Fort McCoy will hold its 2026 Armed Forces Day Open House on May 16 at the installation’s historic Commemorative Area.
Lots of activities are planned but to get there, visitors need to know to enter they must meet federal REAL ID requirements. The best way to get through the gate for the event, visitors should pre-register with the QR code provide by Fort McCoy’s Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department.
“The more people who register the quicker they will get through the gate,” officials said. “Non-DOD-ID card holders are highly encouraged to register for Armed Forces Day Open House with the provided QR code to speed up the process at the gate check. Visit the URL below and then use event code K8R2DK0Q.”
https://pass.aie.army.mil/steps/branch_selection
Event code K8R2DK0Q
Once registered, all people have to do is show their IDs at the gate and they’ll get directed straight to the event quickly. The free event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to the public.
The day’s activities are centered on the Commemorative Area, which features the History Center; five World War II-era buildings filled with historical equipment and displays, the outdoor Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza.
Within the Commemorative Area, there will be dozens of displays set up in building 905 for more interactive fun, organizers said. Planned activities include a sandbag-filling station, personalized ID tags, camouflage face painting, military equipment displays, marksmanship galleries, and more.
Military vehicle displays include the latest Army tactical vehicles and many other vehicles for visitors to see up close. Soldiers with several Army units will also be there to answer questions about the vehicles and equipment. Included will be a Paladin tank for viewing and photos.
Fort McCoy’s motto beginning in 2026 is “Training the Total Force and Shaping the Future since 1909.”
The installation’s mission: “Fort McCoy strengthens Total Force Readiness by serving as a training center, Mobilization Force Generation Installation, and Strategic Support Area enabling warfighter lethality to deploy, fight, and win our nation’s wars.”
And Fort McCoy’s vision is, “To be the premier training center supporting the most capable, combat-ready, and lethal armed forces.”
Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortmccoywi, and on X (formerly Twitter) by searching “usagmccoy.” Also try downloading the My Army Post app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base. Fort McCoy is also part of Army’s Installation Management Command where “We Are The Army’s Home.”
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