Photo Essay: 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines hold training ops at McCoy, Part I

Photo By Scott Sturkol | A hospital Corpsman with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, conducts a contact patrol with other Corpsmen and Marines on July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors. The battalion falls under the 23rd Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division. The 2/24 is holding annual training at Fort McCoy. (Photos by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

07.27.2022

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                          

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Marines and Navy Corpsmen with 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) conduct a contact patrol July 22, 2022, during training on North Post at Fort McCoy.

The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based out of Chicago consisting of approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors.

The battalion falls under the 24th Marine Regiment and the 4th Marine Division.

The 2/24 was holding annual training at Fort McCoy.

Fort McCoy’s 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 the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, 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: 07.27.2022
• Date Posted: 07.27.2022 11:46
• Story ID: 425903
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US