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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XCTC 24-05 A1 M1 Abrams point assault
120th Infantry Brigade
June 12, 2024 | 1:30
U.S. Army National Guard soldiers from the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment conduct battle drills using M1A1 Abrams tanks as part of the eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) on June 10, 2024, at Fort Cavazos, Texas. XCTC is the Army National Guard's capstone training event, organized by First Army, to help Brigade Combat Teams achieve T-Level 3 (T3) training readiness. (U.S. Army Video by SSG Neil Mclean)
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