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...
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...
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...
North Wind 26 is a bilateral cold-weather field training exercise designed to enhance combat readiness and promote interoperability of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army, taking place Jan-Feb, at Camp Makomanai and the Hokudai-en Hokkaido Large Training Area in Hokkaido, in northern Japan. This exercise reaffirms the U.S. commitment to the defense of Japan against external...
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and British Army Army members stand in formation during the Multinational Airborne Exercise opening ceremony, at Camp Narashino, Japan, Jan. 13.
The JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade, 11th Airborne Division, III MEF Marines and 16th Air Assault Brigade will be training throughout the week on combat airborne infantry tactical...
Cyber Shield is the longest running and largest Department of Defense unclassified cyber defense exercise. Individuals from the Army and Air National Guard have been participating in the Cyber Shield exercise since its’ inception in 2013.
The Cyber Shield mission is to develop, train, and exercise cyber forces in computer network internal defense and cyber incident response. Cyber defense...
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.
