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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Behind the Scenes with Environmental: Bird Banding

Fort Hunter Liggett Public Affairs Office

July 16, 2020 | 3:55

Fort Hunter Liggett's Environmental Division spends a lot of time in the field documenting the natural resources the Army is obligated to protect. Many of the wildlife and plant surveys are done in partnership with other governmental or scientific organizations that keep records on the health of the ecosystem. The biologists have been doing bird banding surveys approximately every 10 days starting in May. Records are kept on the weight, size, and approximate age of each bird. They are given USGS aluminum numbered bands, and if recaptured, can reveal migratory patterns, longevity, and even the health of an ecosystem. "One of the Army's goals is to conserve biodiversity," said wildlife biologist Jackie Hancock. "One of the benefits for mission readiness is to have a natural landscape. We maintain our natural resources for the Army training requirements, and we work with federal laws such as the Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act."

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