On Aug. 5, 2026, at Fort McCoy, Wis., Lt. Col. Micki Simons led Army Reserve soldiers from six units to conduct response cell operations for Warrior Exercise 2026. These soldiers integrated C2iS and AI initiative systems to execute decision dominance in a complex, high-threat environment. U.S. Army Reserve, Joint, and Multinational leaders and partners joined the 86th Training Division’s premier WAREX Team to deliver rigorous, challenging, and demanding training that replicates multi-domain environments and large-scale combat operations.