Photo Essay: CSTX 78-21-04, other training operations at Fort McCoy

By Scott SturkolAugust 27, 2021

An operator with the Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division Unit Movements Section operates an Army Standard 50,000-pound-capable Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) on Aug. 20, 2021, at the division’s building on...
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An operator with the Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division Unit Movements Section operates an Army Standard 50,000-pound-capable Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) on Aug. 20, 2021, at the division’s building on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The cargo movement was in support of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. A Rough Terrain Container Handler is a militarized model of a commercial design. It is a successor to the Caterpillar RTCH, which entered service with the U.S. military in 1981. This machine operates on rough terrain, beaches, and other unimproved surfaces. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Military equipment is shown Aug. 20, 2021, being prepared for shipment at Fort McCoy, Wis., following the completion of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. The Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC)...
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Military equipment is shown Aug. 20, 2021, being prepared for shipment at Fort McCoy, Wis., following the completion of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. The Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division Unit Movements Section helped coordinate the equipment movement. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Military equipment is shown Aug. 20, 2021, being prepared for shipment at Fort McCoy, Wis., following the completion of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. The Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC)...
3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Military equipment is shown Aug. 20, 2021, being prepared for shipment at Fort McCoy, Wis., following the completion of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. The Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division Unit Movements Section helped coordinate the equipment movement. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Military equipment is shown Aug. 20, 2021, being prepared for shipment at Fort McCoy, Wis., following the completion of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. The Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC)...
4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Military equipment is shown Aug. 20, 2021, being prepared for shipment at Fort McCoy, Wis., following the completion of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. The Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division Unit Movements Section helped coordinate the equipment movement. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
An operator with the Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division Unit Movements Section operates an Army Standard 50,000-pound-capable Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) on Aug. 20, 2021, at the division’s building on...
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An operator with the Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division Unit Movements Section operates an Army Standard 50,000-pound-capable Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) on Aug. 20, 2021, at the division’s building on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The cargo movement was in support of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. A Rough Terrain Container Handler is a militarized model of a commercial design. It is a successor to the Caterpillar RTCH, which entered service with the U.S. military in 1981. This machine operates on rough terrain, beaches, and other unimproved surfaces. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
An operator with the Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division Unit Movements Section operates an Army Standard 50,000-pound-capable Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) on Aug. 20, 2021, at the division’s building on...
6 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An operator with the Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division Unit Movements Section operates an Army Standard 50,000-pound-capable Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) on Aug. 20, 2021, at the division’s building on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The cargo movement was in support of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. A Rough Terrain Container Handler is a militarized model of a commercial design. It is a successor to the Caterpillar RTCH, which entered service with the U.S. military in 1981. This machine operates on rough terrain, beaches, and other unimproved surfaces. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Military equipment is shown Aug. 20, 2021, being prepared for shipment at Fort McCoy, Wis., following the completion of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. The Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC)...
7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Military equipment is shown Aug. 20, 2021, being prepared for shipment at Fort McCoy, Wis., following the completion of the 78th Training Division Combat Support Training Exercise 78-21-04. The Fort McCoy Logistic Readiness Center (LRC) Transportation Division Unit Movements Section helped coordinate the equipment movement. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
A Soldier walks past the Wisconsin USO office Aug. 26, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis. In 2021, the USO has supported thousands of service members. The USO began a full presence at Fort McCoy in 2018. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs...
8 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier walks past the Wisconsin USO office Aug. 26, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis. In 2021, the USO has supported thousands of service members. The USO began a full presence at Fort McCoy in 2018. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Soldiers ride in a military truck Aug. 27, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of training operations at the installation. For fiscal year 2021, post officials are expecting more than 100,000 troops to have trained at the installation — the most...
9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers ride in a military truck Aug. 27, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of training operations at the installation. For fiscal year 2021, post officials are expecting more than 100,000 troops to have trained at the installation — the most in two years. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL

Service members are shown in late August participating in training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Through the entire month, post officials with the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security expected more than 12,000 troops to train on post for August 2021.

For fiscal year 2021, installation officials also expect the post to have supported more than 100,000 troops training at Fort McCoy.

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

Also, 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.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.” Also try downloading the Digital Garrison app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base.