More than 200 Soldiers of the 42nd Regional Support Group, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Joint Force Headquarters, and Medical Command prepared for their journey to Fort Polk, Louisiana, May 18-19, 2023, in support of the 44th IBCT's rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center there. Nearly 3,000 New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers will be assessed on their units' ability to conduct large-scale combat operations in a multi-domain setting against a near-peer opposing force. It is the organization’s largest training exercise in over a decade, with approximately 2,500 additional Soldiers from a dozen states and Puerto Rico also participating. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Michael Hayes)