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.

Arctic Forge Images
Videos
Video by Spc. Rachel Hall
HIMARS Crews Validate Skills in Estonia
70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Feb. 7, 2025 | 4:44
U.S. Army Sgt. Elijah Green, a Joint Fire Support Specialist from Mesa, AZ, and 1st Lt. Andrew Woodman, a Field Artillery Officer from Saint Louis, MO with Apache Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, talk about the importance of live-fire exercises and their involvement as forward observers for the HIMARS live-fire in Tapa, Estonia on Jan 27, 2025. V Corps leads the European HIMARS Initiative (EHI), a series of military engagements aimed at increasing interoperability and to enhance allied capabilities.
(U.S. Army video by Spc. Rachel Hall)
More