JIATF 401 is the War Department’s lead organization to counter sUAS. JIATF 401 synchronizes C-sUAS efforts across the DoW, rapidly delivering joint capabilities at scale to defend the homeland, protect US and allied forces, defend critical infrastructure, and assist federal agencies. The task force has a global focus and is a multifaceted organization leading DoW C-sUAS activities at the...
Arcane Thunder 26 is a Multi-Domain Command - Europe exercise with U.S. Army and
multinational partners in April 2026 in the European Theater and across the United States. This exercise will integrate joint forces, Allies, and partner capabilities to strengthen our ability to defend U.S. homeland and the protect our Allies.
Dynamic Front 26 is the U.S. Army’s premier artillery and fires interoperability exercise in Europe. Led by Multi-Domain Command – Europe, conducted with NATO Allies and partners. The exercise rehearses NATO regional plans and strengthens the Alliance’s ability to integrate fires and multi-domain effects across land, air, sea, cyber, and space in a distributed operating environment....
Northern Strike 26-1 is a Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) accredited, Army-sponsored, National Guard Bureau program. The exercise is tailorable, scalable, and cost-effective for readiness. Participants face cold-weather conditions while training to meet the objectives of the Department of War's Arctic strategy.
Operation Lethal Eagle, a 21-day rigorous training exercise, is designed to train individual and collective lethality, prototype Army initiatives, and build mastery of large-scale, long-range air assault capabilities throughout the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). While most of the exercise leverages the world class training infrastructure at Fort Campbell, some units and Soldiers will...
Sentry South 26.1 (Savannah) is an Air National Guard-led, National Guard Bureau-sponsored counter-air exercise conducted at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Georgia. Sentry South is a rebranding of the exercises formerly known as Sentry Savannah and Southern Strike held at the Gulfport CRTC. Sentry South 26.1 (Savannah) is a key readiness and training event focused...
Cutlass Express is one of three African regional Express series exercises sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and enabled by U.S. 6th Fleet. Through CE 26, U.S. forces work alongside participating nations to improve combined maritime law enforcement capacity, promote national and regional security in the Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region, and increase interoperability between...
North Wind 26 is a bilateral cold-weather field training exercise designed to enhance combat readiness and promote interoperability of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army, taking place Jan-Feb, at Camp Makomanai and the Hokudai-en Hokkaido Large Training Area in Hokkaido, in northern Japan. This exercise reaffirms the U.S. commitment to the defense of Japan against external...
