Photo Essay: Firefighter Support for Patriot North 2019 Exercise at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | An Air Force fire-response vehicle supporting the Patriot North 2019 exercise is parked next to a Fort McCoy fire truck July 16, 2019, at Station 2 of the Fort McCoy (Wis.) Fire Department during an exercise scenario. The National Guard Bureau exercise is designed for civilian emergency management and responders to work with military entities in the same manner they would during disasters. Patriot North provided Soldiers and Airmen with a chance to improve their skills to respond to a natural disaster and work with emergency management agencies. More than 700 civilians, volunteers, and National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from more than 20 states supported the 2019 exercise at Volk Field, Wis., and Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

07.26.2019

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                        

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Air Force firefighters supporting the Patriot North 2019 exercise were on hand July 16, 2019, at Station 2 of the Fort McCoy (Wis.) Fire Department to support exercise scenarios.

Several of the Air Force firefighters interacted with Fort McCoy firefighters and both teams were ready to provide support in case it was needed at the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport where Station 2 is located.

Patriot North is a National Guard Bureau exercise designed for civilian emergency management and responders to work with military entities in the same manner they would during disasters.

Patriot North provided Soldiers and Airmen with a chance to improve their skills to respond to a natural disaster and work with emergency management agencies.

More than 700 civilians, volunteers, and National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from more than 20 states supported the 2019 exercise at Volk Field, Wis., and 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: 07.26.2019
• Date Posted: 07.26.2019 11:34
• Story ID: 333221
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US