Arctic Forge 25 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led biennial exercise that leverages Arctic host nation exercises Local Defense Exercise 25 in Finland and Joint Viking 25 in Norway, February 17-28, 2025, to build Arctic readiness and interoperability in support of the U.S. Army's Arctic Strategy.

Arctic Forge 25 is focused on building the U.S. Army’s Arctic capabilities including deployment to the Arctic, Arctic multi-domain operations, and Arctic sustainment, and includes approximately 330 U.S. and 750 multinational participants from Canada (TBD), Finland and Norway.

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115th Fighter Wing AMMO unloads 20mm ammunition
115th Fighter Wing
July 7, 2022 | 3:08
Munitions Systems specialists assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing, Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin, unload and reload F-16 Fighting Falcon Aircraft 20mm ammunition using a 20mm Universal Ammunition Loading System July 6, 2022. The UALS consists of two sub-systems: a loader, that transfers ammunition into the aircraft’s weapon system, and a replenisher unit which is capable of accepting 20mm ammunition while simultaneously receiving and sorting spent cases and unfired rounds. (U.S. Air National Guard Video by Staff Sgt. Cameron Lewis)
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