Military service members came together on Thursday, July 30, 2026, for a day of soldier-led innovation.
The XVIII Airborne Corps hosted Dragon’s Lair 12, a “Shark tank” style pitch and innovation competition that allows soldiers to use their own experiences in the field to create new solutions to problems they’ve encountered. Judges, competitors, developers and supporters gathered at the LTG James M. Gavin Joint Innovation Outpost (JIOP) on Fort Bragg to see the latest in innovation.
The Dragon’s Lair 12 event offers soldiers a platform to pitch their ideas directly to civilian experts and senior leaders…