Military Training Convoys

Vibrant images of military vehicles in convoy during training exercises at an army installation, highlighting troop movements and logistical operations.

Service members at the installation for training drive vehicles in a convoy June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

Service members at the installation for training drive vehicles in a convoy June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

Training operations are shown April 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of thousands of troops completing training at the installation in April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. 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.

Training operations are shown April 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of thousands of troops completing training at the installation in April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” 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.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

Soldiers with the 716th Engineer Company, an Army Reserve engineer company based in Summersville, N.H., work at the base operations support site troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2022, by moving fill dirt from the site. The 716ths Soldiers were at Fort McCoy to be a part of the Army Reserves and 86th Training Divisions Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02. The 716th was the fourth unit of 2022 to complete some work at the project and the sixth since 2021 when the project began. The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service contractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

Engineer Soldiers with the Wisconsin National Guards 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade prepare to move equipment June 14, 2022, from an area of an ongoing troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 157th was the latest unit to work on the project. The project work is located in an area of land near the old Gate 20 and Improved Tactical Training Base Liberty and the cantonment area fence, said Larry Morrow, troop projects coordinator with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works (DPW). The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service con-tractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more. DPW Operations and Maintenance Division Chief Nate Sobojinski said DPW is combining all of its service contractors in one location near commercial gate access to keep suppliers from having to drive around post bringing supplies to various locations. Work will continue to be ongoing in the entire area, offic

Vehicles staged for training at Fort McCoy, Wis., on the cantonment area are shown July 28, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps have trained at Fort McCoy.

Indiana National Guard infantrymen with Company D, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, fire missiles during a live-fire exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. The missiles, which are tube launched, optically tracked and wirelessly guided, are the most modern and capable missile of that type with an extended maximum range of 4,500 meters.

Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company load railcars with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 1, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as for movin

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 1, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as f

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

Military vehicles staged for training use on the cantonment area are shown July 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During July 2022, like other months of the year, thousands of troops held training at Fort McCoy in a variety of types of training operations for active- and reserve-component forces. Fort McCoy's motto is to by the "Total Force Training Center."

Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) through the cantonment area Dec. 5, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019.

A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with 3d Marine Division transports Marine Corps Utility Task Vehicles in support of an Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force (ACM) drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. Routine short-notice ACM drills ensure III Marine Expeditionary Force Marines remain ready to rapidly deploy and maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific.

The 485th Chemical Company is completing Crew Gunnery mounted .50 Cal on a 5-ton vehicle. This live fire training was at Range 65 on the Fort Dix Range Complex. Crew level gunnery Qualifies and develops a Vehicle Crew that elevates training and prepares units for theater operations. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Soldiers with the 716th Engineer Company, an Army Reserve engineer company based in Summersville, N.H., work at the base operations support site troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2022, by moving fill dirt from the site. The 716ths Soldiers were at Fort McCoy to be a part of the Army Reserves and 86th Training Divisions Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02. The 716th was the fourth unit of 2022 to complete some work at the project and the sixth since 2021 when the project began. The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service contractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more.

A U.S. Marine Corps forklift moves storage containers ashore from Landing Craft, Utility 1663 in Rio de Janeiro in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 2, 2022. Marines and their equipment moved ashore from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD -19) to begin training during UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

Soldiers with the 716th Engineer Company, an Army Reserve engineer company based in Summersville, N.H., work at the base operations support site troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2022, by moving fill dirt from the site. The 716ths Soldiers were at Fort McCoy to be a part of the Army Reserves and 86th Training Divisions Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02. The 716th was the fourth unit of 2022 to complete some work at the project and the sixth since 2021 when the project began. The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service contractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 12, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

Service members at the installation for training prepare for training operations post June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

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Service members at the installation for training drive military vehicles on post June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

Medium tactical vehicles with the New Jersey Army National Guard are brought in to Lawrenceville, N.J., as the New Jersey National Guard prepares for Hurricane Sandy Oct. 26, 2012.

Command post personnel wearing M-17A1 gas masks and protective gloves decontaminate a section of the base as they ride on the fender of an M-35 2-1/2-ton truck during chemical warfare training, part of the ground base defense exercise Foal Eagle '91.. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '91 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea(KOR)

US Air Force personnel from the 1ST Civil Engineering Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia use a front-end loader, to pull a utility truck from the mud, while preparing for the Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Service members conduct training operations June 7, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During June 2022, like other months of the year, thousands of troops held training at Fort McCoy in a variety of types of training operations for active- and reserve-component forces. Fort McCoy's motto is to by the "Total Force Training Center."

U.S. Soldiers of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division move trucks into a newly constructed life support area at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 12, 2022. The 3/4th ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral, and multinational training exercises.

Georgia Army National Guardsman with the Ellenwood-based Alpha Company, 348 Brigade Support Battalion transfer water in preparation to respond to Hurricane Dorian at Fort Stewart, Ga., Sept. 4, 2019.

Training operations for the 78th Training Division's Warrior Exercise 78-22-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown July 22, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps trained at Fort McCoy many in support of the exercise.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

Training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown Aug. 4, 2022. During August 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps are part of the training at Fort McCoy. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

More then 150 Soldiers from the Minnesota National Guard's 682nd Engineer Battalion gathered in Willmar for a send-off ceremony prior to deploying to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield, October 8, 2015. The 682nd will manage engineer sustainment operations throughout the MIddle East.

Marines from Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, set up a security check point from their multi-purpose vehicle beside the road in the Verona Loop training area. Subject Operation/Series: Combined Joint Training Field Exercise (CJTFEX) 96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment inspect and prepare humvees before being activated for state active duty (SAD), Nov 18, 2022, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls, NY. 60 Soldiers and Airmen were placed on standby at the direction of NY Gov. Kathy Hochul, in response to severe winter weather in Western New York. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Jason Carr.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

A D-7 Caterpillar Bulldozer backs onto a M870A1 heavy-duty trailer, at the Bjugn pre-positioned cave facility. Members of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade Off-load Preparation Party (NALMEB/OPP) position equipment in support of BALTIC CHALLENGE '97. Subject Operation/Series: BALTIC CHALLENGE '97 Base: Bjugn Country: Norway (NOR)

Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), execute a wet gap crossing with the 502nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, 19th Engineering Battalion on Fort Knox, KY, April 28, 2022. The purpose of this mission was to allow the bridging company to meet their training objective while helping the Iron Rakkasans shorten the distance to their next training objective.

These soldiers from the NJARNG's RTS-M are completing Vehicle Recovery School, a training event on the Fort Dix Range Complex. These vehicles were tested and trained in recovery on large vehicles which drove from Engineer Site 12 to Range 59C through various types of terrain including water, mud, sand and other off-road conditions. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix TSC Training Support Center)

Cpl. Ryan Prigge, a motor vehicle transport driver assigned to Charlie Company, 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, checks and sets up M240 machine gun ammo belts during a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle mounted gunnery qualification on Fort Stewart, Georgia, July 12, 2022. The qualification ensures Soldiers can work as a cohesive team in simulated combat conditions by testing their shoot-move-communicate drills with efficiency and accuracy.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 1, 2022, are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as f

Service members at the installation for training drive military vehicles on post June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 2, 2022, are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well a

The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Commander's Coordination Cell leaves the area of operations for the 26th MEU Field Exercise (FEX) to visit the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, Aug. 25, 2022. The MEU FEX demonstrates the 26th MEU's ability to transition command and control from ship-to-shore through the echeloning of command capabilities and expeditionary logistics planning.

Training operations are shown April 29, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of thousands of troops completing training at the installation in April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. 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.

Service members drive military vehicles in a convoy to Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 2, 2022, en route to participation in training operations at the installation. The post traditionally has some of its busiest training operations take place in the summer months, including August. Tens of thousands of troops train at Fort McCoy every year, and the installation's motto is to be "The Total Force Training Center."

Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment Aug. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from a railcar on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars overall full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

Soldiers with the 716th Engineer Company, an Army Reserve engineer company based in Summersville, N.H., work at the base operations support site troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2022, by moving fill dirt from the site. The 716ths Soldiers were at Fort McCoy to be a part of the Army Reserves and 86th Training Divisions Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02. The 716th was the fourth unit of 2022 to complete some work at the project and the sixth since 2021 when the project began. The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service contractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more.

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.

Service members at the installation for training drive military vehicles on post June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

Service members at the installation hold training operations at a range June 13, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

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.

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.

Soldiers with the 716th Engineer Company, an Army Reserve engineer company based in Summersville, N.H., work at the base operations support site troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2022, by moving fill dirt from the site. The 716ths Soldiers were at Fort McCoy to be a part of the Army Reserves and 86th Training Divisions Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02. The 716th was the fourth unit of 2022 to complete some work at the project and the sixth since 2021 when the project began. The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service contractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more.

U.S. Marines work with Filipino contractors by offloading equipment from MV Cape Henry (T-AKR-5067) in preparation for Balikatan 23 at the Port of Subic Bay, Philippines, April 3, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

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Service members at the installation for training drive military vehicles on post June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

Soldiers with the 716th Engineer Company, an Army Reserve engineer company based in Summersville, N.H., work at the base operations support site troop project at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug. 17, 2022, by moving fill dirt from the site. The 716ths Soldiers were at Fort McCoy to be a part of the Army Reserves and 86th Training Divisions Combat Support Training Exercise 86-22-02. The 716th was the fourth unit of 2022 to complete some work at the project and the sixth since 2021 when the project began. The site plan is to make it into a base operations support site for installation service contractors, such as facility maintenance, roads and grounds, solid waste, custodial, pest management, and more.

Personnel drive a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) through the cantonment area Dec. 5, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is designed to restore payload and performance that were traded from light tactical vehicles to add protection in recent conflict, according to the Army. JLTVs give service members more options in a protected mobility solution that is also the first vehicle purpose-built for modern battlefield networks. JLTV operator training at Fort McCoy began in May 2019.

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Exercise operations are shown Aug. 11, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., for the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 86-22-02. The exercise took place in August 2022 at Fort McCoy at various locations throughout the installation. Around 4,000 service members participated in the exercise. The CSTX is a joint training event executed in a live, virtual, and constructive integrated training environment where service members test their tactical and technical skills.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

A scene of training and daily operations is shown May 12, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During May 2022, there were 9,130 troops who trained at the installation. The month held the First Army Best Warrior Competition, Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition, Army Reserve Expert Medical Badge competition, Army Reserve Expert Soldier Badge competition, Reserve Soldiers working on troop projects, institutional training, and weekend and extended combat training events as well. Fort McCoy's motto is to be "The Total Force Training Center." See more about Fort McCoy by visiting https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/FMPAO.

Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training drive a military truck on the cantonment area Sept. 8. 2022, at the installation. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for instutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”

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Transportation specialists with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center Transportation Division and Soldiers with the 107th Support Maintenance Company of the Wisconsin National Guard unload Army vehicles and equipment July 20, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., from railcars on the cantonment area at the installation. The 107th had 24 railcars full of equipment and vehicles returning from a training deployment.

Soldiers with 1245th Transportation, Company Oklahoma Army National Guard, secure load to truck during the Timber Haul mission in support of Golden Coyote Training Exercise at Camp Rapid, South Dakota, June 13, 2022. Golden Coyote is a three-phase scenario driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables Commanders to focus on mission essentials warrior tasks and drills.

Training operations are shown April 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of thousands of troops completing training at the installation in April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center. 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.

A view of a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) self-propelled launcher loader (SPLL) in operation. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 1, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as f

Training operations are shown April 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of hundreds of troops completing weekend training at the installation in early April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” 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.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 21st Special Troops Battalion, 21st Theater Support Command depart Daenner Kaserne military base in a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle for an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise, in Kaiserslautern, Germany on Feb. 21, 2024. EDRE are designed to exercise the movement plans of a unit or higher level to deploy to an overseas theater of operations. Army

MRZR-D4 utility task vehicle for the special forces of the German Army.

Service members at the installation for training drive a Humvee on the cantonment area June 8, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, drives their vehicle during Motorpool Monday. Motorpool Monday is conducted weekly to ensure all vehicles are working efficiently.

Deployed from a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC), a US Marine Corps (USMC) High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) arrives at the beach in Inner Apra Harbor, Guam. Both are here taking part in Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. Base: US Naval Forces, Marianas State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, stage at Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2024, in preparation for the upcoming annual Joint Exercise Cobra Gold 2024. Joint Exercise Cobra Gold is the largest joint exercise in mainland Asia and a concrete example of the strong alliance and strategic relationship between Thailand and the United States. This year will be the 43rd iteration of the multilateral exercise and will be held from Feb. 27 to March 8, 2024. Army

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

U.S. Army paratroopers with 2nd Battalion,503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire a .50 caliber machine gun from a M1151 HMMWV during exercise Rock Harvest at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 25, 2022. The 173rd AB is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)

Training operations at Fort McCoy, Wis., on the cantonment area are shown July 22, 2022. During July 2022, thousands of troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps trained at Fort McCoy.

Training operations are shown April 21, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The operations shown only feature a small portion of thousands of troops completing training at the installation in April 2022. Fort McCoys motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” 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.

Railcars that were loaded by Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company with military vehicles and equipment are shown Nov. 17, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as

Troop training operations are shown Nov. 5, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During November 2022, thousands of service members trained at the installation for weekend and extended combat training as well as institutional training. Fort McCoys motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.

Soldiers with the 173rd Engineer Company of the Wisconsin National Guard work on a troop project Oct. 14, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Soldiers with the company hauled, spread, and compacted 1,077 tons of new gravel to resurface the Fort McCoy Central Receiving Shipping Point parking lot that also had new lighting installed as part of a troop project in 2022 as well. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works said the 173rd did excellent work on the project.

SSGT Cecil Privett, 62nd Air Postal Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, stands ready with the wheel chocks for the forklift approaching the C-130 aircraft to offload a mail pallet. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

DF-ST-86-11958. Base: Fliegerhorst Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Soldiers with the 390th Engineer Company work the "coal field fill" troop project July 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Directorate of Public Works said the team of 390th Soldiers moved nearly 3,000 tons of dirt to cover an old coal field. The project area is in the Fort McCoy rail area next to State Highway 21 on the installations South Post. The combat engineers who are based out of Chattanooga, Tenn., were at Fort McCoy for the Army Reserves and 78th Training Divisions Warrior Exercise 78-22-02.

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Aug. 5, 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.

A convoy of U.S. Army mine-resistant ambush-protected trucks prepare to move, Mangrah Troy district, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Jan. 4, 2012. (

U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, off-load from a landing craft, air cushion, attached to Assault Craft Unit 4, in Saaremaa Island, Estonia, May 20, 2022. The 22nd MEU and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Siil 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and Sailors and Marines under Commander Task Force 61/2 to enhance Allied interoperability and preserve security and stability in the Baltic region.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Tooley, a 137th Special Operations Wing (SOW) Mission Sustainment Team Airman, delivers an air conditioner via forklift during tent construction training Aug. 11, 2022, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich. The Airmen were participating in Northern Strike 22-2, which has focused on the militarys ability to train the warfighter in any environment, and 137th SOW multi-capable Airmen have directly contributed to reaching that proof of concept.

Critical Incident Stress Management - Mississippi - 26-HK-140-204. Hurricane Katrina

Soldiers with the Army Reserves 411th Engineer Company load railcars with military vehicles and equipment Nov. 2, 2022, at the rail yard at Fort McCoy, Wis. Overall the company loaded 128 items on to railcars over the multi-day rail movement at the installation to deploy the equipment eventually to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Five personnel with the Fort McCoy Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) assisted with the rail movement and its coordination. The 411th is the latest of many units over the last decade to hold rail movements at Fort McCoy. As a matter of fact, for the many decades of Fort McCoys existence, the capability to transport cargo and equipment to and from the installation by rail has always been there. And its a capability that will continue, Fort McCoy LRC officials said. During World War II, for example, the railroad at Fort McCoy was one of the main forms of transportation for bringing troops in for training and home after the war as well as for movin

Service members at the installation for training drive military vehicles on post June 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Annually, tens of thousands of troops complete institutional and transient troop training operations at Fort McCoy. During June 2022, thousands of troops also trained at Fort McCoy, including troops from the Wisconsin National Guard and Iowa National Guard.

A scene of Equipment Park is shown May 26, 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.

Soldiers with the 173rd Engineer Company of the Wisconsin National Guard work on a troop project Oct. 14, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Soldiers with the company hauled, spread, and compacted 1,077 tons of new gravel to resurface the Fort McCoy Central Receiving Shipping Point parking lot that also had new lighting installed as part of a troop project in 2022 as well. Fort McCoy Troop Projects Coordinator Larry Morrow with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works said the 173rd did excellent work on the project.

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