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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UH-60 Black Hawks support ESGR event at Fort McCoy, Part 1

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office

June 18, 2025 | 0:13

A UH-60 Black Hawk with the Wisconsin National Guard takes off June 4, 2025, while supporting the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Boss Lift event at Fort McCoy, Wis. Dozens of Boss Lift participants visited areas of Fort McCoy during the event. According to the Wisconsin ESGR, "patriotic employers of Guard and Reserve service members from around the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota were treated to an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift courtesy of the Wisconsin Army National Guard." Wisconsin National Guard aviators and crews flew employers from all around the state. (U.S. Army Video by Scott Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)