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...
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and British Army Army members stand in formation during the Multinational Airborne Exercise opening ceremony, at Camp Narashino, Japan, Jan. 13.
The JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade, 11th Airborne Division, III MEF Marines and 16th Air Assault Brigade will be training throughout the week on combat airborne infantry tactical...
Cold Response is a routine Norwegian-led winter military exercise in Northern Norway. U.S. forces are participating as part of U.S. government efforts to support Norwegian and NATO total defense concepts. The exercise is a significant milestone to demonstrate the readiness of a U.S.-based Marine Air Ground Task Force to swiftly composite and rapidly deploy across the Atlantic, be received by...
Members of the Florida Army National Guard participate with National Guard units from Alaska, California, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Colorado during a culminating training event at Fort Hood, Texas, in January 2026. Together, these units form Task Force Gator for the exercise.
The culminating training event brings together multi state National Guard forces to conduct collective training...
Cyber Shield is the longest running and largest Department of Defense unclassified cyber defense exercise. Individuals from the Army and Air National Guard have been participating in the Cyber Shield exercise since its’ inception in 2013.
The Cyber Shield mission is to develop, train, and exercise cyber forces in computer network internal defense and cyber incident response. Cyber defense...
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 Defense’s (DoD) Arctic strategy.
