Senior leaders visit 116th's XCTC rotation at Fort Pickett - June 19, 2014

Senior military and civilian leaders visit the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's eXportable Combat Training Center rotation June 19, 2014, at Fort Pickett, Va.. Brig. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, Brig. Gen. John P. Johnson, Director of Training from the Office of the U. S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7, Brig. Gen. Victor J. Braden, Deputy Commanding General of the U. S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Adam K. Thiel and other military and civilian leaders received an information briefing about the XCTC then toured several support locations and later visited with troops at different training locations.

The 10-day eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation 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 So