Article Out Loud – Game-Based Exercises and Real-World Readiness

This is an article by Victoria Kluge, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, July 22, 2026. Tabletop exercises confirm that a plan exists, but game-based exercises reveal whether an organization can execute when the plan begins to fail. Learn how game-based exercises can expose vulnerabilities before a real incident by exposing decision breakdowns that compliance-focused exercises leave hidden. Now to the featured article.