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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Knife-13 Mayaguez Memorial Dedication at JBSA-Lackland
502nd Air Base Wing
Oct. 10, 2024 | 1:50
Airmen unveil a memorial to 23 fallen service members during a ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Security Forces Museum, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Oct. 10, 2024. The monument was donated by The Vietnam Security Police Association to honor the 18 security policemen and five aircrew members, assigned to 56th Special Operations Wing, who perished in the crash of United States Air Force Helicopter, Knife 13, on May 13, 1975, in Thailand during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force video by Christy Mason)
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