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Cross-country skiing, 2006

Cross-country skiing, 2006

Navy personnel with a Reserve unit in La Crosse train on cross-country skiing Jan. 13, 2006, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army file photo)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course practice

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course practice

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course practice skiing at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area during training in the course March 17, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. This training is part of the third class of the Cold-... More

Specialist Pedro Benavides, from 407th Civil Affairs

Specialist Pedro Benavides, from 407th Civil Affairs

Specialist Pedro Benavides, from 407th Civil Affairs Battalion, wears his gas mask during the 353rd Civil Affairs Command Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, November 3, 2017. (U.S. Army Reserve ... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 participate in skiing orientation as part of course operations Dec. 12, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During the course, in addition to skiing, studen... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 -- all U.S. Marines -- participate in skiing orientation as part of course operations Dec. 12, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During the course, in add... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 -- all U.S. Marines with units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing -- participate in skiing orientation as part of course operations Dec.... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 -- all U.S. Marines with units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing -- participate in skiing orientation as part of course operations Dec.... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 participate in skiing orientation as part of course operations Dec. 12, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During the course, in addition to skiing, studen... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 -- all U.S. Marines with units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing -- prepare lunch using cold-weather rations during a break in training... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 -- all U.S. Marines -- participate in skiing orientation as part of course operations Dec. 12, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During the course, in add... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 -- all U.S. Marines -- participate in skiing orientation as part of course operations Dec. 12, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During the course, in add... More

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., takes the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake under the watchful eye of instructor Joe... More

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., works to get out of the water after taking the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake as ... More

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., works to get out of the water after taking the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake as ... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 — all U.S. Marines from units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in North Carolina — participate in building Arctic 10-person cold-weath... More

Cadre/instructors with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather

Cadre/instructors with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather

Cadre/instructors with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course meet with students at Big Sandy Lake on South Post prior to the start of cold-water immersion training for students on Dec. 13, 2017, at Fort... More

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., works to get out of the water after taking the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake as ... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 -- all U.S. Marines with units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing -- march to a training area on South Post as part of course operations... More

Instructor Hunter Heard with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather

Instructor Hunter Heard with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather

Instructor Hunter Heard with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 prepares to widen a hole in the ice at Big Sandy Lake on South Post as part of cold-water immersion training for students on Dec.... More

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., comes back up from under water after taking the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake un... More

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., takes the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake under the watchful eye of instructor Joe... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 — all U.S. Marines — participate in building Arctic 10-person cold-weather tents as part of course operations Dec. 12, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. D... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 — all U.S. Marines from units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in North Carolina — participate in building Arctic 10-person cold-weath... More

Cold weather meal rations used by students in the Fort

Cold weather meal rations used by students in the Fort

Cold weather meal rations used by students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course are set up on display at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area on Jan. 5, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Cold-Weather Operations Cou... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Squadron 271 arrive at

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Squadron 271 arrive at

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Squadron 271 arrive at Fort McCoy, Wis., in preparation for Ullr Shield, Jan. 9, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's capabilitie... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Air Control Group 28

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Air Control Group 28

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Air Control Group 28 conduct a conditioning hike during exercise Ullr Shield on Fort McCoy, Wis., Jan. 13, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve 2nd Marine... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Robert A. Maple, a small arms

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Robert A. Maple, a small arms

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Robert A. Maple, a small arms technician with Marine Air Control 28, coaches shooters on a range during Ullr Shield on Fort McCoy, Wis., Jan. 16, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise ... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ladarris G. Taylor assigned to Marine

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ladarris G. Taylor assigned to Marine

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ladarris G. Taylor assigned to Marine Air Support Squadron 1 maneuvers through an obstacle on the Field Leadership Reaction Course during Ullr Shield on Fort McCoy, Wis., Jan. 17, 2018. Ullr Sh... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Matthew Glavy, Commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Matthew Glavy, Commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Matthew Glavy, Commanding General of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28 while conducting a site visit during Ullr Shield on Fort... More

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2 help each other with snowshoes during exercise Ullr Shield on Fort McCoy, Wis., Jan. 17, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve... More

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Russell

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Russell

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Russell Richardson, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense officer, teaches Marines with Marine Air Control Group 28 how to use... More

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venoms assigned to Marine Light

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venoms assigned to Marine Light

U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venoms assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 arrive at Fort McCoy, Wis., during Ullr Shield, Jan. 18, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve 2nd M... More

U.S. Marine Coprs. Cpl Angel Gonzales, a water support

U.S. Marine Coprs. Cpl Angel Gonzales, a water support

U.S. Marine Coprs. Cpl Angel Gonzales, a water support technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, drills a hole on a frozen lake during Ullr Shield on Fort McCoy, Wis., Jan. 18, 2016. Ullr Shield is a tr... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William Paffett, a senior air

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William Paffett, a senior air

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William Paffett, a senior air coordinator with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28, puts on his mission oriented protective posture gear during a chemical, biological, radiological a... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua McGee, a digital

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua McGee, a digital

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua McGee, a digital wideband transmission equipment operator with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28, maneuvers through an obstacle at the confidence course during Ullr Shie... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua J. Krantz, an air traffic

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua J. Krantz, an air traffic

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joshua J. Krantz, an air traffic control navigational aids technician with Marine Air Control Squadron 2, provides security as part of urban operations training during Ullr Shield on Fort... More

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra pilots with Marine

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra pilots with Marine

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra pilots with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 prepare for takeoff from Fort McCoy Air Field, Wis., Jan. 20, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to imp... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shane A. McDougall, a

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shane A. McDougall, a

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shane A. McDougall, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, prepares to search a training area for simulated c... More

A U.S. Marine with Marine Air Control Group 28 works

A U.S. Marine with Marine Air Control Group 28 works

A U.S. Marine with Marine Air Control Group 28 works in a tactical air control center during Ullr Shield on Fort McCoy, Wis., Jan. 22, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve 2nd Marine Air... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Group 28 conduct

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Group 28 conduct

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Group 28 conduct a convoy training exercise during Ullr Shield on Fort McCoy, Wis., Jan. 22, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve 2nd Marine Aircraft... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron

U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 conduct an external lift with a CH-53E Super Stallion during Ullr Shield on Fort McCoy, Wis., Jan. 23, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to... More

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom and a AH-1W Super Cobra

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom and a AH-1W Super Cobra

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom and a AH-1W Super Cobra assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 fly over Fort McCoy, Wis. during Ullr Shield, Jan. 24, 2018. Ullr Shield is a training exercise de... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Sean Coons with Marine

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Sean Coons with Marine

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Sean Coons with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 waits for takeoff in a UH-1 Huey during exercise Ullr Shield on Fort McCoy, Wis., Jan. 24, 2018. Ullr Shield is a train... More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Verrall, an electronic

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Verrall, an electronic

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Verrall, an electronic warfare officer with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2, instructs Marines on weapons conditions for the M240B machine gun for a machine gun ... More

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 load equipment on railcars Jan. 30, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Marines were training at Fort McCoy as part of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield e... More

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271 load equipment on railcars Jan. 30, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Marines were training at Fort McCoy as part of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield e... More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kyle E. Keeler

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kyle E. Keeler

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kyle E. Keeler with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2 instructs a combat lifesaver course as part of Frozen Badger on Fort McCoy, Wis., Feb. 05, 2018. Frozen ... More

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course Class

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course Class

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 18-04 participate in snowshoe training Feb. 7, 2018, at a training space on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were Marines with units with... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lawrence B. Green jumps

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lawrence B. Green jumps

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Lawrence B. Green jumps into freezing water as part of cold-water immersion training during Frozen Badger on Fort McCoy, Wis., Feb. 14, 2018. Frozen Badger is a training exercise desi... More

Army Reserve Soldiers practice navigating through snowy

Army Reserve Soldiers practice navigating through snowy

Army Reserve Soldiers practice navigating through snowy terrain during winter warfare training at Fort McCoy Wisconsin, December 8, 2018. Soldiers learn a variety of skills that will keep them alive in extreme ... More

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course Class

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course Class

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 19-01 warm up by a campfire while training on North Post on Dec. 9, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather subjects... More

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 19-02

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 19-02

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 19-02 prepare to complete a ruck march while wearing snowshoes and backpacks as well as while pulling ahkio sleds Jan. 9, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skii... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skii... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skii... More

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 practices skiing Jan. 11, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on ... More

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 warm up near a camp fire Jan. 18, 2019, during class operations at Combat Outpost Lashgar on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are traine... More

Instructor Bill Hamilton with the Cold-Weather Operations

Instructor Bill Hamilton with the Cold-Weather Operations

Instructor Bill Hamilton with the Cold-Weather Operations Course discusses how to prevent cold-weather injuries during the first day of training Jan. 23, 2018, for Class 19-03 in the course at Fort McCoy, Wis. ... More

Instructor Mike Nguyen with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather

Instructor Mike Nguyen with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather

Instructor Mike Nguyen with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) moves equipment with a snowmobile while students practice skiing Jan. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. I... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skii... More

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 takes a tumble while practicing skiing Jan. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC st... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skii... More

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 practices skiing Jan. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on ... More

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 prepare for a training event Jan. 29, 2019, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather su... More

Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 120th (1-120th) Field

Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 120th (1-120th) Field

Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 120th (1-120th) Field Artillery Regiment, also known as the “Red Fox” battalion, complete training on a field artillery piece Feb. 8, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 1-120th is pa... More

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-05, which included many Soldiers from the 75th Ranger Regiment, practice cross-country skiing with two instructors Feb. 25, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wi... More

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-05 practice skiing Feb. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on a vari... More

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-05 practices skiing Feb. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on ... More

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-05 stop for a class photo Feb. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weat... More

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-05 practices skiing March 11, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on... More

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-06 practices skiing March 11, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on... More

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-06 practice skiing March 11, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on a var... More

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-06 practice skiing March 11, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on a var... More

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 build Arctic 10-person tents and an overnight bivouac area as part of the course training March 15, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to ten... More

Instructor Manny Ortiz moves a snowmobile at a warehouse

Instructor Manny Ortiz moves a snowmobile at a warehouse

Instructor Manny Ortiz moves a snowmobile at a warehouse Dec. 2, 2019, while preparing for the first Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) class for the 2019-2020 season at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are tr... More

Instructor Manny Ortiz prepares to load a snowmobile

Instructor Manny Ortiz prepares to load a snowmobile

Instructor Manny Ortiz prepares to load a snowmobile into a trailer while working at a warehouse Dec. 2, 2019, to prepare for the first Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) class for the 2019-2020 season at Fo... More

Instructor Hunter Heard talks with students about equipment

Instructor Hunter Heard talks with students about equipment

Instructor Hunter Heard talks with students about equipment issue Dec. 5, 2019, at the Central Issue Facility during operations for the first Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) class for the 2019-2020 season... More

Cold Weather Training December 2019, USAG Fort McCoy,

Cold Weather Training December 2019, USAG Fort McCoy,

Cold Weather Training December 2019, USAG Fort McCoy, military personnel are trained on a variety of cold-weather subjects, including snowshoe training and skiing as well as how to use ahkio sleds and other gea... More

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-01 prepare for field training on snowshoes during training Dec. 12, 2019, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety ... More

Students, who include Army Reserve Soldiers, in Cold-Weather

Students, who include Army Reserve Soldiers, in Cold-Weather

Students, who include Army Reserve Soldiers, in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Dec. 12, 2019, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC st... More

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Dec. 12, 2019, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of c... More

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Dec. 12, 2019, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of c... More

Students in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course

Students in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course

Students in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-01 work on building an improvised shelter Dec. 13, 2019 at a remote location on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to improvised s... More

A student in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course

A student in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course

A student in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-01 works on building an improvised shelter Dec. 13, 2019 at a remote location on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to improvised... More

A student in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course

A student in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course

A student in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-01 works on building an improvised shelter Dec. 13, 2019 at a remote location on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to improvised... More

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-01 build an Arctic 10-person as part of the course training Dec. 16, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to tent building, CWOC students are trai... More

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)

Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 build an Arctic 10-person as part of the course training Dec. 16, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to tent building, CWOC students are trai... More

Instructor Joe Ernst with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather

Instructor Joe Ernst with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather

Instructor Joe Ernst with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) holds classroom training Jan. 7, 2020, for CWOC Class 20 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The course is 14 days long and, in addition to classro... More

Instructor Joe Ernst with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather

Instructor Joe Ernst with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather

Instructor Joe Ernst with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) holds classroom training Jan. 7, 2020, for CWOC Class 20 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The course is 14 days long and, in addition to classro... More

A squad of 10 students practices wearing snowshoes

A squad of 10 students practices wearing snowshoes

A squad of 10 students practices wearing snowshoes while pulling an ahkio sled Jan. 9, 2020, on a training area on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather ... More

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Jan. 9, 2020, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on... More

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Jan. 9, 2020, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on... More

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Jan. 9, 2020, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on... More

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Jan. 9, 2020, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are t... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are t... More

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations

Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are t... More

A student in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

A student in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

A student in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 participates in skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are ... More

A student in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

A student in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course

A student in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 participates in skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are ... More

Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class

Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 students have an Arctic 10-person tent set up Jan. 13, 2020, at a North Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety... More

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