Col. Jason Raub, commander of 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, highlights Talon Reach, a large-scale aviation operation conducted in support of Freedom Shield at an undisclosed location, March 12, 2026. During the exercise, 2CAB executed more than 1,300 miles of flight operations across the Korean Peninsula, demonstrating the brigade’s ability to integrate attack, assault, reconnaissance, and sustainment capabilities while maintaining forces ready to fight tonight.
Freedom Shield is an annual combined exercise conducted in support of the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. This combined exercise highlights the ironclad commitment between the two nations to maintain a robust combined defense posture and to defend the people...
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade (2CAB), 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, conduct aviation operations during the Talon Reach exercise in the Republic of Korea, March 9–12, 2026. The exercise integrated AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook aircraft alongside sustainment elements and small unmanned aircraft systems to execute long-range operations across the Korean Peninsula. Talon Reach demonstrated the brigade’s ability to project combat aviation power over more than 1,300 miles while sustaining operations in a forward-deployed environment.
