Equipment for the Cold-Weather Operations Course is

Equipment for the Cold-Weather Operations Course is staged for use for upcoming classes Nov 14, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. There are six, 14-day class sessions planned for the winter of 2018-19. The Cold-Weather Operations Course is modeled after the Cold-Weather Leader Course, which is taught by the Army Northern Warfare Training Center at Black Rapids, Alaska. Students learn about a wide range of cold-weather subjects in the course, including skiing and snowshoe training, using the ahkio sleds, setting up the Arctic 10-person cold-weather tent, and more. Training also focuses on terrain and weather analysis, risk management, cold-weather clothing, developing winter fighting positions in the field, and camouflage and concealment. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)