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360TH Civil Affairs Brigade Prepares for Airborne Operations: July 15-31 CAPE COD, Mass. — The 360th Civil Affairs Brigade is scheduled to conduct Operation Viking, the only joint task force exercise in the Continental United States at Joint Base Cape Cod, July 15-31, 2022. Operation Viking is a high-intensity exercise including range training, mission-essential civil affairs training, and very ambitious airborne operations. These airborne operations will increase air traffic and noise associated with flight operations near Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC). Neighboring communities may observe C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster aircrafts as well as parachuters. Operation Viking is possible because of the support and cooperation from the local community, Joint Base Cape Cod, and all the military services and non-government organizations involved. This cooperative exercise requires comprehensive collaboration between multiple organizations on base – Camp Edwards MA Army National Guard Training Site, Otis Air National Guard Base, U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, and the JBCC Cod Fire Department. In its second year, Operation Viking continues the mission to level up the way Servicemembers train in a realistic training environment in a short timeframe and within the United States. Soldiers, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen all benefit from Operation Viking. This training enables military members to team up for strategic, tactical, and airborne simulated deployment training. “One of the best ways to measure a unit’s combat readiness is not through metrics but through challenging and tough, realistic training,” said Lt. Col. Charles J. Scheck, commander, 412th CA Bn. “As we have seen in the past twenty plus years, to win decisively, the Army depends not only on its three compositions (Active, Reserve, National Guard) but on inter-service operations.”