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 Cpl. Rhianna Ballenger, Stephen Bates, Beau DeClue, Daniel Ernst, Cpl. Semaj Johnson, Sgt. Hosannah Jones, Douglas Lovely, Sgt. Zachary Myers, Sgt. Michael Parnell, Sgt. Jessica Rutledge
Army Birthday Festival Twilight Tattoo
Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington
June 12, 2023 | 01:17:50
The U.S. Army’s Twilight Tattoo, hosted by Command Sgt. Maj. Franklin Velez, is an action-packed live military event featuring Soldiers from the U.S. Army Military District of Washington’s ceremonial units, the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" at the National Museum of the United States Army Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 10, 2023. The show features performances by The U.S. Army Blues, The U.S. Army Band Downrange, The U.S. Army Voices, The Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, and The U.S. Army Drill Team. The U.S. Army, established on June 14, 1775, celebrates 248 years of turning obstacles into possibilities and challenging our Soldiers to “Be All You Can Be.”
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