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Army Reserve premier exercise, CSTX, continues to evolve during Fort McCoy training
September 18, 2019 — The Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) hosted by the 86th Training Division (TD) at Fort McCoy has undergone an evolution in recent years, but most of those changes have taken place in the past two years. This year’s two exercises in July and August were evidence of those changes... MORE

Combat Support Training Exercise prepares Army Reserve units to be self-sustaining in tactical objectives
August 23, 2019 — “Get down! Get away from the gate!” yelled Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Nitendra Prasad, Platoon Sergeant, 645th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, Las Vegas, Nevada... MORE

Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Nitendra Prasad, Platoon Sergeant, 645th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, Las Vegas, Nevada, yells at his Soldiers to get down as Civilians on the Battlefield approach an entry control point of the Central Receiving Shipping Point yard during a training scenario involving civilians, August 18, 2019 at Combat Support Training Exercise 86-19-04 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

Army Reserve Firefighter and Medical Soldiers participate in CSTX-19-04
August 19, 2019 — Soldiers from across the U.S. Army Reserve participated in a combat support training exercise at Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 07 – 21. The exercise combined units from across the U.S. to include Tennessee, Kentucky, Washington, and more... MORE

86th Training Division safety team ensures compliance, welfare during Combat Support Training Exercise
July 26, 2019 — Hundreds of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from units around the country have come here to participate in the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-19-03 taking place from July 13 to Aug. 2. Conducted by the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, the CSTX features large-scale tactical training exercises designed to replicate real-world missions. Participating Soldiers train on their unit-specific mission essential tasks as well as Army Warrior tasks and battle drills, which are fundamental combat skills that all Soldiers must be proficient in to fight and win on the battlefield. ... MORE

86th Training Division first Army Reserve unit to receive JLTV
May 3, 2019 — The first fielding of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) to an Army Reserve unit began April 25 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The 86th Training Division (TD), 84th Training Command (TC), received 17 JLTVs between April 25 and 26. The unit will receive their full fielding, a total of 60 vehicles, by May 17... MORE

86th Training Division first Reserve unit to receive JLTV

86th Training Division concludes CSTX 18-06-04
July 5, 2018 — Over 5,000 Soldiers from over 80 units stationed around the country have traveled to Fort McCoy, Wis., to take part CSTX 86-18-04, the first Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) of the season. The exercise is directed by the 84th Training Command and hosted by the 86th Training Division. The 86th TD hosts two such exercises yearly amongst a slew of smaller scale drills that aim to increase the total force readiness of America’s Army Reserve... MORE

CSTX moves Soldiers out of FOBs and back to basic Soldier skills
August 25, 2017 — Thousands of Army Reserve Soldiers joined service members from each U.S. branch of service, and military service personnel from foreign partner nations to train during the Army Reserve’s Combat Support Training Exercise 86-17-02 from August 5 – 25, 2017... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 693rd Quartermaster Company, Bell, California, treat a casualty after an ambush during Combat Support Training Exercise 86-17-02 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, from August 5 – 25, 2017.

CSTX 86-17-02 prepares Soldiers for austere battlefield
August 18, 2017 — The 86th Training Division works hard to prepare U.S. Army Reserve units with realistic and austere training exercises... MORE

CSTX prepares Soldiers for austere battlefield

First-ever Operation Cold Steel heats up Army Reserve readiness
March 29, 2017 — Deep in the late-winter woods, metallic clacking and repetitive booms rolled like thunder – first far, then near – in the cool, crisp air... MORE

Pvt. Sean Bourque, Petroleum Supply Specialist assigned to the 786th Quartermaster Company, Provo, Utah, views the firing range through a thermal weapon sight ahead of a night live-fire gunnery qualification during the Operation Cold Steel exercise conducted at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Mar. 20, 2017. Operation Cold Steel is the U.S. Army Reserve’s first large-scale live-fire training and crew-served weapons qualification and validation exercise. Cold Steel plays a critical role in ensuring that America’s Army Reserve units and Soldiers are trained and ready to deploy on short-notice and bring combat-ready and lethal firepower in support of the Total Army and Joint Force partners anywhere in the world. In support of the Total Army Force, First Army Master Gunners participated in Cold Steel to provide expertise in crew level gunnery qualifications, and to develop Vehicle Crew Evaluator training, preparing units here and when they return to their home stations to conduct crew served weapons training and vehicle crew gunnery at the unit-level. 475 crews with an estimated 1,600 Army Reserve Soldiers will certify in M2, M19 and M240 Bravo gunner platforms across 12-day rotations through the seven-week exercise.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Anthony L. Taylor)

Army Reserve and active component partner for soldier readiness at WAREX
July 26, 2016 — The Army Reserve’s 1st Battalion, 383rd Regiment, observer-coach/trainers, based in Des Moines, Iowa, arrived to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, July 9, 2016, in support of Warrior Exercise 86-16-03. ... MORE

A soldier assigned to the 320th Military Police Company, Saint Petersburg, Florida, walks through tactical training base Patriot, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, during Warrior Exercise 86-16-03, July 11, 2016. The soldiers assigned to TTB Patriot primarily train in convoy security, checkpoint procedures, and escort missions.
(U.S. Army photo by Mr. Anthony L. Taylor/Released)

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