Fredericksburg-based Soldiers conduct attack by fire training
Soldiers of the Fredericksburg-based Company D, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct attack by fire training during the brigade’s 10-day eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation June 20, 2014, at Fort Pickett, Va. XCTC is 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. (Photo by Sgt. JoAnna Greene, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)
Fredericksburg-based Soldiers conduct attack by fire training
Soldiers of the Fredericksburg-based Company D, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct attack by fire training during the brigade’s 10-day eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation June 20, 2014, at Fort Pickett, Va. XCTC is 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. (Photo by Sgt. JoAnna Greene, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team)