a deep cleaning that included all pipes and plumbing. A newly installed service line offers the Operation Iraqi Freedom Dining Facility at Fort Hood, Texas, a refreshed serving area designed to improve meal flow and provide a more efficient dining experience. (Janecze Wright/U.S. Army) A Fort Hood dining facility closed two months ago because of a roach infestation reopened Monday morning after extensive renovations, replacement of cooking equipment and a deep cleaning that included all pipes and plumbing. “This will never happen again with the plan we have in place to continue going forward,” Fort Hood Garrison Command Sgt.

Maj. Loyd Rhoades said Friday. “We have identified some major issues that we had, some gaps in our swing, that we have fixed.” The Operation Iraqi Freedom dining facility closed July 22 after a video surfaced on social media that showed a significant number of bugs crawling on walls around food preparation surfaces. A note from the person who released the video anonymously stated “the higher ups won’t shut down the building to bomb the building.” Lt. Col. Matt McMillan, spokesman for III Corps and Fort Hood, said that officials have focused not on identifying who released the video but on solving the problem. He declined to release the specific issues