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.

Arctic Forge Images
Videos
Playlist:
Video by Sgt. Tyler Andrews
Iron Fist 25 | 31st MEU and JGSDF 1st ARDR conduct Bilateral Amphibious Landing
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
March 2, 2025 | 1:49
U.S. Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, conduct a bilateral amphibious landing display during Iron Fist 25, at Kin Blue Beach Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 1, 2025. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Tyler Andrews)
More

Tags

JGSDFamphibious landinglethalityIndo-Pacific1ARDRIron fist 25
More

Up Next

1st Armored Division Band plays concert with the Polish 11th Armored Cavalry Division Band
Play Button
0:21
1st Armored Division Band plays concert with the Polish 11th Armored Cavalry Division Band
Exercise Iron Fist 2025
Play Button
1:00
Exercise Iron Fist 2025
Enhancing Lethality: U.S. Soldiers Conduct Combat Scenario Exercise
Play Button
1:00
Enhancing Lethality: U.S. Soldiers Conduct Combat Scenario Exercise
Enhancing Lethality: U.S. Soldiers Conduct Combat Scenario Exercise
Play Button
1:00
Enhancing Lethality: U.S. Soldiers Conduct Combat Scenario Exercise
A-roll: U.S. Army Paladins lethal precision thunders in Latvia and Lithuania
Play Button
5:16
A-roll: U.S. Army Paladins lethal precision thunders in Latvia and Lithuania
B-roll: U.S. Army Paladins lethal precision thunders in Latvia and Lithuania
Play Button
2:14
B-roll: U.S. Army Paladins lethal precision thunders in Latvia and Lithuania
Iron Fist 25 | 31st MEU, JGSDF TACP Training
Play Button
1:52
Iron Fist 25 | 31st MEU, JGSDF TACP Training
Iron Fist 25 | U.S.-Japan Forces commanding generals conduct press conference
Play Button
2:51
Iron Fist 25 | U.S.-Japan Forces commanding generals conduct press conference
Now Playing
Iron Fist 25 | 31st MEU and JGSDF 1st ARDR conduct Bilateral Amphibious Landing
Iron Fist 25 | 31st MEU and JGSDF 1st ARDR conduct Bilateral Amphibious Landing
Iron Fist 25 | VMM-262 (Rein.) and JGSDF conduct Bilateral Insert
Play Button
8:29
Iron Fist 25 | VMM-262 (Rein.) and JGSDF conduct Bilateral Insert
Iron Fist 25 | VMM-262 (Rein.) and JGSDF conduct Bilateral Insert
Play Button
6:14
Iron Fist 25 | VMM-262 (Rein.) and JGSDF conduct Bilateral Insert
Iron Fist 25 | VMM-262 (Rein.) departs USS America (LHA 6)
Play Button
1:59
Iron Fist 25 | VMM-262 (Rein.) departs USS America (LHA 6)
HMH-461 supports V27 during MDMX 1-25
Play Button
9:05
HMH-461 supports V27 during MDMX 1-25
IRON: Strength Training
Play Button
3:11
IRON: Strength Training
Iron Soldiers - Torch Week 2024
Play Button
1:26
Iron Soldiers - Torch Week 2024
More Videos