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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Video by Lance Cpl. Jack Howell
JAF NCO Exchange: SPMAGTF-CR-CC 19.1
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command
July 11, 2019 | 1:33
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Mitchel Moore, a scout sniper platoon commander with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command, and 1st Lt. Talal Sallam Flieh Al-Delmaz with the Quick Response Unit, 61st Squadron, Jordan Armed Forces, discuss their experiences during a noncommissioned officer exchange, Kuwait, June 27th, 2019. SPMAGTF-CR-CC participated in an embedded exchange with the Jordanians to share expertise and enhance similar capabilities in order to improve interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jack C. Howell)
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