Thursday featured a first-of-its-kind summit at Fort Bragg.
Top Army leaders met at the post on Thursday with private companies and local leaders to find ways to protect ourselves in a Defense Critical Infrastructure Summit.
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Army leaders say the goal of this summit was to create a playbook of best practices and identify potential obstacles in order to keep installations like Fort Bragg ready to respond.
It wasn't just Army leaders at the table.
Staff from utilities like Duke Energy and local government leaders took part.
"The Army has approximately 288 camps, posts and stations," said Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of the Army Brandon Pugh. "The overwhelming majority of them rely on privately owned utilities. Disruption of these services can interfere with our ability to move forces and equipment in a time of need."
Private companies joining forces with the army to learn from past challenges and simulate real-world threats.
Leaders say the summit focused on situations related to the war in Ukraine and takeaways from Operation Epic Fury in the Middle East.
"We worked with these partners to start conversations that we think will have a deep impact on our nation's security," said Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll.
Army leaders say three main threats came out through scenarios studied at the summit
They are cybersecurity concerns, terror threats and drone attacks
"We can't neglect one or ignore one at the expense of the others," said Pugh. "We have to be focusing on all three at the same time."
Military officials said partnering with private companies will help bolster defense critical infrastructure.
Eventually, leaders want to apply these takeaways across all Army installations.