Dynamic Front 26: How NATO Allies are Mastering the Distributed Battlefield in Romania

NATO’s Dynamic Front 26 tests distributed artillery command and control through large-scale simulation in Romania

According to U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Caleb Ayers, a master gunner and lead planner for the exercise, the aim is to test cooperation enabled by shared digital systems. “The purpose of the exercise at this moment is to test artillery cooperation across Europe. Dynamic Front helps everyone to operate in a distributed battlefield through the Artillery Systems Cooperation Activities (ASCA) connections,” Ayers said. ASCA allows participating nations …

Dynamic Front 26: How NATO Allies are Mastering the Distributed Battlefield in Romania

In the rolling hills of central Romania, eight NATO nations gathered at the Land Forces Combat Training Center Getica with their eyes fixed on the virtual battlefield for the initial phase of Dynamic Front 2026. This year, U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Multi-Domain Command Europe had the unique opportunity to train alongside NATO Allies and partners as they executed a command post exercise utilizing the Romanian simulation center in Cincu.