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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378th ESFS Defenders Train with M240B Machine Gun
United States Air Forces Central
Feb. 19, 2025 | 1:07
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron fire an M240B machine gun during a weapons familiarization event in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 15, 2025. The training allowed Airmen outside security forces to gain hands-on experience with crew-served weapons. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez)
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