Photo Essay: March 2019 training operations at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Artic tents are set up for students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 19-06 on March 19, 2019, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather subjects, including snowshoe training 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 Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

04.01.2019

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy during March 2019.

Training included institutional training, such as the Cold-Weather Operations Course taught by Fort McCoy's Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security, and training for Operation Cold Steel III.

Operation Cold Steel III is the U.S. Army Reserve's crew-served weapons exercise that focuses on training and qualifying Soldiers to provide lethal and combat ready units to deploy anywhere in the world, according to the Army Reserve.

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: 04.01.2019
• Date Posted: 04.01.2019 11:34
• Story ID: 316391
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US