Photo Essay: First CWOC class starts training for 2018-19 winter season at Fort McCoy

Courtesy Photo | Cold-Weather Operations Course students complete a march in snowshoes during course training Dec. 10, 2018, for Class 19-01 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The course is 14 days long and includes training in a wide range of cold-weather subjects, including skiing and snowshoe training, using the ahkio sleds, setting up the Arctic 10-person cold-weather tent, and more. Training also focuses on terrain and weather analysis, risk management, cold-weather clothing, developing winter fighting positions in the field, and camouflage and concealment. (U.S. Army Photo by Joe Ernst, Cold-Weather Operations Course, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

12.12.2018

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                         

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Instructor Joe Ernst with the Cold-Weather Operations Course discussed how to prevent cold-weather injuries during the first day of training Dec. 3, 2018, for Class 19-01 in the course at Fort McCoy, Wis. And with that 38 students continued with their training.

The course is 14 days long and, in addition to classroom training, includes training in a wide range of cold-weather subjects, including skiing and snowshoe training, using the ahkio sleds, setting up the Arctic 10-person cold-weather tent, and more.

Training also focuses on terrain and weather analysis, risk management, cold-weather clothing, developing winter fighting positions in the field, and camouflage and concealment.

The training is coordinated by the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security at Fort McCoy.

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.

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

• Date Taken: 12.12.2018
• Date Posted: 12.12.2018 13:02
• Story ID: 303215
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US