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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Freedom Shield 25 Water Platoon Conducts Water Purification Operation
20th Public Affairs Detachment
March 21, 2025 | 1:48
U.S. Army Soldiers from Water Platoon, Alpha Company, 194th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, demonstrate water purification techniques to produce safe, drinkable water from natural sources in the field during Freedom Shield 25 at DAGMAR North Live Fire Complex, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, on March 15, 2025. Freedom Shield 25 is a multi-domain military training exercise integrating ground, air, naval, space, and cyberspace elements to enhance readiness through realistic combat scenarios. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Rylen Ciota.)
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