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CH-47 crew, 89B students conduct sling-load training at Fort McCoy
February 18, 2022 — Students and staff with the 89B Ammunition Supply Course conducted sling-load training with a CH-47 Chinook crew at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on Feb. 7 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin... MORE

After cold January, CWOC students cite Fort McCoy as ideal training location for course
February 16, 2022 — During January 2022 at Fort McCoy, weather data shows 18 of 31 days during the month had overnight temperatures in the below-zero range — one night as cold as minus 35 degrees Fahrenheit. And through those many cold nights, students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) were training somewhere on the installation. Many of those students said they soon realized they were in for a challenge and later said that Fort McCoy was an ideal place for the cold-weather training... MORE

Schematics/electrical class taught at Fort McCoy Draw Yard
February 11, 2022 — For the first time, a schematics/electrical class was taught here Jan. 24-27, 2022. Gary Leamons, the logistic sustainment training coordinator/instructor for the Fort McCoy Draw Yard, taught the class three times before at the Fort Riley, Kansas, Equipment Concentration Site 33 and outlining Area Maintenance Support Activity (AMSA) shops. The class was among the LST curriculum... MORE

88th RD educator helps develop new Basic Skills Education Program course
February 4, 2022 — Last year more than 75 Soldiers in the 88th Readiness Division’s 19-state region geared up to raise their GT score by taking the AFCT, or Armed Forces Classification Test. Improving the General Technical number can lead the way to additional career opportunities... MORE

27 Soldiers, ROTC cadets, Airmen graduate Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course class 22-02
January 28, 2022 — Twenty-seven Soldiers, Airmen, and ROTC cadets completed training in 2022’s first session of the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) after graduating from 14 days of training with class 22-02... MORE

Fast-forwarding event nudges priest to chaplaincy
January 28, 2022 — His friends and family members use words such as joyous, humorous, goofy, warm, spiritual and approachable to describe him. Add planner, organizer, administrator and dependable to that list. Those are the adjectives that Lt. Col. Paul Weberg hopes those who know him best use to define him. Weberg is the new 88th Readiness Division command chaplain... MORE

Open the door to more military career options
January 24, 2022 — Before you retake the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, think about taking the Basic Skills Education Program course first. The course is designed to help Soldiers improve their math, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills and ultimately raise their General Technical score... MORE

PHOTO GALLERY: Cold-Weather Operations Course at Fort McCoy
January 20, 2022 — Army Reserve Soldiers were among the students participating in the Cold-Weather Operations Course at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, in January. Designed to provide units with a subject-matter expert in cold-weather operations, the course focuses on correct wear and usage of equipment, first aid, patrol base operations, and other courses related to survival in an environment with extremely cold weather. The CWOC is modeled after the Cold-Weather Leader Course taught by the Army Northern Warfare Training Center at Black Rapids, Alaska... MORE

Practical hydraulics course held at Fort McCoy for first time
December 17, 2021 — For the first time, a four-day practical hydraulics course was taught here from Nov. 15-18, 2021. Students trained on a MF102H hydraulic circuit simulator, which gives students the ability to build different types of hydraulic circuits to understand hydraulic components and their applications... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve officer and students donate school supplies
December 15, 2021 — Students from Ellsworth High School in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, and their social studies teacher, U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Lt. Col. Ryan Casper from the 7212th Medical Support Unit, Rochester, Minnesota, donated more than 1,050 backpacks full of school supplies to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin for Afghan evacuees here through Operation Allies Welcome on Dec. 13, 2021... MORE

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