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 Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour
U.S. Marines with VMGR-252 participate in cold-weather training alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Feb. 5, 2025 | 1:46
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 conduct cold weather and extreme cold weather training at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario, Canadian Forces Station Alert, Nunavut, Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, and Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, from Jan. 14–26, 2025. VMGR-252 participated in a cold-weather training exercise alongside the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 436 Transport Squadron to improve interoperability and increase proficiency while operating KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft in cold and extreme cold weather conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mya Seymour)
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