Photo Essay: Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-03 students learn about equipment during training at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Instructor Manny Ortiz discusses the types of equipment used in cold-weather survival Jan. 29, 2020, with students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather subjects, including snowshoe training and skiing as well as how to use ahkio sleds and other gear. Training also focuses on terrain and weather analysis, risk management, cold-weather clothing, developing winter fighting positions in the field, camouflage and concealment, and numerous other areas that are important to know in order to survive and operate in a cold-weather environment. The training is coordinated through the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

02.20.2020

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                        

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Instructors discussed the types of equipment used in cold-weather survival Jan. 29, 2020, with 17 students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Class 20-03 included both Soldiers and Marines as students.

CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather subjects, including snowshoe training and skiing as well as how to use ahkio sleds and other gear.

Training also focuses on terrain and weather analysis, risk management, cold-weather clothing, developing winter fighting positions in the field, camouflage and concealment, and numerous other areas that are important to know in order to survive and operate in a cold-weather environment.

The training is coordinated through 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: 02.20.2020
• Date Posted: 02.20.2020 10:45
• Story ID: 363491
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US