Tropic Lightning Tests Battlefield Communications Under Live Combat Conditions in Hawaii
Soldiers from the 2nd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, used Exercise Nakoa Fleek in Hawaii to test how the Armyโs evolving command-and-control systems perform under the pressure of a realistic tactical fight. The drill was designed to expose whether new communications tools can survive battlefield friction and still deliver the speed, resilience and decision advantage modern combat demands.
