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    30th Armored Brigade at XCTC : Old Hickory’s Success Begins at the RUBA [Image 13 of 13]

    30th Armored Brigade at XCTC : Old Hickory’s Success Begins at the RUBA

    FORT BLISS, TX, UNITED STATES

    08.10.2018

    Photo by Lt. Col. Matthew Devivo 

    North Carolina National Guard

    Task Force Steel RUBA Fuel Point- At the Rotational Unit Bivouac Area (RUBA)track and wheeled vehicles are inspected, fueled and revved up and prepared for their crews. Right before each unit leaves the RUBA for the austere training areas of Fort Bliss, one of the last stops they take is to the water point and fuel point, to fill up on what keeps the tracks and wheels moving and Soldiers hydrated in August where temperatures will reach over 100 degrees.

    The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team is taking part in the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas Aug. 6-28, 2018. The XCTC exercise, managed and coordinated by First Army and the National Guard Bureau, has over 4,000 Citizen-Soldiers from North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Minnesota, and 95 Soldiers from the Moldovan Army participating in multiple training scenarios (live fires and tactical lanes). All will hone their combat skills of ‘Shoot, Move, Communicate, and Sustain.’

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    Date Taken: 08.10.2018
    Date Posted: 08.21.2018 16:22
    Photo ID: 4664677
    VIRIN: 180810-A-QM883-556
    Resolution: 4032x3024
    Size: 1.81 MB
    Location: FORT BLISS, TX, US

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