(COLORADO SPRINGS) — During a hearing in Washington, D.C., military leaders provided an update on what caused food issues at Fort Carson.

In November 2024, a report by Military.com revealed lapses in food service at Fort Carson, with food running out quickly and portions falling short of the nutritional needs of soldiers.

During a congressional hearing, military leaders were questioned by Congressman Jeff Crank as to what caused the issues at Fort Carson.

According to leaders, the problems were caused by a lack of forecasting the amount of demand from troops returning from deployments, leading to the dining facilities being overwhelmed.

“Those are I believe, anomalies, but sometimes we make mistakes, and we own up to it. I think it was a lack of forecasting with the return of forces, from overseas in some cases. Where they didn’t anticipate more people coming into the dining facilities at that time, and I think that was the shortfall,” said Lieutenant General Brian Eifler.