ArcticForge

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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Video by Chief Warrant Officer Clint Runyon

US Forces Use Aircraft to Provide Assistance to Nepal

Marine Corps Installations Pacific

May 7, 2015 | 2:07

U.S. and Nepalese service members along with media personnel fly in a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on May 5th 2015. Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy the Joint Task Force 505 (FWD) commander, from Bloomfield, Conn., speaks to media after the flight. The Nepalese Government requested the U.S. Government’s assistance after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country, April 25, 2015. U.S. Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force came together with other U.S. services to form Joint Task Force 505. JTF-505 works in conjunction with USAID and the international community to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal.
(U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by MCIPAC Combat Camera CWO3 Clinton Runyon/Released)