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Army Reserve Soldier adapts to Warrior Exercise
July 26, 2021 — Staff Sgt. Christopher Deatherage, a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic in the 290th Training Battalion, Mustang, Oklahoma, came to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, for annual training thinking his mission for two weeks was to facilitate and participate as the Opposing Force (OPFOR) (enemy role players). The OPFOR attacks units participating in Warrior Exercise (WAREX) to sharpen Soldier and unit battlefield skills and tasks. Instead, the 214th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment from Richmond, Virginia needed Deatherage as a driver... MORE

Army Reserve Firefighters Conduct Burn Scenario
July 20, 2021 — Smoke billowed from the house as firefighters put on their gear and prepared to enter the firefighter training complex at the Fort McCoy Fire Department’s Station #2, July 16, 2021. Only this time the firefighters were part of the Army Reserve’s 467th Engineer Company (Firefighter Headquarters) out of Des Moines, Iowa, who were here conducting annual training... MORE

PHOTOS: 472nd CBRN Battalion Soldiers complete weapons qualification
July 16, 2021 — Soldiers from the 472nd Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion conduct Operation Rolling Thunder at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 12-13, 2021. The purpose of the training is to achieve the new individual weapons qualifications for the M9, M4 and M249 guns while simultaneously qualifying their crew-served weapon systems M249, M240B, and .50 caliber guns... MORE

Soldiers complete weapons qualification for M2 and M240 machine guns at Fort McCoy, WI - Total Force Training Center

Planning for growth, readiness
July 13, 2021 — Nestled within the Directorate of Public Works is the mitochondria of the 88th Readiness Division Base Operations Support mission cell, the Facility Plans and Engineering section... MORE

Reserve, National Guard Medics Build Working Ties
July 9, 2021 — An injured Soldier only cares about being treated, not what component the medic claims. In that spirit, medics from the Minnesota National Guard’s 204th Medical Company Ambulance Support and the U.S. Army Reserve’s 303rd and 325th Field Hospitals conducted a joint training mission June 16, 2021, here... MORE

Engineers building Fort McCoy training capacity
June 25, 2021 — Taking a wooded, uneven plot of land and turning it into the first-of-its-kind training site for the Army Reserve allowed engineers from the 416th Theater Engineer Command to make the most of their annual training mission here, June 15, 2021. ... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers focus on skills during Warrior Exercise at Fort McCoy
June 25, 2021 — While operations for the Army Reserve and the 86th Training Division (TD) did not come to a complete halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, operations were limited. The 2021 Army Reserve training exercise season has transitioned to full-spectrum operations... MORE

Soldiers man weapons while riding in a military vehicle on a dusty road.

WAREX prepares Army Reserve Soldiers for deployment
June 22, 2021 — Army Reserve Soldiers with the 702nd Engineer Company attend annual training in support of Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 86-21-02... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers focus on fundamentals with return to full-spectrum operations
June 22, 2021 — While operations for the Army Reserve and the 86th Training Division did not come to a complete halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, operations were limited. The 2021 Army Reserve training exercise season has transitioned to full-spectrum operations. “When we were doing the planning for this summer for the exercises that the 86th would be conducting, the feedback from the units was that they wanted something somewhat challenging, but a little more basic that would get after some of the Soldier skills,” said Brig. Gen. Stacy M. Babcock, commanding general, 86th Training Division and exercise director for Warrior Exercise 86-21-02... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers test their battlefield skills at WAREX 86-21-02

Mechanics stay current on skills at Operation Platinum Wrench
June 22, 2021 — Operation Platinum Wrench is a unique opportunity for the U.S. Army Reserve. Platinum Wrench provides in-depth training sessions here for mechanics so they can stay current on their skills on a variety of vehicles and Army equipment... MORE

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