Photo Essay: Building a fire during Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 19-02 training

Photo By Scott Sturkol | A student in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 builds a fire Jan. 18, 2019, during class operations at Combat Outpost Lashgar on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather subjects, including snowshoe training and skiing as well as how to use ahkio sleds and other gear. Training also focuses on terrain and weather analysis, risk management, cold-weather clothing, developing winter fighting positions in the field, camouflage and concealment, and numerous other areas that are important to know in order to survive and operate in a cold-weather environment. The training is coordinated through the Fort McCoy Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

01.25.2019

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 warmed up near a camp fire they built Jan. 18, 2019, during class operations at Combat Outpost Lashgar on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis.

CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather subjects, including snowshoe training and skiing as well as how to use ahkio sleds and other gear.

Training also focuses on terrain and weather analysis, risk management, cold-weather clothing, developing winter fighting positions in the field, camouflage and concealment, and numerous other areas that are important to know in order to survive and operate in a cold-weather environment.

The training is coordinated through the Fort McCoy Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security.

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.

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

• Date Taken: 01.25.2019
• Date Posted: 01.25.2019 11:21
• Story ID: 308226
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US