Fort McCoy Winter Warfare Training

03/29/2026

MARCH 2021 CWOC TRAINING LOOK-BACK: Students in Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course (CWOC) class 21-05 participate in cold-water immersion training March 19, 2021, at Big Sandy Lake on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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. For the immersion training for this class, the ice had just melted off the lake just a few days prior to the event. (Photos by Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office)

03/25/2026

03/25/2026

Four years ago at Fort McCoy!

03/20/2026

MARCH 2026 EDITION OF THE REAL MCCOY NEWSPAPER NOW AVAILABLE: The March 2026 edition of The Real McCoy newspaper, Fort McCoy's award-winning official publication, is now available online and in newsstands on the installation.

The see the online edition, with reflects the printed edition and has built-in links to each story, can be seen at The Real McCoy Online at https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/pubs/pdf_76599.pdf.

This edition covers recent training, community engagement, construction, and more. Check it out!

(Product of the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office.)

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01/18/2026

Cold weather training at Fort McCoy in 2018.

11/26/2025

11/26/2025

NOVEMBER 2025 EDITION OF THE REAL MCCOY NOW AVAILABLE: The November 2025 edition of The Real McCoy newspaper is now available in news stands and online.

The Real McCoy Online edition is available at:
https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/pubs/pdf_75834.pdf

See the latest news and information from the last month and upcoming events. Check it out!

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07/10/2025

07/10/2025

12/13/2024

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE NATIONAL GUARD!

Thousands of National Guard troops train at Fort McCoy regularly every year. According to the National Guard, on Dec. 13, 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts. Based upon an order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court, the colony's militia was organized into three permanent regiments to better defend the colony. Today, the descendants of these first regiments — the 181st Infantry, the 182nd Infantry, the 101st Field Artillery, and the 101st Engineer Battalion of the Massachusetts Army National Guard — share the distinction of being the oldest units in the U.S. military. Dec. 13, 1636, thus marks the beginning of the organized militia, and the birth of the National Guard's oldest organized units is symbolic of the founding of all the state, territory, and District of Columbia militias that collectively make up today's National Guard.

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