Video by Sgt. Marc Morgenstern | 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.31.2024
Nearly 5,000 Florida Army National Guard Soldiers reported to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, for the Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise (XCTC) in July 2024. XCTC is a significant training event the Florida Army National Guard participates in every five years to test the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s (IBCT) ability to deploy via realistic scenarios and coordinated multi-unit......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Everett | Joint Force Headquarters - Iowa National Guard | 07.27.2024
Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, conducted a field training exercise (FTX) assault mission after their eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) events at Camp Ripley, Minn. on July 27, 2024. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event that supports and enables ARNG......
Video by Sgt. Justin Martin | 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.26.2024
Florida Army National Guard (FLARNG) Soldiers with Alpha Battery, 2-116th Field Artillery Regiment, and Bravo Company, 1-185th Assault Helicopter Battalion, work together at sling load and live exercises involving M119 105 mm howitzers during Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 22 and 26, 2024. FLARNG Soldiers at XCTC put their skills to the......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Everett | Joint Force Headquarters - Iowa National Guard | 07.26.2024
Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 168 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, participate in a mission brief during a field training exercise (FTX) after their eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) on Camp Ripley, Minn. on July 26, 2024. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event that supports and enables ARNG......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Everett | 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.26.2024
Soldiers assigned to the field feeding platoon of Company H, 334th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, prepared and served dinner in the training environment during an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) rotation at Camp Ripley, Minn., on July 27, 2024. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event that......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Everett | Joint Force Headquarters - Iowa National Guard | 07.25.2024
Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, conduct live-fire mortar training at Camp Ripley, Minn., during an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) rotation on July 25, 2024. Indirect fire infantrymen are responsible for operating and maintaining......
Video by Sgt. Marc Morgenstern | 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.23.2024
Florida Army National Guard (FLARNG) Medics with the 753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion treat and transport combatants during a simulated night mass casualty (MASCAL) event during Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, July 23, 2024. Soldiers at XCTC participated in combat-oriented scenarios to increase readiness and response capabilities both......
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Everett | 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.22.2024
Soldiers assigned to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, conduct a Zodiac boat mission along the Mississippi River during an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities rotation at Camp Ripley, Minn., on July 22, 2024. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event that supports and enables ARNG......
