PABRADE, Lithuania — For brothers Adam and Aaron Eyerly, service to the nation has not only been a career but a shared legacy spanning generations of deployments and parallel paths that repeatedly bring them back together.
Prior to both serving with V Corps in Lithuania for Saber Strike ’26, they spent their childhood years in Kansas City, Missouri, rooted in military service. Their father, Damon Eyerly, a retired master sergeant in the U.S. Army, served in civil affairs and later deployed to Iraq and Jordan, providing an example of leadership and service that would influence both sons.
Although separated by seven years in age, they each forged distinct paths.
Adam first enlisted as a 35F (intelligence analyst) in the U.S. Army before commissioning through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He branched into ordnance and logistics, deploying to East Africa before transitioning into civil affairs. He serves as the headquarters and headquarters company commander of the 510th Regional Support Group, 7th Mission Support Command.
Aaron pursued a parallel route, enlisting as an 11B (infantryman) before commissioning through ROTC at Park University in Parkville, Missouri. Branching into the infantry, he transitioned into civil affairs with deployments to Qatar, echoing the path of his older brother and father.
Though their careers developed on separate timelines, their professional paths often intersect.
“Having gone through our careers together both as Soldiers and Army civilians, it’s been invaluable that we can run ideas off each other and have a deeper connection,” Adam said. “Every chance we get to serve together, I love getting to brag about my little brother.”
One such moment came when both served in the same civil affairs company and trained together at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana — a rare opportunity for siblings to operate side by side in a demanding environment.
Serving as the civil affairs team chief with the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, 308th Civil Affairs Brigade, 353rd Civil Affairs Command, Aaron continues to work alongside his brother in one of the largest exercises on the eastern flank.
“It’s always an honor to serve alongside Adam in training exercises,” Aaron said. “These moments are what you dream of, but to make it a reality is always fun, and I am happy to call him my older brother.”
Their story is one of family traditions, parallel careers, and a mutual dedication to the mission. From enlistment to becoming commissioned officers, and from separate deployments to shared training rotations, both demonstrate how a personal calling can evolve into a shared family bond.
The 510th Regional Support Group, 7th Mission Support Command, headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and co-located in Poznan, Poland, provides base operation support to seven installation sites across the Baltics. As the rotational unit in Poland, the 510th Regional Support Group enables the readiness of V Corps and NATO forces across the eastern flank.
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