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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California National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk over Camp Fire
California National Guard Primary
Nov. 15, 2018 | 1:54
A UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from the California Army National Guard's 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, overflies and drops buckets of water on the Camp Fire in Northern California, Nov. 14, 2018. Crew chief and U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Orduno is seen directing the helicopter into a dip sites and coordinating the water drop. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Douglas Martine is seen piloting the helicopter. This is the first water bucket flight for the Cal Guard's new M-model UH-60 helicopters. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Senior Airman Crystal Housman)
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