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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Osan Annual load crew competition
AFN Humphreys
Jan. 26, 2025 | 1:00
Airmen and civilians assigned to the 51st Maintenance Group participate in an annual bomb-building and loading competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 17, 2025. The competition judged service members on their knowledge and ability to load munition on their respective aircraft, F-16s and A-10s, in quick but safe and efficient manner. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Austin Salazar)
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