U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), 360th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), 352nd Civil Affairs Command, participate in Civil Affairs Mission Essential Task (MET) lanes during a training exercise at Camp James A. Garfield, Ohio, Jan. 22, 2026. The training evaluated Soldiers’ ability to operate in realistic civil environments as part of the battalion’s largest Civil Affairs training exercise of 2026. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Staff Sgt. Dominique Cox)
The 360th Civil Affairs Brigade is scheduled to conduct Operation Viking, the only joint task force exercise in the Continental United States at Joint Base Cape Cod, July 17-31, 2022. Operation Viking is a high-intensity exercise including range training, mission-essential civil affairs training, and very ambitious airborne operations. These airborne operations will increase air traffic near Joint Base Cape Cod.
Physical stamina, mental agility, and general preparedness by all measures of the word ‘ready’ represented a common thread from the podium, as three Army commanders spoke during the change of command ceremony at Fort Meade’s 352nd Civil Affairs Command.
