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    Photo Essay: Marines practice building Arctic tent as part of CWOC Class 22-01 training, Part II

    Marines practice building Arctic tent as part of CWOC Class 22-01 training

    Photo By Scott Sturkol | Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 22-01 students, who are all...... read more read more

    Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 22-01 students, who are all Marines connected with units of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, set up an Arctic 10-person tent Dec. 15, 2021, at a South Post training area 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.

    Fort McCoy was established in 1909 and its motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” 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 nearly every 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.” Also try downloading the Digital Garrison app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base.

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    Date Taken: 01.01.2022
    Date Posted: 01.01.2022 22:02
    Story ID: 412311
    Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US

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