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. Cesar Alarcon
Battlespace Surveillance Company Field Exercise - Interview #2
III MEF Information Group
Aug. 19, 2021 | 3:31
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Peter Chang, a meteorology and oceanography (METOC) analyst forecaste, with 3rd Intelligence Battalion III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG), speaks about the Battlespace Surveillance Company Field Exercise (BSCFEX) on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 12, 2021. Both Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) and Ground Sensor Platoon Marines executed BSCFEX in order to evaluate Marines in annual infantry and METOC military occupational specialty standards to ensure they maintain proficiency while forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Cesar R. Alarcon)
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