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Tropic Lightning Soldiers Attend a Counter UAS Live Fire Exercise

25th Infantry Division

Feb. 17, 2026 | 0:36

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, conduct a counter-unmanned aircraft system live-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Feb. 17, 2026. The training reinforces counter-UAS skills, weapons handling and marksmanship to improve readiness against aerial threats. Training events like this continue the 25th Infantry Division’s ongoing transformation by integrating emerging threats and adaptive techniques into collective training. (U.S. Army video by Cpl. Lilly Ekberg)

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