A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 student participates in cold-water immersion training Feb. 7, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained o... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 students set up an Arctic 10-person tent Feb. 28, 2020, at a South Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of c... More
A student in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A student in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-01 participates in cold-water immersion training at Big Sandy Lake on Dec. 13, 2018, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a ... More
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are t... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 student participates in cold-water immersion training Jan. 17, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained ... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 student participates in cold-water immersion training Feb. 7, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained o... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 student participates in training Feb. 28, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-... More
Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course
Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-05 practice skiing March 11, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on a var... More
Students pick up cold-weather equipment Dec. 5, 2019,
Students pick up cold-weather equipment Dec. 5, 2019, at the Central Issue Facility during operations for the first Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) class for the 2019-2020 season at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC ... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 build Arctic 10-person tents as part of the course training March 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers. In addition to te... More
Equipment used in the Cold-Weather Operations Course,
Equipment used in the Cold-Weather Operations Course, or CWOC, is shown Nov. 15, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The course is coordinated through the Fort McCoy Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Secur... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 complete a ruck march in below-zero temperatures while wearing snowshoes and backpacks while pulling ahkio sleds Jan. 29, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. ... More
Members of a squad of Cold-Weather Operations Course
Members of a squad of Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01 students made up of Soldiers and Marines erect an Arctic tent quickly Dec. 16, 2019, during a new cold-water immersion training scenario for the ... More
A student in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A student in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 provides security for his squad as other students set up a bivouac area during training Feb. 3, 2020, on a North Post training area at Fort McCoy, ... More
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skii... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 build Arctic 10-person tents as part of the course training March 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers. In addition to te... More
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 prepare for a training event Jan. 11, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of... More
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 practices skiing Jan. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on ... More
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-05 practices skiing Feb. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on ... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Feb. 3, 2020, on a North Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are tra... More
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 practices skiing Jan. 10, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on ... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 student participates in cold-water immersion training Jan. 17, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained ... More
A Soldier who's a student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather
A Soldier who's a student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course learns to ski and about skiing techniques Jan. 11, 2018, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students in the course, al... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 complete a ruck march while wearing snowshoes and backpacks as well as while pulling ahkio sleds Jan. 9, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Jan. 17, 2020, on South Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trai... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 students learn about setting up and packing away an Arctic 10-person tent Feb. 19, 2020, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are tra... More
Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course
Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-06 practice skiing March 11, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on a var... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 student participates in cold-water immersion training Jan. 17, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained ... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 students practice pulling an ahkio sled as a squad Feb. 19, 2020, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of co... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 students practice pulling an ahkio sled as a squad Feb. 28, 2020, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of co... More
A student in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course
A student in Fort McCoy’s Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-01 works on building an improvised shelter Dec. 13, 2019 at a remote location on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to improvised... More
A student in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A student in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-04 builds an improvised shelter as part of the course training Feb. 12, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Course students included both Marines and Soldie... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 students build an improvised shelter Jan. 15, 2020, at a South Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 students practice pulling an ahkio sled as a squad Feb. 19, 2020, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of co... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 student participates in cold-water immersion training Feb. 28, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained ... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 student builds a fire after building an improvised shelter Jan. 15, 2020, at a South Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are train... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 students set up an Arctic 10-person tent Feb. 28, 2020, at a South Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of c... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-05 students participate in cold-water immersion training March 20, 2020, at a South Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on ... More
Instructor Hunter Heard discusses how to properly wear
Instructor Hunter Heard discusses how to properly wear snowshoes with students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-05 on Feb. 21, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers, most... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 practice snowshoeing and pulling an ahkio sled during course training March 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers. CWOC st... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 prepare for a training event Jan. 29, 2019, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather su... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-04 learn knot-tying skills from instructors Manny Ortiz and Hunter Heard on Feb. 8, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Jan. 9, 2020, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 move through the snow and terrain on snowshoes during training Feb. 3, 2020, on a North Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are tra... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 students set up an Arctic 10-person tent Feb. 28, 2020, at a South Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of c... More
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 31, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Seventeen CWOC stud... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-04 build Arctic 10-person tents as part of the course training Feb. 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students included Marines and Soldiers. In add... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 build Arctic 10-person tents as part of the course training March 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers. In addition to te... More
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 practices skiing Jan. 11, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on ... More
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-05 practices skiing Feb. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on ... More
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are t... More
Instructor Joe Ernst with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather
Instructor Joe Ernst with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) holds classroom training Jan. 28, 2020, for CWOC Class 20-04 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The class includes Marines, Soldiers, and Airmen f... More
A student in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course
A student in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 participates in skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are ... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 complete a ruck march in below-zero temperatures while wearing snowshoes and backpacks while pulling ahkio sleds Jan. 29, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. ... More
An instructor for the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
An instructor for the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) practices skiing March 11, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. He was skiing with CWOC students in class 19-06. In additi... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 students practice pulling an ahkio sled as a squad Feb. 19, 2020, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of co... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 build Arctic 10-person tents as part of the course training March 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers. In addition to te... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 practice snowshoeing and pulling an ahkio sled during course training March 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers. CWOC st... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-05 set up a bivouc area that includes an Arctic 10-person tent at a bivouac area during training March 16, 2020, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC... More
A student in Fort McCoy's Cold-Weather Operations Course
A student in Fort McCoy's Cold-Weather Operations Course 19-02 works on building an improvised shelter Jan. 17, 2019 at a remote location on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety... More
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-03 practices skiing Jan. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on ... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 student participates in cold-water immersion training Feb. 28, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained ... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 student participates in cold-water immersion training Feb. 28, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained ... More
Soldiers who are students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather
Soldiers who are students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course learn to ski and about skiing techniques Jan. 11, 2018, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students, all Soldiers from... More
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
A student in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-05 practices skiing Feb. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to skiing, CWOC students are trained on ... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-01 build an Arctic 10-person as part of the course training Dec. 16, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to tent building, CWOC students are trai... More
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are t... More
Instructor Manny Ortiz discusses the types of equipment
Instructor Manny Ortiz discusses the types of equipment used in cold-weather survival Jan. 29, 2020, with students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trai... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 practice snowshoeing during course training March 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers. CWOC students are trained on a va... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 student participates in cold-water immersion training Feb. 28, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained ... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 students set up an Arctic 10-person tent Feb. 28, 2020, at a South Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of c... More
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are t... More
Instructor Mike Ngyen walks with students in Cold-Weather
Instructor Mike Ngyen walks with students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 19-02 who are completing a ruck march while wearing snowshoes and backpacks as well as while pulling ahkio sleds Jan. 9, ... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 student participates in cold-water immersion training Jan. 17, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained ... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 student participates in cold-water immersion training Feb. 28, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained ... More
Members of a squad of Cold-Weather Operations Course
Members of a squad of Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-02 students made up of Soldiers and Marines pull a sled with a fellow squad service member who had been immersed in cold water Jan. 17, 2020, during... More
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 student participates in cold-water immersion training Feb. 28, 2020, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained ... More
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are t... More
Instructors Manny Ortiz and Hunter Heard complete some
Instructors Manny Ortiz and Hunter Heard complete some training Nov. 14, 2018, in a new utility terrain vehicle they received for use in the 2018-19 training season for the Cold-Weather Operations Course at For... More
A member of a squad of Cold-Weather Operations Course
A member of a squad of Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01 students made up of Soldiers and Marines climbs out of a hole in the ice Dec. 16, 2019, during the beginning of a new cold-water immersion train... More
Instructors Manny Ortiz and Hunter Heard complete some
Instructors Manny Ortiz and Hunter Heard complete some training Nov. 14, 2018, in a new utility terrain vehicle they received for use in the 2018-19 training season for the Cold-Weather Operations Course at For... More
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations
Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 start their skiing orientation and familiarization Jan. 10, 2020, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are t... More
Instructor Mike Nguyen with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather
Instructor Mike Nguyen with the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) moves equipment with a snowmobile while students practice skiing Jan. 25, 2019, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. I... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-02 students set up an Arctic 10-person tent Jan. 17, 2020, at a South Post training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a variety of c... More
Instructors Manny Ortiz and Hunter Heard complete some
Instructors Manny Ortiz and Hunter Heard complete some training Nov. 14, 2018, in a new utility terrain vehicle they received for use in the 2018-19 training season for the Cold-Weather Operations Course at For... More
A Marine who was a student in the Cold-Weather Operations
A Marine who was a student in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-04 pounds a tent stake into the ground during training on building an Arctic 10-person tent as part of the course Feb. 7, 2018, a... More
A student in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
A student in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-04 participates in cold-water immersion training as part of the course training Feb. 14, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students included Marines a... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 practice snowshoeing and pulling an ahkio sled during course training March 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers. CWOC st... More
A Soldier climbs out of a hole cut into an ice-covered
A Soldier climbs out of a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake after jumping in the water as part of cold-water immersion training for Class 19-01 of the Cold-Weather Operations Course on Dec. 13, 2018, ... More
A Soldier takes the plunge into a hole cut into an
A Soldier takes the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake as part of cold-water immersion training for Class 19-01 of the Cold-Weather Operations Course on Dec. 13, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis.... More
A squad of Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01
A squad of Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01 students made up of Soldiers and Marines pulls an ahkio sled full of equipment Dec. 16, 2019, during the beginning of a new cold-water immersion training sc... More
Marines with units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft
Marines with units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing learn how to use camp stoves used in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) on Jan. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. All were students in CWOC Cla... More
A Soldier prepares to take the plunge into a hole cut
A Soldier prepares to take the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake as part of cold-water immersion training for Class 19-01 of the Cold-Weather Operations Course on Dec. 13, 2018, at Fort ... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 19-02
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 19-02 prepare to complete a ruck march while wearing snowshoes and backpacks as well as while pulling ahkio sleds Jan. 9, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-01 build an Arctic 10-person as part of the course training Dec. 16, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. In addition to tent building, CWOC students are trai... More
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-03 set up an Arctic 10-person tent at a bivouac area during training Feb. 7, 2020, on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are trained on a var... More
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class
Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 20-04 students learn about setting up and packing away an Arctic 10-person tent Feb. 19, 2020, at a training area at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC students are tra... More
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC)
Students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-06 build Arctic 10-person tents as part of the course training March 7, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers. In addition to te... More
Instructor Joe Ernst talks with students in Fort McCoy's
Instructor Joe Ernst talks with students in Fort McCoy's Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) 19-02 on Jan. 17, 2019, as they prepare a camp area at a remote location on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. CWOC stu... More
A member of a squad of Cold-Weather Operations Course
A member of a squad of Cold-Weather Operations Course Class 20-01 students made up of Soldiers and Marines prepares takes off excess wet clothing Dec. 16, 2019, during a new cold-water immersion training scenar... More