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. Christian Cortez
Raining Hellfire: KC-130J Harvest HAWK
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Sept. 21, 2022 | 2:52
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 fire AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and AGM-176 Griffin missiles near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Aug. 31, 2022. VMGR-252 trained in close-air support by using the Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit. VMGR-252 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

This b-roll package contains the following: U.S. Marines equipping AGM-114 Hellfire missiles to a KC-130J Hercules, U.S. Marines flying a KC-130J Hercules, U.S. Marines firing AGM-114 hellfire missiles and AGM-176 Griffin missiles, U.S. Marines arming AGM-176 Griffin missiles in a KC-130J Hercules, U.S. Marines operating the AN/AAQ-30 target sight system in a KC-130J Hercules

(U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christian Cortez)
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