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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

Big investment, big payoff for Soldiers training in Warrior Exercise at Fort McCoy
September 22, 2021 — "Gas! Gas! Gas,” yell the Soldiers on a cool, cloudy morning in the woods of Wisconsin. Sgt. Christian Prado quickly looks to the left and sees Soldiers running out of their tents, which are still soggy from a night of heavy downpours and storms. While Soldiers scramble out of their tents, they grasp for their gas masks and dawn their chemical protection gear in a matter of seconds. In the distance he sees yellow smoke billowing from a green field. His voice is muffled by the gas mask covering his face, but Prado can still be heard yelling to his Soldiers their next objective... MORE

Guidry assumes 86th Training Division command
September 14, 2021 — Brig. Gen. Robert E. Guidry assumed command of the 86th Training Division in a ceremony at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Sept. 11. Prior to accepting the 86th TD commanding general position, Guidry served in various positions including acting commanding general of the 75th Innovation Command; commander, Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Reserve Element; commander, 3rd Brigade, Gulf Division, 75th Training Command. Guidry also has five combat deployments as a Joint Special Operations Officer... MORE

Soldiers navigate with JLTV
September 7, 2021 — The U.S. Army has been rolling out its new tactical vehicle for some months now, and Soldiers are learning how to safely operate it. Much of that training is going on right here... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Kristina Boettcher: "Army mom"
August 30, 2021 — “Caring.” “Dedicated.” “Motivating.” “My Army Mom.” These are just a few of the many words soldiers use to describe Sgt. 1st Class Kristina Boettcher, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Effects and Enablers (E&E) for Global Medic... MORE

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