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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AKARNG UH-72A Lakota helicopter maintenance B-Roll
Alaska National Guard
Oct. 3, 2024 | 2:14
Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command conduct maintenance on two UH-72A Lakota helicopters near the Bryan Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 3, 2024. The crew executed the maintenance in preparation for an upcoming deployment in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission.

Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command and Joint Task Force North, the Alaska detachment will deploy two UH-72A Lakota helicopters along with aircrew, a maintenance team, and additional support personnel along the Southwest border. Guardsmen will support the SWB mission in a federally funded, Title 10 status.

(Alaska National Guard video by Seth LaCount)
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