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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B-Roll: HIMARS Crews Validate Skills in Estonia
70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Feb. 7, 2025 | 2:56
U.S. Army soldiers from Able Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, in support of Task Force Voit, arrive at the range and make preparations for live-fire qualifications and fire rockets for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) operators and observers in Tapa, Estonia on Jan 27, 2025.
HIMARS are designed to launch the entire Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) family of munitions providing reliable and precise long-range fire capability for combat operations.
(U.S. Army video by Spc. Rachel Hall and Staff Sgt. Christopher Saunders)
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