PRTC exercise to begin next week

Combat Raider, a military exercise involving various aircraft, is scheduled to begin October 16 in parts of the Powder River Training Complex and new Temporary Rushmore Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace, and will conclude October 18.

Combat Raider provides joint and coalition training under realistic scenarios that support full spectrum operations against modern threats and replicate today’s combat operations.

During this period, people living under the following PRTC military operations areas can expect to see multiple types of aircraft utilizing the areas simultaneously:

• Powder River O...