Fort McCoy CWOC Class 20-03 graduates 17 students; students value training opportunity [Image 4 of 20]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

01.28.2020

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                          

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Instructor Joe Ernst with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) holds classroom training Jan. 28, 2020, for CWOC Class 20-03 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The class includes Marines, Soldiers, and Airmen for the first time. 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 Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 01.28.2020
• Date Posted: 02.25.2020 09:37
• Photo ID: 6113394
• VIRIN: 200128-A-OK556-565
• Resolution: 5847x3899
• Size: 3.13 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US