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 Spc. Sar Paw

12TH CAB trains Hungarian firefighters on Apache rescue procedures during maintenance operations

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

June 10, 2025 | 6:47

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade perform maintenance and pre-flight checks while providing airframe familiarization training to Hungarian firefighters on safely rescuing personnel from an AH-64 Apache helicopter at Papa Air Base, Papa, Hungary, June 9, 2025. 12th Combat Aviation Brigade provides a rapidly deployable, lethal aviation force to project combat power across Europe and Africa, supporting operations that assure Allies, deter aggression, and defeat near-peer adversaries when necessary. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Sar Paw)

Shot List:
(00;05;00)- Title Card
(00;05;01-00;37;06)- U.S. Soldier conduct meeting
(00;37;07-04;19;09)- U.S. Soldiers conduct maintenance and pre-flight checks on AH-64
(04;19;10-06;47;10)- U.S. Soldiers train Hungarian firefighter on how to safely remove personnel from an Apache attack helicopter
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