In 1978, the 21-day exercise, dubbed "Nifty Nugget," brought two dozen military commands to bear to support a notional conflict in Europe.

Drilling Marine Corps reservists across the command’s components may see an increased emphasis on job proficiency and readiness as Marine Corps Reserve Command prepares for wide-ranging mobilization ...

ORT RILEY, Kan. - More than 50 Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers from the 297th Regional Support Group are participating in Mobilization Exercise Level III, part of First Army’s annual mobilization ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — If the nation requires a large-scale mobilization, First Army and its enterprise partners must be ready to deliver. As such, First Army joined with those partners for ...

Much has been made—rightly—of the weaknesses in the U.S. defense industrial base and the need to address those shortcomings. But the U.S. also faces a similar problem which is just as significant: the ...

In the fiscal 2026 NDAA signed by President Donald Trump, a provision calls for a study modeled on Nifty Nugget and focused on Reserve force mobilization. (Cpl. Jordy Morales/Marine Corps) In 1978, ...