Students and staff at the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned

Students and staff at the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy participate in a graduation ceremony for the Basic Leadership Course (BLC) on June 22, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The graduating class was the first to complete a new BLC curriculum that provided more emphasis on six leader core competencies, including readiness, leadership, training management, communications, operations, and program management. The NCO Academy was activated at Fort McCoy in 1988. The academy is one of the largest tenant organizations at the installation providing institutional training with more than 1,800 students attending annually for the Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officer Course and BLC. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)