Global Dragon is an Air National Guard led joint exercise training emergency management, explosive ordinance disposal, civil engineering, fire fighting personnel to respond to emergency and disaster situations in as close to real-world conditions as possible, which are cost prohibitive or impossible to create at home station.
The 78th Training Division's "Global Lightning" is one of the largest
training exercises in U.S. Army Reserve history; seven U.S. locations and
12,000 service members from multiple components from the U.S Army, Navy and
Air Force, along with members from numerous foreign countries.
Global Lightning is an annual U. S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)-sponsored command and control/field training exercise designed to test and validate the ability of USSTRATCOM and its component forces to deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed.
As the San Antonio-based Medical Readiness and Training Command's mission continues to mature and evolve, the command's signature program has become the annual Global Medic exercises held annually at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey; Fort Hunter Liggett, California and Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.
Global Medic exercises are full-spectrum training events, where active-duty and reserve...
Global Sentinel is U.S. Space Command's premier security cooperation effort designed to strengthen and grow international partnerships, improve operational collaboration and promote responsible behavior in the space domain.
Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, helicopter operations and security forces competition with units from Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Combat Command, Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard.
The 78th Training Division, also known as the "Lightning Division," is currently conducting Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 78-25-02 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, from August 2-16, 2025. This vital, large-scale exercise is designed to immerse U.S. Army Reserve Rotational Training Units and Training Enabler Units in realistic combat scenarios, allowing them to sharpen essential skills and...
Global Thunder is an annual, USSTRATCOM sponsored command-level, command post field training exercise designed to train and exercise USSTRATCOM Headquarters, Sub unified Command, Joint Functional Component Commands (JFCC) or equivalent task forces, service components and other assigned units in all USSTRATCOM mission areas.
