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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Arizona Guardsmen train in Alaska, gain real-world experience (A-Roll)
134th Public Affairs Detachment
April 28, 2017 | 4:11
Service members from across the Department of Defense participate in an Innovative Readiness Training runway extension project at Old Harbor, Alaska, April 19, 2017. In its fifth year, the U.S. Marine Forces Reserve led exercise is part of a civil and joint military program to improve military readiness while simultaneously provide quality services to under-served communities throughout the United States. Additional participants include the Alaska and Arizona National Guards, Air Force Reserve, Navy Reserve, and Coast Guard.

(0:00-2:02) 1st Lt. Kevin Sartor, platoon leader, 259th Engineer Platoon
(2:02- 3:30) Sgt. Orlando Avila, site manager, 259th Engineer Platoon
(3:30-4:06) Spc. Daven Dumas, horizontal construction engineer, 259th Engineer Platoon
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