2026 Mystery Ops Event Schedule!
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2026 Mystery Ops Event Schedule! ~
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Sign-ups open on April 1st! Dos Hermanos Ranch in San Angelo, TX. The last two years have been absolute mayhem, with more than just shooting in the dark. Participants faced intense visual and auditory challenges, all while navigating an action-packed and demanding course that tested both skill and endurance.
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Sign-ups open on July 1st! H.W. Lewis Ranch in Leakey, TX. This year’s event sold out months in advance, attracting over 200 enthusiastic competitors, which speaks volumes about its popularity. If that tells you anything, it’s clear this event is a must-attend. You definitely won’t want to miss out on this epic year-end competition!
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Get ready to leave the pavement—and your comfort zone—behind. This isn’t just a race; it’s a high-stakes test of grit, precision, and instinct. Whether you’re humping a pack on foot or tearing through the silt on a dirt bike, you are entering a raw, unflagged wilderness where the only way out is through. You and your small team will be cut loose into the vast desert expanse, armed with nothing but your gear, your GPS, and your ability to read the land.
Space and time at each event are limited, so be fast and accurate!
JADE HELM 26
October 31st-November 1st, 2026 - HW Lewis Ranch, Leakey Texas
This year our scheduled weekend landed right on Halloween — full send! We’re putting together a “Haunted Trail Nerf Course” and “Trunk or Treat” for the kids as well as an “Eternal Nightmare Stage” for the adults. As always, the best costume (optional but highly encouraged) earns first pick at the prize table: Saturday’s pick applies to Battle Buddies vs. Lone Rangers and Sunday’s to Survivor Scramble.
Submit a Halloween JH26 patch by September 1 for production. All entries get 10% off. Winning design receives a Y27 Events Pass (worth $1,475). Details below.
Patch contest rules:
Submissions must arrive before September 1st.
Design must be production-ready and Halloween themed. (AI design OK)
Must include the text: “Mystery Ops” and “Jade Helm 26”.
Must include at least one of these: “Battle Buddies, Lone Rangers, Survivor Scramble” OR “Buddies, Loners, Survivors” ANG/OR the motto “Train, Compete, Perform”.
Artistic and wording choices are allowed but entry into the contest is not guaranteed.
Quality submissions may be shared to our social media messengers.
After MD approval, post your design on your social media account and tag Mystery Operations.
Prize: one-time 10% off code for any order (including match sign-up).
Winner, decided by social reactions, war room counsel, and MD, receives a free 2027 year pass.
We did cowboy shit.
SCORES ARE LIVE!!!
Bailout Biathlon ‘26
March 7th, 2026 - Three distinct courses tailored to Pistol/PCC, Carbine, and Precision/Marksman Rifle. Sign up for all three, two, or just one course!
Shotgun Sunday! Slugs, Buck and Birdshot! Included with any sign-up!
Rifleman Round-Up ‘26
May 23rd, 2026 - Memorial Day Weekend
OPEN NOW, LIMITED SLOTS LEFT! Dos Hermanos Ranch in San Angelo, TX. The inaugural event was enthusiastically claimed by its competitors as the “2025 Match of the Year,” making it an unmissable rifles-only competition. We’re proud to offer five, yes five, distinct classes to suit every participant: Reserves, Regulars, Elites, Bikes, and E-Bikes! Don’t miss your chance to compete in this exciting and diverse challenge.
Thank you to our hospitable hosts, hardworking range officers, relentless competitors, and generous sponsors for making our events the incredible adventures that they are!
Not ready? You’ll never be ready until you’ve attended an event. Questions?
Eric Wilmarth - Match Director, CEO, Founder, Accounting, Marketing, R&D, HR, IT, & Janitor
MYSTERYLIGHTSRNG@OUTLOOK.COM
(432)295-3245
PO BOX 201
MARFA, TEXAS 79843