Photo Essay: Cold-Weather Operations Course class 21-04 students conduct field training in snowshoes, pulling sleds

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course class 21-04 complete field training pulling ahkio sleds of equipment on snowshoes Feb. 18, 2021, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Students complete many miles of ruck marching in the snow and cold during the course. Sometimes students move in snowshoes and skis covering dozens of miles. Students also complete training terrain and weather analysis, camouflage and concealment, and risk management. They also learn about properly wearing issued cold-weather clothing and how to prevent cold-weather injuries. The training is coordinated by 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

03.03.2021

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                            

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course class 21-04, which included Airmen and Soldiers, completed field training pulling ahkio sleds of equipment on snowshoes Feb. 18, 2021, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Students complete many miles of ruck marching in the snow and cold during the course.

Sometimes students move in snowshoes and skis covering dozens of miles.

Students also complete training terrain and weather analysis, camouflage and concealment, and risk management.

They also learn about properly wearing issued cold-weather clothing and how to prevent cold-weather injuries.

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

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” 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 nearly every 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.” Also try downloading the Digital Garrison app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base.

• Date Taken: 03.03.2021
• Date Posted: 03.03.2021 15:59
• Story ID: 390499
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US