116th Soldiers sling load supplies at XCTC

Virginia National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare supplies to be sling loaded by the New Jersey National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment June 13, 2025, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Soldiers with Fox Company, 429th BSB and Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery, 116th IBCT received the aerial supply delivery. The 116th is the first Army National Guard brigade to test a prototype task organization for a mobile brigade combat team, and it will be evaluated during a 21-day eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation. Read more at vngpao.info/4a5nr2vp.