Fort Carson could become the marquee division in the Army for training that will bring together the tools of war across cyber, space, aerospace and ground forces.

At a Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC luncheon Wednesday, Gen. David Doyle described field training planned for this summer at Fort Carson to bring nearby units together from the National Guard, the Air Force and the Space Force.

“We have to be prepared to counter what our adversaries have as their repository of tools. A lot of what we have seen with our current peer threat is they have space capability. They have electronic warfare capability. They have cyber capability,” he said, on top of their conventional, land, sea and air forces.

The prevalence of satellite jamming and hacking has risen to the forefront in Russia’s war against Ukraine. In addition, China is investing heavily in space — testing a robotic arm on a satellite that could pull others out of orbit.

Satellites allow for precision targeting on the battlefield, in addition to many other functions.

Doyle expects Fort Carson could become an epicenter of joint training because it is so close to other bases, allowing for easier coordination. He said he planned to include service members from Peterson Space Force Base, Buckley Space Force, Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command in training.

“We are going to integrate. We are going to learn. We are going to publish,” he said, noting the results of the training could be shared across the Army. Doyle will bring his experience as the former chief of staff of Central Command to the training. Central Command oversees combat operations across military branches in the Middle East.

He expected airmen, guardians and others could also take lessons learned in the training back to their units.

While training abroad Fort Carson units have also participated in training that brings together ground troops with aircraft, a highly coordinated dance when tanks, artillery and jets fire live rounds. Such training helps prepare troops for large-scale conflict that is at the top of mind for NATO troops in Poland.

Fort Carson troops with the 3rd Armored Brigade are departing now to spend nine months in Poland participating in tank training and other exercises.

Doyle said U.S. forces bring expertise in large-scale training to Europe. NATO is currently undertaking the largest military exercise since the Cold War.

“Our presence strengthens their already well positioned units,” he said.