Photo Essay: Fort McCoy's Combined Arms Collective Training Facility

Photo By Scott Sturkol | An exterior view of an area of the Fort McCoy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF) complex is shown Feb. 28, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The CACTF provides a wide variety of training environments. The complex, built at a cost of more than $14 million, was completed in late 2012. The first use of the CACTF for training was by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in March 2013. Since then, hundreds of different military units as well as law-enforcement agencies have made use of the facility. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

03.09.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                            

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Areas of the Fort McCoy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF) complex are shown Feb. 28, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

The CACTF provides a wide variety of training environments. The complex, built at a cost of more than $14 million, was completed in late 2012.

The first use of the CACTF for training was by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in March 2013.

Since then, hundreds of different military units as well as law-enforcement agencies have made use of the facility.

The support buildings in the CACTF complex represent multistory residential, commercial, government, business, and industrial operations, Hoff said. Underground tunnel and sewer training areas also are on site. The complex also includes a subway station building and a Structure Collapse Venue Site, which can support rescue training by firefighters and other emergency responders.

CACTF Manager Tom Hoff with contractor Advanced Systems Technology said the facility offers an especially great training opportunity for law-enforcement personnel.

“Besides being one of the most realistic training environments available in this part of the country, we also have the after-action review (AAR) capability that really adds to the training capabilities,” Hoff said. “You are only limited by your imagination in the types of training that can be done here.”

The CACTF has approximately 80 percent camera coverage of the facility interiors as well as three exterior cameras. People training there also have the capability to stream in audio and other effects to simulate the “sights, sounds, and smells” of combat operations and more. There also is a 100-seat AAR theater available for use.

The CACTF falls under Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security management for the overall Fort McCoy Range Complex.

Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces since 1909. The installation’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” 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: 03.09.2018
• Date Posted: 03.09.2018 15:01
• Story ID: 268858
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US