The document provides information about the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Illinois Army National Guard. It summarizes their upcoming XCTC (eXportable Combat Training Capability) rotation from July 7-27, 2012. The goal of the rotation is to certify platoons in offensive, defensive, and stability tasks through a progressive training program under company and battalion mission command. The rotation will focus on platoon-level training and integrate various battlefield enablers to provide a rigorous and realistic training experience.

1. 33D Infantry Brigade | Illinois National Guard | XCTC Rotation 12-03
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2. Army Strong – Guard Strong
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3. Community Based, State-wide
Proven in combat and in our communities.
Proven in our Communities • Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 33rd IBCT
Urbana, IL
 Approximately 3,500 Solders
strong in over 30 communities • 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
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4. History, Lineage & Honors
Honoring our history and lineage; we build upon our experience gained in
combat to defeat our nation’s enemies, and to secure the homeland
Commander, 33d Infantry Brigade • Deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
Col. Paul Hastings
Afghanistan in 2008-2009
Deputy Commander, 33d IBCT
Col. Dan Fuhr • Experienced combat veterans and soldiers
Command Sergeant Major, 33d IBCT
Command Sgt. Major Timothy Beck • Demonstrated rapid response for domestic support
operations state-wide
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
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5. A Shared Vision and Values
Professionals in the Profession of Arms, sworn to serve our country and our
communities.
Shared Values
• The premier Infantry Brigade Combat Team in the
Army National Guard.
 Our reputation is one of
excellence. • A values-based organization consisting of dedicated,
 Our values are obvious. disciplined, mentally and physically tough, competent
 We are proud, quiet, Soldiers that work as a team.
professionals, never arrogant.
• Led by capable and selfless leaders
 Our leader training and counseling
programs are the best. • Our Soldiers, families, and employers are proud to be
 We set and enforce high a part of the 33D BCT and understand its relevance to
standards in all we do.
our Nation.
 We develop/foster strong Family
Readiness Groups.
 We care for our Gold Star Families
Lines of Effort
and Wounded Warriors. Leading Insert Different Photo
 We assess risk and train safely. Training
 We never walk away from a
Maintaining
deficiency.
Caring
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6. Purpose Driven, Mission Focused
We have a non-negotiable contract with the American People to be
ready when called.
• 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
Strategic Depth Operational Depth Operational Force
Army Force Generation Model RESET TRAIN / READY AVAILABLE
 A 5 year cyclic process the Army uses Reset Training Train-Ready Mission Force
to man, equip, and train units for
deployment
Unit DEF
 Allocates and prioritizes limited Ind / Crew I/C/S
Collective
Training Proficiency
resources Prof** Post Mob
Training DEPLOYED
 Cycles units through three separate
and distinct force pools to include
RESET, Train-Ready, and Available.
CEF
1 Year 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year
Reconstitute / HS Training / Training at CTCs / Tng Avail/Deployed
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7. eXportable Combat Training Capability
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)
• 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
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8. Decisive Action XCTC
“Conducting tactical actions and tasks to create an instinct base for which
our Soldiers and leaders can draw upon in the future fight.”
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
XCTC Key Tasks tasks
 Safely deploy/redeploy to Camp • Companies and battalions achieved mission command
Ripley proficiency
 Successfully conduct RSOI and
• Junior leaders are able to react to unpredictable, complex,
XCTC rotation
ill-defined situations
 Platoon proficiency achieved thru
Company and Battalion Mission • Soldiers are confident in themselves, their equipment and
Command. their leaders
 BN and IBCT staff capable of • All aspects of safety, Soldier care and Army values are
performing operations while incorporated and accomplished throughout the XCTC
synchronizing IBCT enablers rotation
(plan, prepare, execute and
assess).
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9. Training Highlights
Platoon focused; fully integrating all battlefield enablers
Battlefield Enablers
• Sniper Mobile Training Team
• Field Artillery Live Fire Exercise
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Multi-Functional Teams
• Sappers Battalion Field
Training Exercise
as a Brigade Attack
Platoon
training under
Battalion
6 Live Fire Exercises Mission
Command
Squad Platoon
Day 1 P r o g r e s s i v e C o l l e c t i v e Tr a i n i n g Day 21
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10. Putting it all together
Seizing, retaining, and exploiting the initiative to gain and maintain a
position of relative advantage in sustained land operations
• 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
Disciplined Initiative
Decentralized Operations Tactical Maneuver Mission Command
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world

11. Central to our success…
Tactical excellence – making our Soldiers, squads and platoons the most lethal and survivable in the world