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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Immersion
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
March 25, 2024 | 0:49
Jacques Lewis, Buffalo District floating plant deckhand, demonstrates how to don an immersion suit also known as a survival suit which is designed for survival for up to 6 hours in frigid temperatures to help prevent hypothermia, Cleveland, Ohio, Mar. 14, 2024. USACE puts safety first and every vessel of the repair fleet is fitted with survival suits in the approximate size of each crewmember who is tested monthly on their ability to don the suit within a 2-minute timeframe. (U.S. Army video by Andre' M. Hampton)
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