Photo Essay: Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-03 students learn skiing techniques at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 31, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Seventeen CWOC students in this class, which included Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers and Marines, were 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 focused 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           

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 31, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Seventeen CWOC students in this class, which included Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers and Marines, were 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 focused 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 12:22
• Story ID: 363500
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US