Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team conduct Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) rotation 17-03 at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) is a series of training exercises conducted by Army National Guard Brigade Combat Teams, intended to increase the skills and readiness of National Guard units.
Georgia National Guard Soldiers of 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) rotation 17-04 at Fort Stewart. XCTC 17-04 is a three-week long exercise to certify the brigade's readiness to the platoon level. 48IBCT is an associated unit of 3rd Infantry Division. The division facilitates and supports XCTC to enhance training value and provide tough,...
The eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) is the Army National Guard (ARNG)
capstone training event for Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) to attain T-Level 3 (T3)
training readiness. Accordingly, the XCTC program affords commanders the opportunity
to assess Mission Essential Task (MET) proficiency in force-on-force and live fire
training environments. The XCTC mission is twofold: first,...
U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command hosted xTechOverwatch for Unmanned Systems at the Bush Combat Development Center - Innovation Proving Ground in Bryan, Texas. October 27-29, 2025, participants had the ability to compete for opportunities to continue development integrated within the Army.
The Army’s Expeditionary Technology Search or, ‘xTechSearch’ prize competition engages the Army with the small non-defense traditional business sector, spurring economic growth and driving American innovation in one of the Army’s six modernization priority lines of efforts, Long-Range Precision Fires, Next Generation Combat Vehicle, Future Vertical Lift, The Army Network, Air and...
The Army’s Expeditionary Technology Search or, ‘xTechSearch’ prize competition engages the Army with the small non-defense traditional business sector, spurring economic growth and driving American innovation in one of the Army’s six modernization priority lines of efforts, Long-Range Precision Fires, Next Generation Combat Vehicle, Future Vertical Lift, The Army Network, Air and...
Over 300 Soldiers from across the Army participate for the chance to earn the Expert Field Medical Badge at Fort Bragg, N.C., starting Nov. 3, 2018. The coveted badge's testing is being hosted by units from the XVIII Airborne Corps.
Yama Sakura (YS) is an annual, bilateral exercise between the U.S. military and the Japan Self-Defense Forces. YS is the largest command post exercise that focuses predominantly on the bilateral and joint planning, coordination and interoperability of ground-based elements of the U.S./Japan security alliance.
