Va. Guard infantrymen conduct platoon attack during XCTC
Soldiers from the Leesburg-based C Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat conduct a platoon attack training lane June 19, 2014, at Fort Pickett, Va. The platoon training exercise lane is part of the 10-day eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation designed to train and validate platoons on tasks that support offensive and defensive operations under daylight and hours of limited visibility. Units will concentrate on training selected mission essential tasks in a realistic field environment to refocus junior leaders on tactical field craft. The Army National Guard’s XCTC program provides an experience similar to a Combat Training Center to Guard Soldiers at a home station training center, minimizing cost and time away from home and jobs. XCTC is an instrumented field training exercise designed to certify unit proficiency in coordination with First Army. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Capt. Andrew J. Czaplicki)
Va. Guard infantrymen conduct platoon attack during XCTC
Soldiers from the Leesburg-based C Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat conduct a platoon attack training lane June 19, 2014, at Fort Pickett, Va. The platoon training exercise lane is part of the 10-day eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation designed to train and validate platoons on tasks that support offensive and defensive operations under daylight and hours of limited visibility. Units will concentrate on training selected mission essential tasks in a realistic field environment to refocus junior leaders on tactical field craft. The Army National Guard’s XCTC program provides an experience similar to a Combat Training Center to Guard Soldiers at a home station training center, minimizing cost and time away from home and jobs. XCTC is an instrumented field training exercise designed to certify unit proficiency in coordination with First Army. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Capt. Andrew J. Czaplicki)