The main exhibit gallery moves the visitor through time, starting in 1940 with the conception of the U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon and ending with today's airborne and special operations units. Much has changed in the world since the battles of World War II and the conflicts of the Cold War era, but the courage and dedication of the American soldier is a common bond that ties each generation together.

Exhibits:

• Early Airborne
• World War II
• Korea & Cold War
• Vietnam
• Contingency Operations & Training

This smaller exhibit gallery allows for the presentation of stories not told in the main gallery, and changes from time to time. Located just to the side of the main exhibit gallery, this space is open during regular museum hours.

From the museum's first special exhibit, which displayed a collection of Army artwork, to the high-tech Soldiers: The Global War on Terrorism exhibit that incorporated four large flat-screen monitors, the gallery is designed to cover an ever changing and wide variety of topics.

Past exhibits include:

• Army Art
• From Dunn to D-Day: Remembering Bill Lee
• Korea: A War Remembered
• Evolution of Our Community: Fort Bragg and Fayetteville
• Evolution of a Friendship: German-American Relations
• Crossing the Rhine: The 17th Airborne
• De Oppresso Liber: Special Forces at 50
• Soldiers: The Global War on Terrorism
• Vietnam: A War Remembered