Photo Essay: Public Affairs Marines cover Ullr Shield exercise

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Public Affairs Marines at Fort McCoy for the 2nd Marine Air Wing’s Ullr Shield exercise cover cold-water immersion training at Big Sandy Lake on South Post on Jan. 17, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s capabilities in extreme cold-weather environments. The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing is headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Hundreds of Marines participated in the exercise at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

01.26.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                         

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Public Affairs Marines at Fort McCoy for the 2nd Marine Air Wing’s Ullr Shield exercise covered cold-water immersion training at Big Sandy Lake on South Post on Jan. 17, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

The public affairs service members spent weeks at the installation covering many training events for the exercise.

Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing’s capabilities in extreme cold-weather environments.

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing is headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

Hundreds of Marines participated in the exercise at Fort McCoy.

Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces since 1909. The post’s varied terrain, state-of-the-art ranges, new as well as renovated facilities, and extensive support infrastructure combine to provide military personnel with an environment in which to develop and sustain the skills necessary for mission success.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”

• Date Taken: 01.26.2018
• Date Posted: 01.26.2018 13:39
• Story ID: 263440
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US