About Post at Fort McCoy, Wis., February 2016

By U.S. ArmyFebruary 26, 2016

Workforce briefings
1 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Steven W. Nott presents his annual briefing to the garrison workforce. The 2016 presentation focused on the garrison's new five-year strategic business plan, Fort McCoy's successes in the past year, and challenges t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tent-construction Training
2 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Lisa Larsen with the 327th Engineer Company of Onalaska, Wis., participates in tent-construction training at Fort McCoy, Wis. The cold-weather tent that is part of the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization, and Security cold-weather trai... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Totally tubular
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Cold-weather training equipment
4 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Warehouse Supervisor Scott Huber (right) shows Sgt. Yevheniy Andreyko and Pfc. Adrianna Hurtado with the U.S. Army Public Health Command at Fort McCoy, Wis., how to put together a traveling kit using an ahkio sled. The Directorate of Plans, Training,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Brushing up
5 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Dental Hygienist Tricia Kramer with the Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center in Cashton, Wis., teaches children at the Fort McCoy Child Development Center about the importance of dental health. The Feb. 12 visit was part of National Children's Denta... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sled builders
6 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Cardboard-sled contest participants prepare to take their newly made sleds on a ride down the slopes at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Participants built their sleds using only cardboard and duct tape. Prizes were awarded to the fastest... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ash Wednesday
7 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the Fort McCoy, Wis., community attend an Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 10 at the Fort McCoy Catholic Chapel. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the period of Lent. Catholic Mass is held each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at building 1759. Call the Reli... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Command Post of the Future Program
8 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers participate in training for the Command Post of the Future Program in building 222 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training was the first of several sessions to prepare participants of major exercises at Fort McCoy later this year. Read more here: h... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Special visitors
9 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Luis Illescas (left), site lead for the Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) at Fort McCoy, Wis., provides a tour of the facility to members of the Nicaraguan military. Nicaraguan military leaders Brig. Gen. Ramon Rodriguez Ruiz, Col. Denis Anto... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Snowmobiling fun
10 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Snowmobilers drive along a trail at Fort McCoy, Wis., near Whitetail Ridge Ski Area. Several miles of snowmobile trails exist at the installation as part of the Monroe County snowmobile trail system in Wisconsin. At Fort McCoy, snowmobiles are author... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Forestry Projects
11 / 11 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A contracted arborist prunes branches from a tree located within the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The winter of 2015-16 has been very busy for the Forestry Office with the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Natural Resources Branch. Read more ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT McCOY, Wis. -- About post at Fort McCoy, Wis., is a collection of news and feature photos from throughout the installation, as printed in the February 2016 issues of Fort McCoy's newspaper, The Real McCoy. To read the entire issues, see: http://www.mccoy.army.mil/ReadingRoom/Newspaper/RealMccoy/20160212/index.html and http://www.mccoy.army.mil/ReadingRoom/Newspaper/RealMccoy/20160226/index.html

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The Real McCoy February 12, 2016

The Real McCoy February 26, 2016

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