The 2026 Combined Best Squad Competition takes place at Fort Knox, Kentucky from 23-31 March. The event showcases U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers competing for top honors in a variety of grueling tests that push their physical and mental endurance to the limit. The competition features Soldiers from the following commands: 377th Theater Sustainment Command, 84th Training Command, 108th Training...
The 2026 AFA Warfare Symposium is an opportunity for Department of the Air Force senior leaders to meet and address Airmen, Guardians, allies, partners and industry leaders.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, is executing a Combat Training Center rotation from Feb. 23 to March 31, 2026, at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) 26-05 at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
The Joint Readiness Training Center provides Paratroopers with realistic and stressful training to prepare for combat operations. This training focuses on contingency force missions,...
Exercise Point Blank focuses on the enhancement and progression of NATO Alliances. Servicemembers from the United States Air Force, Royal Air Force, and Royal Norwegian Air Force prioritized the professional engagement of NATO partners by participating in sorties, hot pit refueling, integrated combat turns, and morale events.
Images from the Arctic Edge 2026 Exercise
The Air National Guard is hosting the Sentry South 26-2 exercise February 20 - March 06, 2026, at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, and other locations around the state. Approximately 1,100 service members from active, guard and reserve components of the U.S. military are participating in this combat training exercise. SENTRY SOUTH 26-2 is...
Sword 26 is the U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s premier annual exercise series, taking place from late April through May 2026 across eight countries in the High North and Baltic region. Formerly known as DEFENDER, Sword 26 validates NATO’s regional defense plans and operationalize the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative (EFDI).
This exercise series demonstrates the U.S. Army’s commitment...
Avenger Triad is an annual Command Post Exercise/Computer Assisted Exercise (CPX/CAX) focused on Large Scale Ground Combat Operations (LSGCO) and NATO interoperability. With approximately 2,500 U.S. Soldiers and 2,500 Allied personnel participating, the exercise is conducted at the Joint Multinational Simulation Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany, and other distributed locations. It strengthens...
