About post at Fort McCoy, Wis., Dec. 11, 2015

By U.S. ArmyDecember 15, 2015

Work continues on upgrades to Fort McCoy's Badger Drop Zone
1 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The capabilities offered at Badger Drop Zone (BDZ) on Fort McCoy's South Post continue to grow thanks to ongoing projects managed by the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security (DPTMS). The open area at the 877-acre drop zone was ex... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort McCoy begins holiday season with Christmas Tree Lighting
2 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Children sing "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" Dec. 3 at the annual Fort McCoy Christmas Tree Lighting. The children, who are enrolled in Child, Youth & School Services' Child Development Center, kicked off the Christmas Tree Lighting Dec. 3 wit... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort McCoy freight-management team keeps shipments moving
3 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – If cargo is delivered to or shipped from Fort McCoy, chances are the installation's freight-management team was involved. The seven-member team includes both contract and Department of the Army (DA) civilian employees. The Freight Office and the Frei... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
State Patrol K-9 teams train at Fort McCoy's CACTF
4 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Several K-9 teams with the Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) trained at Fort McCoy's Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF) for the first time Dec. 2. The teams conducted numerous narcotics search-and-recovery scenarios, and the CACTF proved t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Speaker shares Ho-Chunk traditions with Fort McCoy audience
5 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Robert Mann, Veterans Affairs office manager for the Ho-Chunk Nation, gives a presentation while wearing traditional Native-American regalia during the Fort McCoy observance of Native-American Heritage Month at McCoy's Community Center in November. I... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Staff readies Fort McCoy's Whitetail Ridge for ski-season opener
6 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Jon Vonderehe, maintenance staff member at Fort McCoy's Whitetail Ridge Ski Area, performs maintenance on a snowmaker. Fort McCoy's Whitetail Ridge Ski Area will open to the public for the 2015-16 season Saturday, Dec. 26, weather permitting. Read th... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Congressional staff visits Fort McCoy
7 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – James Ossinger (left), operations superintendent for the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer at Fort McCoy, explains the training system to members of a Congressional staff delegation Nov. 23 at the installation. Those participating in the visit ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

About post at Fort McCoy, Wis., is a collection of news and feature photos from around the installation, as printed in the Dec. 11, 2015 issue of Fort McCoy's newspaper, The Real McCoy.