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ConflictsAugust 5, 2026· DVIDS

Fort McCoy’s oldest building still stands as a silent witness to the installation’s earliest days

Long before Fort McCoy became one of the Army’s premier training installations, before thousands of Soldiers arrived each year by highway and aircraft, and decades before World War II transformed the post into a sprawling cantonment, a single concrete structure quietly took shape on what is now the installation’s South Post.

Long before Fort McCoy became one of the Army’s premier training installations, before thousands of Soldiers arrived each year by highway and aircraft, and decades before World War II transformed the post into a sprawling cantonment, a single concrete structure quietly took shape on what is now the installation’s South Post.

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