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While thousands trained in WAREX 87-24-02, Fort McCoy’s team supported exercise’s success
August 8, 2024 — From July 13-27, thousands of Army Reserve Soldiers from multiple units descended on Fort McCoy for the 87th Training Division’s Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 87-24-02, training in scenarios “validating Soldier warfighting capabilities in both individual and collective common Warrior tasks,” and more... MORE

Observe, control, train and improve: 84th Training Command's OC/T Academy graduates 37 Soldiers
August 5, 2024 — In a recent ceremony, 37 Soldiers from across the Army graduated from one of the many observer controller/trainer courses held by the 84th Training Command’s OC/T Academy in Nashville, Tenn... MORE

Army Maj. Herb Karg 87th Training Division, 1st Brigade, 1st Mission Control Training Detachment, provides feedback to Soldiers from the 402nd Quartermaster Battalion after a WAREX scenario, July 24,2024, Fort McCoy, Wis. (Photo by Sgt 1st Class Justin Hardin)

U.S. Army Reserve validates warfighting capabilities with WAREX 23
September 5, 2023 — The U.S. Army Reserve's 78th Training Division recently conducted 'The Warrior Exercise' at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The WAREX aims to serve as a platform for units to train and prepare capable, lethal, and combat-ready forces in collective tasks aligned with their respective commander's training objectives. Throughout the year, each commander identifies these training objectives for their units, which they then execute during the exercise... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve's Soldiers assigned to the 78th Training Division conduct training during The Warrior Exercise 2023 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The WAREX aims to serve as a platform for units to train and prepare capable, lethal, and combat-ready forces in collective tasks aligned with their respective Commander's training objectives. Throughout the year, each Commander identifies these training objectives for their units, which they then execute during the exercise. The strategic framework for fielding the Army of 2030, known as "Accelerate, Centralize, and Transform" underscores the importance of communication modernization in advancing a force capable of Multi-Domain Operations against near-peer adversaries.

Army Reserve Soldiers succeed in unfamiliar territory
July 25, 2023 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from different units including the 198th Army Band and the 301st Quartermaster Company conducted situational training exercise lanes that included a variety of scenarios, which utilized their tactical field training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on July 22, 2023... MORE

Big investment, big payoff for Soldiers training in Warrior Exercise at Fort McCoy
September 22, 2021 — "Gas! Gas! Gas,” yell the Soldiers on a cool, cloudy morning in the woods of Wisconsin. Sgt. Christian Prado quickly looks to the left and sees Soldiers running out of their tents, which are still soggy from a night of heavy downpours and storms. While Soldiers scramble out of their tents, they grasp for their gas masks and dawn their chemical protection gear in a matter of seconds. In the distance he sees yellow smoke billowing from a green field. His voice is muffled by the gas mask covering his face, but Prado can still be heard yelling to his Soldiers their next objective... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers focus on skills during Warrior Exercise at Fort McCoy
June 25, 2021 — While operations for the Army Reserve and the 86th Training Division (TD) did not come to a complete halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, operations were limited. The 2021 Army Reserve training exercise season has transitioned to full-spectrum operations... MORE

Soldiers man weapons while riding in a military vehicle on a dusty road.

WAREX prepares Army Reserve Soldiers for deployment
June 22, 2021 — Army Reserve Soldiers with the 702nd Engineer Company attend annual training in support of Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 86-21-02... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers focus on fundamentals with return to full-spectrum operations
June 22, 2021 — While operations for the Army Reserve and the 86th Training Division did not come to a complete halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, operations were limited. The 2021 Army Reserve training exercise season has transitioned to full-spectrum operations. “When we were doing the planning for this summer for the exercises that the 86th would be conducting, the feedback from the units was that they wanted something somewhat challenging, but a little more basic that would get after some of the Soldier skills,” said Brig. Gen. Stacy M. Babcock, commanding general, 86th Training Division and exercise director for Warrior Exercise 86-21-02... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers test their battlefield skills at WAREX 86-21-02

Mechanics stay current on skills at Operation Platinum Wrench
June 22, 2021 — Operation Platinum Wrench is a unique opportunity for the U.S. Army Reserve. Platinum Wrench provides in-depth training sessions here for mechanics so they can stay current on their skills on a variety of vehicles and Army equipment... MORE

Tradition meets execution: Eyes on the future
June 21, 2021 — Pfc. Trevor Phillips has been a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier for nearly two years now. Approaching that anniversary, orders to report to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin to participate in Warrior Exercise 86-21-02 have led to him sitting in the middle of a clump of tall grass, scanning the treeline to detect any opposing force role-player movement, reflecting on why he joined, and his experience thus far... MORE

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