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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Lt. Col. Travis Toole Speaks at 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion Ceremony in Italy (raw)
173rd Airborne Brigade
Jan. 31, 2025 | 4:13
Lt. Col. Travis Toole speaks during the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion’s relinquishment of responsibility ceremony for Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Batts on Jan. 31, 2025, at Del Din, Italy.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's contingency response force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the U.S. European, African and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward-deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build relationships and strengthen the alliance.

(U.S. Army video by Capt. Jennifer French)
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