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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Barksdale B-52s arrive to Andersen Air Force Base for Bomber Task Force Mission
2nd Bomb Wing
May 24, 2025 | 2:30
Airmen from the 96th Bomber Generation Squadron and 2nd Operations Support Squadron conduct maintenance and post-flight inspections on the B-52H Stratofortress and its equipment, May 22, 2025, during a Bomber Task Force deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. U.S. Strategic Command BTF missions provide opportunities to train and work with our Allies and partners in different Geographic Combatant Command areas of operations. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Codie Trimble)
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