Photo By Scott Sturkol | An Air Force C-130 Hercules is parked at Young Air Assault Strip on Aug. 30, 2018, on...... read more read more
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Two areas with specialized training possibilities are the Fort McCoy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF) complex and a static Air Force C-130 Hercules at Young Air Assault Strip on the installation's South Post.
The CACTF provides a wide variety of training environments. The complex, built at a cost of more than $14 million, was completed in late 2012.
The first use of the CACTF for training was by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in March 2013.
Since then, hundreds of different military units as well as law-enforcement agencies have made use of the facility.
The C-130, which arrived at the airstrip in October 2015, was transferred from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., to Fort McCoy.
The aircraft can be used to train service members to palletize cargo.
The aircraft is located permanently at the airstrip.
Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces since 1909.
The installation’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”
The post’s varied terrain, state-of-the-art ranges, new as well as renovated facilities, and extensive support infrastructure combine to provide military personnel with an environment in which to develop and sustain the skills necessary for mission success.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.
| Date Taken: | 09.06.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 09.06.2018 14:31 |
| Story ID: | 291660 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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