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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B-Roll: 15th MEU, Royal Thai Recon Marines Jump into Cobra Gold
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
March 6, 2024 | 3:19
U.S. Marines assigned to the Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Recon Marines assigned to the Royal Thai Marine Corps Recon Battalion conduct a high altitude low opening jump out of a C-130 Hercules in support of an amphibious assault during Exercise Cobra Gold at Hat Yao Beach in Rayong province, Thailand, March 1, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Patrick Katz)
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