Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment

Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment of the Illinois National Guard who are at Fort McCoy for training in the Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) Exercise prepare vehicles for gunnery training at Range 26 on June 9, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The XCTC Exercise is coordinated by the Illinois National Guard’s 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Joint Forces Headquarters-Illinois. The exercise takes place for three weeks in June. XCTC is the Army National Guard’s program to provide participants with an experience similar to an Army combat training center at home station or a regional training center, such as Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)