New cold-weather operations training season begins in December at Fort McCoy [Image 17 of 25]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

11.15.2017

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Mike Nguyen, former Marine Corps infantry noncommissioned officer and one of three new instructors for the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course, or CWOC, puts an ahkio sled into place Nov. 15, 2017 while setting up equipment for training at Fort McCoy, Wis. The CWOC is coordinated through the Fort McCoy Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security and the first of six courses during the winter of 2017-18 begins on Dec. 2, 2017. In the course, students learn on a variety of cold-weather subjects, including skiing and snowshoe training as well as how to use ahkio sleds and the Arctic 10-person cold-weather tent. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 11.15.2017
• Date Posted: 11.21.2017 10:21
• Photo ID: 3970478
• VIRIN: 171115-A-OK556-921
• Resolution: 5472x3648
• Size: 1.86 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US