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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Decontamination site at Silver Flag
118th Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard
April 8, 2025 | 0:53
U.S. Air Force emergency management engineers, from several bases across the U.S. military including the 118th Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, set up a decontamination site while attending the Silver Flag exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 18, 2025. Silver Flag allowed Mission Support Group Airmen to train on METs and METLs in a total force environment, with equipment and opportunities to collaborate not found at their home bases. (U.S. Air National Guard video by SrA Xaviera Stevens)
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