First CWOC class starts training for 2018-19 winter season at Fort McCoy [Image 10 of 11]

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

12.06.2018

Courtesy Photo

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course 19-01 practice snowshoeing at a training area Dec. 6, 2018, on the Fort McCoy, Wis., cantonment area. The class has 38 students. The course is 14 days long and, in addition to classroom training, includes training in a wide range of cold-weather subjects, including skiing and snowshoe training, using the ahkio sleds, setting up the Arctic 10-person cold-weather tent, and more. Training also focuses on terrain and weather analysis, risk management, cold-weather clothing, developing winter fighting positions in the field, and camouflage and concealment. (U.S. Army Photo by Joe Ernst, Cold-Weather Operations Course, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 12.06.2018
• Date Posted: 12.12.2018 13:02
• Photo ID: 4968423
• VIRIN: 181206-A-A4608-3504
• Resolution: 2048x1152
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• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US