The new Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin Joint Innovation Outpost at Fort Bragg will officially open on January 23, 2026.

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1. Scheduled follow-up · Jan 24, 2026overdue
2. Update · Jan 23, 2026, 10:25 AMin_progress
   Claim: The Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin Joint Innovation Outpost (JIOP) at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) would officially open Jan. 23, 2026. Evidence from military and local sources shows the JIOP held a soft opening on Dec. 1, 2025, and a DVIDS webcast was scheduled for a grand opening on Jan. 23, 2026, indicating the event was planned for today. As of this check (2026-01-23) I find planning and live-stream scheduling evidence for a Jan. 23 grand opening but no post-event official release or news story confirming the ceremony completed and facility formally opened to its full intended operations. Recommend re-checking for an after-action press release or coverage (Army/DoD public affairs, DVIDS video archive, Fort Liberty public affairs) later today or tomorrow to confirm completion.
   • https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/37369 - DVIDS scheduled webcast: Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin Joint Innovation Outpost Grand Opening (01/23/2026)
   • https://www.army.mil/article/289647/xviii_airborne_corps_delivering_on_secarmy_innovation_priorities - Army article: JIOP soft opening Dec. 1, 2025; media contact for grand opening
   • https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/military/2024/11/15/fort-liberty-names-building-after-82nd-airborne-division-commander/76205232007/ - Fayetteville Observer: naming ceremony and scheduled grand opening date Jan. 23, 2026
3. Scheduled follow-up · Jan 23, 2026
4. Scheduled follow-up · Jan 23, 2026overdue
5. Completion due · Jan 23, 2026
6. Update · Jan 04, 2026, 10:02 AMin_progress
   What the claim stated: The new Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin Joint Innovation Outpost at Fort Bragg would officially open on January 23, 2026, tying the Scarlet Dragon exercise series to the new facility. Progress evidence: A December 2025 Army article reports a soft opening for the Joint Innovation Outpost during Scarlet Dragon 26-1, with officials describing ongoing integration work and a future formal opening. The piece explicitly notes the outpost’s official opening date as January 23, 2026. Current status vs. completion: The facility has not yet been formally inaugurated, as of early January 2026; the official opening is scheduled for January 23, 2026, per Army communications. The December 2025 report confirms partial operational use and a planned formal opening later in January. Dates and milestones: Scarlet Dragon 26-1 occurred December 9, 2025, marking active testing and data-sharing exercises that will feed into the JIOP. The stated completion milestone remains the formal opening on 2026-01-23. Reliability note: The primary sources are official Army communications (Army.mil) and related DoD-linked coverage, which are appropriate for military infrastructure timelines. Coverage consistently presents the January 23, 2026 opening as the remaining milestone; no independent reporting has contradicted this timeline.
   • https://www.army.mil/article/289633/scarlet_dragon_links_military_industry_to_test_artificial_intelligence_for_warfighters
   • https://defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4362390/scarlet-dragon-links-military-industry-to-test-artificial-intelligence-for-warf-war/
7. Scheduled follow-up · Jan 04, 2026
8. Scheduled follow-up · Jan 04, 2026overdue
9. Original article · Dec 17, 2025
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