Photo By Scott Sturkol | An aerial view of Young Air Assault Strip is shown Aug. 4, 2020, on South Post at Fort...... read more read more
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An aerial view of Young Air Assault Strip is shown Aug. 4, 2020, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis.
Young Air Assault Strip, which has also been called Young Field, originally opened in October 1984.
It was constructed by the 618th Engineer Company, 360th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division.
The air strip was named after Pfc. Raphael Young, a member of the 618th who died in September 1984 while training on heavy equipment in advance of the mission to build the air strip.
The austere air strip offers unique training for military aviation units year-round.
The strip’s use is managed by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilzation and Security.
Fort McCoy's motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Also, 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: | 10.23.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 10.23.2021 22:49 |
| Story ID: | 407872 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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