33d infantry brigade xctc
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Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
33D Infantry Brigade | Illinois National Guard | XCTC Rotation 12-03
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
Army Strong – Guard Strong
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
Community Based, State-wide
Proven in our Communities
Approximately 3,500 Solders
strong in over 30 communities
• Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 33rd IBCT Urbana, IL
• 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment Chicago, IL
• 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment Kewanee, IL
• 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment Marion, IL
• 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment Chicago, IL
• 33rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion Machesney Park, IL
• 634th Brigade Support Battalion Sullivan, IL
Proven in combat and in our communities.
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
History, Lineage & Honors
•Deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan in 2008-2009
• Experienced combat veterans and soldiers
•Demonstrated rapid response for domestic support operations state-wide
Commander, 33d Infantry Brigade Col. Paul Hastings
Deputy Commander, 33d IBCT Col. Dan Fuhr
Command Sergeant Major, 33d IBCT Command Sgt. Major Timothy Beck
Always Ready, Always There
Indian Wars - Black Hawk
Mexican War - Vera Cruz; Cerro
Gordo
Civil War - Henry and Donaldson;
Shiloh; Vicksburg; Missouri 1861;
Kentucky 1862; Mississippi 1863;
Mississippi 1864; Tennessee
1862; Alabama 1865
World War I - Somme Offensive;
Meuse-Argonne; Lorraine 1918;
Picardy 1918
World War II - New Guinea;
Luzon
Honoring our history and lineage; we build upon our experience gained in combat to defeat our nation’s enemies, and to secure the homeland
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
A Shared Vision and Values
• The premier Infantry Brigade Combat Team in the Army National Guard.
• A values-based organization consisting of dedicated, disciplined, mentally and physically tough, competent Soldiers that work as a team.
• Led by capable and selfless leaders
•Our Soldiers, families, and employers are proud to be a part of the 33D BCT and understand its relevance to our Nation.
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Shared Values
Our reputation is one of
excellence.
Our values are obvious.
We are proud, quiet,
professionals, never arrogant.
Our leader training and counseling
programs are the best.
We set and enforce high
standards in all we do.
We develop/foster strong Family
Readiness Groups.
We care for our Gold Star Families
and Wounded Warriors.
We assess risk and train safely.
We never walk away from a
deficiency.
Professionals in the Profession of Arms, sworn to serve our country and our communities.
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Maintaining
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Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
Purpose Driven, Mission Focused
• Trained to be the best NG IBCT ready to deploy as an intact infantry brigade, capable of conducting decisive action anywhere in the world to protect US national interests
• In the Available Pool as of 01 OCT 2013; integral to the US National Security Strategy
Army Force Generation Model
A 5 year cyclic process the Army uses to man, equip, and train units for deployment
Allocates and prioritizes limited resources
Cycles units through three separate and distinct force pools to include RESET, Train-Ready, and Available.
We have a non-negotiable contract with the American People to be ready when called.
Training Mission Force Train-Ready Reset
RESET TRAIN / READY AVAILABLE
Strategic Depth Operational Depth Operational Force
Reconstitute / HS Training / Training at CTCs / Tng Avail/Deployed
DEPLOYED
DEF Ind / Crew
Training
I/C/S Proficiency
Unit Collective
Prof** Post Mob Training
CEF 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
eXportable Combat Training Capability
• Individual Soldiers carry the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement (MILES) 2000 and Enhanced Digital Instrumentation (EDI).
• Leverages the Deployable Force-on-Force Instrumented Range System (DFIRST) which provides radar imagery for tracking vehicles across a battlefield
The Army National Guard’s (ARNG) eXportable Combat Training Capability
(XCTC) program provides an experience similar to a Combat Training Center
• XCTC provides a cost-effective and readily available alternative to the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California or the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
• XCTC provides a culminating event for units in the Army Force Generation Model (ARFORGEN)
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
Decisive Action XCTC
Mission: The 33D IBCT conducts XCTC 7-27 July 2012 in order to perform rigorous, theater immersed, multi-echelon training to achieve platoon level collective training proficiency under the mission command of the company and battalion.
End State:
• Platoons are certified in offensive, defensive, and stability tasks
• Companies and battalions achieved mission command proficiency
• Junior leaders are able to react to unpredictable, complex, ill-defined situations
• Soldiers are confident in themselves, their equipment and their leaders
• All aspects of safety, Soldier care and Army values are incorporated and accomplished throughout the XCTC rotation
XCTC Key Tasks
Safely deploy/redeploy to Camp
Ripley
Successfully conduct RSOI and
XCTC rotation
Platoon proficiency achieved thru
Company and Battalion Mission
Command.
BN and IBCT staff capable of
performing operations while
synchronizing IBCT enablers
(plan, prepare, execute and
assess).
“Conducting tactical actions and tasks to create an instinct base for which our Soldiers and leaders can draw upon in the future fight.”
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
Training Highlights
Battlefield Enablers
Platoon focused; fully integrating all battlefield enablers
6 Live Fire Exercises
P r ogr e ss ive Co l le c t ive Tr a in ing
Battalion Field Training Exercise as a Brigade Attack
Platoon training under Battalion Mission Command
Platoon Squad
• Sniper Mobile Training Team
• Field Artillery Live Fire Exercise
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Multi-Functional Teams
• Sappers
Day 21 Day 1
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
Putting it all together
• Rigorous, Relevant, Realistic
• Putting it all together at the platoon level
• Company, Battalion, Brigade Mission Command
• 24 hour operations, full battlefield immersion
• Central to our success is our junior noncommissioned officers
Seizing, retaining, and exploiting the initiative to gain and maintain a position of relative advantage in sustained land operations
Mission Command Decentralized Operations Tactical Maneuver
Disciplined Initiative
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world
Central to our success…