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GRAYLING, Mich. – Approximately 5,000 Soldiers from five states began an eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise today at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Mich.
The Soldiers will conduct artillery live-fire tables, participate in lane training and be evaluated during the two-week exercise.
Several Army National Guard units from Michigan, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and West Virginia will join active component 10th Mountain Division in the training lanes and will be assessed by reserve component 1st Army for the exercise.
Units conducting training include:
• 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Regiment - New Hampshire National Guard
• 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment - Michigan National Guard
• 1st Battalion, 103rd Field Artillery Regiment - Rhode Island National Guard
• 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment - Michigan National Guard
• 1st Battalion, 201st Field Artillery Regiment - West Virginia National Guard
• 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division - Fort Drum, New York
XCTC is a program of record used by the Army National Guard since 2005 to train more than 11 combat and functional brigades. XCTC is a cost-efficient, time-efficient option for delivering combat readiness training to Soldiers at or near their home stations. This scalable live-training program has proven effective for pre-mobilization forces, in accordance with the Army Force Generation model.
The exercise is scheduled to end July 25.
For more information, contact the Michigan National Guard public affairs office at 517-481-8141.
| Date Taken: | 07.13.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.13.2014 21:59 |
| Story ID: | 135977 |
| Location: | GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US |
| Web Views: | 312 |
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