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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23rd BEB and 2-3 Infantry Soldiers train for wildland fire mission
National Interagency Fire Center
Sept. 3, 2021 | 0:59
Soldiers from the 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion and the 2-3 Infantry Battalion, both from 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, conduct wildland fire fighting training in support of the Department of Defense wildland firefighting response operations in Indian Valley, Plumas National Forest, Sept. 2, 2021. U.S. Army North, as U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, remains committed to providing flexible DoD support to the National Interagency Fire Center to respond quickly and effectively to protect people, property, and public lands. (U.S. Army Video by 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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