Loadout Room photo of the day | Return of cold-weather training resonates with Fort McCoy’s past

November 6, 2017 by Scott Witner Leave a Comment

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

Service members build an improvised shelter during winter training at Fort McCoy in 1989. Fort McCoy has been a destination for winter training dating back to 1943. Winter training returned to Fort McCoy in 2017 with the start of the Cold-Weather Operations Course taught by the installation’s Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security. (U.S. Army Photo by the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office.)

Soldiers participate in ski training at Fort McCoy in 1989 in this historical photo. The installation has long been a destination for winter training that dates back to 1943. Winter training returned to the post in 2017 with the start of the Cold-Weather Operations Course taught by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security. (U.S. Army Photo by the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office.)

Service members participate in winter training at Fort McCoy in 1986 in this historical photo. Winter training returned to Fort McCoy on a regular basis in January 2017 with the start of the Cold-Weather Operations Course taught by the installation’s Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security. (U.S. Army Photo by Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office.)

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Scott Witner is the Editor of The Loadout Room and handles product sourcing for both Crate Club and Cuna Dog. He is a former Marine Corps Infantryman with 2ndBn/8th Marines and was attached to the 24th MEU(SOC) for a 6 month deployment to the Mediterranean. He has completed training in desert warfare at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center, mountain warfare and survival at the Mountain Warfare Training Center and attended the South Korean Mountain Warfare school in Pohang.

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