Threat Management Team holds eighth meeting at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Michael Hemberger, criminal analyst with the Wisconsin Statewide Intelligence Center, addresses attendees to the 2018 Threat Management Team meeting Aug. 9, 2018, at McCoy’s Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. This was the eighth annual meeting of the team that includes people from Fort McCoy as well as law-enforcement, security, and emergency-service agencies from throughout Wisconsin. The purpose of the meeting and the team is to facilitate networking and to enhance the knowledge of the participants regarding various possible threats in the nation today. (U.S. Army Photo by Bill Coppernoll, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

08.16.2018

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Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

The eighth annual meeting of the Fort McCoy Threat Management Team gathered Aug. 9 at McCoy’s Community Center.

This annual meeting provides an opportunity for the Fort McCoy Threat Working Group to meet outside of their normal forum and network with local, state, and federal professionals whose daily mission is to remain vigilant to the many threats faced today.

The team is a collective of professionals in security, intelligence, law enforcement, emergency management, military, and the Fort McCoy community, according to the Fort McCoy Security Office, which is part of the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security.

During the one-day meeting, attendees received a briefings from several guest speakers, including the La Crosse (Wis.) Fire Department, Wisconsin Bureau of Recovery and Response, Wisconsin National Guard, Wisconsin State Information Center, and the Defense Personnel and Security Research Center.

Fort McCoy Security Office representatives also provided information and displays on the installation’s training capabilities and opportunities.

The meeting also serves as part of activities for the installation’s observance of August as Antiterrorism Awareness Month. The intent of the month’s observance is to instill and sustain communitywide heightened awareness and vigilance to protect all Army critical resources and personnel from acts of terrorism.

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.

Today, Fort McCoy has become the Army's premier Total Force Training Center for Army Early Response Force early deployers to meet the Army's operational demand requirements. Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching "ftmccoy," and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”

(Article prepared by the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office.)

• Date Taken: 08.16.2018
• Date Posted: 08.16.2018 10:32
• Story ID: 289039
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US