 Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment participated in a combat training exercise with supporting elements from Wyoming, Arkansas and Missouri on June 7th, 2021. The training took place in a simulated village at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin. The soldiers fought against opposing forces whose job is to face them in combat during their rotation at NTC. The participants had to endure crossing enemy terrain, entering buildings rigged with simulated claymores and improvised explosive devices, as well as simulated mortars launched from a distance. The units were assisted by OTCs, otherwise known as Observer Coach Trainers. These instructors specialize in deployment readiness and ensure that the participants of a rotation are properly trained before their departure. The exercise consisted of seizing and holding an objective, breaching and clearing buildings, equipment training, and once the operation was complete, medical evacuations of casualties. National Guard readiness relies on well-considered planning, expertly trained personnel, and the willingness to respond to the nation's needs at moments' notice, and the training received at Fort Irwin serves as the best way to ready our soldiers for deployment. This is Specialist Michael Longmeyer with the 102nd Public Affairs Detachment.