Photo Essay: Soldiers, Airmen learn to build Arctic tents during CWOC training at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Students, including Airmen and Soldiers, who are participating in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) class 22-05 practice building an Arctic 10-person tent March 7, 2022, during course training 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, too. 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. Thirty-five students were a part of CWOC class 22-05. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

03.25.2022

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                            

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Students, including Airmen and Soldiers, who are participating in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) class 22-05 practice building an Arctic 10-person tent March 7, 2022, during course training 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, too.

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.

Thirty-five students were a part of CWOC class 22-05.

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.

• Date Taken: 03.25.2022
• Date Posted: 03.25.2022 16:37
• Story ID: 417210
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US