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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John Warner (SSN 785) Keel Laying Ceremony
U.S. Navy
March 16, 2013 | 01:26:17
Newport News Shipbuilding to host John Warner Submarine Keel-Laying Ceremony Live from Newport News, VA on Saturday, March 16 starting at 1100 AM ET.

The ceremony to lay the keel for the Virginia-class submarine John Warner (SSN 785) will take place at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division.

Who: Jeanne Warner, wife of the submarine's namesake, U.S. Sen. John Warner, will serve as the sponsor. Sen. Warner will be the keynote speaker. Other ceremony participants include Assistant Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley; Adm. John M. Richardson, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program; Vice Adm. Michael J. Connor, commander, Submarine Forces; Rear Adm. David C. Johnson, program executive officer, Submarines; U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine; U.S. Reps. J. Randy Forbes and Robert C. Scott; Matt Mulherin, president, Newport News Shipbuilding; and Kevin Poitras, president, General Dynamics Electric Boat.
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