Road to ready: 86th Training Division hosts 2017 Warrior Exercise
Service members at Fort McCoy for training in the 86th Training Division’s Warrior Exercise 86-17-02 drive tactical vehicles in a convoy on South Post during exercise operations May 4, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 6,000 Soldiers participated in the Warrior Exercise that focuses on realistic and austere operational environments. The exercise is aimed at testing and developing leaders at every echelon. One of the key objectives for the 2017 Warrior Exercise was to enable units at the platoon level to succeed in a tactical environment when faced with the stressors of combat. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)