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Fort McCoy in Autumn

Images of Fort McCoy featuring autumn colors, the American flag, and military training environments. The mood is serene and official, showcasing military heritage.

The American flag on the garrison flagpole is shown Sept. 27, 2022, amidst the start of fall colors at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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 the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.
The American flag on the garrison flagpole is shown Sept. 27, 2022, amidst the start of fall colors at Fort McCoy, Wis. 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 the Defense Visual Information Distribution System at https://www.dvidshub.net/fmpao, on Facebook by searching ftmccoy, and on Twitter by searching usagmccoy.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - TURRET HOMECOMING USS MONITOR
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Exercise operations are shown Aug. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 2022 Global Medic Exercise. The exercise took place in August 2022 at numerous locations at Fort McCoy. Conducted by the Medical Readiness and Training Command, Global Medic is an annual joint training exercise that provides opportunities for medical personnel to practice critical life-saving techniques in a controlled environment.
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The construction area for a future transient training brigade headquarters in the 1600 block on the cantonment area is shown Oct. 31, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. A contract, totaling $11,964,432.87, was awarded June 9, 2022, to L.S. Black Constructors to build the fiscal year 2022 Transient Training Brigade Headquarters project at Fort McCoy. Construction operations began in August 2022. Location of construction is just across the street from where the same contractor has been building two new transient training troop barracks buildings in the same block. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, which is managing the project, the brigade headquarters project is based on the denser, more consolidated footprints of Fort McCoys Troop Housing Area Development Plan which states “fewer, multiple story buildings allow facilities/functions to be sited closer together, allowing for a more walkable training environment, as well as saving money on utilities.” The smaller footprint of the brigade
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061106-N-1023B-014. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The outside of the IHG Army Hotel pictured on Sept. 14, 2022, Fort Bragg N.C. Over 450 Soldiers are getting CNAs to move into their own houses or apartments off base. However when the Soldiers are in the process of finding places to live, they are staying on base in the IHG Army Hotels. The inadequate conditions experienced by some of our Soldiers living in the barracks on Fort Bragg is deeply concerning. This is unacceptable and we are taking deliberate actions to correct the situation.
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The II Marine Expeditionary Force Simulation and Training Center replacement building located on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, undergoes construction on Sept. 22, 2022. Four years ago, the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune area experienced the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the Carolinas. Today, $3.6 billion in new construction and repairs are flourishing across the base and air stations with a heavy emphasis on ensuring the new infrastructure is able to withstand future weather events. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)
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030216-F-2703B-051. Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Guests and Fort McCoy staff members participating in a Community Leader Engagement event visit Veterans Memorial Plaza on July 6, 2022, at the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly two dozen community leaders from Tomah, Sparta, Black River Falls, Volk Field, La Crosse, and other nearby municipalities gathered at Fort McCoy to see the posts mission first-hand and learn more about the Army mission at the installation.
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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-401-50. Hurricane Katrina
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Firefighters are shown Oct. 5, 2022, during daily operations at the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department at Fort McCoy, Wis. The fire department was reaccredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International earlier in 2022. The fire department is one of more than 200 agencies to achieve Internationally Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International and the Center for Public Safety Excellence.
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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - START Contractors - 26-HK-394-3. Hurricane Katrina
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-190. Hurricane Katrina
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020715-F-2512C-031. Base: Boise State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Soldiers participating in the Spartan Warrior III exercise conduct training at Fort McCoy, WI.
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The Wisconsin Military Academy is shown Jan. 4, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The academy is a tenant organization at Fort McCoy and supports the Wisconsin National Guard. According to the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, the 426th Regiment (RTI) Regional Training Institute in the academy is the Wisconsin National Guards educational institution, providing a professional learning environment, quality instruction, and training support. Through the Wisconsin Military Academy, the 426th trains future leaders through its Officers Candidate School and Warrant Officer Candidate School. It also provides technical education for the basic field artillery military occupational specialty qualifications and Field Artillery Noncommissioned Officer Education System as well as truck driving, combat lifesaving, and other courses.
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970402-M-0000M-001. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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An area where an archaeology survey on South Post was completed in July 2022 at Fort McCoy, Wis., is shown Sept. 15, 2022. The looked at areas were cement pads were located where troops placed military tents and bivouacked nearly 90 years ago after World War I. Archaeology work has been ongoing on Fort McCoy for decades to not only look back and document the post's military history, but also the area's distant past where artifacts thousands of years old have been found.
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CAPE MAY, N.J. - Representatives from all service branches on the Council on Recruit Basic Training (CORBT) tour facilities at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in New Jersey, May 11, 2022.The purpose of CORBT is to address common issues across the joint services in recruit basic military training and technical training with the goal of sharing ideas, lessons learned and procedures to improve entry-level enlisted training programs.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Tamargo
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220522-N-EV253-1054 HILLSBORO, Ore. (May 22, 2022) - Visitors interact with U.S. Navy aircraft at the 2022 Oregon International Air Show in Hillsboro, Oregon, May 22. During the show, more than 100,000 attendees were able to observe and interact with an all-women team of U.S. Navy aviators and crew, and view Navy aircraft including the F-35C Lightning II, CMV-22 Osprey, EA-18G Growler, F/A-18E Super Hornet, C-2A Greyhound, EP-3E Aries II, and MH-60S and MH-60R Seahawk helicopters.
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Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-423-71. Fly away to JAX first day back. Hurricane Katrina
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Cannons and equestrian monument as memorials for the fallen soldiers of Brooke's Battery in the American Civil War in the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10. 2022, at the installation as a rainbow forms in the background. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”
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A U.S. Air Force F-100 Super Sabre on static display at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa is silhouetted by a colorful sunrise on December 2, 2022. The Vietnam war era fighter jet was flown by the 185th during the 1960s and 70s. The Iowa ANG unit was one of only four National Guard groups to deploy to Vietnam when they were sent to Phu Cat Airbase in South Vietnam in 1968-69.U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
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Aerial view of Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) which is part of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's Urban Warrior Series located at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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031028-M-5181A-002. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-144-171. Hurricane Katrina
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220330-N-DM318-1001 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (March 30, 2022) Sakura (cherry blossoms) are now in full bloom around the installation. Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi supports the combat readiness of Commander, Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW 5), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron FIVE ONE (HSM-51) and 30 other tenant commands and provides logistic support, coordination, and services to units assigned to the Western Pacific.
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A scene of Equipment Park is shown with fall colors Oct. 3, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.
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The Ministry of Defence Police station is the workplace of MDP at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Oct. 18, 2022. MDP officers protect and safeguard assets, personnel and operations, and are always ready to respond and carry out static armed duties and patrols while working with other policing and security partners in and around the installation.
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A view of the medical and dental offices of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 at Camp Mitchell. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)
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960608-A-5792S-002. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Hans Pijesak Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10. 2022, at the installation as a rainbow forms in the background. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.
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A scene of Equipment Park is shown with fall colors Oct. 3, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.
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A scene of Equipment Park is shown with fall colors Oct. 3, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.
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Army ROTC cadets with the University of Wisconsin-Madison hold training Oct. 14, 2022, at the ropes bridge on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. According to Army ROTC, training in Army ROTC prepares a cadet for a lifetime of challenges in the military and in the civilian world. The training cadets receive includes time management, stress management, military skills, land navigation, and battle drills. You do not have to make a commitment to Army ROTC to gain from its training program. We offer courses at the freshman and sophomore level that are available to all students. ... The first two years are referred to as the Basic Course and is designed to provide you with the fundamentals of leadership, military history, practical experience, and a foundation in ethics and self-discipline. Fort McCoy regularly hosts ROTC training.
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Ohio Air National Guards 180th Fighter Wing flies behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker of the Iowa Air National Guards 185th Air Refueling Wing in a flyover at the Field of Dreams Games at Dyersville, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2022. Prior to the flyover, the F-16 received fuel from the KC-135 in an aerial refueling.
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Historical reenactment at Fort Clatsop National Memorial near Astoria, Oregon, USA.
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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - 26-HK-401-12. Hurricane Katrina
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An aerial view of a civilian hospital as "casualties" arrive aboard an Air Force UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during Exercise Wounded Eagle '83. The exercise is designed to test the Civilian-Military Contingency Hospital System, a program for transferring wartime casualties to civilian hospitals in the event they overflow military facilities. Country: Unknown
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An AN/TRC-170(V) tactical digital tropospheric scatter radio site of the 240th Combat Communications Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina, 10 April 1999. PHOTO will be used for the 1999 Airshow display. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, return from the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise, in Freehold, New Jersey, July 28, 2022. More than 2,500 Soldiers participated in the training event held in Fort Drum, New York, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the trained platoon readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win.
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Soldiers with the Arizona Army National Guard Medical Detachment and medical professionals of the Phoenix Childrens Hospital came together during a mass casualty training event by establishing a joint staffed medical tent with both Guardsmen and civilian medical professionals June 29. The joint military and civilian mass-casualty exercise fulfilled the Medical Detachments training requirement to provide 24-hour field care as well as built relationships with partner civilian agencies in the Phoenix metro area.
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U.S.S Arizona Memorial, State Capitol Mall, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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U.S. Marines, Sailors, and spouses from 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division gather before beginning A Day in Their Boots at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 25, 2022. This event provided spouses the opportunity to experience a day in the life of their Marine or Sailor and build a sense of community within the 3d MLR ohana.
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A scene of Equipment Park is shown with fall colors Oct. 3, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installations historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic and present-day equipment representative of the types used on the installation. The design of the park allows for display of 70 pieces of equipment, ranging from helicopters and howitzers to trucks and trailers. The Commemorative Area also consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoys unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.
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MarineLiegkamp Valkenburg. Barak C 10 of the audiovisule service Royal navy. The Barak is at the intersection of the 1st Mientlaan with the Wassenaarseweg.