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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. [ 1 ]
Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport covers an area of 640 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 839 feet (256 m) above mean sea level.It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: the primary runway 11/29 is 4,697 by 100 feet (1,432 x 30 m) and the crosswind runway 1/19 is 3,032 by 95 feet (924 x 29 m). [1]
During the 1990 Persian Gulf War, Volk Field was the primary point of embarkation for soldiers and equipment from nearby Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. [12] The 128th Air Control Squadron, Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation system (ACMI), Air Base Operability and Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training missions were added in 1991. [4]
La Crosse's airport is the closest scheduled airline airport to the U.S. Army Fort McCoy base near Sparta, Wisconsin. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. [5]
The Democracy Index classifies many of the forty-five current non-democratic U.S. base hosts as fully "authoritarian governments". [4] Military bases in non-democratic states were often rationalized during the Cold War by the U.S. as a necessary if undesirable condition in defending against the communist threat posed by the Soviet Union.
The 655th Engineer Topographic Battalion was activated at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin on December 17, 1943, as a technical unit for mapping and map reproduction activities, with the original squad consisting of 28 men and 1 officer transferred from the 650th Engineer Topographical Battalion, and 5 other officers drawn from other units. [1]
The 86th Infantry Division, also known as the Blackhawk Division, was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II.Currently called the 86th Training Division, based at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, members of the division now work with Active Army, Reserve, and National Guard units to provide them with a Decisive Action Training Environment on a yearly basis.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport; Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport; ... Volk Field Air National Guard Base; W.