The national colors of Australia, Japan, and the U.S. posted outside the Ground Component Command headquarters during the opening ceremony rehearsal at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 5, 2024. The exercise serves as a cornerstone of Operation Pathways, the U.S. Army Pacific’s premier series of exercises demonstrating America’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. This marks the 44th iteration of this annual Japan-based exercise that began in 1982. This is the second year Australia is participating in the exercise and is a testament to its value. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samarion Hicks) Army used pair of concurrent exercises to test distributed command and control nodes The Army concurrently ran its Warfighter Exercise with Yama Sakura, a first in the Japanese-American annual event's 40-year history. Dec 19, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division arrive at Santa Fe during Decisive Action Rotation 22-09 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Hunter Xue, Operations Group, National Training Center) Division headquarters will now accompany brigades to combat training center rotations As the division becomes the unit of action, the Army will be sending a headquarters with no notice to exercise with brigades. Feb 13, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau
A U.S. Army Multi Domain Task Force operates from the Tactical Command Post as a part of their premier appearance at Valiant Shield 2018 Sept. 20, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danica M. Sirmans) Army’s multi-domain task forces in the Pacific will provide target development for the joint force The task forces are capable of deep sensing and long-range precision fires. Oct 13, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau