ArcticForge

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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Video by Capt. Matthew Holfinger

TRX Curtsy Lunge

U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command

Sept. 27, 2017 | 0:43

7 Foundational Movement – Lunge
Primary Muscle Groups - Quadriceps, Hamstrings, and, Glutes
Secondary Muscle Groups – N/A
Preparation:
The Marine will stand facing the anchor point with the TRX at mid-length and their arms bent at their sides. They will place tension in the TRX by slightly leaning back.
Execution:
The Marine will step back with one leg and cross it behind the weight-bearing leg. They will drop the hips toward the deck, keeping the chest up. The Marine will go as deep as they can, but will not go deeper than having their thigh parallel to the deck. The back foot will hover one to two inches off the deck. The Marine will drive from the bottom back up to the starting position.
Common Mistakes: - Letting the weight-bearing leg’s knee go over the toe
- Dropping the chest
- Letting the toe of the rear foot touch the deck

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