Military exercise at Arsenal vital for mobilization and deployment
Mason Cooper
Updated on March 14, 2026
A large-scale military exercise called Pershing Strike 23 is going on at the Rock Island Arsenal, involving more than 3,000 people.
As Local 4’s Jackson Rozinsky reports, the strike exercises are essential to improving the U.S. strategic mobilization and deployment capabilities.
The exercises began in July and are scheduled to run until August 4.