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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B-Roll: 2nd ABCT, 1st Armored Division arrives at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area
24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element
March 19, 2019 | 4:14
Soldiers with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division from Fort Bliss, Texas arrive at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland on Mar. 19, 2019. The 2BCT, 1AD Soldiers are in Poland to test their unit readiness as part of an emergency deployment readiness exercise. About 1,500 Soldiers will deploy to Europe in support of the exercise to test the U.S. Army's ability to rapidly alert, recall, and deploy under emergency conditions.
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