Florida National Guard

Florida Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1-153rd Cavalry Regiment prepared Humvees to engage targets during the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on July 21. This exercise ensures the combat readiness of Soldiers in the FLANG to deploy anywhere in the world with a moment's notice. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, enabling brigade combat teams to achieve the readiness and proficiency necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles across the globe. #FLNG #Floridafirst #rightreadyrelevant #XCTC2024

Florida Army National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Battery, 2-116th Field Artillery Regiment, prepared the movement of a M119 105 mm howitzer with 1-111th Aviation Regiment during the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on July 22. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, enabling brigade combat teams to achieve the readiness and proficiency necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles across the globe. #FLNG #Floridafirst #rightreadyrelevant #XCTC2024

Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard’s Bravo Company, 1-185th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1-111th Aviation Regiment, and Alpha Battery, 2-116th Field Artillery Regiment recently conducted a coordinated sling load maneuver at Camp Shelby, Mississippi during the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, enabling brigade combat teams to achieve the readiness and proficiency necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles across the globe. #FLNG #Floridafirst #rightreadyrelevant #XCTC2024

Florida Army National Guard Soldiers continued to put their combat skills to the test last weekend as they engaged in realistic wartime scenarios during the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, enabling brigade combat teams to achieve the readiness and proficiency necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles across the globe. #FLNG #Floridafirst #rightreadyrelevant #XCTC2024

Colonel Sam Sargeant, Commander of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and CSM. James Reid, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Command Sergeant Major, recently sat down to discuss the advantage of training in realistic, austere environments such as XCTC. “There’s almost nothing that we do at Camp Shelby, from a collective training standpoint, that doesn’t prepare our soldiers to also face the challenges that we may see here in Florida in a domestic operation,” said Sargeant. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, enabling brigade combat teams to achieve the readiness and proficiency necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles across the globe. #FLNG #Floridafirst #rightreadyrelevant #XCTC2024

Earlier this week Florida Army National Guard Soldiers conducted air movement drills during another phase of the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise, reinforcing overall response capabilities for missions and deployments both foreign and domestic. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, enabling brigade combat teams to achieve the readiness and proficiency necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles across the globe. #FLNG #Floridafirst #rightreadyrelevant #XCTC2024

Close to 5,000 Florida Army National Guard Soldiers reported to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, for the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise (xCTC) earlier this week. The exercise places special emphasis on the work of Soldiers who comprise the support network that makes a long-term presence in contested environments possible. “XCTC represents a worst of the worst situation, and we’re trying to simulate those conditions to prepare Soldiers for that,” said Army Staff Sgt. Eleymis Costa. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, enabling brigade combat teams to achieve the readiness and proficiency necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles across the globe. #FLNG #Floridafirst #rightreadyrelevant #XCTC2024

Nearly 5,000 Florida Army National Guard Soldiers recently mobilized to participate in the grueling and extremely realistic Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, enabling brigade combat teams to achieve the readiness and proficiency necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles across the globe. #FLNG #Floridafirst #rightreadyrelevant #XCTC2024

🌟 Rise and shine, Florida Army National Guard! This week, let's celebrate the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, a cornerstone of our aerial capabilities and a symbol of our readiness. From conducting vital airlifts to executing complex rescue missions, these helicopters exemplify our commitment to safeguarding lives and upholding our values. Let's unite in strength and purpose as we take on new challenges together! 🚁🇺🇸 #FLNationalGuard #ChinookExcellence #CourageAboveAll

Colonel Jeremey Davis, Commander of the 50th Regional Support Group, Florida Army National Guard, recently sat down to discuss the value of the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) rotation the Florida Army National Guard is participating in this month. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, organized by First Army, which enables brigade combat teams to achieve the training readiness necessary to deploy, fight, and win battles throughout the world. “Training like this is very important, particularly since it will be both hard but realistic,” said Davis. “By preparing in XCTC this year, and NTC next year, we’ll be getting used to working in a more fluid scenario and more austere environments.” #FLNG #Floridafirst #rightreadyrelevant