All American Week is a long standing tradition with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg. This year's festivities were set to run from May 18-21 and would include combatives and sports contests, a Division review, and the ever inspiring Division run.
This year, however, All American Week has been cancelled. In a social media post, the 82nd Airborne Division stated, "Regrettably, the 82nd Airborne Division’s All American Week 2026 is canceled. All American Week will resume in 2027, and we look forward to hosting our veterans, community partners, and supporters of the 82nd Airborne Division next year. Thank you for your unwavering support and service to the All American legacy."
All American Week is hosted by the 82nd Airborne Division Association. The association helps to maintain a bond between current and past airborne forces in the military. They set up scholarships for active duty soldiers and their families and support the 82nd Airborne Division Memorial Museum.
The Association issued a statement saying, "Due to operation requirements for our beloved 82nd Airborne Division and ongoing global developments, the decision has been made to cancel All American Week ... this decision was not made lightly. During this time, we will shift our focus to supporting our active duty paratroopers, their families and working closely with Division leadership on follow-on event planning."
Those who have already paid their registration fees for events during All American Week 2026 can ask for a full refund, or they can donate the fees to support Division deployment and family support programs.
Stars and Stripes reported on April 2 that hundreds of soldiers, including Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, commanding general of the Division, have been sent to "undisclosed locations in the Middle East in recent days." Operation Epic Fury was launched on Feb. 28.
Thirteen service members have been killed since the operation's launch, and a US fighter jet was shot down before Easter weekend. Both airmen have been rescued by Special Forces.
The 82nd Airborne Division Association is looking ahead to 2027, when they say they'll hold All American Week again. In the meantime, they will be working to support the 82nd Airborne Division and their families.

(Photo: Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division participate in the Division Run as part of All American Week at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 19, 2025. US Army photo by Spc. Roberto Archila, courtesy of Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)