Members of the Florida Army National Guard deploy alongside National Guard units from Alaska, California, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Colorado as part of Task Force Gator in support of Kosovo Force (KFOR) 36. Together, these multi-state formations integrate to form a unified task force in support of NATO’s peacekeeping mission in the Western Balkans.
In preparation for the deployment,...
Arctic Forge is a biennial exercise designed to enhance cold-weather operational capabilities and strengthen U.S.-European Arctic partnerships. Conducted in Norway, Finland, and other Arctic regions, it focuses on cold-weather operations, airborne movement, and Arctic defense capabilities. The exercise demonstrates U.S. commitment to defending the High North and bolsters NATO Arctic cooperation.
Agile Spirit is a biennial exercise aimed at enhancing multinational interoperability and readiness for collective defense operations. Conducted in Turkiye and Georgia, it brings together U.S. forces, NATO Allies, and partner nations to focus on maneuver training, logistics coordination, and multinational command and control. The exercise strengthens NATO partnerships and supports regional...
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...
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...
