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 Staff Sgt. Mickey Miller
KFOR Aviation, Engineer elements conduct obstacle course tower emplacement
153rd Public Affairs Detachment
June 4, 2025 | 1:00
Multinational engineer and U.S. aviation soldiers assigned to Regional Command East of the NATO-led KFOR mission conducted a sling load aerial emplacement of the final obstacle on the recently completed 27 event obstacle course at Camp Vrelo, Kosovo. Camp Vrelo is a Kosovo Police base and is home to multiple KFOR exercises annually, including the KFOR Best Squad Competition and Golden Sabre Exercise. KFOR soldiers have been working on renovations to Camp Vrelo for the past six months, including the obstacle course, as a way to support all communities living and working in Kosovo.
More