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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Video by Cpl. Luis Agostini

B-Roll: BLT 1/5, Philippine Marines Conduct Rehearsal of Concept for KAMANDAG 8

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Oct. 18, 2024 | 1:28

U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Group, build a terrain model and conduct a rehearsal of concept brief for an amphibious assault during exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Apurawan, Palawan Province, Philippines, Oct. 13-14, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the eighth iteration of this exercise and includes participants from the French Armed Forces, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Indonesian Marine Corps; including continued participation from the Australian Defense Force, British Armed Forces, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Luis Agostini)

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