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 Sgt. Nickson Schenk

Dalan Ba Dame 2024 ARFOR Perspective

8th Theater Sustainment Command

July 18, 2024 | 1:21

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric Ross, the Army forces construction technician assigned to the 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, speaks about the role of the U.S. in exercise Dalan Ba Dame 2024 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, June 20, 2024. DbD24 involved three separate areas of focus; the engineering civic assistance project, the 100-meter range build, and the subject matter expert exercise. DbD24 is an annual bilateral exercise co-hosted by USARPAC and the Falintil Forcas de Timor-Leste that includes the U.S. Army active duty, National Guard, and Army Reserve units and their capabilities to strengthen trust and the relationship between Timor-Leste and the U.S. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Nickson Schenk)