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Photo Essay: Marines operate helicopters during training for Ullr Shield exercise at Fort McCoy

By Scott SturkolFebruary 1, 2018

Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
1 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Two Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopters at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise fly near Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to i... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
2 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise flies near Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to im... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
3 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise flies near Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to im... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
4 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise takes off from Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
5 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise takes off from Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
6 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise takes off from Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
7 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Two Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopters at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise operate at Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
8 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise takes off from Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
9 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise takes off from Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
10 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise flies near Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to im... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
11 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise flies near Young Air Assault Strip on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to im... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ullr Shield 2018: Marines operate UH-1Y Venom helicopters during training at Fort McCoy
12 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter is parked at the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on South Post on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The helicopter was at Fort McCoy for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise. Ullr Shield is a ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopters as well as a CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft were at the installation for the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Ullr Shield exercise for training on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

The helicopters and their crews participated in a variety of training scenarios, including being refueled at the forward air refueling point and Young Air Assault Strip on Fort McCoy's South Post.

Ullr Shield is a training exercise designed to improve 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's capabilities in extreme cold-weather environments from early January to early February 2018.

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing is headquartered at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

Hundreds of Marines participated in the exercise at Fort McCoy.

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