Instructor Hunter Heard talks with students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-05 during snowshoe training Feb. 21, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers, mostly from the Wisconsin Army National Guard. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather subjects, including snowshoe training and skiing as well as how to use ahkio sleds and other gear. Training also focuses on terrain and weather analysis, risk management, cold-weather clothing, developing winter fighting positions in the field, camouflage and concealment, and numerous other areas that ar
Instructor Hunter Heard talks with students in the Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) Class 18-05 during snowshoe training Feb. 21, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The students were all Soldiers, mostly from the Wisconsin Army National Guard. CWOC students are trained on a variety of cold-weather subjects, including snowshoe training and skiing as well as how to use ahkio sleds and other gear. Training also focuses on terrain and weather analysis, risk management, cold-weather clothing, developing winter fighting positions in the field, camouflage and concealment, and numerous other areas that are important to know in order to survive and operate in a cold-weather environment. The training is coordinated through the Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security at Fort McCoy. ( Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
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