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    EXERCISE HYDRA

    Exercise Hydra

    Exercise Hydra    

    Exercise Hydra is a Utah National Guard-led, joint, multi-domain combat training exercise designed to simulate real-world operations across air, land, and cyber domains. The exercise brings together the 151st Wing (KC-135), 419th Fighter Wing (F-35), 19th Special Forces Group, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, and multiple Army and Air Force elements to test joint targeting, rapid insertion, battlefield communication, and dynamic problem-solving.

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    Utah National Guard Conducts Exercise HYDRA

    Utah National Guard Conducts Exercise HYDRA
    05.08.25 | Robert Harnden | U-NG
    Interview: Lt. Col. Chris Kroeber. The Utah National Guard conducts a joint kinetic exercise called HYDRA in key locations across the state, May....
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    EXERCISE HYDRA

    EXERCISE HYDRA
    05.08.25 | SPC Dustin B. Smith | U-NG
    Green Berets attached with the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to engage while participating in room clearing exercises as part of...
    Exercise Hydra 2025

    Exercise Hydra 2025
    05.08.25 | Courtesy Photo | U-NG
    Airmen assigned to 151st Security Forces Squadron prepare to board UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters after participating in Tarmac clearing procedures...
    Exercise Hydra 2025

    Exercise Hydra 2025
    05.08.25 | SSG Nathan Baker | 128MPAD
    A U.S. Air Force airman Boden Hurst, with the 151st Security Forces Squadron, provides security for a UH-60 Blackhawk at Michael Army Airfield...
    Exercise Hydra 2025

    Exercise Hydra 2025
    05.08.25 | SSG Nathan Baker | 128MPAD
    U.S. Air Force Airman Jeffory Griffith and Staff Sgt. Ethan Amaral, assigned to 151st Security Forces Squadron, assault opposition forces while...
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