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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Shanti Prayas IV | From Himalayan Homeland to Military Service
Exercise Shanti Prayas
March 2, 2024 | 1:04
U.S Army Reserve Spc. Kshitiz Shrestha, participating at Shanti Prayas IV, aids his platoon by translating from Nepali to English at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre in Nepal on March 01, 2024. Spc. Shrestha was born in Nepal and entered a military program for his linguistic skills, highlighting the crucial role of language assistance. Shanti Prayas IV is a multinational peacekeeping exercise sponsored by the Nepali Army and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and is the latest in a series of exercises designed to support peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Caroline Strickland and Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Victoria Schiebel)
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