FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers assigned to the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, perform preventative maintenance checks on a Ghost unmanned aerial system during 4ID’s Ivy Sting II command post exercise, Oct. 30, 2025, on Fort Carson, Colorado. Ivy Sting II highlighted simulated wargaming and leveraged the Next Generation Command and Control ecosystem, which seamlessly integrates software applications, infrastructure, data, and transport into a unified operational architecture.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William Rogers