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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Recruit Letters Home
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego
Oct. 30, 2023 | 0:44
U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Jonah Forehand with Charlie Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, writes a letter home to his family at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 25, 2023. Recruits have the opportunity to send and receive letters during their time in recruit training as it is their primary method of communication with their loved ones. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alexander O. Devereux and Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez)
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