116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team XCTC 19-04

FORT PICKETT, Va. — Virginian National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are honing their combat skills during the eXportable Combat Training Capability Rotation 19-4 scheduled for July 13 through August 2, 2019, at Fort Pickett, Virginia.

“We want to leverage XCTC to validate platoon-level proficiency and readiness using live fire exercises and situational training lanes focused on movement to contact and area defense against a near peer opposing force,” explain Col. Joseph Dinonno, commander of the 116th IBCT. “We want simulate as much as feasible a a realistic training environment for all units, have our battalion leaders validate their platoons while the brigade assesses company, troop and battery proficiency in order to shape training focus for 2010 and prepare us for next year’s Joint Readiness Training Center rotation.”

Read more about the XCTC at go.usa.gov/xyPx6.