Photo Essay: Closing operations for CSTX 86-18-02 at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Soldiers at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise 86-18-02 ride in the back of a military truck Aug. 23, 2018, en route to move more vehicles for staging at the installation as part of closing operations for the exercise. The 86th held the exercise as part of the U.S. Army Reserve commanding general’s Combat Support Training Program. Thousands of service members with the Army as well as other military services and foreign militaries are participating in the multinational exercise, including Canadian armed-forces members. CSTX 86-18-02 was the second of two CSTXs by the 86th taking place at Fort McCoy this year. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

08.24.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                         

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Soldiers at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise 86-18-02 were busy Aug. 21 and 23, 2018, winding down operations for the exercise.

The 86th held the exercise from Aug. 4-24 as part of the U.S. Army Reserve commanding general’s Combat Support Training Program.

Thousands of service members with the Army as well as other military services and foreign militaries are participating in the multinational exercise, including Canadian armed-forces members.

CSTX 86-18-02 was the second of two CSTXs by the 86th taking place at Fort McCoy this year.

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: 08.24.2018
• Date Posted: 08.24.2018 14:14
• Story ID: 290230
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US