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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MRAZR training at Hobet Training Facility
West Virginia National Guard
Nov. 13, 2019 | 1:24
The North Carolina National Guard's 42nd Civil Support Team conducted MRAZR training at the Hobet Training Facility.

West Virginia, and specifically the West Virginia National Guard's training venues such as Hobet, offer hundreds of thousands of acres of rugged terrain for military units to train on
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