Photo Essay: 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade Soldiers support Fort McCoy training

By Staff Sgt. Ryan RaynoJuly 15, 2021

Staff Sgt. Wilbert Batulan, an observer-coach/trainer with the 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade, observes Soldiers of the 645th Inland Cargo Transport Company, 650th Regional Support...
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Wilbert Batulan, an observer-coach/trainer with the 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade, observes Soldiers of the 645th Inland Cargo Transport Company, 650th Regional Support Group, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, demonstrate the prone unsupported firing position July 10, 2021, with an M4 carbine during the preliminary marksmanship instruction portion of Pershing Strike 21 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 645th ICTC is preparing for an upcoming deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operations. The 181st is a tenant organization of Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Rayno, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Ryan Rayno) VIEW ORIGINAL
Staff Sgt. Eric Rapp, an observer-coach/trainer with the 1st Training Support Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade, observes Soldiers with the 645th Inland Cargo Transport Company, 650th Regional Support...
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Eric Rapp, an observer-coach/trainer with the 1st Training Support Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade, observes Soldiers with the 645th Inland Cargo Transport Company, 650th Regional Support Group, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, demonstrate the kneeling firing position July 10, 2021, with an M4 carbine during the preliminary marksmanship instruction portion of Pershing Strike 21 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 645th ICTC is preparing for an upcoming deployment to U.S. Central Command area of operations. The 181st is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Rayno, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Ryan Rayno) VIEW ORIGINAL
Staff Sgt. Jose Reyna, an observer coach/trainer for 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade, right, points out the barrel release button of the M320A1 grenade launcher to Spc. Manuel...
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Jose Reyna, an observer coach/trainer for 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade, right, points out the barrel release button of the M320A1 grenade launcher to Spc. Manuel Botello, a unit supply specialist of the 645th Inland Cargo Transport Company, 650th Regional Support Group, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, left, during the preliminary marksmanship instruction July 10, 2021, for Pershing Strike 21 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 645th ICTC is preparing for an upcoming deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The 181st is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Rayno) (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Ryan Rayno) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sgt. 1st Class Charles Thomas, an observer-coach/trainer with the 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade (right) shows Spc. Ricardo Espinoza, a petroleum supply specialist of the 645th...
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class Charles Thomas, an observer-coach/trainer with the 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade (right) shows Spc. Ricardo Espinoza, a petroleum supply specialist of the 645th Inland Cargo Transport Company, 650th Regional Support Group, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, the cocking handle assembly of the M249 light machine gun July 10, 2021, during the preliminary marksmanship instruction portion of Pershing Strike 21 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 645th ICTC is preparing for an upcoming deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operations. The 181st is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Rayno, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Ryan Rayno) VIEW ORIGINAL
Staff Sgt. Christopher Upshaw, an observer-coach/trainer with the 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade, instructs Pvt. James Curran, a cargo specialist with the 645th Inland Cargo...
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Christopher Upshaw, an observer-coach/trainer with the 3rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 340th Infantry Regiment, 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade, instructs Pvt. James Curran, a cargo specialist with the 645th Inland Cargo Transport Company, 650th Regional Support Group, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, right, how to find a comfortable standing supported firing position with an M249 light machine gun during the preliminary marksmanship instruction portion of Pershing Strike 21, July 10, 2021, on Fort McCoy, Wis. The 645th ICTC is preparing for an upcoming deployment to CENTCOM. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Rayno) (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Ryan Rayno) VIEW ORIGINAL

Soldiers with the 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade are shown supporting training for Soldiers with the 645th Inland Cargo Transport Company, 650th Regional Support Group, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, for Pershing Strike 21 on July 10, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

The 645th is preparing for an upcoming deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operations. The 181st is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy.

Learn more about the 181st by visiting https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/181ID.

Fort McCoy's motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.