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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Battalion Landing Team 1/1’s Bravo Company conducts Boat Raid on Kin Blue Beach
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Dec. 20, 2023 | 1:18
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a boat raid exercise at Kin Blue training area, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 11, 2023. Marines with BLT 1/1 execute boat raid exercises to increase their proficiency in assaulting and destroying key maritime assets. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah Murphy)
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