181st Infantry Brigade (United States)
The 181st Infantry Brigade is an infantry brigade of the United States Army based at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. As a First Army brigade, the unit serves primarily in a partnering and training role for Reserve Units. The brigade is subordinate to the First United States Army, headquartered at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. It has ten subordinate battalions.
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Fort McCoy historic gate
1-338th training deploying soldiers from the 101st Engineer Battalion September 2009
Fort McCoy is a United States Army Reserve installation on 60,000 acres (24,000 ha) between Sparta and Tomah, Wisconsin, in Monroe County. In 1909, there were two separate camps named Camp Emory Upton and Camp Robinson; in 1926, these camps were joined together to form Camp McCoy. Since its creation in 1909, the post has been used primarily as a military training center. A part of Fort McCoy is also used by the Wisconsin State Patrol as a training facility.
Fort McCoy (Wisconsin)
Guardsmen board a Canadian CH-146 Griffon helicopter at Fort McCoy during a joint exercise.
Fort McCoy commander and Bob Hope at a 1990 show in La Crosse, Wisconsin
2nd Battalion, 351st Regiment's Headquarters at Fort McCoy in the 1980s during Annual Training