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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Tee Talk: Retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston talks AER pt.2
I Corps
April 8, 2025 | 2:15
U.S. Army Soldier Private First Class Joshua Terry assigned to I Corps, Joint Base Lewis McChord, talks AER while playing a round of golf with Retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston, Army Emergency Relief (AER) chief executive officer and the first former enlisted Soldier to lead AER. AER provides grants, interest-free loans and scholarships to promote readiness and help relieve financial distress of Soldiers and their families. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Kai Rodriguez
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