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 Lance Cpl. Dalton Payne
HMLA-469 Live Fire
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Nov. 5, 2020 | 7:21
U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew chiefs, with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 (HMLA-469), fire a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun and an M240D 7.62 caliber machine gun during a live-fire training event in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 3, 2020. HMLA-469 conducted the training to simulate fighting in a forward operating environment to enhance the squadron’s combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Dalton J. Payne)
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