Wisconsin National Guard conducts HIMARS live-fire training at Fort McCoy

By Defence Industry Europe

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment of the Wisconsin Army National Guard carried out High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on 25 August 2025. The exercise took place at a live-fire range on the installation, which regularly hosts training for the unit.
Photo by Amanda Clark/Fort McCoy Multimedia-Visual Information Office.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment of the Wisconsin Army National Guard carried out High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on 25 August 2025. The exercise took place at a live-fire range on the installation, which regularly hosts training for the unit.

 

The regiment conducts HIMARS training and live-fire exercises both at Fort McCoy and Camp Ripley in Minnesota. It has also taken part in international training, including rapid deployment operations with the Swedish armed forces.

Wisconsin National Guard units frequently train at Fort McCoy, which is known as the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

 

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Since 1984, the installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services almost every year. Fort McCoy is part of the Army’s Installation Management Command, where “We Are The Army’s Home.”

 

 

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