Photo Essay: April Snow at Fort McCoy

Courtesy Photo | The flag of the United States of America flies at half staff April 19, 2018, on the flagpole in front of Garrison Headquarters at Fort McCoy, Wis., in honor of former First Lady Barbara Bush. The installation also received several inches of fresh snow April 18-19. The flag was flown at half staff on all Department of Defense buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and around the world. Bush died April 17 in Houston, Texas, and is the wife of former President George H.W. Bush. (U.S. Army Photo by Jeff Winkler, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

04.20.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Many areas of Fort McCoy, Wis., were covered in snow April 19, 2018.

Between April 14 and 19, 2018, more than a foot of snow blanketed the installation in snow, leaving a wintry scene all across the post.

Fort McCoy's mission is to underpin Total Force Readiness by serving as a training center and a support site for power projection missions.

Also, as a Total Force Training Center, Fort McCoy's primary responsibility is to support the training and readiness of military personnel and units of all branches and components of America's armed forces.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”

• Date Taken: 04.20.2018
• Date Posted: 04.20.2018 14:34
• Story ID: 273890
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US