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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ENVG-B & FWS-I Fielding
3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Nov. 12, 2020 | 7:22
Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conduct weapons qualification as part of a modernization effort of the enhanced night vision goggles-binoculars (ENVG-Bs) and the family of weapon sights-individuals (FWS-Is) thermal sensors at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on November 5, 2020. The new ENVG-Bs and FWS-Is allow Soldiers to conduct thermal scanning during daytime and nighttime operations as well as the capability to see around corners or other obstacles with the use of the new technology system. (U.S. Army video by 1st Lt. Angelo Mejia)
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