VNG units complete XCTC rotation at Fort Drum

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Blackstone-based 3647th Maintenance Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, and the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th RSG, successfully completed their support of a New Jersey National Guard brigade’s eXportable Combat Training Capability rotation July 30, 2022, at Fort Drum, New York.

The two companies were supporting the New Jersey National Guard’s 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, as they conducted their XCTC rotation.

In addition to the 3647th and 1033rd, the Emporia-based 1710th Transportation Company, 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th RSG, helped load and transport equipment to Fort Drum and back as part of their annual training, showcasing the myriad strengths of the group, according to Col. Michael Waterman, rear commander of the 329th RSG.

“This annual training was a great example of ‘one team, one fight’,” said Waterman.

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Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Cedar Bluff-based 1033rd Engineer Company conduct an obstacle breaching exercise as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability exercise July 23, 2022 at Fort Drum, New York.