Photo Essay: 89B students have 'explosive' training

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Munitions are detonated in an explosion April 17, 2019, at a demolition range on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The action was part of training for the 89B Ammunition Supply Course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment at Fort McCoy. According to course instruction, all ammunition specialists working in ammunition storage areas must know how to destroy stocks of ammunition to prevent it from falling into the hands of an enemy. They must also be able to destroy unserviceable ammunition before it deteriorates to the point of becoming hazardous to fire, store, or transport safely. This training is completed during each session of the Ammunition Supply Course. Approximately 15 course students and several instructors completed demolitions training at the range. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

04.30.2019

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                         

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Munitions were detonated in an explosion April 17, 2019, at a demolition range on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The action was part of training for the 89B Ammunition Supply Course taught by the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment at Fort McCoy.

According to course instruction, all ammunition specialists working in ammunition storage areas must know how to destroy stocks of ammunition to prevent it from falling into the hands of an enemy.

They must also be able to destroy unserviceable ammunition before it deteriorates to the point of becoming hazardous to fire, store, or transport safely.

This training is completed during each session of the Ammunition Supply Course. Approximately 15 course students and several instructors completed demolitions training at the range.

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: 04.30.2019
• Date Posted: 04.30.2019 16:57
• Story ID: 320153
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US