Photo Essay: Operation Cold Steel II operations at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Vehicles used by Soldiers training in Operation Cold Steel II are parked at Range 2 on March 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Cold Steel II is the Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short notice as part of Ready Force X. Cold Steel II's Task Force Triad, hosted by the 416th Theater Engineer Command, will conduct training at Fort McCoy through May 31. More than 3,000 Soldiers are expected to attend this mounted crew-served weapons qualification training. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

03.13.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                         

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Soldiers training in the Operation Cold Steel II exercise participated in a variety of training and activities March 7 and 8, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Operation Cold Steel II is the Army Reserve’s crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise to ensure America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short notice as part of Ready Force X.

Cold Steel II's Task Force Triad, hosted by the 416th Theater Engineer Command, will conduct training at Fort McCoy through May 31.

More than 3,000 Soldiers are expected to attend this mounted crew-served weapons qualification training.

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: 03.13.2018
• Date Posted: 03.13.2018 14:21
• Story ID: 269207
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US